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Home My WebLink AboutElection Notices Posted in City HallLEGAL NOTICE CANVASSING BOARD PUBLIC MEETINGS FOR THE CITIES OF SEBASTIAN AND VERO BEACH NOVEMBER 3, 2015 MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS The Municipal Canvassing Boards will convene at 2:45 p.m. on Wednesday, October 28, 2015 for an orientation meeting and to conduct a Logic and Accuracy Test on the tabulating equipment to be used for the November 3, 2015 Municipal Elections. This and all Canvassing Board meetings will be held at the Indian River County Supervisor of Elections Office, located at 4375 43rd Avenue in Vero Beach, Florida. In accordance with the Sunshine Law of Florida, all meetings are open to the public. All candidates or their designated representatives are invited to attend. The purpose of this meeting is to test the voting and tabulation equipment to be used for absentee and Election Day voting. This test is held pursuant to Section 101.5612 (1) Florida Statutes and verified by the Canvassing Board. The canvassing of absentee ballots will begin on Friday, October 30, 2015 at 9:00 a.m. at the Elections Office and ballots will be available for public inspection between 8:00 a.m. and 9:00 a.m. The Canvassing Board will reconvene on Tuesday, November 3, 2015 at 4:00 p.m. to continue canvassing absentee ballots until final certification. Public inspection of these sealed absentee ballots will be available between 3:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. Those wishing to inspect absentee ballots received after 4:00 p.m. must be present throughout the remainder of the day until the polls close. The Canvassing Board will reconvene at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, November 5th to canvass the provisional ballots and certify the official election results as required by their respective charter, and also randomly select race/precinct for the Post Election Manual Audit. If canvassing of provisional ballots concludes on election night, the official election results will be certified for the municipality and the race/precinct for the Audit will be selected. Therefore, the November 5th meeting will not be necessary. On Monday, November 9th at 9:00 a.m. the Post Election Manual Audit will commence for the City Vero Beach, and at 10:00 a.m. for the City of Sebastian. Audit results will be made public no later than Tuesday, November 24tH It may become necessary for the Municipal Canvassing Boards to reconvene at times or places other than specified above. If so, the location, date and time will be announced at the conclusion of the pertinent meeting, posted online at www.voteindianriver.com and posted on the door of the Supervisor of Elections office. Note: Section 286.0105, Florida Statutes, states that if a person decides to appeal any decision by a board, agency, or commission with respect to any matter considered at a meeting or hearing, he or she will need a record of the proceedings, and that, for such purpose, he or she may need to ensure that verbatim record of the proceedings is made, which record includes the testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is to be based. Pursuant to Section 286.26, F.S., if any physically handicapped person needs special accommodation to participate in these proceedings, he or she shall contact the Supervisor of Elections office at least 48 hours prior to the public meeting. Leslie Rossway Swan Supervisor of Elections Indian River County J MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS VOTER REGISTRATION DEADLINE Indian River County, FL — Supervisor of Elections Leslie Swan reminds residents of the cities of Sebastian and Vero Beach that they must be registered to vote by Monday, October 5, 2015 in order to be eligible to vote in the November 3, 2015 Municipal Elections. In accordance with Florida Statute 97.055, the registration books close on the 29`" day before each election. Once the registration books are closed, voter registrations may be accepted for the purpose of subsequent elections only. To be eligible to vote in these elections, a person must be 18 years of age, a United States citizen, and a legal resident of the State of Florida and Indian River County. A voter must also be a resident of the City of Sebastian or the City of Vero Beach in orderto vote in the November 3rd Municipal Elections. Voter registration applications are available at the Supervisor of Elections office, public libraries, county offices, city halls and state agencies that provide public assistance. Applications are also available online at www.voteindianriver.com. Completed applications must be signed, dated and returned to the Supervisor of Elections office by the close of business on October 5, 2015. It is important to keep your voter information up to date. The information you provide determines your voting precinct and voter eligibility. Voters are encouraged to check their voter registration status at www.voteindianriver.com by selecting "Am I Registered?" on the homepage and inserting your last name, birthdate and the house number of your residential address. Absentee ballots for the November 3" Municipal Elections are available upon request. To request an absentee ballot, call (772) 226-3440 or go to VotelndianRiver.com. Requests for absentee ballots to be mailed must be received by the Elections Office no later than 5 p.m. on Wednesday, October 28, 2015. Please note that early voting will not be available for this election. For comprehensive voting information, please call (772) 226-3440. Stephanie Nelson, CERA Technical Programs Coordinator Indian River County Supervisor of Elections Office 437543 Id Avenue Vero Beach, FL 32967 (772)226-3446 snelsonPvoteindianrive r.com www.facebook.com/voteindianriver www.twitter.com/yoteindianriver httos://instagram.com/yoteindianriver/ Leslie R. Swan Supervisor of Elections Indian River County CANVASSING BOARD DATES MUNICIPAL GENERAL ELECTIONS November 3, 2015 City of Fellsmere, City of Sebastian, City of Vero Beach DATE TIME LOCATION MEETING 10/28/15 2:45 p.m. SOE Office Canvassing Board Orientation 10/28/15 3:00 p.m. SOE Office Public test of the voting equipment & tabulation equipment 10/30/15 9:00 a.m. SOE Office Canvassing of Absentee Ballots 11/03/15 4:00 p.m. SOE Office Continue Canvassing Absentee Ballots, Dinner (optional), 1st Unofficial Results Reporting. If all Provisional Ballots for the municipality are canvassed on Election Night, then Official Results can be certified and Race/Precinct for Post Election Audit selected. 11/05/15 5:00 P.M. SOE Office (If election is not certified on Election Night) Canvassing of Provisional Ballots, Certification of the Election, & Selection of Race/Precinct for the Post Election Manual Audit 11/09/15 9:00 a.m. SOE Office Manual Audit for the Cities of Fellsmere & Vero Beach 11/09/15 10:00 a.m. SOE Office Manual Audit for the City of Sebastian 4375 43"' Avenue • Vero Beach, FL 32967 1 Office: (772) 226-3440 1 Fax: (772) 770-5367 1 wwwvot OFFICIAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION BALLOT CITY OF SEBASTIAN INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA NOVEMBER 3, 2015 CITY OF SEBASTIAN CITY COUNCIL MEMBER (VOTE FOR NO MORE THAN THREE) Andrea B. Coy Damien Gilliams Richard H. Gillmor Bob McPartlan PUBLIC NOTICE NOVEMBER 3, 2015 GENERAL ELECTION CITY OF SEBASTIAN, INDIAN RIVER COUNTY FLORIDA The City of Sebastian, Indian River County, Florida, will conduct a general municipal election on Tuesday, November 3, 2015 for the purpose of electing three (3) City Council members for two year terms. The official candidate qualifying period is August 20, 2015 through September 4, 2015 in accordance with the City Charter. City Council Candidate packets are available in the Office of the City Clerk, City Hall, 1225 Main Street, Sebastian, Florida, M -F 8 am to 4:30 pm and on City website: www.cityofsebastian.org. Sebastian precincts and polling places are established by the Supervisor of Elections for Indian River County. Please contact that office for polling place information by calling 226-3440 or go on-line www.voteindianriver.com to utilize the precinct finder. Sally A. Maio, MMC City Clerk City of Sebastian (100.021 FS)