RESOLUTION 87-18916 RESOLUTION NO. 87-18916
A RESOLUTION CALLING FOR A SPECIAL ELECTION TO
BE HELD ON NOVEMBER 3 , 1987 FOR THE PURPOSE OF
SUBMITTING TO THE ELECTORATE OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI BEACH A QUESTION REGARDING WHETHER
SECTION 40 OF THE MIAMI BEACH CITY CHARTER
SHOULD BE AMENDED TO CHANGE THE COMMISSION
ELECTION QUALIFYING PERIOD FROM NOT MORE THAN
FORTY-FIVE DAYS NOR LESS THAN THIRTY DAYS
PRIOR TO THE GENERAL ELECTION TO NOT MORE THAN
ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTEEN DAYS NOR LESS THAN
ONE HUNDRED NINE DAYS PRIOR TO SAID ELECTION. "
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI BEACH:
SECTION 1.
In accordance with provisions of the Charter of the City
of Miami Beach, Florida and the general laws of the State of
Florida, a Special Election is hereby called and directed to be
held in the City of Miami Beach, Florida, from 7:00 a.m. to
7 : 00 p.m. on November 3 , 1987 for the purpose of submitting to the
electorate the question as set forth hereinafter .
SECTION 2.
That the appropriate and proper Dade County election
officials shall conduct the said General Election hereby called,
except for the certification of the results of said Special
Election, which duty shall 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 on the night of said General
Election.
SECTION 3.
Said voting precincts in the City of said Special
Election shall be as established by the proper and appropriate
Dade County Election officials. All electors shall vote at the
polling places and the voting precincts in which the OFFICIAL
REGISTRATION BOOKS show that the said electors reside. A list of
the voting precincts and the polling places therein (subject to
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change by the Supervisor of Elections of Dade County, in
accordance with the laws of Florida) is attached hereto as Exhibit
A.
SECTION 4.
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
register to vote at the City registration office located in the
lobby of City Hall, 1700 Convention Center Drive, Miami Beach,
Florida 33139 , each and every Wednesday until October 3rd , 1987 ,
between the hours of 9 : 00 a.m. and 4: 30 p.m. , and at such other
voter registration centers and during such times as may be
provided by the Supervisor of Elections of Dade County. All
questions concerning voter registration should be directed to the
Dade County Elections Office, 111 N.W. 1st Street, Floor 19 ,
Miami , Florida 33130; Mailing Address: P.O. Box 012241, Miami ,
Florida 33101; Telephone: (305) 375-5553.
SECTION 5.
Copies of the proposed amendment to the Miami Beach City
Charter shall be made available to the electors at the office of
the City Clerk from 9 : 00 a.m. to 5 :00 p.m. each day, Saturdays,
Sundays and holidays excepted, not later than thirty days prior to
the date of said election.
SECTION 6.
Not less than thirty days' notice of said Special
Election shall be given by publication in a newspaper of general
circulation in Miami Beach, Dade County, Florida. Such
publication shall be made at least once each week for four
consecutive weeks next preceding said Special Election.
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SECTION 7.
The notice of election shall be substantially in the
following form:
THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA
NOTICE OF SPECIAL ELECTION
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT A SPECIAL ELECTION
HAS BEEN CALLED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, AND WILL BE HELD
IN SAID CITY FROM 7 : 00 A.M. UNTIL 7 :00 P.M. ON
THE 3RD DAY OF NOVEMBER, 1987 , AT WHICH TIME
THERE SHALL BE SUBMITTED TO THE DULY
REGISTERED AND QUALIFIED VOTERS OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI BEACH THE FOLLOWING QUESTION:
QUESTION NO. 1:
AMENDMENT TO SECTION 40 OF THE CITY CHARTER
CHANGING THE QUALIFYING PERIODS FOR ELECTED
OFFICE:
"SHALL SECTION 40 OF THE MIAMI BEACH CITY
CHARTER BE AMENDED TO CHANGE THE COMMISSION
ELECTION QUALIFYING PERIOD FROM NOT MORE THAN
FORTY-FIVE DAYS NOR LESS THAN THIRTY DAYS
PRIOR TO THE GENERAL ELECTION TO NOT MORE THAN
ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTEEN DAYS NOR LESS THAN
ONE HUNDRED NINE DAYS PRIOR TO SAID ELECTION. "
YES
NO
SECTION 8.
