City Elections
Coral Gables residents will elect a mayor and two city commissioners on April 9, 2013. Candidates have been invited to submit profile information to GablesHomePage.com, and copies of campaign documents are also posted.
City Commissioner (Group 3)
CORAL GABLES ELECTION CALENDAR
April 10, 2012: First quarter campaign finance report deadline. Period covered: Jan. 1 – March 31, 2012.
July 10, 2012: Second quarter campaign finance report deadline. Period covered: April 1 – June 30, 2012.
Oct. 10, 2012: Third quarter campaign finance report deadline. Period covered: July 1 – Sept. 30, 2012.
Jan. 10, 2013: Fourth quarter campaign finance report deadline. Period covered: Oct. 1 – Dec. 31, 2012.
Feb. 18-22, 2013: Candidate qualifying.
March 7, 2013 7-8:30 p.m.: Candidate forum sponsored by Ponce Business Association for City Commission group three candidates at Coral Gables Congregational Church, Fellowship Hall, 3010 DeSoto Blvd. Free. RSVP at [email protected]
March 8, 2013: 32-day prior campaign finance report deadline. Period covered: Jan. 1 – March 1, 2013.
March 9, 2013: Voter registration deadline.
March 14, 2013 7-8:30 p.m.: Candidate forum sponsored by Ponce Business Association for City Commission group two candidates at Coral Gables Congregational Church Fellowship Hall, 3010 DeSoto Blvd. Free. RSVP at [email protected]
March 21, 2013 7-8:30 p.m.: Candidate forum sponsored by Ponce Business Association for mayoral candidates at Coral Gables Congregational Church Fellowship Hall, 3010 DeSoto Blvd. Free. RSVP at [email protected]
March 22, 2013: 18-day prior campaign finance report deadline. Period covered: March 2 – March 13, 2013.
March 26, 2013 6 p.m.: Coral Gables Chamber of Commerce biennial candidate forum (all seats) at the University of Miami Fieldhouse, 1245 Dauer Dr. Free. Submit a question in advance at [email protected].
April 5, 2013: 4 days prior campaign finance report deadline. Period covered: March 16 – April 4, 2013.
April 9, 2013: Election Day! Polls open 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
May 23, 2013: Campaign finance termination report deadline if there was no opposition or qualifying was incomplete. Period covered: Jan. 1 – May 23, 2013.
July 8, 2013: Campaign finance termination report deadline for contested races. Period covered: April 5 – July 8, 2013.
PAID POLITICAL ADVERTISING
GablesHomePage.com offers paid political advertising to candidates in the city’s biennial elections. Each candidate, upon filing his/her candidacy statement, was invited to submit a bio and photo for publication (at no cost) in our Meet the Candidates section and was made aware of advertising opportunities. Advertising positions have been sold on a first-come, first-served basis.
Negative or attack ads are not accepted in keeping with GablesHomePage.com’s mission to provide information in a respectful and dignified setting online. It is the discretion of the publisher and the Editorial Advisory Board to determine acceptability of advertising content on the site.
