Special election date set for city of Palm Coast mayoral seat

A special election will be held on July 27, 2021 as the Election Day at your precinct.


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  • | 4:40 p.m. May 19, 2021
Palm Coast city hall. Photo by Brian McMillan
Palm Coast city hall. Photo by Brian McMillan
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The city of Palm Coast held a special meeting Wednesday, May 19, to officially call a special election to be held to fill the vacated mayor seat.

A special election will be held on July 27 as the Election Day at your precinct, with certification on July 30.

Early voting dates will be held July 17-24 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the following locations:

  • Flagler County Supervisor of Elections Office - Government Services Building, 1769 E. Moody Boulevard, Building 2, Suite 101, Bunnell, Florida, 32110
  • Palm Coast Community Center, 305 Palm Coast Parkway NE, Palm Coast, Florida, 32137
  • Flagler County Library, 2500 Palm Coast Parkway NW, Palm Coast, Florida, 32137

For more information on the candidate qualifying information, please contact the Palm Coast City Clerk’s Office at 386-986-3713.

For information about the election or to request an absentee ballot, please contact the Flagler County Supervisor of Elections Office at 386-313-4170.

The special meeting was called by Vice Mayor Eddie Branquinho, who will serve as acting mayor as outlined in the city charter. A temporary vice mayor was not selected at the special meeting. Following the special election and after a new mayor is sworn in, Branquinho will revert back to his role as vice mayor.

You can watch the special meeting video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XBSPDZtPXXc

Dates and times for future city meetings and workshops can be found on the city website at https://www.palmcoastgov.com/agendas/city-council.

 

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