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1 ORDINANCE NO.
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3 AN ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE
4 CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI, FLORIDA AMENDING ORDINANCE 31 -07 -1932
5 RELATING TO THE YEAR 2008 GENERAL ELECTION OF THE MAYOR
6 AND CITY COMMISSIONERS FOR GROUPS, II AND III; SCHEDULING
7 THE DAYS, PLACE AND TIME OF THE ELECTION; SCHEDULING THE
8 DAYS, PLACE AND TIME OF EARLY VOTING; PROVIDING FOR
9 QUALIFICATION OF CANDIDATES; PROVIDING FOR CLOSE OF
10 ELECTION BOOKS; APPROVING THE OFFICIAL BALLOT; PROVIDING
11 FOR NOTIFICATION; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY, ORDINANCES
12 IN CONFLICT, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
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14 WHEREAS, Section 2, Article V, of the City of South Miami Charter provides that the
15 City Commission of the City of South Miami shall schedule a general election for February of
16 each even year, and that the Mayor shall be elected for a term of two (2) years and
17 commissioners shall be elected for terms of four (4) years at the general election; and
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19 WHEREAS, the Charter requires the City Commission of the City of South Miami to
20 schedule the day, place and time of the general election by ordinance; and
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22 WHEREAS, state law requires election books to close thirty (30) days prior to the
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25 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY
26 COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI, FLORIDA:
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28 Section 1. The 2008 General Election will be held on Tuesday, February 12, 2008.
29 On that date, a mayor will be elected to serve a term of two (2) years, and two (2)
30 Commissioners, one from Group II and one from Group III, will be elected to serve a term of
31 four (4) years.
32 Section 2. The qualifying period for this election shall open Tuesday Wednesdav,
33 January 2, 2008 at 9:00 a.m. and close Tuesd Wednesdav, January 9, 2008, precisely at 5:00
34 p.m. Candidates shall qualify at the office of the City Clerk, 6130 Sunset Drive, South Miami,
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36 Section 3. Early Voting shall be conducted on Saturday February 9, 2008 at City Hall
37 in the City Commission Chamber, 6130 Sunset Drive, South Miami, Florida. The polls for early
38 voting shall open precisely at 9:00 a.m., and close precisely at 5:00 p.m.
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40 Section 4. Voting shall be conducted on Tuesday February 12, 2008 at City Hall in
41 the City Commission Chamber, 6130 Sunset Drive, South Miami, Florida. The polls shall open
42 precisely at 7:00 a.m., and close precisely at 7:00 p.m.
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44 Section 5. The official ballot for the 2008 general election is annexed to this
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Section 6. The election books shall close Monday, January -7 14, 2008.
Section 7. The City Clerk shall publish notice of such general election once a week
for four consecutive weeks next preceding the general election in a newspaper of general
circulation in South Miami. The notice shall contain the date, time, and place of the general
election and identify the Commission Groups.
Section 8. If any section, clause, sentence, or phrase of this ordinance is for any
reason held invalid or unconstitutional by a court of competent jurisdiction, the holding shall not
affect the validity of the remaining portions of this ordinance.
Section 9 All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict with the provisions of this
ordinance are repealed.
Section 10. This ordinance shall take effect immediately upon approval.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 18th day of December, 2007.
ATTEST:
CITY CLERK
1St Reading —
2nd Reading —
READ AND APPROVED AS TO FORM:
CITY ATTORNEY
APPROVED:
MAYOR
COMMISSION VOTE:
Mayor Feliu:
Vice Mayor Wiscombe:
Commissioner Palmer:
Commissioner Birts:
Commissioner Beckman:
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I ELECTION BALLOT
2 CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI GENERAL ELECTION
3 FEBRUARY 12, 2008
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5 MAYOR'S RACE
6 There is hereby elected a Mayor for the City of South Miami to serve for a two (2) year term.
7 Vote for one (1)
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9 COMMISSIONER RACE — GROUP II
10 There is hereby elected a Commissioner for the City of South Miami from Group II to serve for a
11 four (4) year term. Vote for one (1)
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13 COMMISSIONER RACE —GROUP III
14 There is hereby elected a Commissioner for the City of South Miami from Group III to serve for
15 a four (4) year term. Vote for one (1).
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23 The polls will be opened on Tuesday, February 12, 2008 from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., at City
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