MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS - 2008

A candidate may qualify for the 2008 municipal election in the Office of the Village Clerk, Village of Pinecrest, 12645 Pinecrest Parkway, Pinecrest, Florida. 

Interested citizens shall obtain a Candidate's Packet.

Candidates may qualify for Seat 1, Seat 3 or for Mayor.

The qualifying period for these offices will begin at 12:00 noon on Monday, August 4, 2008 and end at 12:00 noon on Friday, August 15, 2008 pursuant to Section 2-231 of the Code of Ordinances.  All candidates must file their qualifying papers with the Village Clerk during this time period.

The following will be necessary for the filing of candidacy:

• Form 1 “Statement of Financial Interest”  A copy of this form must be filed unless one has already been filed in the past year.  If one has already been filed in the past year, please provide the Office of the Village Clerk with a copy.

• Form DS-DE9 "Appointment of Campaign Treasurer"

• Statement of Candidate

• Qualifying Fee.  Pursuant to Section 2.4 of the Village Charter, a fee in the amount of $100.00, payable to the Village of Pinecrest from a campaign account, must be provided to the Village Clerk at the time of qualifying.

• Loyalty Oath and Oath of Candidate

• Voter Information Card

• One Year Residency Affidavit.  Section 2.4 of the Village Charter requires candidates to be electors of the Village of Pinecrest and have resided in the Village (and in the respective Residential Area from which the candidate may seek to qualify for election) for at least one year preceding the date of filing.

• Declaration of Ethical Campaign Practices

The General Election will be held on Tuesday, November 4, 2008.  Any candidate receiving a number of votes greater than fifty percent (50%) of the total of ballots cast shall be duly elected at such election.  A Runoff Election, if necessary, will be held on Tuesday, November 18, 2008.  The ballot for the runoff election shall contain the names of the two candidates for each Council seat who received the most votes in the general election. 

Any citizen who is a qualified elector of Miami-Dade County and a resident of the Village of Pinecrest for at least one year preceding the date of filing may be a candidate for the Village Council.

The Village is divided into three Residential Areas.  One councilmember must reside in the Northern Area (Seat 1), one in the Central Area (Seat 2) and one in the Southern Area (Seat 3).  An additional councilmember (Seat 4) and the mayor shall be elected without regard to residence in any particular Residential Area.  Candidates running for a particular Residential Area (Seats 1, 2 and 3) must be a resident of the Residential Area they propose to represent on the Village Council at the time of qualifying, at the time of their election and must continue to reside in such Residential Area during the term of office. 

A General Election is held in each even-numbered year on the day of the U.S. Congressional elections (the first Tuesday of November).  Any candidate receiving a number of votes greater than fifty percent (50%) of the total of ballots cast shall be duly elected at such election.  A Runoff Election, if necessary, shall be held on the third Tuesday of November.  The ballot for the runoff election shall contain the names of the two candidates for each Council seat who received the most votes in the general election.  The candidates receiving the most votes in the Runoff Election shall be duly elected.

The duly elected councilmembers shall serve a four year term that will commence at 12:00 noon on the day following the date of the general or runoff election in which they are elected.

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