1966-257 Publication of Notice General Election March 15, 1966• RESOLUTION N0. 257-1966
A RESOLUTION OF THE VILLAGE COUNCIL OF NORTH PALM BEACH, FLORIDA, DIRECTING THE VILLAGE
1 CLERK TO PUBLISH NOTICE OF THE GENERAL ELECTION TO BE HELD ON MARCH 15, 1966; NAMING THE TIME AND
PLACE WHERE SUCH ELECTION SHALL BE HELD: APPOINTING THE ELECTION OFFICIALS FOR THE GENERAL ELECTION
AND RUN-OFF ELECTION; DECLARING THE OFFICES TO BE FILLED AT SUCH ELECTION.
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e WHEREAS, the Charter of the Village provides for a general election to be held on the
third Tuesday in March of each year; and
WHEREAS, there are three offices to be filled at the general election to beheld in the
Village on the third Tuesday in March, 1966; now, therefore
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE VILLAGE COUNCIL OF NORTH PALM BEACH, FLORIDA:
Section 1. That a general election shall beheld, and is hereby declared to be held in
the Village of North Palm Beach, Palm Beach County, Florida, between the hours of '7:00 a.m. and
7:00 p.m. on the 15th day of March, 1966, for the purpose of electing members to the Village
Council to fill such offices in Groups 1, 3 and 5 for the period o£ two years each.
Section 2. The Village Clerk is hereby ordered and directed to cause a notice of said
election to be published in the Palm Beach Pos-Timea once at least fifteen days prior to said
election. Said notice shall be substantially in the following form:
' NOTICE OF GENERAL ELECTION MARCH 15. 1966
TO ALL QUALIFIED ELECTORS RESIDING IN THE VILLAGE OF NORTH PALM BEACH, PALM BEACH COUNTY,
FLORIDA:
By order of the Village Counci]: of the Village of North Falm Beach, Palm Beach County,
Florida, notice is hereby given that a general election will be held in said Village on the 15th
day of March, 1966, for the purpose of electing Councilmen for the following offices, to-wit:
Village Councilman, Group 1 (2-year-term)
Village Councilman, Group 3 (2-year term)
• Village Councilman, Group 5 (2-year term)
Said election will be held in the Village of North Palm Beach, and the polling place is
designated as the Village Senior Citizens Building adjacent to the Village Hall in the Village of
North Palm Beach. The polls will be open. in the voting place from 7:00 a.m. until 7:00 p.m. The
following inspectors and clerk have been designated and appointed by the Village Council for the
purpose of conducting said election: RALPH CORN, MRS. BETTY BEDDING, MRS. CATHERINE MITCHELL,
MRS. ELEANOR ENGEL, inspectors; and Mrs. M. J. JENKINS, clerk.
' The above officials have also been designated and appointed by the Uiilage Council for the
purpose of conducting the special run-off election to beheld on the fourth Tuesday in March, 1966,
if such becomes necessary.
The registration books will be open in the Village Clerk+s office between the hours of
• 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 Noon and 2:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. on week days only up to and including the 4th
day of March, 1966, and from 9:00 a.m. to 12:o0.Noon on Saturday, March 5, 1966.
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Section 9. This resolution shall take effect immediately.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this Sth day o£ February, 1966
MAYOR
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Section 3. The Village Clerk, as registration officer of the Village, is hereby directed
to prepare a list of the names o£ all qualified electors appearing on the registration books of the
Village, and she shall keep the regiatra~tion books open at her, office between the hours of 9:00 a.m.
to 12:00 Noon and from 2:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. on week days only up to and including the 4th day of
March, 1966, and from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 Noon on Saturday, March 5, 1966. A certified list of such
qualified electors shall be furnished by the Village Clerk to the inspectors and clerk in charge of
the polling place on the day of the election.
Section 4. The inspectors anti clerk of said general election to be held on March 15, 1966,
are hereby appointed as follows: MR. RALPH CORN, MRS. BETTY BEDDING, MRS. CATHERINE MITCHELL and
MRS. ELEANOR ENGEL, Inspectors, and MRS. M. J. JENKINS, Clerk. Said officers are hereby directed to
hold said election in accordance with the law and in such manner as to prevent aI1 fraud, deceit, and
abuse therein or thereto and to make the returns of said election in the manner prescribed by law.
Section 5. The offices for which said candidates shall be elected at the general
election are:
Village Councilman, Group 1 (2-year term)
Village Councilman, Group 3 (2-year term)
Village Councilman, Group 5 (2-year term)
Section 6. The inspectors and clerk of the general election to beheld in the Village on
the third Tuesday in March, 1966, are hereby designated to be the same officials to serve at the
special run-off election, if such election is held.
Section 7. The Village Clerk and election officials are hereby directed to arrange for
the use of voting machines at said general election, and the form of the ballot shall be such as is
consistent with the use of voting machines. Absentee ballots shall be prepared by the Village Clerk
in form consistent with existing Village ordinances.
Section S. Ia~ediately after the closing of the polls on the day of said election, the
inspectors and clerk shall certify the returns thereof to the Village Council and the Village Council
shall hold a meeting on the 16th day of March, 1966, for the purpose of canvassing the returns and
declaring the results of said election.
DEPUTY VILLAGE CLERK