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File Number: 04-00818 Final Action Date: 7/22/2004
AN ORDINANCE OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, AMENDING SECTION 7 OF
THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED, ENTITLED
"ELECTION OF CITY COMMISSIONERS AND MAYOR," CHANGING THE DATE OF
THE RUNOFF ELECTION FOR MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSIONERS FROM THE
SECOND TUESDAY TO THE THIRD TUESDAY IN NOVEMBER OF
ODD -NUMBERED YEARS; CONTAINING A REPEALER PROVISION, A
SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, Florida Statute 100.3605 "Conduct of municipal elections" provides, in part, that the
governing body of municipality may, by ordinance, change the dates for qualifying and for the election
of members of the governing body of the municipality and provide for the orderly transition of office
resulting from such date changes; and
WHEREAS, Florida Statute 166.021(4) provides that among the various municipal home rule
powers is the ability to amend a municipal charter for selection of election dates; and
WHEREAS, it is necessary, and in the City's best interest, to change the time of the runoff
election from the second Tuesday in November of odd -numbered years to the third Tuesday in
November of odd -numbered years;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI,
FLORIDA:
Section 1. The recitals and findings contained in the Preamble to this Ordinance are adopted by
reference and incorporated as if fully set forth in this Section.
Section 2. Section 7 of the Charter and Related Laws of the City of Miami, Florida, as amended,
entitled "Election of city commissioners and mayor," is amended in the following particulars:{1}
"PART 1
CHARTER AND RELATED LAWS
Subpart A
THE CHARTER
Sec. 7. Election of city commissioners and mayor.
A general municipal election for the mayor and city commissioners shall be held
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on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November in odd -numbered years. A
runoff election for the mayor and city commissioners shall be held on the cccond third
Tuesday after the first Monday in November in odd -numbered years. All elections held
in sa+4 the city shall be conducted and held according to the provisions of the general
election laws of the State of Florida, except as otherwise provided for in the Charter.
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Section 3. All ordinances or parts of ordinances that are inconsistent or in conflict with the
provisions of this Ordinance are repealed.
Section 4. If any section, part of section, paragraph, clause, phrase or word of this Ordinance is
declared invalid, the remaining provisions of this Ordinance shall not be affected.
Section 5. This Ordinance shall become effective thirty (30) days after final reading and adoption
thereof.{2}
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
MARIA J. CHIARO
INTERIM CITY ATTORNEY
Footnotes:
{1} If the Mayor does not sign this Ordinance, 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.
{2} This Ordinance shall become effective as specified herein unless vetoed by the Mayor within ten
days from the date it was passed and adopted. If the Mayor vetoes this Ordinance, it shall become
effective immediately upon override of the veto by the City Commission or upon the effective date
stated herein, whichever is later.
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