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Resolution: R-07-0269
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File Number: 07-00564 Final Action Date: 5/10/2007
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S),
PROVIDING FORA GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION TO BE HELD ON
NOVEMBER 6, 2007, FOR THE PURPOSE OF ELECTING THREE DISTRICT
COMMISSIONERS, AND FOR HOLDING A RUNOFF ELECTION, IF REQUIRED, ON
NOVEMBER 20, 2007; PROVIDING FOR THE REGISTRATION OF PERSONS
QUALIFIED TO VOTE IN SAID GENERAL MUNICIPAL AND RUNOFF ELECTIONS;
DESCRIBING PERSONS QUALIFIED TO VOTE IN SAID GENERAL MUNICIPAL
AND RUNOFF ELECTIONS; 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 GENERAL MUNICIPAL AND RUNOFF ELECTIONS;
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 Miami City Charter, and the
Florida Election Code, a general municipal election is directed to be held in the City of Miami, Florida,
on Tuesday, November 6, 2007, from 7:00 A.M. until 7:00 P.M., at the polling places designated in
Exhibit No. 1, attached and incorporated, for the purpose of electing the following officers of the City
of Miami: three District Commissioners who are to be elected from Districts 1, 2, and 4.
Section 2. A runoff election, if required, is directed to be held in the City of Miami, Florida, on
Tuesday, November 20, 2007, from 7:00 A.M. until 7:00 P.M., at the polling places designated in
Exhibit No. 1.
Section 3. The candidates who shall receive the highest number of votes in Districts 1, 2 and 4
shall serve as Commissioners of the City of Miami each for a period of four (4) years from 12:00
o'clock noon five (5) days after the canvass of the vote and the declaration of the result of said
general election.
Section 4. The Precinct Election Clerks and Inspectors to serve at said polling places on said
dates shall be designated by the Supervisor of Elections of Miami -Dade County, Florida, for such
purposes in accordance with the general laws of the State.
Section 5. Persons who are qualified to vote in said elections and who have not registered under
the provisions of the Florida Election Code 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
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precinct in the City, may register at such branch offices as may be approved by the Supervisor of
Elections of Miami -Dade County and at said Supervisor's office which will be open at the following
location and during the following times:
MIAMI-DADE COUNTY
ELECTIONS DEPARTMENT
2700 Northwest 87th Ave, Doral, Florida
Monday to Friday, inclusive: 8:00 A.M. - 5:00 P.M.
Qualified persons may also register at branch offices and may also use any mobile registration
van during such times and on such dates as may be designated by the Supervisor of Elections of
Miami -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 Miami -Dade County, in
conformity with the provisions of the Florida Election Code. 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 Miami -Dade County, in conformity with the provisions of the Florida
Election Code, are 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 ballots to be used in said elections shall be so prepared that the names of the
qualified candidates will appear on said ballots in alphabetical order according to surname for each
district; provided, however, that the ballots and their preparation shall comply with the provisions of
the Florida Election Code with respect to absentee ballots, and as to the use of the iVontronic Voting
Process Equipment.
Section 8. (a) In compliance with the Florida Election Code, the City Clerk is 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 GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION
IN THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA TO BE HELD ON
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2007,
PURSUANT TO RESOLUTION NO. 07-
FOR THE PURPOSE OF ELECTING THREE CITY COMMISSIONERS WHO ARE TO BE ELECTED
FROM SINGLE MEMBER DISTRICTS 1, 2 AND 4.
A general municipal election will be held on Tuesday, November 6, 2007, 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 Miami -Dade
County, Florida, at which election the qualified electors participating therein will vote for
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the following municipal officers: three District Commissioners who are to be elected
from single member Districts 1, 2 and 4. A runoff election, if required, is to be held on
Tuesday, November 20, 2007.
(b) In addition to the notice requirements under the Florida Election Code, pursuant to Section
16.2 of the Code of the City Miami, the city clerk is hereby directed to give notice of the adoption of
this resolution and of the provisions hereof, by and through the publication of an appropriate
advertisement in two daily newspapers of general circulation in the city at least 15 days before the
general municipal election called for herein.
(c) The Precinct Election Clerks and Inspectors to serve at said polling places on said dates shall
be those designated by the Supervisor of Elections of Miami -Dade County for such purpose in
accordance with the general laws of the State. The registration books and records for the registration
of persons qualified to vote in said elections shall be those maintained by the Supervisor of Elections
of Miami -Dade County.
(d) The official ballot shall be in substantially the following form, to wit:
OFFICIAL BALLOT
GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA
NOVEMBER 6, 2007
FOR ELECTION OF SINGLE MEMBER DISTRICT COMMISSIONERS FROM DISTRICTS
NUMBERED 1, 2, AND 4
PRECINCT NO.
DISTRICT 1
FOR COMMISSIONER
Vote for one (1) only:
// (Names of Candidates)
DISTRICT 2
FOR COMMISSIONER
Vote for one (1) only:
// (Names of Candidates)
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DISTRICT 4
FOR COMMISSIONER
Vote for one (1) only:
// (Names of Candidates)
(e) In the event a runoff election is required to be held on Tuesday, November 20, 2007, the
official ballot to be used at such runoff 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
RUNOFF ELECTION
FOR ELECTION OF SINGLE MEMBER DISTRICT COMMISSIONERS FROM DISTRICTS
NUMBERED 1, 2, AND 4
PRECINCT NO.
(f) A runoff election, if required will be held on Tuesday, November 20, 2007, from 7:00 A.M. until
7:00 P.M., in the City of Miami, Florida, at the polling places set forth herein. The Precinct Election
Clerks and Inspectors at said general municipal election shall be those designated by the Supervisor
of Elections of Miami -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 those maintained
by the Supervisor of Elections of Miami -Dade County.
Section 9. PRISCILLAA. THOMPSON, the City Clerk of the City of Miami, Florida, or her duly
appointed successor, is 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 Miami -Dade County in
relation to matters pertaining to the use of the registration books for the holding of the herein general
municipal election and the herein runoff 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. All qualified electors of said City shall be permitted to vote in said general municipal
election and the Supervisor of Elections of Miami -Dade County is requested, authorized, and directed
to furnish, at the cost and expense of the City of Miami, a list of all qualified electors residing in the
City of Miami as shown by the registration books and records of the Office of said Supervisor of
Elections and duly certify the same for delivery to and for use by the election officials designated to
serve at the respective polling places in said election precincts.
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Section 12. The City Clerk is authorized and directed to cause a certified copy of this
Resolution to be delivered to the Supervisor of Elections of Miami -Dade County pursuant to
applicable law.
Section 13. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption and signature
of the Mayor.{1 }
Footnotes:
{1} If the Mayor does not sign this Resolution, it shall become effective at the end of ten calendar
days from the date it was passed and adopted. If the Mayor vetoes this Resolution, it shall become
effective immediately upon override of the veto by the City Commission.
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