The Florida Senate

99.096  Minor political party candidates; names on ballot.--

(1)  No later than noon of the third day prior to the first day of the qualifying period prescribed for federal candidates, the executive committee of a minor political party shall submit to the Department of State a list of federal candidates nominated by the party to be on the general election ballot. No later than noon of the third day prior to the first day of the qualifying period for state candidates, the executive committee of a minor political party shall submit to the filing officer for each of the candidates the official list of the state, multicounty, and county candidates nominated by that party to be on the ballot in the general election. The official list of nominated candidates may not be changed by the party after having been filed with the filing officers, except that vacancies in nominations may be filled pursuant to s. 100.111

(2)  Each person seeking to qualify for election as a candidate of a minor political party shall file his or her qualifying papers with, and pay the qualifying fee and, if one has been levied, the party assessment, or qualify by the petition process pursuant to s. 99.095, with the officer and at the times and under the circumstances provided in s. 99.061

History.--s. 5, ch. 70-269; s. 1, ch. 70-439; s. 4, ch. 74-119; s. 8, ch. 77-175; s. 3, ch. 78-188; s. 12, ch. 89-338; s. 1, ch. 90-229; s. 11, ch. 90-315; s. 541, ch. 95-147; s. 3, ch. 99-318; s. 16, ch. 2005-277.

Note.--Former s. 101.261.