The elective officers of the City of Fort Myers are a city council consisting of a mayor and six councilpersons. Councilpersons shall be elected by the registered electors of their respective wards and the mayor shall be elected at large.
QUALIFYING DATES
Monday, July 6, 2009 12:00 Noon
through
Friday, July 10, 2009, 12:00 Noon
REQUIREMENTS TO QUALIFY:
All Candidates
1. Must be a registered elector of the City. (City Charter, Section 10)
2. Must be a permanent resident of the City. (City Charter, Section 10)
3. File a Statement of Financial Interest, Form 1, together with, and at the same time, he or she files qualifying papers. (Florida Statutes 112.3145(2)(a))
4. Take and subscribe to an oath or affirmation in writing required by Florida Statute 99.021 which must contain the name of the candidate as it is to appear on the ballot; the office sought, and the signature and address of the candidate, duly acknowledged.
5. Take the oath required by Florida Statute 876.05, signed by the candidate and duly acknowledged.
6. Completed form for the appointment of campaign treasurer and designation of campaign depository, as required by Florida Statue 106.021.
7. Filing Fee – At the time of qualifying, each candidate shall pay to the City of Fort Myers a sum of One Hundred Dollars ($100.00). (City Charter, Section 64)
8. Check for filing/qualifying fees must be drawn on the candidate’s campaign checking account and made payable to the CITY OF FORT MYERS.
Mayor
Elected At‑Large
1. Shall be a resident of the city for a period of twelve (12) consecutive months prior to such election. (City Charter, Section 10)
2. Election Assessment – Each person seeking to qualify for election to a municipal office shall pay, at the time of qualifying, an election assessment equal to one percent (1%) of the annual salary of the office sought. Candidates for Mayor will be assessed Four Hundred Twenty‑Four Dollars and Nineteen Cents ($424.19). (Annual salary: Forty‑Two Thousand Four Hundred Nineteen Dollars ($42,419.00). (Florida Statutes 99.0903(1) and 99.061(2); and City Charter, Section 64). The total cost for qualifying is $524.19.
Council Members
Elected by Single Ward Elections
Wards 1, 3 & 5
1. Shall have been a resident of the ward from which he or she is elected for a period of at least six (6) months prior to such election. (City Charter, Section 10)
2. Election Assessment – Each person seeking to qualify for election to a municipal office shall pay, at the time of qualifying, an election assessment equal to one percent (1%) of the annual salary of the office sought. Candidates for City Council will be assessed Three Hundred Twenty‑Six Dollars and Twenty‑Nine Cents ($326.30). (Annual Salary: $32,630.00.) (Florida Statutes 99.093(1) and 99.061(2); and City Charter, Section 64). The total cost for qualifying is $426.30.
ELECTIONS:
1. In all elections in the City, in the event there are not more than two (2) candidates who qualify for any elective office in the City, then there shall be no primary election as to the particular office and the candidate or candidates shall be certified as fully qualified, and their names shall be placed upon the general election ballot. (City Charter, Section 66(b)
2. In the event there are more than two (2) candidates who qualify for a particular elected office in the City, and no candidate receives a majority of all votes cast for such office in the primary election, then the two (2) candidates who receive the highest number of votes cast for that particular elective office in said primary election shall be the candidates qualified to run for such elective office in the general election. (City Charter, Section 66(b)
3. In all elections in the City, in the event there is not more than one (1) candidate nominated for an elective office in the City, then there shall be no primary election and no general election as to the particular office, and the city council shall declare the candidate so nominated to be duly elected to the office for which nominated. (City Charter, Section 67(a)
4. If there are more than two (2) candidates nominated for a particular elective office in the City and one (1) candidate receives a majority of all votes cast for such office in the primary election, then the one (1) candidate so receiving the majority of all votes cast for such office in such primary election shall be declared by the city council to be duly elected to that office and no general election shall be necessary. (City Charter, Section 67(a)
The elective officers of the City of Fort Myers are a city council consisting of a mayor and six councilpersons. Councilpersons shall be elected by the registered electors of their respective wards and the mayor shall be elected at large.