The official ballot to be used in the Special Election
to be held on November 3 , 1987 , hereby called, shall be in
substantially the following form, to-wit:
OFFICIAL BALLOT
THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA
SPECIAL ELECTION, NOVEMBER 3, 1987
QUESTION NO. 1:
AMENDMENT TO SECTION 40 OF THE CITY CHARTER
CHANGING THE QUALIFYING PERIODS FOR ELECTED
OFFICE:
"SHALL SECTION 40 OF THE MIAMI BEACH CITY
CHARTER BE AMENDED TO CHANGE THE COMMISSION
ELECTION QUALIFYING PERIOD FROM NOT MORE THAN
FORTY-FIVE DAYS NOR LESS THAN THIRTY DAYS
PRIOR TO THE GENERAL ELECTION TO NOT MORE THAN
ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTEEN DAYS NOR LESS THAN
ONE HUNDRED NINE DAYS PRIOR TO SAID ELECTION. "
YES
NO
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9/2/87
SECTION 9.
Absentee voters participating in said 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
absentee voting.
SECTION 10.
That the City of Miami Beach shall pay all expenses for
conducting this Special Election and will pay to Dade County or
directly to all persons or firms, upon receipt of invoice or
statement approved by the Supervisor of Elections of Dade County,
Florida.
SECTION 11.
This resolution shall be effective immediately upon its
passage.
PASSED and ADOPTED this 15th day of July
1987 .
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ATTEST:
Pr')
CITY CLERK
FORM APPROVED
JKO/rg LIJALDEP / ,
4i1ABy.
PROPOSED CHARTER AMENDMENT
RE: SECTION 40 - QUALIFYING FOR ELECTED OFFICE
A. Proposed Ballot Question
"SHALL SECTION 40 OF THE MIAMI BEACH CITY
CHARTER BE AMENDED TO CHANGE THE COMMISSION
ELECTION QUALIFYING PERIOD FROM NOT MORE THAN
FORTY-FIVE DAYS NOR LESS THAN THIRTY DAYS
PRIOR TO THE GENERAL ELECTION TO NOT MORE THAN
ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTEEN DAYS NOR LESS THAN
ONE HUNDRED NINE DAYS PRIOR TO SAID ELECTION. "
YES
NO
B. Proposed Text
Sec. 40. Elections for city officers; qualifications of
candidates for office; general and special elections; polling
places.
There shall be held in the City of Miami Beach on the first
Tuesday following the first Monday in November , 1969, and
biennially thereafter , a general election, at which all
elective officers of the City of Miami Beach shall be
nominated or elected, as provided in Section 8 of this
Charter . The said general election shall be conducted as
provided by said Section 8. The city commission shall cause
to be placed on the ballot to be used in said general
election the name of any qualified elector of the city who,
not more than fef1y-f+ye one hundred and thirteen days nor
less than th+rty one hundred and nine days prior to said
general election, shall have paid to the city clerk for the
City of Miami Beach a sum equal to seven and one-half percent
of the annual salary of the office to which he seeks election
as a qualifying fee and shall have been photographed and
fingerprinted by the identification bureau of the police
department of the city, unless such person shall file with
the city clerk not less than ten days prior to the last day
for qualifying as a candidate for such office, a petition
approving his candidacy signed by sufficient qualified and
registered voters to constitute not less than two per cent of
the number of such voters as the same shall be on the date
sixty days prior to the date of the
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general election, and shall have taken, signed and subscribed
to an oath or affirmation in writing in which he shall state
(1) the title of the office for which he is a candidate; (2)
that he is a qualified elector of the City of Miami Beach,
Florida; (3) his legal residence, by street and number ; (4)
whether or not he has ever been convicted of a felony; (5)
that he is qualified under the ordinances and Charter of the
City of Miami Beach, Florida, to hold the office for which he
is a candidate; (6) that he has paid the qualification fee
required by this section; (7) that he has not violated any of
the ordinances or laws of the City of Miami Beach or the
State of Florida, relating to the election or registration of
electors; (8) that he is not a member of nor does he
subscribe to the principles of any group that seeks to
overthrow the government or the Constitution of the United
States of America.
Such oath or affirmation shall be substantially in the
following form:
STATE OF FLORIDA:
COUNTY OF DADE: SS. :
Before me, an officer authorized to administer oaths,
personally appeared. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .to me well known
who, being sworn, says that he is a candidate for the office
of the City Commissioner (Group Number . . . . . . ) (or Mayor) for
the City of Miami Beach, Florida; that he is a qualified
elector of said city; that his legal residence
is. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Miami Beach, Dade County,
Florida; that he has, has not (strike out the inapplicable
word or words) been convicted of a felony; that he is
qualified under the ordinances and Charter of said City to
hold such office; that he has paid the required qualification
fee; that he has not violated any of the ordinances or laws
of the City of Miami Beach or of the State of Florida
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relating to the election or registration of electors ; and
that he is not a member of , nor does he subscribe to the
principles of any group that seeks to overthrow the
government or the Constitution of the United States of
America.
