Ballot questions March 8, 2022

City of Lake Worth Beach:

  1. Term Limits for Mayor and Commissioners

SHALL THE CITY OF LAKE WORTH BEACH AMEND ITS CHARTER AT ARTICLE III, SECTION 2 TO PROVIDE THAT NO PERSON MAY SERVE MORE THAN A MAXIMUM OF TWELVE CONSECUTIVE YEARS AS A CITY ELECTED OFFICIAL AND THAT NO PERSON MAY SERVE MORE THAN TWO CONSECUTIVE FULL TERMS AS MAYOR OR COMMISSIONER WHEREIN THE OFFICES OF MAYOR AND COMMISSIONER WILL BE CONSIDERED SEPARATE OFFICES FOR THE PURPOSE OF SUCH CONSECUTIVE TERM LIMITS?

  1. Option of Candidate to Concede Run-Off Election

SHALL THE CITY OF LAKE WORTH BEACH AMEND ITS CHARTER AT ARTICLE V, SECTION 4 TO PROVIDE THAT A CANDIDATE WHO QUALIFIES FOR A RUN-OFF ELECTION IS AUTHORIZED TO CONCEDE THE RUN-OFF ELECTION WITHIN 48 HOURS OF THE CERTIFICATION OF THE ELECTION RESULTS THEREBY DOING AWAY WITH THE NEED FOR A RUN-OFF ELECTION AND ALLOWING THE REMAINING CANDIDATE TO BE DULY ELECTED?

  1. Single-Member District Voting for City Commissioners

SHALL THE CITY OF LAKE WORTH BEACH AMEND ITS CHARTER AT ARTICLE III, SECTION 1 TO PROVIDE FOR SINGLE-MEMBER DISTRICT VOTING WHEREIN EACH COMMISSIONER SHALL BE ELECTED BY THE VOTERS RESIDING IN HIS OR HER OWN DISTRICT, AND WILL CONTINUE TO REPRESENT THE ENTIRE CITY AND WITH THE MAYOR CONTINUING TO BE ELECTED BY THE VOTERS OF THE CITY-AT-LARGE?

  1. Deadline for Appointment of Successor to Fill Vacancy on City Commission

SHALL THE CITY OF LAKE WORTH BEACH AMEND ITS CHARTER AT ARTICLE III, SECTION 5 TO PROVIDE THAT WHEN THE CITY COMMISSION IS REQUIRED TO FILL A VACANCY ON THE COMMISSION BY APPOINTMENT, SUCH APPOINTMENT SHALL BE MADE BY THE REMAINING MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION NO LATER THAN 24 HOURS PRIOR TO THE OPENING OF THE QUALIFYING PERIOD FOR THE NEXT CITY ELECTION?

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