§ 2-278. Same—Verification.

(a)

Registration books and files used in the checking of electors' signatures are in the custody of the supervisor of elections, who shall, with the city clerk, determine administrative procedures used in the signature verification process under this division. Either of the following two methods for checking may be used:

(1)

A name-by-name, signature-by-signature check; or

(2)

A check of a random sampling, following the rules and guidelines as set forth in F.S. § 99.097.

(b)

The sponsor(s) of the petition shall pay such sums as are allowed by state statute to the city clerk for each signature submitted for verification. Actual costs shall be determined at the conclusion of the process, and the sum per signature checked or the cost of checking, whichever is less, shall be charged and necessary adjustments made at the time of certification by the city clerk of the results of the signature verification. Any portion of these monies which shall be payable to the supervisor of elections by the clerk for participation of the supervisor's staff in the verification process shall be a transaction between the supervisor and clerk.

(c)

Petition forms shall be retained by the clerk for a period of time as required by the director of archives, history and records management of the department of state.

(Ord. No. 08-40, § 3, 8-14-08)