QUALIFYING DATES
Monday, July 6, 2009 12:00 Noon
through
Friday, July 10, 2009, 12:00 Noon
REQUIREMENTS TO QUALIFY:
All Candidates
1. Must be a registered elector of the City. (City Charter, Section 10)
2. Must be a permanent resident of the City. (City Charter, Section 10)
3. File a Statement of Financial Interest, Form 1, together with, and at the same time, he or she files qualifying papers. (Florida Statutes 112.3145(2)(a))
4. Take and subscribe to an oath or affirmation in writing required by Florida Statute 99.021 which must contain the name of the candidate as it is to appear on the ballot; the office sought, and the signature and address of the candidate, duly acknowledged.
5. Take the oath required by Florida Statute 876.05, signed by the candidate and duly acknowledged.
6. Completed form for the appointment of campaign treasurer and designation of campaign depository, as required by Florida Statue 106.021.
7. Filing Fee – At the time of qualifying, each candidate shall pay to the City of Fort Myers a sum of One Hundred Dollars ($100.00). (City Charter, Section 64)
8. Check for filing/qualifying fees must be drawn on the candidate’s campaign checking account and made payable to the CITY OF FORT MYERS.
Mayor
Elected At‑Large
1. Shall be a resident of the city for a period of twelve (12) consecutive months prior to such election. (City Charter, Section 10)
2. Election Assessment – Each person seeking to qualify for election to a municipal office shall pay, at the time of qualifying, an election assessment equal to one percent (1%) of the annual salary of the office sought. Candidates for Mayor will be assessed Four Hundred Twenty‑Four Dollars and Nineteen Cents ($424.19). (Annual salary: Forty‑Two Thousand Four Hundred Nineteen Dollars ($42,419.00). (Florida Statutes 99.0903(1) and 99.061(2); and City Charter, Section 64). The total cost for qualifying is $524.19.
Council Members
Elected by Single Ward Elections
Wards 1, 3 & 5
1. Shall have been a resident of the ward from which he or she is elected for a period of at least six (6) months prior to such election. (City Charter, Section 10)
2. Election Assessment – Each person seeking to qualify for election to a municipal office shall pay, at the time of qualifying, an election assessment equal to one percent (1%) of the annual salary of the office sought. Candidates for City Council will be assessed Three Hundred Twenty‑Six Dollars and Twenty‑Nine Cents ($326.30). (Annual Salary: $32,630.00.) (Florida Statutes 99.093(1) and 99.061(2); and City Charter, Section 64). The total cost for qualifying is $426.30.
ELECTIONS:
1. In all elections in the City, in the event there are not more than two (2) candidates who qualify for any elective office in the City, then there shall be no primary election as to the particular office and the candidate or candidates shall be certified as fully qualified, and their names shall be placed upon the general election ballot. (City Charter, Section 66(b)
2. In the event there are more than two (2) candidates who qualify for a particular elected office in the City, and no candidate receives a majority of all votes cast for such office in the primary election, then the two (2) candidates who receive the highest number of votes cast for that particular elective office in said primary election shall be the candidates qualified to run for such elective office in the general election. (City Charter, Section 66(b)
3. In all elections in the City, in the event there is not more than one (1) candidate nominated for an elective office in the City, then there shall be no primary election and no general election as to the particular office, and the city council shall declare the candidate so nominated to be duly elected to the office for which nominated. (City Charter, Section 67(a)
4. If there are more than two (2) candidates nominated for a particular elective office in the City and one (1) candidate receives a majority of all votes cast for such office in the primary election, then the one (1) candidate so receiving the majority of all votes cast for such office in such primary election shall be declared by the city council to be duly elected to that office and no general election shall be necessary. (City Charter, Section 67(a)