City of Gainesville - File #: 150352.

• File #: 150352.
• Version: 1
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Adopted
• File created: 9/14/2015
• In control: City Attorney
• On agenda: 10/1/2015
• Final action: 10/15/2015
• Title: SETTING 2016 ELECTION DATES AND QUALIFYING DATES (B) ORDINANCE NO. 150352 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF GAINESVILLE, FLORIDA, SETTING MARCH 15, 2016 AS THE DATE FOR THE 2016 REGULAR CITY ELECTION AND APRIL 12, 2016 AS THE DATE FOR THE 2016 RUN-OFF ELECTION, IF NECESSARY; SETTING THE DATES FOR QUALIFYING FOR THE 2016 REGULAR ELECTION; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING A REPEALING CLAUSE; REPLACING AND SUPERSEDING ORDINANCE NO. 140911; AND PROVIDING AN IMMEDIATE EFFECTIVE DATE.
• Sponsors: City Attorney

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
10/15/2015	1	City Commission	Adopted on Final Reading (Ordinance)	Pass
10/1/2015	1	City Commission	Adopted on First Reading (Ordinance)	Pass

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SETTING 2016 ELECTION DATES AND QUALIFYING DATES (B)

ORDINANCE NO. 150352

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF GAINESVILLE, FLORIDA, SETTING MARCH 15, 2016 AS THE DATE FOR THE 2016 REGULAR CITY ELECTION AND APRIL 12, 2016 AS THE DATE FOR THE 2016 RUN-OFF ELECTION, IF NECESSARY; SETTING THE DATES FOR QUALIFYING FOR THE 2016 REGULAR ELECTION; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING A REPEALING CLAUSE; REPLACING AND SUPERSEDING ORDINANCE NO. 140911; AND PROVIDING AN IMMEDIATE EFFECTIVE DATE.

recommendation

The City Commission adopt the proposed ordinance.

explanation

The City Commission, at its meeting of June 18, 2015, adopted Ordinance No. 140911 setting the dates for the 2016 regular city election, run-off election and qualifying periods.  The 2016 regular election will be held in conjunction with the Presidential Preference Primary.  The City Attorney's Office was notified by the Supervisor of Elections that the qualifying dates for the City regular election need to be moved to accommodate the mailing of the overseas ballots for the Presidential Preference Primary.  The qualifying dates in this ordinance will accommodate that requirement.  The period to qualify as a candidate for the office of Mayor or City Commissioner will be between the 92nd and 88th day prior to the date of the election.  This ordinance sets forth the actual calendar dates for 2016 as follows:

Regular election - Tuesday, March 15, 2016

Run-off election (if necessary) - Tuesday, April 12, 2016

Qualifying Period - From noon on Monday, December 14, 2015 to noon on Friday, December 18, 2015.