[Filing and examination of petitions.]
Tampa Related Laws, art. VIII, § 8.11
in effectSec. 8.11. - [Filing and examination of petitions.]
The qualifying petition shall be filed by the candidate with the elections officer not later than noon of the 10th day preceding the first day of the qualifying period. The elections officer shall prior to the first day of qualifying determine whether the required number of signatures has been obtained for the name of the candidate to be placed on the ballot and issue a certificate stating that the elections officer has examined the petition and stating whether the required number of qualified signatures has been obtained. A name on a petition which is not in the exact form as a name on the voter registration books shall be counted as a valid signature for purposes of this section if, after comparing the signature on the petition with the signature of the alleged signer as shown on the registration certificate, the supervisor of elections determines that the person signing the petition and the person registered to vote are one and the same. If the number of such names is equal to or greater than the number of electors' signatures required to qualify the candidate, the elections officer shall certify the candidate as qualified. A candidate may file a supplemental nominating petition provided that the same is filed in the form, manner, and time prescribed for an original petition. No original qualifying petition shall be filed with or examined by the elections officer unless the petition purportedly bears the requisite number of signatures to qualify the candidate for the office sought. Petitions when filed with the elections officer shall be and constitute public records and shall be retained on file by the elections officer according to the schedule set by the Division of Archives of the Florida Department of State, and shall then be destroyed.
(Laws of Fla., Ch. 79-573, § 11; Ord. No. 2002-206, § 1, 9-12-02)
Source: City of Tampa, Code of Ordinances and Charter and Related Laws (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/fl/tampa/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=CHRELA_PTBRELA_ARTVIIIEL_S8.11FIEXPEFetched: 10/28/2026