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Home My WebLink AboutR-97-0599J-97-583 8/26/97 RESOLUTION NO. 97 5 9 9 A RESOLUTION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S), MAKING PROVISIONS FOR HOLDING A NONPARTISAN PRIMARY ELECTION ON NOVEMBER 4, 1997, FOR THE NOMINATION OF CANDIDATES FOR THE OFFICES OF MAYOR AND THREE COMMISSIONERS, AND FOR HOLDING A LATER GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION ON NOVEMBER 13, 1997, UNLESS ALL OF SAID OFFICES HAVE BEEN FILLED IN THE NONPARTISAN PRIMARY ELECTION; PROVIDING FOR THE REGISTRATION OF PERSONS QUALIFIED TO VOTE IN SAID NONPARTISAN GENERAL ELECTION; DESCRIBING PERSONS QUALIFIED TO VOTE IN SAID NONPARTISAN PRIMARY ELECTION AND SAID GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION; DESCRIBING THE REGISTRATION BOOKS AND RECORDS MAINTAINED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF . THE GENERAL - LAWS OF FLORIDA AND CHAPTER 16 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED, WHICH THE CITY HAS ADOPTED AND DESIRES TO USE FOR HOLDING SUCH NONPARTISAN. PRIMARY ELECTION AND SUCH. GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION; DESIGNATING AND APPOINTING'THE CITY CLERK AS THE OFFICIAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE CITY COMMISSION WITH RESPECT TO THE USE OF SUCH REGISTRATION BOOKS AND RECORDS; AND DIRECTING THE CITY CLERK TO GIVE NOTICE BY PUBLICATION OF THE ADOPTION` OF THIS RESOLUTION AND THE PROVISIONS HEREOF. BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA: Section 1. In accordance with the provisions of Section 7 of the City Charter (Chapter 10847, Laws of Florida, 1925, as amended), a nonpartisan primary election is hereby directed to be held in the City of Miami, Florida, at the polling CITY CORMSSION MEETING OF SEP 0 9 1997 ao1 1 9'a 9 places designated .,.on the list attached hereto and made a part hereof and referred to as Exhibit No. 1 on Tuesday, November 4, 1997, from 7:00 A.M. until 7:00 P.M:, for the purpose of nominating candidates for the offices of the Mayor and three Commissioners of the City of Miami to be each voted upon at the general municipal election which is to be held, as provided in said Section 7 of the City Charter unless in the primary election a candidate for Mayor or a City Commission District receives a majority vote for the prospective office for which he or she is a candidate, in which case he or she shall be elected to said office. Section 2. A general municipal election is hereby directed to be held in the City of Miami, Florida, at the polling places designated in said Exhibit No. 1, from 7:00 A.M. until 7:00 P.M., on Thursday, November 13, 1997, for the purpose of electing the Mayor and three Commissioners of the City of Miami unless a candidate for Mayor or a City Commission District shall have received a majority vote for the prospective office for which he or she is a candidate at the nonpartisan primary election held on November 4, 1997. Section 3. The candidate who shall receive the highest number of votes for Mayor shall serve as Mayor of the City of Miami for a period of four (4) years from 12 : 00 o'clock noon of the day after the canvass of the vote and the declaration of the result of said general election. The candidate who shall receive the highest number of votes in District 1 shall serve as Commissioner of the City of Miami for a period of two (2) years - 2 - 97- 599 from 12:00 o'clock noon of the day after the canvass of the vote and the declaration of the result of said general election. The candidates who shall receive the highest number of votes in Districts 3 and 5 shall serve as Commissioners of the City of Miami for periods of four (4) years from 12 : 00 o'clock noon of the day after the canvass of the vote and the declaration of the result of said general election. Section 4. The Election Clerks and Inspectors to serve at said polling places on said date shall be designated by the Supervisor of Elections of Metropolitan Dade County, Florida, for such purposes. Section 5. For the purpose of enabling persons to register who are qualified to vote in said elections and who have not registered under the provisions of the general laws of Florida and Chapter 16 of the Code of the City of Miami, Florida, as amended, or who have transferred their legal residence from one voting precinct to another voting precinct in the City, they may register at such permanent branch offices as may be approved by the Supervisor of Elections of Metropolitan Dade County and at said Supervisor's office which will be open during the following dates and time: 111 Northwest 1st Street, Miami, Florida Monday to Friday, inclusive: 8:00 A.M. - 5:00 P.M. In addition to the above, said qualified persons may register at branch offices and may also use any mobile registration van for the