City of Gainesville - File #: 061129.

• File #: 061129.
• Version: 2
• Name: 2008 CITY COMMISSION ELECTION AND RUN-OFF DATES (B)
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Adopted
• File created: 8/13/2007
• In control: City Attorney
• Final action: 8/27/2007
• Title: 2008 CITY COMMISSION ELECTION AND RUN-OFF DATES (B) Ordinance No. 0-07-57 An ordinance of the City of Gainesville, Florida, setting January 29, 2008 as the date for the 2008 regular city election and February 19, 2008 as the date for the 2008 run-off election, if necessary; setting the dates for qualifying for the 2008 regular election; providing a severability clause; providing a preemption clause; and providing an immediate effective date (B)

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
8/27/2007	2	City Commission	Adopted on Final Reading (Ordinance)	Pass
8/13/2007	2	City Commission	Adopted on First Reading (Ordinance)	Pass
6/11/2007	1	City Commission	Adopted on Final Reading (Ordinance)	Pass
5/14/2007	1	City Commission	Adopted on First Reading (Ordinance)	Pass
4/9/2007	0	City Commission	Approved as Recommended	Pass

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2008 CITY COMMISSION ELECTION AND RUN-OFF DATES  (B)

Ordinance No. 0-07-57

An ordinance of the City of Gainesville, Florida, setting January 29, 2008 as the date for the 2008 regular city election and February 19, 2008 as the date for the 2008 run-off election, if necessary; setting the dates for qualifying for the 2008 regular election; providing a severability clause; providing a preemption clause; and providing an immediate effective date (B)

recommendation

The City Commission adopt the proposed ordinance.

explanation

The City Commission authorized the City Attorney's Office to draft an ordinance setting the 2008 regular city election and run-off election dates.  After taking into consideration recent amendments to Florida Statutes changing the date of the Florida Presidential Preference Primary for 2008 and requiring a 14-day qualifying period for municipal elections whose dates are changed to be concurrent with the statewide primary, and after conferring with the Alachua County Supervisor of Elections regarding available dates for the qualifying of candidates, the following dates are included in the proposed ordinance:

noon on November 30, 2007 to noon on December 14, 2007 - Qualifying period

January 29, 2008   - General election

February 19, 2008   - Runoff election (if necessary)