Jacksonville Charter pt. A, art. 9 — SUPERVISOR OF ELECTIONS | Charter of the City of Jacksonville (Supp. No. 6, Update 2: codified through Ordinance No. 2026-492-E, enacted July 28, 2026) — City of Jacksonville

Jacksonville Charter, art. 9, § 9.01 Duties, compensation.

Section 9.01. - Duties, compensation. The supervisor of elections shall have responsibility for maintaining rolls of qualified voters of the consolidated government and for the conduct of all elections. It shall be his duty to perform all duties which are imposed by general or special law on the supervisor of elections for Duval County, to conduct all consolidated government elections, and such other duties as are prescribed by this charter or by the council. The compensation of the supervisor of elections shall be fixed by the city council. (Laws of Fla., Ch. 69-1175; Laws of Fla., Ch. 92-341, § 1)

Jacksonville Charter, art. 9, § 9.02 Qualifications, election, term.

Section 9.02. - Qualifications, election, term. The supervisor of elections shall be a qualified elector of Duval County and a resident of Duval County, and shall have resided in and been a qualified elector of Duval County for at least 183 consecutive days immediately before the date on which he or she qualified to run for the office of supervisor of elections. He or she shall be elected for a term of 4 years and shall assume office on the first day of July following his or her election. He or she shall devote his or her entire time to the performance of the duties of his or her office and shall hold no other public office or public employment. (Laws of Fla., Ch. 74-504; Ord. 79-821-516, § 4; Laws of Fla., Ch. 92-341, § 1)

Jacksonville Charter, art. 9, § 9.03 Vacancy.

Section 9.03. - Vacancy. If the supervisor of elections should die, resign, or remove his residence from Duval County during his term of, or be removed from office, the office of supervisor of elections shall become vacant. A vacancy in the office of supervisor of elections shall be filled in the following manner: (a) An incumbent supervisor of elections who resigns in order to seek a state or federal office in the general statewide election held in November immediately preceding the last year of his term, shall submit his resignation at least 10 days prior to the first day of the qualifying period for the office to which he seeks election and his resignation shall be effective no later than the date on which the general statewide election is held. A vacancy in the office of supervisor of elections shall exist as of the effective date of the resignation. In the event a supervisor of elections' resignation should be effective before the date of the general statewide election, then the vacancy in the office of supervisor of elections shall be temporarily filled with an acting supervisor of elections who shall be appointed by the Governor and who shall serve until a successor supervisor of elections is qualified and elected. A candidate seeking election to fill the vacancy created by this resignation of an incumbent supervisor of elections seeking other elected office shall qualify to run in a special election to be held as a part of and at the same time as the general statewide election. The time period during which such candidates may qualify to run in this special election shall commence at the same time as does the statewide election and shall terminate on noon of the seventh day following the date on which the qualifying period for the general statewide election ends. A supervisor of elections elected to fill an unexpired term shall take office and assume and exercise all duties of office immediately as of the date of certification of the election returns as provided by law. (b) In the event that a vacancy in the office of supervisor of elections occurs other than as provided in subsection (a), then such a vacancy shall be filled for the remainder of the unexpired term by election of a supervisor of elections at a special election to be called pursuant to resolution of the city council and held on a date no sooner than 1 month and no later than 6 months after the vacancy occurs. This special election shall, if possible, be held in conjunction with any other election scheduled to be held within the county. A resignation by the supervisor of elections shall be submitted to the assistant supervisor of elections (with a copy to the secretary of the city council), shall specify the date on which it is effective, and shall be irrevocable. If a supervisor of elections submits a resignation which is effective at a date later than that on which it is submitted, the city council may, by resolution, call a special election for the election of a successor, this special election to be held on a date not less than 1 month after the date the resignation is submitted nor more 6 months prior to the date the resignation is effective; and such special election shall, if possible, be held in conjunction with any other election scheduled to be held within the county. A vacancy in the office of supervisor of elections occurring as contemplated in this subsection shall be temporarily filled in the same manner established in subsection (a). The acting supervisor of elections shall exercise all the powers of the office of supervisor of elections until a successor supervisor of elections is qualified, elected and assumes office. Should a special election not be held at the same time as any other election scheduled to be held within the county, then the special primary election for nominations of candidates of political parties for the office of supervisor of elections to be voted upon in the special election shall be held at the times specified by the council in the resolution calling the special election, provided that at least 2 weeks shall intervene between the dates set for the first and second primary elections and at least 2 weeks shall intervene between the second special primary election and the special election. The time period during which candidates may qualify to run in the special primary elections and special elections shall be specified by the council in the resolution calling the special election, provided that at least 7 calendar days shall be fixed for the qualifying period and that the last date on which candidates may qualify shall occur not less than 3 weeks before the date of the first special primary election. (Laws of Fla., Ch. 77-576; Laws of Fla., Ch. 85-432, § 2; Laws of Fla., Ch. 92-341, § 1)

Jacksonville Charter, art. 9, § 9.04 Two term limit.

Section 9.04. - Two term limit. No person elected and qualified for two consecutive full terms as Supervisor of Elections shall be eligible for election as Supervisor of Elections for the next succeeding term. The two-term limitation shall apply to any full term which began in 1992 or thereafter. (Ord. 91-533-606, § 2 (Referendum of November 3, 1992))