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Commission discusses changing candidate qualifying rules; consensus leans to keep 200 petition cards and start distribution March 15
Summary
City staff briefed the commission on Largo’s candidate qualifying rules and commissioners directed staff to prepare ordinance language backing card distribution up to March 15 while keeping the 200‑petition requirement.
City staff briefed the commission on Largo’s candidate qualifying requirements and solicited direction to prepare ballot or ordinance language.
Diane (city clerk) reviewed the current rules in Largo’s charter: candidates must submit 200 signed petition cards from registered Largo voters; charter language allocates a 60-day period for distribution (15-day formal qualifying plus 45 days prior distribution) and no qualifying fee. Diane said the 60-day/200-card approach dates to the 1970s and noted the city has about 60,000 registered voters. She and legal staff summarized how peer cities handle qualifying: some require petition cards only, others offer a fee-or-petition hybrid, and some set higher card…
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