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ORi~INANCE NO. 1.19
AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE POWERS OF THE VILLAGE
COUNCIL PRIOI'. TO ELECTION; THE CODIDUCT OF ELECTIONS;
THE i~UTIES OF THE CLERK OF ELECTIONS; THE APPOINTb4ENT
OF INSPECTORS OF ELECTION; THE USE OF VOTING N~ACHINES;
THE TABULATION AND CERTIFICATION OF ELECTION RESULTS;
BOND ELECTIONS; AND TI-~ nUALIFICATION OF CANDIDATES
FUR ELECTIVE OFFICE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE VILLAGE COUNCIL OF THE VILLAGE OF
TEQUESTA, PALM BEACH COUNTY, FLORIDA, as follows:
Section 1. The Village Council may designate by resolution
at least thirty (30) days prior to the proposed date of any
elections:
(a) The date upon which such election is
to be held;
(b) The purpose of such. election;
(c) The list of polring places;
(d) The names of the Inspectors of Election;
(e) Such other data as required.
Such resolution shah be posted at the Village Hall immediately after
passage, or in the discretion of the Council, may be advertised in a
newspaper of general circulation in Palm Beach County, Florida.
Section 2. (a) The Village Council shall at least thirty
(30) days prior to any generaa_ or special election elect as n.lany
Inspectors of Election as they may deem necessary, who shall be
qualified voters in the Village and it shall be their duty to open
the polls at 7:00 o'clock A,b~, on the day of election and }peep the
same open until 7:00 o'c1_ock P,M. of the same day. The Inspectors of
Election shall, assist the Clerk of the Elections in the conduct of
said election.
(b) The Village Clerk sYlali be the Clerk of
Elections and shall in addition to those duties prescribed herein,
supervise the conduct of said election.
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(c) The cJi_1:iacYe CJ_er]. shaJ_1 furnish the
Inspectors of Election witi? a fu:L:~_ and cnrnpJ_ete ~~_ist of a:l_1. of the
ciual_ified electors of the Vi:Liage at the openinr~ of the ~o1_~_s on
e:l_ection day and it shalJ_ be the duty of t,:ie Inspectors of El.ecti ons
to 1>eep a po:L:I. ~_ist of aJ_1 t~~Ze pe-rsons votincl. No person shall be
al:Lowed to vote un~ess his nape appears upon the list or unless Ze
exhibits a registration certificate stowing that he is entitled to
vote therein. No person s~1a:f__'._ be a?._?_owed to vote more than once.
Sectioiz ~ . (a) Vatirig macl.lines or paper ~alJ_ots which cor.c~piy
with the general eJ_ec~tion laws of t:~ie State of P':Lori_:;<a ;:~:~ay be used in
a:i_1 vi:~.3_age eJ.ections.
(lz) '31zen voting rc3aciines are to be used, they
shaJ_:t ;Je in proper order for use at the :~clling pJ_ace before t'ne tune
fixed for upenin~ of the po:~ls, with file counters set at zero. The
Clerl: of Electiorxs, shal'_ he the custodian of the votinr~ machines and
prior to the day of eJ_ection sha_1.1 i nstrur_t the Inspectors of I;J_ecticn
in the operation of sal.? :~-,~~achJ_nes. The Clerk of t?.~e :~:tection and the
Inspectors of Election s%.al~L be present at t'ne pa:s_:1_iny p:~_ar_e one half
hour before the t_~_;;~e set for apeiZin:~ of the po:Lls and sha?_L arra?:ge
the furniture, stationary ar~c~ voting mac;.zines. They sha:l.l_, i.f not
pre-viously done, insert i_n the Proper p7_aces on the ~?lachines the
ba:;_:iots containing the na:°aes cf offices to be fii_:l_e:~ and the na;~?es
of caneJidates no;_;inated. TJle nachines shall re~~-lain loc;:ed against
voting until tJle polls are open.
