§ 7-2. Candidates—Qualification.

A person shall be allowed to qualify to run for city office who: a) possesses the qualifications required by law; b) is at least 18 years of age; c) is a resident of the city at the time of qualifying and; d) has resided in the city, for at least six months prior to qualifying.

There shall be charged to each candidate for a seat on the city council a qualifying fee in an amount equal to one and one-half percent of the gross annual salary of that elected position. There shall be charged to each candidate for the position of city mayor a qualifying fee in an amount equal to three percent of the gross annual salary for that elected position. All qualifying fees shall be due and payable to the city clerk as a prerequisite to qualification as a candidate. For a candidate running to fill an unexpired term, the fee shall be prorated on the basis of the number of unexpired months in the term of office.

Candidates for elective office within the city shall qualify from 8:00 a.m. on the day following the closing of the voter registrar's books until 4:30 p.m. of the following Friday.

The city clerk shall forward one percent of the one and one-half percent qualifying fee collected to the Florida Elections Commission and shall also forward one percent of the three percent qualifying fee collected to the Florida Elections Commission.

(Ord. No. 88-2, 12-13-88; Ord. No. 89-3, 8-24-89; Ord. No. 90-1, 2-13-90; Ord. No. 90-2, 6-12-90; Ord. No. 91-6, 11-12-91; Ord. No. 98-2, 6-9-98)

State law reference

Election assessment, F.S. § 99.093.

Cross reference

Selection of council district post by candidate, § 2-22.