§ 5.02. Qualifications.

Any person who has been a resident of the City of Port Orange for at least 12 months and is a registered voter (of Volusia County) may become a candidate for nomination to the office of city council member or mayor whenever the candidate files a petition signed by 50 qualified electors of the city with the city clerk, requesting that said candidate's name be placed on the ballot in the ensuing election. Said candidate shall file such papers and pay such fees as may be required by law with the city clerk during normal business hours during the qualifying period. The qualifying period shall begin at 12:00 noon of the first (1st) day for qualifying, which shall be the seventy-first (71st) day prior to the primary election, but not later than 12:00 noon of the sixty-seventh (67th) day prior to the date of the primary election.

(Ord. No. 1989-30, § 1, 10-3-89; Ord. No. 1999-33, § 1, 8-10-99; Ord. No. 2001-51, § 4, 8-21-01; Ord. No. 2008-35, § 4, 10-21-08)

Editor's note— Ord. No. 1989-30 was approved by the electors on December 12, 1989. Ord. No. 2001-51 was approved by the voters at referendum on Oct. 9, 2001.

Exemption from [F.S.] Chapters 98-506 and 95-462. Pursuant to the applicable procedures in [F.S.] Chapter[s] 98-506 and 95-462, the city exempts itself from the requirements of these laws and shall hold its elections as otherwise set forth in Ordinance No. 2008-35.

State law reference

Authority to change election dates and qualifying periods, F.S. § 166.021(4).