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Signature of Candidate
Sworn to and subscribed before me this . . . . . . .day
of . . . . . . . . .A.D. 19 . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(Authorized Officer )
The city commission shall, by erdinaaee7 resolution ,
prescribe the manner of holding general and special elections
not inconsistent with the provisions hereof , and shall, by
ordinance or resolution, prescribe polling places in the
various voting precincts in the city.
Revised 9/2/87
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LIST OF POLLING PLACES
CITY OF MIAMI BEACH
PCT . LOCATION ADDRESS
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412 BISCAYNE ELEMENTARY 800 - 77 ST
413 NORTH SHORE ACTIVITY CTR 7275 COLLINS AV
414 NORTH SHORE ACTIVITY CTR 7275 COLLINS AV
415 NORTH SHORE PARK TEEN CTR 501 - 72 ST
416 BISCAYNE ELEMENTARY 800 - 77 ST
417 FAIRWAY PARK 200 FAIRWAY DR
436 TEMPLE MOSES 1200 NORMANDY DR
437 NORMANDY ISLE MUNICIPAL POOL 1765 - 71 ST
438 INDIAN CREEK FIRE STATION 6880 INDIAN CREEK DR
439 NORTH SHORE PARK TEEN CTR 501 - 72 ST
440 INDIAN CREEK FIRE STATION 6880 INDIAN CREEK DR
478 ST JOHN ON THE LAKE FIRST UNITED CH 4760 PINE TREE DR
479 MIAMI BEACH FIRE STATION #3 5303 COLLINS AV
480 MIAMI BEACH FIRE STATION #3 5303 COLLINS AV
481 CARRIAGE CLUB NORTH 5005 COLLINS AV
482 NORTH BEACH ELEMENTARY SCH 4100 PRAIRIE AV
483 ST PATRICK 'S SCHOOL & CHURCH 3700 MERIDIAN AV
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CITY OF MIAMI BEACH
PCT . LOCATION ADDRESS
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610 DADE BOULEVARD FIRE STATION *2 2300 PINETREE DR
611 MIAMI BEACH PUBLIC LIBRARY - AUDIT 2100 COLLINS AV
612 OCTAGON TOWER APARTMENT 1881 WASHINGTON AV
613 ONE HUNDRED LINCOLN ROAD APARTMENTS 100 LINCOLN ROAD
615 MIAMI BEACH GARDEN CTR 2000 CONVENTION CTR DR
616 FLAMINGO PARK TEEN CTR 1000 - 12 ST
617 MIAMI BEACH POLICE ATHLETIC LEAGUE 999 - 11 STREET
618 21st STREET COMMUNITY CENTER 2100 WASHINGTON AVENUE
642 MIAMI BEACH ROD & REEL CLUB 208 SOUTH HIBISCUS DR
643 FLAMINGO PARK TEEN CENTER 1000 - 12 ST
644 SOUTH SHORE HOSPITAL 630 ALTON RD
645 ST FRANCIS DE SALES CH 621 ALTON RD
646 MIAMI BEACH FIRE STATION *1 1051 JEFFERSON AV
647 MIAMI BEACH POLICE ATHLETIC LEAGUE 999 - 11 ST
649 LEROY D FIENBERG ELEMENTARY SCH 1420 WASHINGTON AV
650 LA FLORA HOTEL 1238 COLLINS AV
651 THE ESSEX HOUSE 1001 COLLINS AV
652 OCEAN FRONT AUDITORIUM 1001 OCEAN DR
CITY OF MIAMI BEACH
PCT . LOCATION ADDRESS
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653 SOUTH SHORE COMMUNITY CTR 833 - 6 ST
654 SOUTH SHORE COMMUNITY CTR 833 - 6 ST
655 SOUTH SHORE BRANCH LIBRARY 225 WASHINGTON AV RECEIVED
CITY CLERK'S SP1
I*$ 19 1981
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ORIGLJAL
RESOLUTION NO. .37-18916
(Calling for a special election to be
held on November 3, 1987 for the purpose
of submitting to the electorate of the
City of Miami Beach a question regarding
whether section 40 of the Miami Beach City
Charter should be amended to change the
Commission election qualifying period from
not more than forty-five days nor less
than thirty days prior to the General
Election to not more than one hundred and
thirteen days nor less than one hundred
nine days prior to said election)