§ 38-8. Canvassing board.

All elections conducted pursuant to the City Charter shall be canvassed by the canvassing board as provided for herein, and under the election laws of this state.

(a)

The canvassing board for city elections held on the same date as a countywide election shall be the Miami-Dade County Canvassing Board.

(b)

The canvassing board for city elections not held on the same date as a county-wide election shall be comprised of a county court judge appointed by the chief judge of the Eleventh Judicial Circuit of Miami-Dade County, the city clerk, and a member of the city commission appointed by the city commission. In the event the county court judge selected by the chief judge under this subsection is unable to serve on the canvassing board, such county court judge shall be replaced with another county court judge appointed by the chief judge to serve as substitute member; in the event any other member of the canvassing board under this subsection is unable to serve such member shall be replaced with a qualified elector of the city appointed by the city clerk to serve as a substitute member; the city clerk shall also select a qualified elector of the city to serve as an alternate member who will serve as a member of the canvassing board in the event the substitute or other member (besides the county court judge) is unable to serve.

(c)

No member of the canvassing board shall be a candidate who has opposition in the election being canvassed, or is an active participant in the campaign or candidacy of any candidate who has opposition in the election being canvassed.

(d)

The scheduling of canvassing board meetings, powers and duties of the canvassing board, not otherwise inconsistent with the above, shall be conducted in accordance with state law.

(Ord. No. 2017-4080, § 1, 3-1-17)