CITY ELECTIONS
PUBLIC NOTICE - 2025 Municipal Election Qualifying Dates For City Commissioner Group 1 and Group 2
2025 Municipal Election Qualifying FAQs
Click "here" to view Plant City Code Article VII relating to elections.
City Elections:
The Regular Municipal Election for the election of City of Plant City, City Commissioner is held each year on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in April.
The City Commission consists of five (5) members who are elected at large. Commissioners shall be elected for a term of (3) three years unless elected to fill a vacancy occurring by death, resignation, or removal in accordance with the terms of the City Charter. Newly elected Commissioners shall take office at twelve o′clock noon on the first Monday in June after the election or as soon thereafter as practical, except in case of election to fill a vacancy caused by death, resignation, or removal.
As of October 2024, City Commissioner's Yearly Salary is $9,741.59.
Each seat on the City Commission is designated by number as groups 1 through 5. Each candidate running for City Commission shall indicate the group in which he or she is a candidate when qualifying.
Requirements to Run for City Commissioner:
Candidates must be registered voters and have all the qualifications of electors of the city. Candidates shall also be residents living within city limits of the City of Plant City for no less than one (1) year prior to qualifying to run for office. City of Plant City - City Limits: Please note that even though your physical address may state Plant City doesn't always mean you live within the city limits. There are few various ways to help you determine this. Your property tax bill, see if it lists "Plant City" as your taxing authority or by checking your physical address on the Hillsborough County Property Appraiser's website using the property search feature. If property appraiser's office site states your taxing district is "U-Unincorporated" this means you do not live within city limits of Plant City. However if your taxing district states "PC-Plant City" this means you live with the city's limits. You may also contact Hillsborough County Supervisor of Elections Office to verify your current address listed on your voter's registration card would make you eligible to vote in Plant City Municipal Elections.
Election Qualifying Period:
Election Qualifying begins at Noon of the fiftieth day prior to the date of holding the regular April election and ends no later than noon of the forty-sixth day prior to the regular April election date.
In accordance with the Florida Division of Elections, Florida Election Code, the qualifying time period to submit candidate filing forms to qualify for election to run for City Commissioner are strictly enforced and are not flexible.
Election Qualifying Packets that include election information and candidate filing forms needed to run for City Commissioner are available for pick-up within the City Clerk's Office beginning in January prior to the upcoming April election.
For information relating to City of Plant City Election Qualifying, contact Kerri Miller, City Clerk via email at cityclerk@plantcitygov.com or 813-659-4200. For questions relating to voting in our elections please direct your questions to Hillsborough Supervisor of Elections Office at the contact information provided for their office below.
Unopposed Candidates:
Notwithstanding any charter provision to the contrary, the name of any unopposed candidate for the office of City Commissioner shall not appear on any ballot and such candidate shall be deemed to have voted for himself at the regular municipal election. In the event that no candidate is opposed for election and no matters of referendum are to be submitted, then in such event the regular municipal election shall not be held. The City Clerk shall certify as elected all unopposed candidates.
Selection of Mayor and Vice-Mayor:
Each year during the first regular meeting in June following the annual election, the City Commission elects by majority vote one of its members to serve as Mayor-Commissioner for a period of one year. Upon the selection of such Mayor, he or she shall designate from other Commissioners to serve as Vice-Mayor for a period of one year.
Register to Vote or to check your voter registration status :
Click "here" to be redirected to Hillsborough County Supervisor of Elections webpage to register vote or update your voter registration. Deadline to register for the 2025 Municipal Election is March 10, 2025.
Vote by Mail Ballot Requests & Deadline: Vote By Mail ballots are only available by request, and requests expire after every November General Election. This means you must submit a new request prior to deadline to the Hillsborough County Supervisor of Elections Office, if you have not already done so.
The deadline to request a Vote By Mail ballot is 5 p.m. local time on the 12th day before the election date. Additional information on how to request a vote by mail ballot can be found on the Hillsborough County Supervisor of Elections website by clicking "here."
For information relating to Presidential, State, or County Elections you must contact Hillsborough County Supervisor of Elections Office directly at the following contact information below:
Hillsborough County Supervisor of Elections Office
Main Phone: (813) 744-5900 Toll Free: (888) 297-4362
Email: voter@votehillsborough.gov