purpose of registration in order to vote - 3 - 97- 599 in the herein described elections during such times and on such dates as may be designated by the Supervisor of Elections of Metropolitan Dade County. Section 6. The elections shall be held at the voting places in the precincts designated on said Exhibit No. 1, or as may be designated by the Supervisor of Elections of Metropolitan Dade County, in conformity with the provisions of the general laws of the State. A description of. the registration books and records which pertain to election precincts wholly or partly within the City and which the City is adopting and desires to use for holding such elections is as follows: All registration cards, books, records and certificates pertaining to electors of the City and established and maintained as official by the Supervisor of Elections of Metropolitan Dade County, in conformity with the provisions of the general .laws of the State, are hereby adopted and declared to be, and shall hereafter be recognized and accepted as, official registration cards, books, records and certificates of the City. Section 7. The ballot to be used in said elections shall be so prepared that .the names of the qualified candidates will appear on said ballot in alphabetical order according to surname for Mayor and in each district; provided, however, that the ballot and its preparation shall comply with the laws of the State of Florida with respect to absentee ballots, and to the use of mechanical voting machines or the Computer Election System ( ICES") . - 4 - 97- 599 Section 8. (a) In compliance with Florida Statutes, the City Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to publish notice of the adoption of the herein Resolution and of the provisions hereof, at least twice, once in the fifth week and once in the third week prior to the week in which the aforesaid election is to be held, in newspaper(s) of general circulation in the City of Miami, Florida, which notice shall be substantially as set forth in the following form: NOTICE OF NONPARTISAN PRIMARY ELECTION IN THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA FOR NOMINATING CANDIDATES FOR THE OFFICES OF MAYOR AND THREE COMMISSIONERS TO BE HELD ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1997, PURSUANT TO RESOLUTION NO. 97-599 A nonpartisan primary election will be held on Tuesday, November 4, 1997, from 7:00 A.M. until 7:00 P.M., in the City of Miami, Florida, at the polling places in the several election precincts designated by the Board of County Commissioners of Dade County, Florida, at which election the qualified electors participating therein will vote for the nomination of candidates for the offices of. Mayor and three Commissioners of the City of Miami, Florida, to be each voted on at the general municipal election which is to be held on Thursday, November 13, 1997, unless in the primary election a candidate for Mayor or a district receives a majority vote for the prospective office for which he or she is a candidate. (b) The Election Clerks and Inspectors to serve at said polling places on said dates shall be those designated by the Supervisor of Elections of Metropolitan Dade County for such purpose. The registration books and records for the registration of persons qualified to vote in said elections shall be those 5 - 97= 599 maintained by the Supervisor of Elections of Metropolitan Dade County. (c) The official ballot shall be in substantially the following form, to wit: OFFICIAL BALLOT NONPARTISAN PRIMARY ELECTION FOR NOMINATING CANDIDATES FOR THE OFFICES OF MAYOR AND THREE COMMISSIONERS OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA NOVEMBER 4, 1997 PRECINCT NO. Vote for one (1) only: Vote for one (1) only: Vote for one (1) only: Vote for one (1) only: FOR MAYOR DISTRICT 1 FOR COMMISSIONER DISTRICT 3 FOR COMMISSIONER DISTRICT 5 FOR COMMISSIONER (Names of Candidates) (Names of Candidates) (Names of Candidates) (Names of Candidates) 6 - dr' 599 (d) In the event a general municipal election is required to be held on Thursday, November 13, 1997, the official ballot to be used at such general municipal election shall be in substantially the same form as above, except that the heading of the ballot shall be in substantially the following form, to wit: OFFICIAL BALLOT GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION FOR ELECTING A MAYOR AND THREE COMMISSIONERS OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA NOVEMBER 13, 1997 PRECINCT NO. (e) A general municipal election will be held on Thursday, November 13, 1997, from 7:00 A.M. until 7:00 P.M., in the City of Miami, Florida, at the polling places set forth herein, at which election the qualified electors of the City of Miami participating therein will vote for the election of Mayor and three Commissioners of the City of