Election Information
PUBLIC NOTICE
CITY OF WEST PALM BEACH CANVASSING BOARD MEETING
Canvassing Board Members:
Faye Johnson, City Administrator
Kimberly Rothenburg, City Attorney
Shaquita Edwards, City Clerk
Alternate Board Members:
Wendy Sartory Link, Supervisor of Elections
Samuel Thomas, Assistant City Attorney
Yonique Watkins, Deputy City Clerk
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City of West Palm Beach Canvassing Board will convene at the Palm Beach County Canvassing Board Meeting on December 19, 2025, at 3:00 p.m. at the Main Office of the Palm Beach County Supervisor of Elections located at 4301 Cherry Road, West Palm Beach, FL 33409, to discuss the upcoming Uniform Municipal Elections.
This notice is provided pursuant to F.S. 102.141.
Contact: City of West Palm Beach, City Clerk’s Office: (561)822-1210, cityclerk@wpb.org
PUBLIC COMMENTS:
The public may offer comments to the Canvassing Board at this meeting about all items on the agenda. The Chair shall have the discretion to set speaking time limits as he or she deems appropriate.
PROCEDURE:
Please complete a Comments by the Public Card and place it in the box labeled “Comments by the Public Cards” located at the designated entrance to the room, prior to the start of the public comment period (which is at the start of the meeting). Cards will not be accepted once the comment period has begun.
ADDRESSING THE CANVASSING BOARD:
When your name is called, please stand and state your name for the record.
DECORUM:
Any person making impertinent comments to the agenda or slanderous remarks or who becomes boisterous while addressing the Canvassing Board shall be barred from further audience before the Canvassing Board by the presiding Chair.
NOTE*: Persons are advised that if they wish to appeal any decision made at these meetings, they will need a record of the proceedings, and for such purpose they may need to hire a court reporter to ensure that a verbatim record of the proceedings is made, which record includes the testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is to be based, per Section 286.0105, Florida Statutes.
*This reference in no way confirms that an appeals process is available for canvassing board activities.
*Posted on December 16, 2025
Aviso Público
REUNIÓN DE LA JUNTA DE ESCRUTINIO DE LA CIUDAD DE WEST PALM BEACH
Miembros de la Junta de Escrutinio:
Faye Johnson, Administradora de Ciudades
Kimberly Rothenburg, Abogado de la Ciudad
Shaquita Edwards, Secretario Municipal
Alternativos:
Wendy Sartory Link, Supervisora de Elecciones
Samuel Thomas, Asistente del fiscal de la Ciudad
Yonique Watkins, Secreatario Municipal Adjunto
POR LA PRESENTE SE NOTIFICA que la Junta de Escrutinio de la Ciudad de West Palm Beach se reunirá en la Reunión de la Junta de Escrutinio del Condado de Palm Beach el 19 de diciembre de 2025, a las 3:00 p. m. en la Oficina Principal del Supervisor de Elecciones del Condado de Palm Beach ubicada en 4301 Cherry Road, West Palm Beach, FL 33409, para discutir las próximas Elecciones Municipales Uniformes.
Este aviso se proporciona de conformidad con F.S. 102.141.
Contacto: Ciudad de West Palm Beach, Oficina del Secretario Municipal: (561)822-1210, cityclerk@wpb.org
COMENTARIOS PÚBLICOS:
El público puede ofrecer comentarios a la Junta de Escrutinio en esta reunión para todos los temas de la agenda. El Presidente tendrá la facultad discrecional de fijar los límites de tiempo de uso de la palabra que considere apropiados.
PROCEDIMIENTO:
Complete una tarjeta de comentarios del público y colóquela en la casilla etiquetada como "Comentarios de las tarjetas públicas" ubicada en la entrada designada a la sala, antes del inicio del período de comentarios públicos (que es al comienzo de la reunión). No se aceptarán tarjetas una vez que haya comenzado el período de comentarios.
DIRIGIÉNDOSE A LA JUNTA DE ESCRUTINIO:
Cuando se le llame por su nombre, por favor póngase de pie y diga su nombre para que conste.
DECORO:
Cualquier persona que haga comentarios impertinentes al orden del día o difamatorios, o que se vuelva bulliciosa mientras se dirige a la Junta de Escrutinio, se le prohibirá tener más audiencia ante la Junta de Escrutinio por el Presidente que preside.
NOTA*: Se informa a las personas que si desean apelar cualquier decisión tomada en estas reuniones, necesitarán un registro de los procedimientos, y para tal fin es posible que deban contratar a un taquígrafo de la corte para asegurarse de que se haga un registro literal de los procedimientos, cuyo registro incluya el testimonio y las pruebas en las que se basará la apelación. según la Sección 286.0105 de los Estatutos de la Florida.
*Esta referencia no confirma de ninguna manera que exista un proceso de apelación para las actividades de la junta de escrutinio.
*Publicado el 16 de diciembre de 2025
Notice of Elections
The regular election of City Commission shall be held on the second Tuesday in March by citywide vote of the city electors. The entire electorate of the city shall be entitled to vote in elections for Mayor and City Commission. The candidate for the offices of Mayor and City Commissioner receiving a majority of the votes validly cast shall be declared elected. If, in any election, no candidate receives this majority in the first election, a second election, limited to the two (2) candidates for mayor or city commissioner receiving respectively the highest and the next highest number of votes in the first election, shall be held on the fourteenth (14) day after the first election, and the candidate receiving the higher number of votes in the second election shall be declared elected. Special municipal elections and referenda shall be held in the same manner as the regular city election except that the city commission, by ordinance, shall fix the time of holding such special elections and referenda.
General Candidate Qualifying Information
During the annual qualifying period in held November, candidates are required to file their qualification documents and pay state assessment and election filing fees as follows:
Mayor- The state assessment fee is 1% of the annual salary for the Office of Mayor. The state assessment fee must be paid by a check drawn from the campaign account. The election filing fee is 5% of the annual salary for the Office of Mayor. The election filing fee must be paid by a check drawn from the campaign account.
City Commissioner- .The state assessment fee is 1% of the annual salary for the Office of City Commissioner. The state assessment fee must be paid by a check drawn from the campaign account. The election filing fee is 5% of the annual salary for the Office of City Commissioner. The election filing fee must be paid by a check drawn from the campaign account.
All Candidates for the Offices of Mayor and City Commissioner shall be a qualified elector of the City. Candidates shall have continuously resided during the twelve-month period immediately prior to the date of election in the respective district from which the candidate seeks to qualify for election. Candidates are elected at-large on a nonpartisan basis by a citywide vote.
Prior to any municipal election, candidates may contact the City Clerk's Office to schedule an appointment for a packet briefing, or to turn in qualifying paperwork during the qualifying period. Pursuant to the City of West Palm Beach Code of Ordinances, Section 30-1, the Qualifying Period is "no earlier than noon on the first Tuesday in November, no later than noon on the third Tuesday in November of the calendar year prior to the year in which the election is to be held." New Candidates should plan for at least 1 hour to meet with the City Clerk to review the Candidate Packet.
City of West Palm Beach General Election Information (2026)
Important Dates:
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Qualifying Period: Tuesday, November 4, 2025, (12:00 p.m.) to Tuesday, November 18, 2025, (12:00 p.m.)
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Swearing in Ceremony: To be determined.
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