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 Arcadia
 Code of Ordinances
 Part II. CODE OF ORDINANCES
 Chapter 46. ELECTIONS
 Article II. CANDIDATES

  § 46-34. Alternative method of qualifying.  

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  • (a)

    A person seeking to qualify for election to the office of city council or city marshal may qualify to have his or her name placed on the ballot for the regular election by means of the petitioning process described in this section. A person qualifying by this alternative method shall not be required to pay the filing fee required by this chapter. A person using this petitioning process shall file an oath with the city recorder or his designee stating that he or she intends to qualify by this alternative method for the office sought. The oath shall be in the following form:

    ALTERNATIVE METHOD AFFIDAVIT

    (Please type)

    I certify that I intend to qualify by the alternative method as a candidate for the Elected office of

    ____________

    _____
    Print Name of Candidate    		 _____
    Signature of Candidate
    _____
    Residence Address (do not use post office box)

     

    _____
    City    		 _____
    State    		 _____
    Zip Code

     

    _____
    Day Phone    		 _____
    Fax Number

     

    Sworn to and subscribed before me this ____________ day of ____________/____________/____________, 20____________.

    _____

     

    The oath shall be filed at any time after the first Tuesday after the first Monday in January of the year in which the election is held but prior to the 21st day proceeding the first day of the qualifying period for the office sought. No signatures shall be obtained by a candidate on any nominating petition until he has filed the oath required in this chapter.

    (b)

    Upon receipt of a written oath from a candidate, the city recorder or his designee shall provide the candidate with a copy of the petitioning form for duplication by the candidate for the gathering of signatures pursuant to this chapter.

    (c)

    When a candidate has filed the oath prescribed in subsection (a) of this section, he may begin to seek signatures on petitions supporting his candidacy. Only signatures of electors who are registered to vote in the city shall be counted toward obtaining the minimum number of signatures prescribed in this section.

    (d)

    A candidate for city office shall obtain the signatures of a number of qualified electors of the city equal to at least three percent of the total number of registered voters in the city as of the closing of the registration books of the preceding regular election. Each petition shall be submitted prior to 12:00 noon on the 21st day preceding the first day of the qualifying period of the regular election to the city recorder or his designee. The county supervisor of elections shall check the signatures on the petition to verify their status as electors duly registered in the city. Prior to the first date for qualifying as set forth in this subsection, the county supervisor of elections shall certify the number shown as registered electors within the city and submit such certification to the city recorder or his designee. The city recorder or his designee shall determine whether the required number of signatures has been obtained for the name of the candidate to be placed on the ballot and shall notify the candidate.

    (e)

    A candidate qualifying for election by this petition process shall have the same rights and applicable responsibilities as any candidate qualifying by the regular process.

(Ord. No. 869, § 3(11-6(D), (E)), 4-6-1999; Ord. No. 885, §§ 1, 2, 5-15-2001; Ord. No. 896, § 3, 8-6-2002)

State law reference

Similar provisions, F.S. § 99.095.