HomeMy WebLinkAbout2019-017-419 General and Special Election 2020 ORDINANCE NO. 2019-017-419
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MIAMI
GARDENS, FLORIDA, RELATING TO ELECTIONS, CALLING THE 2020
GENERAL ELECTION AND SPECIAL ELECTION FOR MAYOR AND
FOR COUNCIL SEATS 1, 3, 5, AND PROPOSED CHARTER
AMENDMENTS ; PROVIDING FOR RUNOFF ELECTION, IF
NECESSARY; PROVIDING FOR QUALIFICATION OF CANDIDATES;
PROVIDING FOR CLOSE OF ELECTION BOOKS; APPROVING THE
OFFICIAL BALLOT FORM; PROVIDING FOR NOTIFICATION;
PROVIDING FOR ADOPTION OF REPRESENTATIONS; REPEALING
ALL ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY
CLAUSE; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, Section 5, Article V, of the City Of Miami Gardens' Charter provides that a
general election shall be held in each even-numbered year, on the day of the first state
primary election, or if none is held in any such year, on the first Tuesday, following the
second Monday in September, and
WHEREAS, a state primary Election will take place on August 18, 2020, and
WHEREAS, state law requires election books to close twenty-nine (29) days prior
to the election, which is July 20, 2020,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF MIAMI GARDENS, FLORIDA:
SECTION 1 . ADOPTION OF REPRESENTATIONS: The foregoing Whereas
Clauses are hereby ratified and confirmed as being true, and the same are hereby
made a specific part of this Ordinance.
SECTION 2. ELECTION: The 2020 General and Special Elections for the City
of Miami Gardens will be held on Tuesday, August 18, 2020. On that date, Mayor will
be elected for a four (4) year term; a Council member for Residential Area Seat 1 will be
elected for a four (4) year term; a Council member for residential Area Seat 3, will be
elected for a four (4) year term, and a Council member for at-large seat 5, will be
elected for a four (4) year term; as well as any proposed Charter amendments.
SECTION 3. RUNOFF ELECTION: The 2020 Runoff Election, if necessary for
the City of Miami Gardens will be held on Tuesday, November 3, 2020.
SECTION 4. QUALIFYING: The qualifying period for the election shall open
Friday, May 18, 2020, at 9:00 a.m., and close precisely at 4:00 p.m., on Thursday, May
21 , 2020. Candidates shall qualify at the Office of the City Clerk, 18605 N.W. 27th
Avenue, Suite 317, Miami Gardens, Florida 33056.
SECTION 5. POLLING PLACES: Voting shall be conducted at locations
listed on Exhibit "A". All polls shall open precisely at 7:00 a.m., and close precisely at
7:00 p.m.
SECTION 6. OFFICIAL BALLOT: The official ballot for the 2020 Election is
in substantial form as the Ballot annexed to this ordinance as Exhibit "B".
SECTION 7. VOTER REGISTRATION: The election books shall close
Saturday, July 20, 2020.
SECTION 8. NOTIFICATION: The City Clerk shall publish notice of such
general election once a week for four consecutive weeks preceding the general election
in a newspaper of general circulation in Miami Gardens. The notice shall contain the
date, time, and place of the general election and identify the Council Seats to be voted
for. The City Clerk shall publish a notice of special election at least twice, once in the
fifth week and once in the third week prior to the week in which the special election will
be held in a newspaper of general circulation in Miami Gardens.
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SECTION 9. CONFLICT: All ordinances or Code provisions in conflict herewith
are hereby repealed.
SECTION 10. SEVERABILITY: If any section, subsection, sentence, clause,
phrase or portion of this Ordinance is for any reason held invalid or unconstitutional by any
court of competent jurisdiction, such portion shall be deemed a separate, distinct and
independent provision and such holding shall not affect the validity of the remaining
portions of this Ordinance.
SECTION 11. EFFECTIVE DATE: This Ordinance shall become effective
immediately upon its final passage.
PASSED ON FIRST READING ON THE 13TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2019.
PASSED AND ADOPTED on second reading this 11TH day of DECEMBER, 2019.
CITY OF MIAMI GARDENS, FLORIDA
By: _QL
OLIVER GILBERT, III, MAYOR
ATTEST:
Mario Bataille, CMC, CITY CLERK
REVIEWED BY: SONJA KNIGHTON DICKENS, ESQ., CITY ATTORNEY
SPONSORED BY: MARIO BATAILLE, CMC, CITY CLERK
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Mayor Oliver Gilbert, III x (Yes) (No)
Vice Mayor Rodney Harris x (Yes) (No)
Councilwoman Katrina Wilson x (Yes) (No)
Councilman Erhabor Ighodaro, Ph.D. x (Yes) (No)
Councilwoman Lillie Q. Odom x (Yes) (No)
Councilman Reggie Leon (Yes) (No)
Councilman David Williams Jr (Yes) (No)
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