LTC 039-2010 Deadline Dates to Place an Item(s) on the 2010 Countywide Elections Ballot(s)w11AMl BEACH
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OFFICE OF THE t:ITY MANAGER
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ro: Mayor Matti Herrera Bower and Members of the City Commission
FROM Jorge M. Gonzalez, Cily Manager
DAIL: February 5, 2010 ~ >/.-'
sutsltcl DEADLINE DATES TO PLACE AN ITEM(S) ON THE 2010
COUNTYWIDE ELECTIONS BALLOT(S)
If a municipality wishes to conduct a special election along with one of the countywide
elections listed below, a Resolution or Ordinance to call a Special Election must be passed
no less than 6U, no more than 120 days prior to the date of the election However, in order
to meet State-mandated deadlines for the State Write-in ballot and to mail absentee
ballots to overseas voters. the deadline to submit aresolution/ordinance to the
Elections Department must follow the revised dates listed below..
The following schedule deadlines must be followed:
2010
ELECTIONS
PRIMARY ELECTION Resolution/ordinance must be passed between
August 24. 2010 May 2fi°i and June 18°', 2010
GENERAL ELECTION ReaolutioNordinance must be passed between
November 2, 2010 August 4°i and August 20, 2D10
DEADLINE TO SUBMIT
RESOLUTION!
ORDINANCE TO THE ELECTIONS
DEPARTMENT
No later than
June 18, 2010
No later than
Auguat20,T010
Pursuant to Florida Statute 100.151, "County commissioners or the governing authority of a
municipality shall not call any special election until notice is given to the supervisor of
elections and his or her consent obtained as to a date when the registration books can be
available."
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JMG/REP
C: Hilda Fernandez, Assistant City Manager, Jorge Gomez, Assistant City Manager, Robert
Middaugh, Assistant City Manager, Dolores Mejia, Special Projects Administrator, Jose
Smith, City Attorney, Jean Olin, Special Counsel
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