City of Gainesville - File #: 180901.

• File #: 180901.
• Version: 4
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Adopted
• File created: 3/28/2019
• In control: City Attorney
• On agenda: 6/20/2019
• Final action: 6/20/2019
• Title: Ordinance Setting 2020 Election Dates, Early Voting Dates and Qualifying Dates (B) Ordinance No. 180901 An ordinance of the City of Gainesville, Florida, setting March 17, 2020 as the date for the 2020 regular City election and April 28, 2020 as the date for the 2020 run-off election, if necessary; setting the early voting dates for the 2020 regular city election and 2020 run-off election, if necessary; setting the dates for qualifying for the 2020 regular election; providing a severability clause; providing a repealing clause; and providing an immediate effective date.

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
6/20/2019	4	City Commission	Adopted on Final Reading (Ordinance)	Pass
6/6/2019	3	City Commission	Adopted on First Reading, as modified (Ordinance)	Pass
5/2/2019	2	City Commission	Approved as Recommended	Pass

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Ordinance Setting 2020 Election Dates, Early Voting Dates and Qualifying Dates (B)

Ordinance No. 180901

An ordinance of the City of Gainesville, Florida, setting March 17, 2020 as the date for the 2020 regular City election and April 28, 2020 as the date for the 2020 run-off election, if necessary; setting the early voting dates for the 2020 regular city election and 2020 run-off election, if necessary; setting the dates for qualifying for the 2020 regular election; providing a severability clause; providing a repealing clause; and providing an immediate effective date.

recommendation

The City Commission adopt the proposed ordinance.

explanation

The City Commission, at its meeting of May 2, 2019, approved the dates for the 2020 regular city election, run-off election and early voting dates.  Section 9-2 of the City Code of Ordinances requires that the dates be set by ordinance adopted no later than July 1 of each year.  This ordinance sets forth the actual calendar dates for 2020 as follows:

                     Regular election - Tuesday, March 17, 2020

                     Run-off election (if necessary) - Tuesday, April 28, 2020

Early voting dates for regular election - Saturday, March 7, 2020 to and including Saturday, March 14, 2020

Early voting dates for run-off election (if necessary) - Saturday, April 18, 2020 to and including Saturday, April 25, 2020

Qualifying Period - From noon on Monday, December 9, 2019 to noon on Friday, December 13, 2019.