Senate Bill 1394
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Florida Senate - 1998 SB 1394
By Senator Harris
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1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to elections; amending s.
3 106.07, F.S.; requiring political candidates
4 who raise campaign funds during a legislative
5 session to file weekly reports; providing an
6 effective date.
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8 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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10 Section 1. Subsection (1) of section 106.07, Florida
11 Statutes, is amended to read:
12 106.07 Reports; certification and filing.--
13 (1) Each campaign treasurer designated by a candidate
14 or political committee pursuant to s. 106.021 shall file
15 regular reports of all contributions received, and all
16 expenditures made, by or on behalf of such candidate or
17 political committee. Reports shall be filed on the 10th day
18 following the end of each calendar quarter from the time the
19 campaign treasurer is appointed, except that, if the 10th day
20 following the end of a calendar quarter occurs on a Saturday,
21 Sunday, or legal holiday, the report shall be filed on the
22 next following day which is not a Saturday, Sunday, or legal
23 holiday. Quarterly reports shall include all contributions
24 received and expenditures made during the calendar quarter
25 which have not otherwise been reported pursuant to this
26 section.
27 (a) Except as provided in paragraphs paragraph (b) and
28 (c), following the last day of qualifying for office, the
29 reports shall be filed on the 32nd, 18th, and 4th days
30 immediately preceding the first primary and on the 18th and
31 4th days immediately preceding the second primary and general
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1 election, for a candidate who is opposed in seeking nomination
2 or election to any office, for a political committee, or for a
3 committee of continuous existence.
4 (b) Following the last day of qualifying for office,
5 any statewide candidate who has requested to receive
6 contributions from the Election Campaign Financing Trust Fund
7 or any statewide candidate in a race with a candidate who has
8 requested to receive contributions from the trust fund shall
9 file reports on the 4th, 11th, 18th, 25th, and 32nd days prior
10 to the first primary and general elections, and on the 4th,
11 11th, 18th, and 25th days prior to the second primary.
12 (c) Any candidate who raises campaign funds during a
13 legislative session must file weekly reports.
14 (d)(c) Following the last day of qualifying for
15 office, any unopposed candidate need only file a report within
16 90 days after the date such candidate became unopposed. Such
17 report shall contain all previously unreported contributions
18 and expenditures as required by this section and shall reflect
19 disposition of funds as required by s. 106.141.
20 (e)(d)1. When a special election is called to fill a
21 vacancy in office, all political committees and committees of
22 continuous existence making contributions or expenditures to
23 influence the results of such special election shall file
24 campaign treasurers' reports with the filing officer on the
25 dates set by the Department of State pursuant to s. 100.111.
26 2. When an election is called for an issue to appear
27 on the ballot at a time when no candidates are scheduled to
28 appear on the ballot, all political committees making
29 contributions or expenditures in support of or in opposition
30 to such issue shall file reports on the 18th and 4th days
31 prior to such election.
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1 (f)(e) The filing officer shall provide each candidate
2 with a schedule designating the beginning and end of reporting
3 periods as well as the corresponding designated due dates.
4 Section 2. This act shall take effect upon becoming a
5 law.
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8 SENATE SUMMARY
9 Requires any candidate who raises campaign funds during a
legislative session to file weekly reports.
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