City of Miami Springs General Election - Tuesday, April 4, 2023

Miami Springs 2023 General Election

The City of Miami Springs will hold a General Municipal Election on Tuesday, April 4, 2023, for all seats. All seats include Mayor, Group I, Group II, Group III, and Group IV.

Qualifying Period

According to Miami Springs Charter §3.04 (3), the qualifying period for candidates for Mayor or City Council shall be 60 days and the qualifying period shall be closed 45 days prior to the general municipal election.

Based on the above, the first day of qualifying is Monday, December 19, 2022, and the last day of qualifying is Friday, February 17, 2023.

Terms and Residency Requirements

City Council and the Mayor are elected for two-year terms. Candidates are elected at-large. Every candidate for Council or Mayor must be a registered voter in the City and must have resided in the City for a six-month period preceding the election.

Qualifying Forms:

To become a candidate, the following documents must be filed with the City of Miami Springs City Clerk PRIOR to opening a campaign account, receiving contributions, or making any expenditures:

-DS-DE9 (Rev.10/10) Appointment of Campaign Treasurer and Designation of Campaign Depository for Candidates

Must be filed prior to opening the campaign account and prior to accepting contributions or making expenditures on the person's behalf.
A candidate may be his / her campaign treasurer or deputy treasurer, but anyone designated must also be a registered voter of the State of Florida
Your campaign depository must be a bank, savings and loan association or credit union authorized to do business in the State of Florida. The campaign account must be separate from any personal or business accounts.
All monetary contributions must be deposited in the campaign account within five (5) business days of receipt.
Only the campaign treasurer or the deputy campaign treasurer may sign campaign expenditure checks.

-DS-DE84 (05/11) Statement of Candidate appointment with City Clerk

AFTER filing the appropriate paperwork with the City Clerk, candidates may then open a campaign account and begin to accept contributions and make expenditures.

The following forms are also required to run for office in the City of Miami Springs:

-DS-DE302NP (08/21) Candidate Oath - Nonpartisan Office

-Form 1 Statement of Financial Interests for the calendar year 2021 (2022 Not Available Until 2023)

-Ethical Campaign Practices Declaration (This form is voluntary)

-Petition Forms for April 4, 2023 (50 Signatures Required)

-Payment of Filing Fee from Campaign Account in the amount of: Mayor $103.00 Council Groups I,II,III,IV: $85.00

-Sign Bond - In accordance with the City Code of Ordinances, a bond of $200.00 shall be required from each election campaign. This bond shall be conditioned upon the removal of all political signs of that candidate or issue within seven calendar days of the election to which they relate.

City of Miami Springs General Election - Tuesday, April 4, 2023

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