LTC 073-2004 Letter from Constance A. Kaplan, Supervisor of Elections, Miami-Dade County
CITY OF MIAMI BEACH
Office of the City Manager
Letter to Commission No. 073-2004
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From:
Mayor David Dermer and Date: March 30, 2004
Members of the City com~miSSion
Jorge M. Gonzalez ~
City Manager U
LETTER ATTACHED FROM CONSTANCE A. KAPLAN, SUPERVISOR OF
ELECTIONS, MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA.
To:
Subject:
On July 30, 2003 the City Commission passed Resolution No. 2003-25289 calling for a
Special Election to be held on November 4, 2003 changing the Run-off election date from
one (1) week after the General Election to two (2) weeks after the General Election.
Bya vote of 66.4%, the Miami Beach voters approved changing the Run-off election date
from one (1) week to two (2) weeks after the General Election.
Attached is a letter from Constance A. Kaplan, Supervisor of Elections, dated March 25,
2004 indicating that it is essential that Elections Department have a minimum of three
weeks between the General Election and Run-off Election.
Robert Parcher, City Clerk, has scheduled a meeting with Ms. Kaplan on April 16, 2004
and is in contact with the Clerks' of Miami, Hialeah, and Homestead who are presently on
the same election cycle as Miami Beach.
As information becomes available, it will be transmitted via LTC.
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Attachment: Letter dated March 25, 2004 from Ms. Kaplan, Supervisor of Elections.
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ELECTIONS
CONSTANCE A. KAPLAN
SUPERVISOR OF ELECTIONS
MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA
2700 N.W. 87TH AVENUE
MIAMI, FLORIDA 33172
PHONE: (305) 499-8502
FAX; (305) 499-8501
EMAIL: ckaplan@miamidade.gov
WEBSITE: http://eleclions.miamidade.gov
March 25,2004
Mr. Robert E. Parcher, City Clerk
City of Miami Beach
1700 Convention Center Drive
Miami Beach, Florida 33139
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As you know, in January 2002, Miami-Dade County purchased an Electronic
Voting System for use in all county elections. This equipment has proven to be quite
voter friendly, although, a complex system to administer.
Last March my office contacted you to advise you of the necessity of scheduling
your primary and regular elections two weeks apart. At that time, it was felt that two
weeks between elections would provide adequate programming time. This was a
premature assumption by the Elections Department. A minimum of three weeks between
elections is essential to ensure that absentee ballots are available for mailing, early voting
locations (ifrequested) are established, and the iVotronic equipment is properly
programmed, proofed, and tested.
I realize that you may need to amend your charter and I am available to discuss
election scheduling and election costs at your convenience.
Constance A. Kaplan
Supervisor of Elections
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c: George M. Burgess, County Manager
Alina Hudak, Assistant County Man~er
Murray A. Greenberg, First Assistant County Attorney
Susan Torres, Assistant County Attorney
Jeff Ehrlich, Assistant County Attorney
DEMOCRACY DEPENDS ON YOU!