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Notice of General & Run-Off Election CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA NOTICE OF GENERAL ELECTION (AND RUNOFF ELECTION, IF REQUIRED) NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a General Election has been called by the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami Beach, Florida, pursuant to City Resolution 2015-29091, and will be held in the City of Miami Beach from 7:00 a.m. until 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, November 3, 2015, for the purpose of electing a Mayor and three (3) City Commissioners in Groups IV, V and VI, respectively, each of whom shall hold office for the terms as provided by law. A Runoff Election, if required, shall be held from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. on November 17, 2015. At the November 3, 2015 General Election, the following shall be submitted to the duly registered and qualified voters of the City of Miami Beach: MAYOR (Vote for One) Philip Levine 40 David S. Wieder 41 GROUP IV – COMMISSIONER (Vote for One) Michael DeFilippi 42 Scott Diffenderfer 43 Kristen Rosen Gonzalez 44 Isaiah Mosley 45 Jonathan Parker 46 Betsy Perez 47 GROUP V – COMMISSIONER (Vote for One) Ricky Arriola 48 Mark Weithorn 49 GROUP VI – COMMISSIONER (Vote for One) John Elizabeth Aleman 50 Mark Samuelian 51 Miami-Dade County election officials shall conduct the General Election and Runoff Election hereby called, with acceptance of the certification of the results of the elections to be performed by the 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 General Election and Runoff Election shall be as established by the Miami-Dade County election officials. On Election Day, all 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 General Election and Runoff 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. The voter registration deadline for the General Election is Monday, October 5, 2015. The voter registration deadline for the Runoff Election is Monday, October 19, 2015. All persons eligible to vote at the Elections must be registered before the time and dates set forth herein or have registered previously, as provided by law. Each person desiring to become a registered voter shall be responsible for properly filling out the registration for m and returning it to the Miami-Dade County Elections Department. 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. Absentee voters participating in the General Election and Runoff Election shall be entitled to cast their ballots in accordance with the provisions of the Laws of the State of Florida with respect to absentee voting. The deadline to request an absentee ballot from the Miami-Dade County Elections Department for the General Election is 5:00 p.m., Wednesday, October 28, 2015; and the deadline to request an absentee ballot from the Miami-Dade County Elections Department for the Runoff Election is 5:00 p.m., Wednesday, November 11, 2015. All questions concerning absentee 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 General Election and Runoff 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. A copy of Resolution 2015- 29091 is available at the Office of the City Clerk and online at: http://miamibeachfl.gov/cityclerk/elections/default.aspx?id=84423 Rafael E. Granado, City Clerk City of Miami Beach, Florida Ad No. 1053