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CITY OF WINTER SPRINGS
2018
GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION
INFORMATION FOR CANDIDATES
On Tuesday, November 6th, 2018, the City of Winter Springs will hold a General Municipal Election in
which the Voters will elect a Mayor, a District Two City Commissioner, and a District Four City
Commissioner, all for a four (4) year Term of Office.
Additionally, pursuant to the recent mid-term District Three City Commission vacancy, also on Tuesday,
November 6th, 2018, during the City of Winter Springs’ General Municipal Election, the Voters will also
elect a City Commissioner for District Three to complete the current Term of Office which will end in
November 2020.
PLEASE NOTE:
An individual wishing to run for Elected Office in the City of Winter Springs shall be a registered and
qualified Voter in Winter Springs, at the time of their Qualifying.
A Candidate for Mayor of the City of Winter Springs shall have resided in the City one (1) year prior to
the time of Qualifying.
A Candidate seeking the Office of Commissioner for District Two or Commissioner for District Four or
Commissioner for District Three in Winter Springs shall have resided in the City one (1) year prior to the
time of qualifying; AND shall have resided in the applicable Commission District six (6) months prior to
the time of Qualifying.
For anyone interested in running for Elected Office in the City of Winter Springs, PLEASE contact
the City Clerk at (407) 327-5955 first, to make sure you are familiar with the steps required to run
for Office.
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STATE OF FLORIDA ELECTION CODE:
Please note that BEFORE any campaign contributions are accepted, an interested Candidate must
1) First file with the Winter Springs' City Clerk an "APPOINTMENT OF CAMPAIGN TREASURER
AND DESIGNATION OF CAMPAIGN DEPOSITORY FOR CANDIDATES" (DS-DE 9) form – for
access to this form, please click on this link: http://dos.myflorida.com/media/693631/dsde9.pdf
AND open a Campaign Account
2)*File with the Winter Springs' City Clerk, a "STATEMENT OF CANDIDATE" (DS-DE 84) form – for
access to this form, please click on this link: http://dos.myflorida.com/media/693280/dsde84.pdf
* On a related note, the following link will provide you with access to Chapter 106 of the Florida
Statutes which you will need to read and understand as acknowledged by your signature that is
required on the “STATEMENT OF CANDIDATE” (DS-DE 84) form:
http://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&URL=0100-
0199/0106/0106ContentsIndex.html&StatuteYear=2017&Title=%2D%3E2017%2D%3EChapter
%20106
To view the entire Election Code (Revised July 2017) from the Florida Statutes, please use the following
link:
http://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Index&Title_Request=IX#TitleIX
CAMPAIGN TREASURER'S REPORTS:
Campaign Treasurer's Reports are filed electronically via the Seminole County Supervisor of Elections
website, once the "APPOINTMENT OF CAMPAIGN TREASURER AND DESIGNATION OF
CAMPAIGN DEPOSITORY FOR CANDIDATES" (DS-DE 9) form as well as the "STATEMENT OF
CANDIDATE" (DS-DE 84) form have been filed with the City of Winter Springs’ City Clerk.
The following is a link to the latest version of the “Candidate and Campaign Treasurer Handbook”
Updated 1/2016) from the Division of Elections website:
http://dos.myflorida.com/media/695284/candidate-and-campaign-treasurer-handbook.pdf
PLEASE NOTE:
If the above highlighted documents have been submitted between May 1, 2018 and May 31, 2018, a
Campaign Treasurer's Report (M5) would need to be submitted by June 11, 2018 electronically via the
Seminole County Supervisor of Elections website. (You will receive more details about this when the
above highlighted documents are filed with the City of Winter Springs’ City Clerk.)
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CITY OF WINTER SPRINGS:
In addition to compliance with Florida Statutes, Candidates for Winter Springs Elected Office must also
comply with the Winter Springs Charter, as well as portions of Chapter 2 “ADMINISTRATION” from
the City of Winter Springs’ Code of Ordinances. The following links will provide access to these
documents:
Charter: https://library.municode.com/fl/winter_springs/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=PTICH
AND
Chapter 2 “ADMINISTRATION”
https://library.municode.com/fl/winter_springs/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=PTIICOOR_CH2AD
QUALIFYING - IN THE CITY OF WINTER SPRINGS:
Qualifying Period Begins: Monday, August 27, 2018 at 12:00 p.m./Noon:
Qualifying Period ENDS: Friday, August 31, 2018 at 12:00 p.m./Noon
Qualifying Packets are estimated to be available during early to mid-August 2018. If you would like to
be notified when the Qualifying Packets are available, please contact the City Clerk at
aluaces@winterspringsfl.org or (407) 327-5955.
During the Qualifying Period in Winter Springs, along with other forms to be completed and turned into
the City Clerk, a Petition form with fifteen (15) signatures will be required (by using a form supplied by
the City of Winter Springs and which will be available with Qualifying Packets), as well as payment
of the following amounts drawn from your official Campaign Checking Account and made payable to
the City of Winter Springs:
Qualifying Fee: $150.00
AND
A 1% Assessment Fee as noted below:
The Mayor Receives: $1,200.00 per month
$1,200.00 x 12 months = $14,400.00 annually
The 1% Assessment amounts to: $144.00
OR
Each Commissioner Receives: $1,000.00 per month
$1,000.00 x 12 months = $12,000.00 annually
The 1% Assessment amounts to: $120.00
Note: The information in this document is simply a very brief overview of basic information and is not
intended to be a complete and definitive guide to running for local Elected Office.
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