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Commission Candidates Guidelines
Elections for City Commissioners
City elections are held on even years. The City Code provides for staggered City Commission Seat elections; Seats 1, 2 and 3 are on one ballot, while Seats 4 and 5 are on the next election cycle. Commissioners and the Mayor run at large with Seat assignments. The term of office is four years.
Qualifications to Run For Elected City Office
A Candidate must:
- be a resident of the City
- be a registered voter
- have continuously resided in the City for one year, immediately prior to filing for a Commission Seat
Declared and Qualified Candidate
- Declared Candidates: can file paperwork with the City Clerk at any time prior to the Qualifying Period, to declare that they are running for office. To declare to run, a Candidate must complete and submit the following forms: DS-DE 9 - Appointment of Treasurer and DS-DE 84 - Statement of Candidate
- Qualified Candidates: Once the forms are time-stamped by the City Clerk, the Candidate takes the forms to the Bank to open an Election Campaign Account. To appear on the Election Ballot, a Candidate must submit, to the City Clerk, all the Qualifying Forms (see below), and pay the Qualifying Fees from the Election Campaign Account
Candidate Qualifying Period
- Per City Code, the Candidate Qualifying Period begins at Noon on Monday of the thirteenth week, prior to the election, until Noon the following Friday.
Candidate Responsibilities
- Be familiar with the 2020 General Election Calendar and abide by the 2020 Candidate Treasurer Reporting Calendar
- Complete, submit forms and pay fees to the City Clerk, during the Qualifying Period, to be placed on the ballot
- Submit Treasurer Reports on due dates
- Abide by the State of Florida and City Election Laws
2020 Election Commission Candidate Seats
The City of Cocoa Beach will be holding a General Election on November 3, 2020. Three Commission Seats are up for election. The term of each office is four years
- Commissioner Seat #2 (currently filled by Commissioner Ed Martinez)
- Commissioner Seat #3 (currently filled by Commissioner Karalyn Woulas)
- Mayor-Commissioner Seat #1 (currently filled by Mayor Ben Malik)
2020 Election Qualifying Period
The 2020 Election Qualifying Period is: Noon, August 3 to Noon, August 7, 2020
2020 Election Declare To Run for Office Forms
A Candidate may declare at any time, prior to the week of August 3, 2020, that they plan to run for office. Required Forms to must be completed and submitted to the City Clerk are:
- DS-DE 9 Appointment of Campaign Treasurer and Designation of Campaign Depository for Candidates (form link below)
- DS-DE 84 Statement of Candidate
- Follow the 2020 Candidate Treasurer Reporting Calendar
2020 Qualifying Forms and Fees
A Candidate must submit all Qualifying Forms to the City Clerk during the City Qualifying Period
The City of Cocoa Beach posts all Candidate submittals on the City’s Website. To ensure that the paperwork is ADA (American with Disabilities Act) complaint, the City requires that ADA formatted forms are used and information is typed in, rather than hand written
- Appointment of Treasurer (DS-DE 9)
- Statement of Candidate (DS-DE 84)
- Qualifying Oath of Candidate DS-DE 302NP)
- City Loyalty Oath
- Form 1 - Financial Disclosure Form 1
- Letter on Logic and Accuracy Test
- Letter on Removal of Signs
- Candidate Bio
- Payment of Filing Fees: City $50 and State $60 (1% of Salary) (total $110 paid from Campaign Account)
2020 Election Laws and Treasurer Reports
NOTICE TO CITY CANDIDATES:
Campaign Contributions Limits: For the City of Cocoa Beach, the City Code, rather than the State Statutes, sets the contribution limits per election, $250 per donor, per election, Ordinance No. 1586
To ensure that all Candidate paperwork is ADA (American with Disabilities Act) complaint, the City requires that ADA formatted forms are used and information is typed in, rather than hand written
- 2019 Florida Election Laws
- 2020 General Election Calendar
- DS-DE 9 Appointment of Treasurer
- DS-DE 12 Campaign Treasurer Report Summary - must be submitted, if there were Contributions/Expenditures, and not needed if there is a Waiver of Report
- DS-DE 13 Campaign Treasurer Report - Itemized Contributions
- DS-DE 14 Campaign Treasurer Report - Itemized Expenditures
- DS-DE 02 Contributions Returned
- DS-DE87 Waiver of Report - No Contributions/Expenditures
- 2020 Candidate Treasurer Reporting Calendar - Candidates
- 2020 Candidate Campaign Treasurer Handbook
Political Signs Rules
- City Code Sign Standards - No Sign Permit fees are assessed
- Florida Department of Transportation Political Signs on Right of Way - State Roads (SRA1A and SR520)