Letter to K.Gonzalez re MD-ED 26 MIAMIBEACH
City of Miami Beach, 1700 Convention Center Drive, Miami Beach, Florida 33139,www.miamibeachfl.gov
Office of the City Clerk
Rafael E. Granada
Tel: 305-673-7411 Fax: 786-394-4127 Email: RafaelGranado @miamibeachfl.gov
April 1, 2013 VIA CERTIFIED MAIL
#7005 1820 0000 1186 0768
Kristen Rosen Gonzalez
1324 Normandy Drive
Miami Beach, Florida 33141
Dear Ms. Gonzalez:
Pursuant to newly enacted Section 12-14.1 of the Code of Miami-Dade County, Florida,
candidates running for municipal office, whose paid poll workers are engaged in absentee ballot
activities must file the attached form MD-ED 26 to comply with Section 12-14.1 Absentee
Ballot Campaigning Reporting Requirement.
• Each campaign treasurer designated by a candidate for municipal office in Miami-Dade
County shall, at the time of filing any contribution or expenditure reports otherwise required
by law, file an additional report with the City Clerk (Form MD-ED 26). The report shall
identify the names of all paid campaign workers, whether employed by the campaign or any
consultant or agent of the campaign, participating in the campaign or undertaking any other
activities regarding absentee ballots. The report shall be filed on a form created by the
Supervisor of Elections for such purpose (Form MD-ED 26).
A copy of the form to be used for Miami Beach is attached hereto. The form has also been
placed under the link entitled "Blank Forms For Candidates", located at:
http://www.miamibeachfl.gov/citvclerk/elections/scrol1.aspx?id=31214#BlankForms
No reporting or submittal of Form MD-ED 26 is required if no paid campaign workers
participated in absentee ballot activities during the applicable reporting period.
• Any candidate failing to file a report as required by Section 12-14.1 on the designated due
date shall be subject to a fine of$50 per day for the first three (3) days and, thereafter, $500
per day for each day late not to exceed $5,000. Such fine shall not be an allowable
campaign expense and shall be paid only from the personal funds of the candidate. Any
candidate may appeal or dispute the fine to the Miami-Dade County Commission on Ethics
and Public Trust based upon, but not limited to, unusual circumstances surrounding the
failure to file on the designated due date, and may request, and shall be entitled to, a
hearing before the Commission on Ethics and Public Trust, which shall have the authority to
waive the fine in whole or in part. Any such appeal or dispute shall be made within twenty
(20) days after receipt of notice that payment is due or such appeal or dispute shall be
waived.
• Candidates for municipal office in Miami-Dade County may not direct or knowingly permit
any paid or volunteer campaign worker to violate any provision of the Miami-Dade County
Code or Florida Law regarding the conduct of absentee voting. Any such candidate found to
violate this subsection by the Commission on Ethics and Public Trust shall, in addition to
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any other civil or criminal penalties provided by law, shall be subject to the penalties
provided in Section 2-11.1(bb) of the Code of Miami-Dade County.
The MD-ED 26 form is due at the same time your Campaign Treasurer's Reports are due. The
first MD-ED 26 form is due on April 10, 2013, along with your Q1-13 - First Quarter Campaign
Treasurer's Report covering January 1, 2013 to March 31, 2013. As the Office of the City Clerk
does not assign ID Numbers to candidates, you may leave that section of the MD-ED 26 form
blank.
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me.
Respectfully,
afael E. Granado, Esq.,
City Clerk
Enclosures:
1) Form MD-ED 26
2) Miami-Dade County Ordinance 13-05 and
3) Revised Important Dates and Deadlines.
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101AMIBEACH
City of Miami Beach, 1700 Convention Center Drive, Miami Beach, Florida 33139,www.miamibeachfl.gov
Office of the City Clerk
Rafael E. Granado
Tel: 305-673-7411 Fax: 786-394-4127 Email: RafaelGranado @miamibeachfl.gov
April 1, 2013 VIA CERTIFIED MAIL
#7005 1820 0000 1186 0775
David Lincoln Siegel
5313 No. Bay Road
Miami Beach, Florida 33140
Dear Ms. Siegel:
Pursuant to newly enacted Section 12-14.1 of the Code of Miami-Dade County, Florida,
candidates running for municipal office, whose paid poll workers are engaged in absentee ballot
activities must file the attached form MD-ED 26 to comply with Section 12-14.1 Absentee
Ballot Campaigning Reporting Requirement.
0 Each campaign treasurer designated by a candidate for municipal office in Miami-Dade
County shall, at the time of filing any contribution or expenditure reports otherwise required
by law, file an additional report with the City Clerk (Form MD-ED 26). The report shall
identify the names of all paid campaign workers, whether employed by the campaign or any
consultant or agent of the campaign, participating in the campaign or undertaking any other
activities regarding absentee ballots. The report shall be filed on a form created by the
Supervisor of Elections for such purpose (Form MD-ED 26).
A copy of the form to be used for Miami Beach is attached hereto. The form has also been
placed under the link entitled "Blank Forms For Candidates", located at:
http://www.miamibeachfl.4ov/cityclerk/elections/scrol1.aspx?id=31214#B Ian kForms
No reporting or submittal of Form MD-ED 26 is required if no paid campaign workers
participated in absentee ballot activities during the applicable reporting period.
• Any candidate failing to file a report as required by Section 12-14.1 on the designated due
date shall be subject to a fine of $50 per day for the first three (3) days and, thereafter, $500
per day for each day late not to exceed $5,000. Such fine shall not be an allowable
campaign expense and shall be paid only from the personal funds of the candidate. Any
candidate may appeal or dispute the fine to the Miami-Dade County Commission on Ethics
and Public Trust based upon, but not limited to, unusual circumstances surrounding the
failure to file on the designated due date, and may request, and shall be entitled to, a
hearing before the Commission on Ethics and Public Trust, which shall have the authority to
waive the fine in whole or in part. Any such appeal or dispute shall be made within twenty
(20) days after receipt of notice that payment is due or such appeal or dispute shall be
waived.
• Candidates for municipal office in Miami-Dade County may not direct or knowingly permit
any paid or volunteer campaign worker to violate any provision of the Miami-Dade County
Code or Florida Law regarding the conduct of absentee voting. Any such candidate found to
violate this subsection by the Commission on Ethics and Public Trust shall, in addition to
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any other civil or criminal penalties provided by law, shall be subject to the penalties
provided in Section 2-11.1(bb) of the Code of Miami-Dade County.
The MD-ED 26 form is due at the same time your Campaign Treasurer's Reports are due. The
first MD-ED 26 form is due on April 10, 2013, along with your Q1-13 - First Quarter Campaign
Treasurer's Report covering January 1, 2013 to March 31, 2013. As the Office of the City Clerk
does not assign ID Numbers to candidates, you may leave that section of the MD-ED 26 form
blank.
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me.
Respectfully,
IK-
Rafael E. Granado, Esq.,
City Clerk
Enclosures:
1) Form MD-ED 26
2) Miami-Dade County Ordinance 13-05 and
3) Revised Important Dates and Deadlines.
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