Annual Report 

City Commission Elections

CITY ELECTIONS General Election and Special Elections

LOCAL POLLING PLACES Precinct 206 Florida Lutheran Retirement Center 450 N. McDonald Ave. Precinct 209 Bill Dreggors Park The Lemon Room 230 N. Stone St. Precinct 212 Church of the Nazarene 913 E. New York Ave. Precinct 215 Earl Brown Park Wayne G. Sanborn Activities Center 751 S. Alabama Ave. Precinct 216 Earl Brown Park Wayne G. Sanborn Activities Center 751 S. Alabama Ave. Precinct 217 Chisholm Community Center 520 S. Clara Ave. Precinct 218 Christ Community Church 402 W. New York Ave. Your precinct is on your voter-registration card.

 

To vote in the City of DeLand election, you must live inside the city limits, and must be a registered voter.

WHO CAN RUN:
To run for a seat on the DeLand City Commission, you must be a registered voter, and you must have lived inside city limits for at least six months before qualifying to run. Candidates also must subscribe to the

Candidate's Oath and a Loyalty Oath, promising to uphold the laws of the City and state. Candidates are also required to pay a $48 qualifying fee, and file all the required papers during the qualifying period.

By law, candidates for seats on the City Commission may not accept campaign contributions before filing paperwork with the DeLand City Clerk.

The qualifying period is the period set aside for candidates to file papers declaring their intention to seek a seat on the City Commission, and documenting their qualifications for the office.

Candidates may open campaign accounts and collect contributions before the qualifying period, but they must first file paperwork with the City Clerk.

WHO CAN VOTE:
Any registered voter who lives inside DeLand City limits can vote.

If you are not registered to vote, applications can be obtained from the Department of Elections, local financial institutions, public libraries, driver-license bureaus, Chambers of Commerce, and other locations. Applications can also be printed from the Internet in English or Spanish. The Volusia County Elections Office Web site is at www.volusia.org/elections.

Although elections for seats on the DeLand City Commission are overseen by the City Clerk, voter registration is overseen by the Volusia County Supervisor of Elections.

Approximately one month before any election, the Elections Supervisor closes the books. All voters who want to participate in the election must be registered before the books close. 

Applications can be returned by mail, and must be postmarked 29 days before 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 a public library at least 29 days before the date of the election.

ABSENTEE BALLOTS:
Voters who are unable to visit the polls on Election Day may request absentee ballots from the Volusia County Supervisor of Elections by calling (386) 736-5930 or may vote in person at the Supervisor's Office.

FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Call Julie A. Hennessy, DeLand City Clerk, at (386) 740-5730. Send e-mail to hennessy@deland.org