Sec~tia~i ~! . (a) ~t the c1_ose of the ~a'_:Ls on e section ~'ay,
the Inspectors of Election sha~Ll_ count tl.~e balJ_ots oast for eac:lz
canclicJate for office. If vcti.n~ machines are used, the Inspectors of
Eaection shall ira;~iediate:l_y locl-~ and seal the voting ;machines against
voting as soon as t-he po:? J_s are closed. Tine Inspectors shall them
open the counting cornpartr;ents in the presence of al:!_ persons who
~~1ay :be lawfully ~~~it'nirr the poilintc~ p:Lace, ~~iving fu:L:L view of al_~~_
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the counter nurnbers. T'ne Clerk of Elections shall then read and
announce in distinct tones the resu:l_t as shown by the counter numbers,
and shall read the votes recorded for each candidate. He shall also
read and announce the vote for any question which may have been
submitted to an election.
(b) T~Vhi1e the Clerk of Elections is announcing
the results, one Inspector of Election sha:l_1 stand by his side and
check the Clerk's announcements. The vote, as called out, shall be
tabulated by two Inspectors of Election, which tabulation shalJ_ show
the name of each person voted for, for each office, and the number
of votes cast for each person, voted, for each office, and if any
questions shall be submitted to an election, such tabulation shall
also contain the number of votes cast for and against such question.
(c) Any candidate who may desire to be present
shall be admitted to the polling place from the closing of the polls
until the count and tabulation are complete. During the tabulation
ample opportunity shall be given to any person present to compare
the results so announced with the counterdials of the machine.
(d) The Village Clerk shall deliver the sealed
envelopes containing the absentee ballots to the Inspectors of
Election who shall open the outer envelopes and determine if the
affidavits have been properly executed and shall note the names of
those persons casting absentee ballots. The unmarked envelopes con-
taming the ballots shall be rnixed up so as to make it impossible to
determine from which envelopes they came and the absentee ba?_lots
shall then be counted and added to the tota~i_ number of votes.
(e) After a]_1 votes have been tabulated the
Inspectors of Election shall draw up two certificates of the results
of such election, specifying the name of each person voted for, for
each office, and the number of votes cast for each person, voted for,
for each office, and if any question shall be submitted to an election
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such certificates shall also contain the number of votes cast for
and against such question; and such certificates shall be by one
of the Inspectors delivered without de_!ay to the Mayor of the Village,
and the poll. list and other certificate shall be delivered to the
Village Clerk to be filed in his office.
(f) The Village Council shall meet within three
(3) days after any general or special_ election, or as soon thereafter
as practica:L and shal.:L canvas the returns of such election as shown
by said certificates and the Vi1:)_age Cleric shall_ certify the results
of said election, and shall furnish each candidate e.l_ected with a
certificate of their election.
Section 5. tiVhenever any election is required for the
approval of the issuance of bonds or other evidences of indebtedness
by the Village pursuant to the Charter of the Village, or to any
other law of the State of Florida, such e~iection may be called and
held in accordance with the terms and ccnditions of such laws author-
izing the issuance of suciz obligations, any section of this Ordinance
to the contrary notwithstanding.
Section 6. (a) In order for any individual to be eligib:Le
to any elective office of the Village, he must have the qualifications
prescribed by Article III, Section 2 of the Charter of the Village
as amended.
(b) Any candidate seeking election as Councilman
shall file with the Village Clerk a written notice to such effect
during the last ten (10) days of February in the year of the election.
(c) Any qualified candidate seeking election as
a member of the Council snail pay a filing fee of five per cent (5o)
of the salary of a Council member or $5.00, whichever is the greater,
which shall be paid at the tune of notice of candidacy.
Section 7. Ordinance No. 23 and a:i!_ ordinances or parts
of ordinances in conflict herewith, be and the same are hereby repealed.
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Section 8. This Ordinance shall take effect immediately
upon its passage and approval as provided by law.
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PASSED AND ADOPTED ON .ST -READING this ~ day of
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