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entirety because the issue of primary elections is addressed at Section 26-7 of the
Section 25 of City Charter entitled "Primary Elections" is repealed in it
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of votes were cast shall stand for election at the general election.
set forth by Florida Statutes or as set forth by the City Council. In the event one (1) of the
candidates receivès a majority of the votes, he or she shall be declared elected. In the event no
candidate receives a majority of the votes, the two (2) candidates for whom the highest number
be a Primary election held as set forth by the Lake County Supervisor of Elections schedule or as
In the event there are more than two (2) candidates who qualify for anyone (1) seat, there shall
Clermont, Lake County, Florida, is hereby amended to read as follows:
Section 26-7 entitled "Primary Elections" of the Code of Ordinances of the City of
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Clerk for six months after the date of the general or special election.
shall omit his or her namd'rom the ballot. All candidate petitions shall be preserved by the City
contain a statement that, if elected, he or she will so serve. If not a part of the petition, the City
contain, or have affixed thereto, the candidate's acceptance of the nomination, which shall also
qualified voters and filed with the City Clerk during a qualifying period beginning at 12:00 noon
on the 50th day prior to the first primary and ending at noon the 46th day prior to the date of the
first primary as prescribed in the Florida Statutes or by City Council. The petition shall also
Candidates for any elective office shall qualify by a petition signed by at least 25
Section 26-2 entitled "Nominating Petitions; Filing" of the Code of Ordinances of the
City of Clermont, Lake County, Florida, is hereby amended to read as follows:
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The City Council of the City of Clermont, hereby ordains that:
AN ORDINANCE UNDER THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY
OF CLERMONT, LAKE COUNTY, FLORIDA, AMENDING
PROVISIONS OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF CLERMONT,
LAKE COUNTY, FLORIDA, RELATING TO ELECTIONS; AMENDING
SECTION 26-2 RELATING TO QUALIFICATION PERIOD; AMENDING
SECTION 26-7 RELATING TO PRIMARY ELECTIONS; REPEALING
SECTION 2S OF THE CITY CHARTER RELATING TO PRIMARY
ELECTIONS; REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT
HEREWITH; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; AND PROVIDING
FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
Election Ordinance
City of Clermont
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City of Clermont
Ordinance 324 - C
Election Ordinance
Code of Ordinance, City of Clermont.
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All Ordinances or parts of Ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed.
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Should any section or part of a section be declared invalid by any Court of competent
jurisdiction, such adjudication shall not apply to or affect any other section or provision of this
Ordinance except to the extent that the entire section or part of a section may be inseparable in
meaning and effect fÌom the section to which such holding shall apply.
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This Ordinance shall be published as provided by law and shall become law and shall
take effect on the date of its Second Reading and Final Passage.
First Reading this It- day of /ÌjJr ¡), ,2003.
Second Reading thi~ day of JV¡:¡ ,2003.
PASSED AND ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CLERMONT, LAKE COUNTY FLORIDA THIS _ DAY OF
,2003.
Attest:
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JQh E. Van Zi
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