§ 4.3. Nominations by petition; felons disqualified for any city office.

(a)

Candidates shall be nominated for the various offices of the City of Minneola, Florida and eligible to be placed upon the ballot to be used in any general or special election when they have duly qualified with the city clerk, by presenting a petition for candidacy signed by no less than six (6) electors of the City of Minneola, Florida. The petition shall also contain, or have affixed thereto, the candidate's acceptance of the nomination which shall also contain a statement that, if elected, he will serve, and if not a part of the petition, the council shall omit his name from the ballot. No voter shall sign more than one (1) nominating petition for the same office, and should a voter do so, his signature shall be void except to the first filed of the petitions. The signatures shall be executed in ink or indelible pencil. Each signer shall indicate next to his signature the date of signing and the place of residence, giving the street and number or other description sufficient to identify the place of residence. The council by ordinance shall designate the appropriate form for nominating petitions and for acceptance of nominations.

(b)

Candidates, if having performed service in the Armed Forces of the United States, must have an honorable discharge therefrom.

(c)

In addition, candidates must pay a filing fee of twenty-five dollars ($25.00). However, candidates of limited means may qualify by means of a petition containing one-fifth ( 1/5 ) of the registered voters of the city.

(d)

Any person convicted of a felony either elected, employed or appointed to any boards, commissions, committees or agencies shall never again be allowed to seek election, employment or appointment to an office in the City of Minneola.

(Ord. No. 81-4, § 2, 12-13-1980; Ord. No. 2006-31, § 3, 8-22-2006 )