Election Information
Notice of Elections
The regular election of City Commission shall be held on the second Tuesday in March by citywide vote of the city electors. The entire electorate of the city shall be entitled to vote in elections for Mayor and City Commission. The candidate for the offices of Mayor and City Commissioner receiving a majority of the votes validly cast shall be declared elected. If, in any election, no candidate receives this majority in the first election, a second election, limited to the two (2) candidates for mayor or city commissioner receiving respectively the highest and the next highest number of votes in the first election, shall be held on the fourteenth (14) day after the first election, and the candidate receiving the higher number of votes in the second election shall be declared elected. Special municipal elections and referenda shall be held in the same manner as the regular city election except that the city commission, by ordinance, shall fix the time of holding such special elections and referenda.
General Candidate Qualifying Information
During the annual qualifying period in held November, candidates are required to file their qualification documents and pay state assessment and election filing fees as follows:
Mayor- The state assessment fee is 1% of the annual salary for the Office of Mayor. The state assessment fee must be paid by a check drawn from the campaign account. The election filing fee is 5% of the annual salary for the Office of Mayor. The election filing fee must be paid by a check drawn from the campaign account.
City Commissioner- .The state assessment fee is 1% of the annual salary for the Office of City Commissioner. The state assessment fee must be paid by a check drawn from the campaign account. The election filing fee is 5% of the annual salary for the Office of City Commissioner. The election filing fee must be paid by a check drawn from the campaign account.
All Candidates for the Offices of Mayor and City Commissioner shall be a qualified elector of the City. Candidates shall have continuously resided during the twelve-month period immediately prior to the date of election in the respective district from which the candidate seeks to qualify for election. Candidates are elected at-large on a nonpartisan basis by a citywide vote.
Prior to any municipal election, candidates may contact the City Clerk's Office to schedule an appointment for a packet briefing, or to turn in qualifying paperwork during the qualifying period. Pursuant to the City of West Palm Beach Code of Ordinances, Section 30-1, the Qualifying Period is "no earlier than noon on the first Tuesday in November, no later than noon on the third Tuesday in November of the calendar year prior to the year in which the election is to be held." New Candidates should plan for at least 1 hour to meet with the City Clerk to review the Candidate Packet.
City of West Palm Beach General Election Information (2026)
Important Dates:
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Qualifying Period: Tuesday, November 4, 2025, (12:00 p.m.) to Tuesday, November 18, 2025, (12:00 p.m.)
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Swearing in Ceremony: To be determined.
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