O59-11ORD!NANCE~59-11
AN ORDIhTANCE REQU/RI~JG THE RE-REGISTRATION
OF VOTERS OF THE CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH, BE-
TWEET THE 16TH DAY OF MARCH 1959, AND FIVE
(~) DAYS BEFORE ANY PRIMARY OR GEneRAL, ELEC-
TION OF THE YEAR 1959; PROHIBITING'P~SONS
FROM VOTING WHO HAVE NOT SO RE-REGIST~ED;
PROVIDING FOR RE-REGISTRATION OF P~qSONS WHO
~MERE UNABLE TO COMPLY BECAUSE OF CIRCUMST~k~CES
BEYOND THEIR CONTROL - -REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES
IN COL~LICT HEREWITH.
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Boynton Beach,
Florida, did on the 19th day of January 1959, ascertain that
the Registration Book of the City of Boynton Beach had not been
purged in the past; and
WHA~EAS, the Council was informed that the Registration
Book contained names of deceased registrants, registrants no
longer residing in the City of Boynton Beach, improper addresses
of registrants, registrants voting under name of previous mar-
riages, duplicate registration of same person, registrants of
freeholders whose status had changed; and
WHEREAS, Chapter 24398, Section 135, Special Acts of 1947,
provides that the City Council may provide for a re-registra-
tion of the voters at the first meeting in July 1948~ and there-
after at the first meeting in July every five years; and
~?m~EREAS, through neglect, inadvertence, or otherwise a re-
registration of the voters was not made in July 1948; or July
1953, or July 1958, pursuant to the Charter; and
WHEREAS, the conditions of the Registration Book as pre-
sently existing are inadeq~uat%improper, and do mot comply with
the Charter of the City, and the Council deems it imperative
that the Registration Book be purged of all discrepencies,
errors, and deficiencies, and declares that the matter is im-
mergent; and
WHEREAS, the voters of the City. of Boynton Beach have been
duly notified of these matters and the need for re-registration;
and
WHF~EAS, the Council has set the 16th day of March 1959 as
the commencement date for re-registration of voters;
NOW, THEZEFORE, BE IT AND IT IS HEREBY ORDAINED BY THE CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDa, AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1:
SECTION 2:
SECTION 3:
All persons who desire to vote in any election
of the City of Boynton Beach, and were regis-
tered prior to the 16th day of March 1959,
must re-register in order to vote in a~ elec-
tion of the City of Boynton Beach.
All persons who have not re-registered with the
City Clerk or her duly qualified deputy on or
after the 16th day of March 1959 shall do so
within the time limits stated below:
(a) In the event a primary election
is held, in order to be qualified to
vote in said primary election, each
voter must have re-registered between
the 16th day of March 1959 and at least
five (5) days before said primary elec-
tion date, or by the llth day of Novem-
ber 1959.
(b) In the event no primary election is
held; in order to be qualified to vote
each voter must have re-registered be-
tween the 16th day of March 1959, and at
least five (5) days before said election
date, or by the 25th day of November 1959.
(c) In the event a primary election is
held, and in the event voters have not
re-registered before said primary elec-
tion, re-registration will be permitted
from the day after the primary election,
until five (5) days before the General
Election date, or on or between the 18th
day and 25th day of November 1959.
(d) In any event the registration books
shall always be closed at least five (5)
days before any General Election, and shall
not be re-opened for further registration
until the day after said General Election,
at which time the registration books shall
be. re-opened for registration.
That all.persons who have not re-registered pursuant
to (a), (b), (c) and (d) of SECTION 2 of this ordin-
ance shall not be permitted to vote, unless said per-
son shall produce a sworn statement, that he or she
was unable to re-register because of circumstances
beyond his or her control, stating the particular
circumstances; the city clerk is hereby authorized
to decide the su_eficiency of the allegation in the
sworn statement and directed to resolve al! doubts
in favor of registrants.
SECTION 4: R- ea!in- Prey S_~9~:
All ordinances or Darts_ of ordinances in corm ~lct~ '
herewith are hereby repealed.
day of
First reading this
final and passage this ~day of
Se~ reading
CO UMC ILN~
Attested by:
City