(A) Precincts.
(1) Those precincts established, created, and approved by the board of county commissioners pursuant to Fla. Stat. Ch. 101, situated within the corporate limits of the city are designated as the city precincts to be used in any and all municipal elections.
(2) The City Clerk shall send a certified copy of any annexation ordinance approved by the City Council to the supervisor of elections. Precinct boundaries may be altered to conform to the municipal boundaries as changed due to annexation.
(3) In the event a precinct boundary is unable to be altered to conform to annexation by the date of a city election, any qualified elector residing within the area annexed shall be eligible to vote in the city election.
(B) Polling places and hours open.
(1) There shall be a polling place for each precinct within the city. Those polling places designated and used by the supervisor of elections shall be used for municipal elections.
(2) Electors shall vote, at all elections, at the polling place designated for the precinct in which they reside.
(3) Whenever necessary, polling place locations may be changed in the manner provided in Fla. Stat. Ch. 101. The City Clerk shall consult with the supervisor of elections prior to relocating any polling place in a municipal election.
(4) All polling places within the city shall be open for voting from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. on election day, and any elector who is in line waiting to vote at 7:00 p.m. shall be permitted to vote in such election.
(Ord. 2001-08, passed 2-1-01)