Board of Canvassers opening
Published on July 01, 2025
The Canvassing Board provides oversight to ensure the integrity of the electoral process.
There is one opening for the Board of Canvassers for the November 2025 special election. The schedule will be provided once available.
In order to qualify:
- City residency required
- Submit a letter of interest to the Clerk's Office by 5 p.m., Friday, July 31.
Do not use the city advisory board application.
For information on the Board of Canvassers, composition, powers and duties see below or visit the Code of Ordinances online.
Sec. 9-14. - Board of canvassers; composition; powers and duties.
(a) All regular and runoff elections occurring concurrently with the statewide primary and general elections shall be conducted in accordance with general law, and use the services of the county canvassing board.
(b) Any special election held separately from a statewide primary or general election shall be conducted in accordance with general law, and use a municipal board of canvassers appointed by the city commission for that purpose.
(1) Composition.
a. The municipal board of canvassers for all elections held solely for election of city commissioners or mayor and for questions submitted to a vote of the people, that does not coincide with a statewide primary or general election, is as follows: the mayor, the mayor pro tempore, or a member of the commission; a citizen appointed by the city commissions; and the city clerk or designee.
b. If either the mayor, the mayor pro tempore, or a member of the city commission is: a) unable to serve; b) is a candidate who has opposition in the election to be canvassed, or c) is an active participant in the campaign or candidacy of any candidate who has opposition in the election being canvassed, then the city auditor or designee shall replace that member of the municipal board of canvassers.
c. The mayor, the mayor pro tempore, or a member of the city commission or their replacement shall serve as the chair of the municipal board of canvassers.
(2) Powers and duties. The municipal board of canvassers may begin the canvassing of vote-by-mail ballots at or after 7:00 a.m. on the fourth day before the election, but shall begin not later than noon on the day following the election. In addition, whenever electronic tabulating equipment is used, the processing of vote-by-mail ballots through such tabulating equipment may begin upon completion of the public testing of automatic tabulating equipment pursuant to general law. However, notwithstanding any such authorization to begin canvassing or otherwise processing vote-by-mail ballots early, no results of vote-by-mail ballots shall be released until after the close of the polls on election day. The board shall canvass the election returns of the inspectors and clerks of the election and the vote-by-mail electors' ballots to declare the result of the election. In the event it may be necessary in order to come to a proper decision, the board shall have the power to examine witnesses and to take testimony.