HB 1047

1	A bill to be entitled
2	An act relating to Broward County; amending chapter 75-
3	350, Laws of Florida, as amended; revising timeframe for
4	municipal elections; providing dates for candidates to
5	file paperwork; providing dates of municipal primary and
6	general elections; providing an effective date.
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8	Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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10	Section 1.  Sections 2 and 3 of chapter 75-350, Laws of
11	Florida, as amended by chapter 2004-443, Laws of Florida, are
12	amended to read:
13	Section 2.  For any municipal elections held in Broward
14	County in March of a calendar year, candidates for office in
15	such elections shall file such papers and pay such fees as may
16	be required by law with the applicable municipal clerk no
17	earlier than noon on the first work day in January nor later
18	than noon on the 7th 14th day following the first work day in
19	January of the calendar year in which the election is to be
20	held. For any municipal elections held in Broward County in
21	November of a calendar year, candidates for office in such
22	elections shall file such papers and pay such fees as may be
23	required by law with the applicable municipal clerk no earlier
24	than noon on the first work day in September nor later than noon
25	on the 7th 14th day following the first work day in September of
26	the calendar year in which the election is to be held.
27	Section 3.  Any primary election relating to a municipal
28	office held in a municipality in Broward County shall be held on
29	the Tuesday 9 weeks prior to the corresponding general election,
30	second Tuesday in February of a calendar year or the first
31	Tuesday of October of any even-numbered calendar year and all
32	general elections relating to a municipal office held in a
33	municipality in Broward County shall be held on the second
34	Tuesday in March of a calendar year or the first Tuesday after
35	the first Monday in November of any even-numbered calendar year.
36	Section 2.  This act shall take effect upon becoming a law.

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