2007-001 Notice of General ElectionRESOLUTION 2007-01
,.._ A RESOLUTION OF THE VILLAGE OF NORTH PALM BEACH, FLORIDA,
DIRECTING THE VILLAGE CLERK TO PUBLISH NOTICE OF THE
GENERAL ELECTION TO BE HELD ON MARCH 13, 2007; NAMING THE
TIME AND PLACE WHERE SUCH ELECTION SHALL BE HELD;
DECLARING THE OFFICES TO BE FILLED AT SUCH ELECTION.
WHEREAS, the Charter of the Village provides for a General Election to be held on the second
Tuesday in March, 2007; and
WHEREAS, there are two offices to be filled at the General Election to be held in the Village on
the second Tuesday in March, 2007.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE VILLAGE COUNCIL OF THE VILLAGE
OF NORTH PALM BEACH, FLORIDA, as follows:
Section 1. That a General Election shall be held, 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 13th day of March, 2007, for the purpose of electing members to the Village
Council to fill such offices in Groups 2 and 4 for a period of 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 Post at least fifteen days prior to said election. Said notice
shall be substantially in the following form:
NOTICE OF GENERAL ELECTION MARCH 13, 2007
TO ALL QUALIFIED ELECTORS
RESIDING IN THE VILLAGE OF NORTH PALM BEACH,
PALM BEACH COUNTY, FLORIDA:
By order of the Village Council of the Village of North Palm Beach, Florida, notice is hereby
given that a General Election will be held in said Village on the 13th day of March, 2007, for the
purpose of electing councilmen for the following offices, to wit:
Village Councilman, Group 2 (2-year term)
Village Councilman, Group 4 (2-year term)
Said election will be held in the Village of North Palm Beach, and the polling places are
designated as North Palm Beach Community Center, Precincts 1146, 1147, 1158, and 1159;
North Palm Beach Country Club, Precincts 1148, 1150, 1151; Old Port Cove Recreation Room
between the North and South Quay Buildings, Precinct 1152; First Unitarian Church, Precincts
1154, 1155, and 1166; Council Chambers of the Village Hall, Precinct 1168; and Anchorage
Activities Building, Precinct 1186. The polls will be open in the voting places from 7:00 a.m.
-- unti17:00 p.m.
Section 3. The offices for which said candidates shall be elected at the General Election are:
Village Councilman, Group 2 (2-year term)
Village Councilman, Group 4 (2-year term)
Section 4. 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 arranged for by the Village
Clerk in a form consistent with general law.
Section 5. The Village Council hereby designates the Palm Beach County Supervisor of
Elections for the purpose of canvassing absentee ballots and election returns on behalf of the
Village of North Palm Beach, and designates the Palm Beach County Supervisor of Elections or
his designee, as the Village's representative for the Logic and Accuracy testing of the tabulating
equipment for the General Election on February 23, 2007, and the Logic and Accuracy testing for
the RunoffElection, should there be one.
Section 6. This resolution shall take effect immediately upon passage.
PASSED AND ADOPTED THIS 11th DAY OF JANT r a R V ~nm
(Village Seal)
ATTEST:
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Village Clerk
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