§ 7.05. Primary election.

Beginning with 1988, and every third year thereafter, a regular municipal primary election shall be held on the second Tuesday of February for the purpose of nominating, from those persons qualifying in accordance with section 7.14 hereof, nominees for the office of mayor-commissioner and city commissioner unless such primary is made unnecessary pursuant to section 7.06.

Qualified electors of the City of Fort Lauderdale shall vote for not more than one (1) candidate for the office of mayor-commissioner.

Qualified electors residing within a commission district shall vote for not more than one (1) candidate for the office of city commissioner from that district and shall not be entitled to vote for candidates for city commission from any other commission district.

The two (2) candidates for the office of mayor-commissioner receiving the highest number of votes shall be nominated for the office of mayor-commissioner and the two (2) candidates for the office of city commissioner receiving the highest number of votes in each district shall be nominated for the office of city commissioner from that district. However, if any candidate for mayor-commissioner or city commissioner receives fifty (50) percent plus one (1) of the votes cast in a primary election for that office, such candidate shall be declared elected to that office and there shall be no regular municipal election for the office for which he was a candidate.

(Ord. No. C-86-77, § 4, 9-16-86)