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City of DeLand Election Information
NOTE: The Candidates for Seats 1 and 5 are unopposed. Therefore, no General Election will be held for those Seats. Two (2) Candidates have qualified for Seat 3, thus an election will be held for Seat 3 on August 24, 2010. SEE BELOW FOR CANDIDATE INFORMATION.
General Elections
General Elections in the City of DeLand are held in even-numbered years on the date established by the Florida Election Code for the primary election. The date of the next General Election will be August 24, 2010. In 2010, Seats 1, 3 and 5 will be up for election. A Run-off Election is held only in the event no candidate for any seat receives a majority of the votes cast during the General Election. Only the names of the two candidates receiving the largest number of votes for any seat shall be printed on the ballot for such Run-off Election. The date of the next Run-off Election, if required, will be November 2, 2010.
Municipal elections are non-partisan. The City of DeLand has no districts - all seats on the DeLand City Commission are elected at-large. The terms of office for all seats are four (4) years. There are no term limits.
The current City Commissioners are:
Seat 1 |
Mayor Robert F. Apgar |
(term ends 2010)
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Seat 2 |
Commissioner Charles Paiva |
(term ends 2012)
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Seat 3 |
Commissioner Willie L. Bright |
(term ends 2010)
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Seat 4 |
Commissioner Phil Martin |
(term ends 2012)
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Seat 5 |
Commissioner Leigh Matusick |
(term ends 2010) |
Canvassing Board – pursuant to State law, the Volusia County Canvassing Board will canvass the returns of any City election that is held coincident with a county, state or federal election. For information regarding the specifics of the Canvassing Board meetings, please contact the Volusia County Supervisor of Elections (386)736-5930, or visit the Volusia County Supervisor of Elections website.
Running for City Commission
In order to qualify to run for City Commissioner, candidates must be a qualified elector of the City of DeLand and must have or will have resided within the present corporate limits of the City of DeLand for at least six (6) months immediately preceding the date of the election. Candidates are required to sign both a City and a State of Florida oath, file a State of Florida Appointment of Campaign Treasurer and Designation of Campaign Depository for Candidates (Form DS DE 9), file a Statement of Candidate (Form DS-DE 84), file a Statement of Financial Interests, and pay a qualifying fee equal to one (1%) of the annual salary of the position sought.
If you are interested in running for the City Commission, it is important that you contact the City Clerk’s office to obtain information about the specific requirements for filing. State law has very specific requirements with regard to candidates. For example, candidates must file the State of Florida Appointment of Campaign Treasurer and Designation of Campaign Depository for Candidates (Form DS-DE 9) BEFORE opening a bank account, accepting contributions toward their candidacy, or expending any funds toward their candidacy (including the qualifying fee). Candidates must file a Statement of Candidate (Form DS-DE 84) within ten (10) days of filing the Form DS-DE 9. Once these forms are filed, candidates are required to file periodic Campaign Treasurer Reports with the City
Clerk’s Office pursuant to the filing schedule prescribed by State law.
The City Clerk shall have qualifying forms available for completion by any candidate who wishes to run for the City Commission. All qualifying forms and the qualifying fee shall be filed by a candidate at the time and on the dates established by the Florida Election Code of each even-numbered year, unless otherwise set by adoption of a resolution by the City Commission. Qualifying dates for the 2010 General Election will be from 12:00 p.m., June 14, 2010 through 12:00 p.m. June 18, 2010.
Campaign Treasurers Reports:
Once a candidate for the 2010 Election has filed the State of Florida Appointment of Campaign Treasurer and Designation of Campaign Depository for Candidates (Form DS-DE 9), and the Statement of Candidate (Form DS-DE 84), Campaign Treasurer Reports must be filed with the City Clerk’s Office on the following schedule:
Due Date |
Report Code |
Period Covered |
04/12/2010 |
Q1 |
01/01/2010 - 03/31/2010 |
07/23/2010 |
F1 |
04/01/2010 - 07/16/2010 |
08/06/2010 |
F2 |
07/17/2010 – 07/30/2010 |
08/20/2010 |
F3 |
07/31/2010 – 08/19/2010 |
09/17/2010 |
G1 |
08/20/2010 – 09/10/2010 |
10/01/2010 |
G2 |
09/11/2010 – 09/24/2010 |
10/15/2010 |
G3 |
09/25/2010 – 10/08/2010 |
10/29/2010 |
G4 |
10/09/2010 – 10/28/2010 |
Termination Reports:
Due Date |
Report Code |
Period Covered |
09/16/2010 |
TR |
After June 18, 2010 Qualifying |
11/22/2010 |
TR |
After Aug. 24, 2010 Election |
01/31/2011 |
TR |
After Nov. 2, 2010 Run-Off |
Logic & Accuracy Tec, pre-election tests of the automatic tabulating equipment which wil be used for early voting and at the polls for the City’s General and Run-off Elections. For information regarding the specifics of the Logic and Accuracy Tests, please contact the Volusia County Supervisor of Elections (386)736-5930, or visit the Volusia County Supervisor of Elections website.
PUBLIC NOTICE OF LOGIC & ACCURACY TEST
In accordance with Section 101.5612 F.S., the Volusia County Department of Elections will conduct public, pre-election tests of the automatic tabulating equipment which will be used for early voting and at the polls for the August 24, 2010 election. All of the tests will be held in the Department of Elections warehouse, which is located at 2550 West Highway 44, Building 14, DeLand, Florida, at the following time. The test is open to the public.
Friday, August 6, 2010 - 9:00 A.M.
VOTER INFORMATION
Book Closing:
The voter registration books for the August 24, 2010 General Election will close July 26, 2010. For more specific information regarding Voter Registration and Book Closing, please contact the Volusia County Supervisor of Elections (386)736-5930, or visit the Volusia County Supervisor of Elections website.
Early Voting:
Early voting for the City’s August 24, 2010 General Election will be held August 9 – August 21, 2010. For more specific information regarding Early Voting, or for a list of Early Voting sites, please contact the Volusia County Supervisor of Elections (386)736-5930, or visit the Volusia County Supervisor of Elections website.
Pollwatchers
Please be advised that the last day to register poll watchers is 14 days before early voting begins for the General Election.
City Polling Places:
The following are the City of DeLand Polling Places:
Precinct |
Location |
206 |
Florida Lutheran Retirement Center 450 N. McDonald Avenue |
209 |
Bill Dreggors Park The Lemon Room 230 No. Stone Street |
212 |
Church of the Nazarene Fellowship Hall 913 East New York Ave |
215 |
Wayne G. Sanborn Activities Center 751 So. Alabama Avenue |
216 |
Wayne G. Sanborn Activities Center 751 So. Alabama Avenue |
217 |
Chisholm Center 520 So. Clara Avenue |
218 |
Christ Community Church 402 West New York Avenue |
Voter Registration Applications can be obtained from the Department of Elections, public libraries, driver’s license bureaus, and other locations. Applications can be returned by mail to the Volusia County Supervisor of Elections and must be postmarked 29 days prior to the date of the election in order to vote in that election. They may also be hand-delivered to the Volusia County Elections Office or to any public library in Volusia County, any Supervisor of Elections office within the State of Florida, the Florida Division of Elections office, a driver’s license office, a voter registration agency, or an armed forces recruitment office at least 29 days to prior to the date of the election. For more information and for special time voters registering by mail, contact the Volusia County Supervisor of Elections
office (736-5930), or visit the Volusia County Supervisor of Elections website.
Absentee Ballots:
Revised June 18, 2010
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