LTC 227-2013 Certification Of Signed Petitions Submitted By Let Miami Beach DecideMIAMIBEACH
OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK
LTC No. 227 -2013
LETTER TO COMMISSION
TO: Mayor Matti Herrera Bower and Members of the City Commission
FROM: Rafael E. Granado, City Clerk
CC: Jose Smith, City Attorney
Jimmy L. Morales, City Manager
DATE: July 3, 2013
SUBJECT: Certification Of Signed Petitions Submitted By "Let Miami Beach Decide," a Political Committee,
Petitioning The City Commission To Submit To The Electors Of Miami Beach Amendments To
Section 1.03 Of The Miami Beach City Charter
Pursuant to Section 7.04 of the Miami Beach City Charter and Section 6.03(A) of the Code
of Miami -Dade County, on June 12, 2013, the City Clerk transmitted the original signed petitions submitted
by "Let Miami Beach Decide," a Political Committee, to the Miami -Dade County Elections Department to
determine if the petitions had been signed by ten percent (10 %) of the qualified electors of the City of Miami
Beach. According to the Miami -Dade County Elections Department, as of June 12, 2013, the City of Miami
Beach had 43,963 registered voters, thus requiring the signatures of 4,396 qualified electors to call for an
election to amend the City Charter.
The Miami -Dade County Elections Department has completed the comparison of signatures on the
submitted petitions against signatures on the voter rolls for the City of Miami Beach, and has determined
that out of the total 7,432 signatures submitted, 5,329 are certified as matching the signatures on the voter
rolls of the City of Miami Beach. A copy of the Certification is attached hereto.
Accordingly, the City Clerk will formally present to the City Commission at the July 17, 2013 Commission
Meeting the attached Elections Department Certificate evidencing that the subject initiative petition contains
the requisite amount of signatures.
If you have any questions, please contact me at Extension 6451.
REG /Ih
CC: "Let Miami Beach Decide," a Political Committee
Attachment
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July 2, 2013
Rafael E. Granado
City Clerk
City of Miami Beach
1700 Convention Center Drive
Miami Beach, FL 33139
Dear Mr. Granado:
Elections
2700 NW 87th Avenue
Miami, Florida 33172
T 305 - 499 -8683 F305- 499 -8547
TTY: 305 - 499 -8480
The Miami -Dade Elections Department has completed the comparison of signatures on
the submitted petitions against the signatures on the voter rolls for the City of Miami
Beach. A total of 7432 petitions were submitted and reviewed. Of the total 7432
petitions, 5329 are certified as matching signatures on the voter rolls of the City of
Miami Beach. The Miami -Dade Elections Department did not review the petitions for
any other purposes, including, but not limited to compliance with State, County and
Municipal law.
As such, please find the certification for the signature review enclosed. Should you
have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact Rosy Pastrana, Deputy
Supervisor of Elections for Voter Services at 305 - 499 -8548.
Since
Pene,Yipe Townsley
Supervisor of Elections
Enclosure (1)
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CERTIFICATION
STATE OF FLORIDA)
COUNTY OF MIAMI -DADE)
Elections
2700 NW 87th Avenue
Miami, Florida 33172
T 305- 499 -8683 F 305 - 499 -8547
TTY: 305-499-8480
I, Penelope Townsley, Supervisor of Elections of Miami -Dade County, Florida, do
hereby certify that 5,329 signatures submitted by the Political Committee "Let Miami
Beach Decide" as an Initiative Petition seeking to amend Section 1.03 of the
Charter of the City of Miami Beach matched the signatures on the voter files.
Su
' T'ownsley
of Elections
WITNESS MY HAND
AND OFFICIAL SEAL,
AT MIAMI, MIAMI -DADE
COUNTY, FLORIDA,
ON THIS 2 DAY OF
JULY, 2013