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CITY OF WINTER SPRINGS, FLORIDA
1126 EAST STATE ROAD 434
WINTER SPRINGS, FLORIDA 32708-2799
Telephone (407) 327-1800
ANDREA LORENZO-LUACES
CITY CLERK
CITY OF WINTER SPRINGS, FLORIDA
2018
GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION
On Tuesday, November 6, 2018, the City of Winter Springs will hold a General Municipal Election in
which Voters will elect a Mayor, City Commissioner for District Two, and a City Commissioner for
District Four.
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 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, and before any
campaign contributions are accepted, one must first file with the City Clerk of the City of Winter Springs,
an “APPOINTMENT OF CAMPAIGN TREASURER AND DESIGNATION OF CAMPAIGN
DEPOSITORY FOR CANDIDATES” (DS-DE 9) form. (Once filed with the City of Winter Springs’
City Clerk, a Campaign Checking Account at your financial institution of choice does not need to be
opened immediately; however, it is suggested that a Campaign Checking Account should be opened at
some point so that a Campaign Account is available for any contributions that are received and/or planned
expenditures. Additionally, Campaign Finance Reports must be filed as applicable, even if a Campaign
Checking Account HAS NOT been opened; and even if a Candidate DOES NOT accept any contributions
and/or no expenditures are incurred). Access to the DS-DE 9 form is available via this link:
http://dos.myflorida.com/media/693631/dsde9.pdf
A potential Candidate also needs to file with the Winter Springs’ City Clerk, a “STATEMENT OF
CANDIDATE” (DS-DE 84) form “within 10 days after the APPOINTMENT OF CAMPAIGN
TREASURER AND DESIGNATION OF CAMPAIGN DEPOSITORY”. Access to the DS-DE 84 form
is available via 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
The following link(s) provides access to the Election Code from the Florida Statutes:
http://dos.myflorida.com/media/698124/election-code.pdf
(Revised July 2017)
The following link provides access to the State of Florida’s Division of Elections:
http://dos.myflorida.com/elections/
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:
https://library.municode.com/fl/winter_springs/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=PTICH
AND
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 late summer 2018, most likely in 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 call (407) 327-5955.
During the Qualifying Period in the City of 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 (on a form supplied
by the City and available with Qualifying Packets), as well as payment of the following amounts drawn
from your official Campaign 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
The following link will also provide access to the City of Winter Springs’ Code of Ordinances and
information on Signs as provided in Chapter 16 “SIGNS AND ADVERTISING” from the City of Winter
Springs’ Code of Ordinances:
https://www.municode.com/library/fl/winter_springs/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=PTIICOOR_CH
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Note: The information in this document is simply a 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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