Ad 1181 A (Published October 20, 2016)THURSDAY OCTOBER 20 2016
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MIAMI BEACH
THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA
NOTICE OF SPECIAL ELECTION
NOVEMBER 8, 2016
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Special Election has been called by the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami Beach, Florida, pursuant to City Resolutions
2016 -29510 and 2016 - 29511, and will be held in the City of Miami Beach from 7:00 a.m. until 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, November 8, 2016, at which time there shall be
submitted to the duly registered and qualified voters of the City of Miami Beach the following questions:
City Code Section 2 -459: Establish Additional Exception to Prohibition on Lobbying by City Board Members
City Code Section 2 -459 prohibits City board members and their associates from lobbying City personnel and agencies. Should this section be amended to include
an exception allowing land use board (Board of Adjustment, Design Review Board, Historic Preservation Board, Panel of Architects, and Planning Board) members who
are architects or landscape architects to lobby City personnel and agencies on land development applications, except for applications before the board on which they
serve?
YES 246
NO 247
Lobbyists' annual disclosure of expenditures /compensation
City Code Section 2 -485 requires that lobbyists file annual statements listing all lobbying expenditures and compensation received for the preceding calendar year
regarding each issue the lobbyist was engaged to lobby, such statement to be filed even if there were no such expenditures or compensation. Shall this Code section
be amended to provide that annual statements need not be filed by lobbyists if there have been no such expenditures and compensation during the reporting period?
YES 248
NO 249
All qualified electors of the City of Miami Beach may vote YES or NO on these proposals.
Please note that pursuant to Resolution 2016 - 29589, adopted on September 27, 2016, the Miami Beach City Commission withdrew the Straw Ballot Question regarding
the hours during which alcoholic beverages may be sold or consumed at alcoholic beverage establishments located on Ocean Drive between 5th and 15th Streets.
Although the Straw Ballot Question will appear on the ballot, a vote cast on this question will not count.
Miami -Dade County election officials shall conduct the Special Election hereby called, with acceptance of the certification of the results of the Special Election to
be performed by the Miami Beach City Commission. The official returns for each precinct shall be furnished to the City Clerk of the City of Miami Beach as soon
as the ballots from all precincts have been tabulated.
The voting precincts in the City for the Special Election shall be as established by Miami -Dade County Election Officials. On Election Day, electors shall vote at the
voting location and the voting precincts in which the official registration books show that the electors reside. All questions concerning voting location and voting
precincts should be directed to the Miami -Dade County Elections Department, 2700 NW 87 Avenue, Doral, Florida 33172; Telephone: 305.499.VOTE (8683) or
TTY: 305.499.8480.
Registration of persons desiring to vote in the Special Election shall be in accordance with the general law of the State of Florida governing voter registration.
Qualified persons may obtain registration forms to vote at the Office of the City Clerk, City Hall, 1700 Convention Center Drive, First Floor, Miami Beach, Florida,
33139, during normal business hours, and at such other voter registration centers and during such times as may be provided by the Supervisor of Elections
of Miami -Dade County. Each person desiring to become a registered voter shall be responsible for properly filling out the registration form and returning it to
the Miami -Dade County Elections Department. The voter registration deadline for the November 8, 2016 Special Election is Tuesday, October 18, 2016. All
questions concerning voter registration should be directed to the Miami -Dade County Elections Department, 2700 NW 87 Avenue, Doral, Florida 33172; Telephone:
305.499.VOTE (8683) or TTY: 305.499.8480.
Vote -by -Mail voters participating in the Special Election shall be entitled to cast their ballots in accordance with the provisions of the Laws of the State of Florida
with respect to Vote -by -Mail. The deadline to request a Vote -by -Mail ballot from the Miami -Dade County Elections Department is 5:00 PM, Wednesday, November
2, 2016. All questions concerning Vote -by -Mail ballots should be directed to the Miami -Dade County Elections Department, 2700 NW 87 Avenue, Doral, Florida
33172; Telephone: 305.499.VOTE (8683) or TTY: 305.499.8480.
The Special Election will be conducted in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Florida Statutes and the Charter and Code of the City of Miami Beach,
Florida. Copies of Resolutions 2016- 29510, 2016 -29511 and 2016 -29589 are available at the Office of the City Clerk and online at:
http: / /web.miami beachfl.gov /citvclerk/ elections /default.aspx ?id =88524
Ad 1181 A
Rafael E. Granado
City Clerk