Miami, Florida, unless a candidate for Mayor or a district shall have received a majority vote for the prospective office for which he or she is a candidate at the nonpartisan primary election held November 4, 1997. The Election Clerks and Inspectors at said general election shall be those designated by the Supervisor of Elections of Metropolitan Dade County for such purpose. The registration books and records for the registration of persons qualified to vote in said general municipal election shall be - 7 - 9i- 409 those maintained by the Supervisor of Elections of Metropolitan Dade County. Section 9. WALTER J. FOEMAN, the City Clerk of the City of Miami, Florida, or his duly appointed successor, is hereby designated and appointed as the official representative of the Commission of the City of Miami, Florida, in all transactions with the Supervisor of Elections of Dade County inrelation to matters pertaining to the use of the registration books for the holding of the herein nonpartisan primary election and the herein general election. Section 10. The City Clerk shall cause to be prepared absentee ballots for the use of absentee electors entitled to cast such ballots in said elections. Section 11. The City Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to cause a certified copy of this Resolution to be delivered forthwith to the . Supervisor of Elections of Metropolitan Dade County. Section 12. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption. PASSED AND ADOPTED this 9th day o ATTEST: WALTER J. CITY CLERK eptember _ , 1997. CAROLLO, MAYOR - 8 - 9'7- 599 REVIEWED BY: Li JTL EDWARD MAXW LL D PUTY CITY ATTORNEY APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS: - 9 - 9i= 399 Vie'~ 08/21/97 07:57 V3*2525 H/D ELECTIONS, 0001 LILT OP POT -LING PLACES FOR CITY OF MIASII ELECTION PCT . 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CHR 760 NW 53 ST 522 MOORE PARR 765 NW 36 ST 523 MIAMI JACKSON SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL 1751 NW 36 ST 524 SIMPSON PARR - RECREATION BUILDING 55 SW 17 RD 526 CURTIS PARK, COMMUNITY HOUSE 1901 NW 24 AVE. 527 HADLEY GARDENS 3031 NW 19 AVE 528 MALCOLM ROSS SBN:i3OR CENTER 2800 NW 18 AVE 529 ROBERT A BALLARD ARMORY 700 NW 28 ST 530 ROBERT A BALLARD ARMORY 700 NW 28 ST 531 CLAUDE PEPPER COMMUNITY CENTER II 760 NW 18 TR 532 CHRIST THE EPISCOPAL CHURCH 3481 HIBISCUS ST 533 CULMER NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICH CENTER 1600 NW 3 AVE 534 MIAMI FIRE STATION #2 1901 NORTH MIAMI AVE $35 PHYLLIS WHEATLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 1801 NW 1 PL 536 DUNBAR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 505 NW 30 ST 537 EUGENIO MARIA DE HOSTOS CTR 2902 NW 2 AVE 538 UNITY ON THE BAY 411 NE 21 ST 539 TRINITY CATHEDRAL HALL 464 NS 16 ST 540 TRINITY CATHEDRAL HALL 464 NE 16 ST 541 FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF MIAMI 609 BRICKELL AVE 542 JACR ORR SENIOR CENTER 550 NM 5 ST 543 ORANGE BOWL STADIUM - GATE 14 1501 NW 3 ST 544 TRINITY CATHEDRAL HALL 464 NE 16 ST 545 POLISH AMERIC_n,N CLUB OF MIAMI,INC. 1250 NW 22 AVE 546 MI,AMY-DADS COMMUNITY COLLEGE 300 NE 2 AVE 547 MIAMI FIRE STATION #7 314 BEACOM BD 548 ST MICHAEL'S CHURCH 2987 WEST FLAGLER ST 549 KENSINGTON PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 711. NW 30 AVE 550 MIAMI DIRE FIGHTER BENEVOLENT ASSOC 2980 NW S RIVER DR 551 MELREESE GOLF COURSE 1802 NW 37 AVE 552 AR1 ►NDO BADIA SENIOR CENTER 25 TAMIAMI BLVD 553 ROBERT KING HIGH COMMUNITY HOUSE 7025 WEST FLAGLER ST 554 ST DOMINIC CATHOLIC CHURCH HALL 5909 NW 7 ST 555 WEST END PARK COMMUNITY HOUSE 250 SW 60 AVE 556 RESIDENTIAL PLAZA 5617 NW 7 ST 557 IGLESIA CRISTIANA REF EL BUEN SAN 4585 WEST FLAGLER ST 08/20/97 CJ .7— 999 E AVISED ITEM 23 TO : Honorable Members of the City Commission FROM Walter J. oe�} City Clerlt`-� CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM DATE : ' August 19, 1 997 FILE SUBJECT : Legislation Calling for Nonpartisan Primary and, if needed, General Municipal Elections on November 4 and 13, REFERENCES: 1997 ENCLOSURES: (September 9, 1997 Agenda) Attached please find a resolution making provisions, in accordance with Section 7 of the Miami City Charter, for the holding of a Nonpartisan Primary Election on November 4, 1997 for the nomination of candidates for the office of Mayor and three Commissioners (Districts 1, 3 and 5). This resolution also calls for the holding of a General Municipal Election (runoff), should one be necessary, on November 13, 1997. It is in order for the City Commission to adopt said resolution. By copy of this memorandum to the Agenda Office, we are requesting that this item be scheduled on the September 9, 1997 City Commission meeting agenda. WJF:sl cc: Edward Marquez, City Manager A. Quinn Jones, City Attorney Elvi Gallastegui, Agenda Coordinator 97- 599