Elections


2018 - MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS 

The City Clerk serves as the Qualifying Officer for the City and coordinates all Municipal Elections with the Lake County Supervisor of Elections.  She is the official filing officer for candidates seeking elective office in the City of Groveland.

The regular election of the City Council Members is held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November.

The Council consists of five (5) seats with one being reserved for Mayor. The Mayor is elected on a City-wide basis and is not required to reside in  a particular political district.

The remaining four (4) Council seats consists of one for each of the four (4) political districts established and they shall also be elected on a City-wide basis.

 

Officers to be Elected:

 District 1 (Mayor) - Even Numbered Years
District 2 (Vice Mayor) - Off Numbered Years
District 3 (Council) - Even Numbered Years      
District 4 (Council) - Odd Numbered Years

 District 5 (Council - Even Numbered Years
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Election, Tuesday, November 6, 2018 

Seats Available:

District 1 (Mayor) - Currently held by Mayor Dina Sweatt
District 3 - Currently held by council member Tim Loucks
District 5 - Currently held by council member John Griffin

Qualifying begins at Noon Monday, June 18, 2018 and ends at Noon Friday, June 22, 2018. 


Although the qualifying period is not until June 18 - June 22 you may still begin the process and open a campaign account by filing the following documents with the City Clerk: 
DS/DE 9 Appointment of Campaign Treasurer, Designation of Campaign Depository
DS/DE 84 Statement of Candidate - This form must be filed within 10 days of having filed the DS/DE 9 form
(see side bar for all form/docs)


YOU MAY NOT CAMPAIGN OR COLLECT ANY FUNDS UNTIL THESE FORMS ARE FILED WITH THE CITY CLERK
Municipal Sample Ballot