13-1399 Amending Chapter 2, Election Procedures

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ORDINANCE 13 -1399 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CASSELBERRY, FLORIDA, AMENDING CHAPTER 2, ARTICLE II, SECTION 2 -35 (f), ELECTION PROCEDURES, OF THE CITY OF CASSELBERRY CODE OF ORDINANCES; ELIMINATING THE REQUIREMENT FOR FILING PAPER CAMPAIGN FINANCE REPORTS WITH THE CITY CLERK; PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS, SEVERABILITY, CODIFICATION AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, the City of Casselberry is granted authority under Section 106.07(a)2, Florida Statutes, to require that all candidates for municipal office file finance campaign reports electronically; and WHEREAS, the City of Casselberry implemented the requirement for electronic campaign finance reporting in December 2009 via Ordinance 09 -1308 in addition to filing paper campaign finance reports with the City's filing officer, the City Clerk; and WHEREAS, the Florida Legislature has significantly increased the frequency of filing campaign finance reports required under Section 106.07, Florida Statutes, effective November 1, 2013, by now requiring monthly reports to be filed from the time the campaign treasurer is appointed, then on the 60th day immediately preceding the election, and biweekly thereafter through and including the 4th day immediately preceding the election, with additional reports due on the 25th and 11th days before the election; and WHEREAS, in light of the significant increase of required campaign finance reports to be filed, the City would like to relieve its candidates for elected office of the requirement to file paper copies of the reports with the City Clerk and only require that campaign finance reports be filed electronically; and WHEREAS, words with double underlined type shall constitute additions to the original text and strike thfough type shall constitute deletions to the original text of Section 2- 35(f), of the City Code of Ordinances. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ENACTED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF CASSELBERRY, FLORIDA, AS FOLLOWS: SECTION I. That Chapter 2, Article II, Section 2 -35 (f) Election Procedures, of the City of Casselberry Code of Ordinances is hereby amended as follows; (f) Electronic filing of campaign finance reports required. All candidates for elected office in the City of Casselberry shall electronically file their campaign treasurer's reports required by State law utilizing w4th the Seminole County Supervisor of Elections Office's electronic filing system. '