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 Ocala
 Code of Ordinances
 Chapter 26. ELECTIONS

  § 26-4. Qualifying period, qualifying papers and election assessment.  

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  • The mode of qualifying and qualifying period for persons for office in the city, and the way in which the names are to be printed or placed on the official ballot, shall be as follows:

    (1)

    There shall be presented to the city clerk during the qualifying period for an election the qualifying papers required by the Florida Election Code along with the nominating petitions requesting that they become a candidate for such office, such petition to be signed by at least 25 qualified electors of the city. It shall be the duty of each candidate to insure that the petitioning electors are duly qualified electors. Failure to insure that at least 25 petitioning electors are qualified electors shall preclude that candidate from qualifying and having his or her name put on the election ballot.

    (2)

    In the case of the qualifying papers for councilmember, the qualifying papers shall designate the district in which such candidate for councilmember shall run.

    (3)

    These qualifying papers and nominating petitions shall be filed with the city clerk, and the names of the persons petitioned and no others shall be printed or placed on the official ballot as the candidates for the respective offices to be filled at such election.

    (4)

    Prior to filing qualifying papers and nominating petitions with the city clerk, all candidates shall comply with the Florida Election Code concerning appointment of campaign treasurer and designation of campaign depository and have completed all necessary forms required and have filed same with the city clerk.

    (5)

    Each person upon filing the qualifying papers and nominating petitions shall pay to the city clerk at that time the election assessment fee assessed pursuant to section 26-12.

    (6)

    The qualifying papers for election must be filed with the city clerk at any time after noon of the 1st day for qualifying, which shall be the 71st day prior to the, but not later than noon of the 67th day prior to the date of the election. Notwithstanding the qualifying period prescribed in this section, the city clerk may accept and hold qualifying papers submitted not earlier than 14 days prior to the beginning of the qualifying period, to be processed and filed during the qualifying period.

    (7)

    All candidates for office shall be registered and qualified electors of the city at the time of their qualifying as a candidate with the city clerk and a resident as required by this chapter.

    (8)

    Nothing in this section shall prohibit candidates from engaging in otherwise lawful campaign activities contemplated by the Florida Election Code.

(Code 1961, § 10-10; Code 1985, § 8-9; Ord. No. 2719, § 8, 5-6-97; Ord. No. 2011-50, § 5, 4-5-11; Ord. No. 2015-25, § 1, 4-21-15)

Editor's note

Ord. No. 2011-50, § 5, adopted April 5, 2011, renamed § 26-4 from "Procedure for nominating candidates" to "Qualifying period, qualifying papers and election assessment."