Chapter 8 ELECTIONS*
*Charter references: Village council, art. III, § 2 et seq.
Cross references: Village council, § 2-16 et seq.; boards and commissions, § 2-62 et seq.
State law references: Florida Election Code, F.S. Chs. 97--106.
Sec. 8-1. Proclamation of election by mayor.
Thirty (30) days prior to the date of any election, the mayor shall issue his proclamation calling such election. It shall specify what questions or propositions which are to be submitted to the electors and which officers are to be elected, the term of their office and the date and place the election shall be held.
(Code 1967, § 9-6)
Sec. 8-2. Qualifications of candidates for elective office; continuing qualifications for elected officers.
(a) No person shall be qualified as a candidate for any elective office in the Village of Royal Palm Beach unless that person is a duly registered elector of the village and has established residency in the village for at least six (6) months prior to the time of qualifying. Any person desiring to qualify as a candidate for any elective office must present to the village clerk all documentation and/or fees required by state law, as it may be amended from time to time, along with a ten dollar ($10.00) filing fee, proof that the person seeking office is indeed a duly registered elector of the village and meets the above-referenced residency requirements. All documentation required by state law as well as by village ordinance shall be submitted to the village clerk no earlier than noon on the last Tuesday in January nor later than noon on the
second Tuesday in February in the calendar year in which the election is to be held.
(b) No person shall remain in office after having been elected if at any time during the term of office such person fails to meet the qualifications necessary for candidacy. Should such failure to maintain qualifications occur, it shall be automatically deemed that the individual has resigned and the vacancy in such elective office shall be filled in accordance with section 2-18 of the village Code of Ordinances.
(Code 1967, § 9-7; Ord. No. 538, § 1, 3-5-98)
Sec. 8-3. Election inspection board.
The council shall appoint and notify, at least ten (10) days before any election, an election inspection board, which shall consist of three (3) inspectors and a clerk, all of whom shall be registered qualified electors. The inspectors and clerk shall be paid for their services in amounts as set by the council before each election.
(Code 1967, § 9-10)
Sec. 8-4. Adoption of election code by reference.
(a) All general laws of the state relating to elections and to the registration of persons qualified to vote therein, which are not inconsistent or in conflict with the provisions of this chapter, are hereby adopted as part of this chapter.
(b) The village shall be exempt from the provisions of section 101.657, Florida Statutes, regarding early voting for municipal elections, as that section may be amended from time to time.
(Code 1967, § 9-14; Ord. No. 709, § 1, 12-16-04)
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