HomeMy WebLinkAboutO-81-03ORDINANCE NO, O"~81-3
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTIONS 9-1 AND
9-2 OF CODE OF ORDINANCES BY ELIMINATING
THE REQUIREMENT OF A PETITION SIGNED BY 15
ELECTORS IN ORDER TO QUALIFY AS A CANDIDATE
FOR MAYOR OR CITY COUNCIL MEMBER; PROVIDING
AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEBASTIAN HEREBY ORDIAINS:
SECTION I.
That Section 9-1 of the Code of Ordinances, City of
Sebastian, Florida, is hereby amended to read as follows:
Sec. 9-1.
Candidates -- Declaration of intent;
petition; form of ballot
(A) At any regular or special election held
in the city for the purpose of electing the elective officers
of the city, the city council shall cause to be printed upon
the official ballots to be voted at said election, the name
of any qualified elector who has declared an intent to be a
candidate for any such office and who has filed a written
oath or affirmation as provided in Sec. 4.02 of the Charter
and has paid a filing fee as prescribed in Sec. 9~2.
(B) In addition to the names printed upon the
ballot, and whether there be any names printed upon the
ballot or not, there shall be printed under each office to
be voted for at the election, blank lines in number according
to the number of persons who may be elected to fill that
office; provided, the supervisor of elections may provide
voting machines for any election.
SECTION II.
That Section 9-2 of the Code of Ordinances, City
of Sebastian, Florida, is hereby amended to read as follows:
Sec. 9-2. Same-- Filing fee; forms
The city clerk shall furnish oaths as prescribed
in Sec. 9-1. Each candidate shall pay a filing fee of
twenty-five ($25.00) to the city clerk at the time his written
acceptance is filed with the city clerk. Such filing fee
shall not be refundable and shall be deposited into the
general funds of the city to help defray election expenses.
The oath together with the filing fee and other forms or
documents required to be filed by candidates under Florida
law shall be filed with the city clerk, not less than forty-
five (45) days prior to the election date.
SECTION III.
This Ordinance shall take effect immediately upon
becoming law.
SECTION IV.
If any section, subsection, sentence, clause,
phrase or word of this ordinance is for any reason held
unconstitutional, or invalid, for any reason, such ruling
shall not affect the validity or constitutionality of any
of the remaining portions of this ordinance.
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Ordinance
was finally passed by the City Council of the City of
Sebastian, Florida, on the ~/~ day of ~~_
Mayor, 'C~ty bf Sebastian,//
ATTEST:
Ci~ C ]~rk ~
, 1981.
I HEREBY CERTIFY that Notice of Public Hearing
of the foregoing Ordinance was given in accordance with
Section 166.041 of the Florida Statutes, that said public
hearing was held in the City Hall of the City of Sebastian,
Florida, at 7:~o ~.]Cf . , on the ~/~ day of
~_._<,.~x~.~r , 1981, and that the foregoing Ordinance
was(/duly passed and adopted by the City Council of the
City of Sebastian, Florida, on the ~/~ day of ~~~._
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1981.
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