The Florida Senate

SB 1812: Primary Elections

GENERAL BILL by Dawson ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Miller

Primary Elections; provides for single primary election, including date for holding that election; provides for instant runoff voting at primary election for each contest involving more than two candidates; repeals provisions re second primary election & holding of special elections in conjunction with second primary election to conform; revises dates for mailing absentee ballots to absent electors overseas, etc. Amends FS.

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• Bill History

  Date	Chamber	Action
  1/22/2002	Senate	• Filed
  2/6/2002	Senate	• Introduced, referred to Ethics and Elections; Appropriations Subcommittee on General Government; Appropriations -SJ 00208
  3/22/2002	Senate	• Died in Committee on Ethics and Elections

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• SB 1812, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 1/25/2002 at 1:24 AM

  Bill Text:	Web Page | PDF

  Analyses:	None

  Related Bills (1)

  Bill Number	Subject	Filed By	Relationship	Last Action and Location
  S 606	Elections	Ethics and Elections	Compare	Last Action: 3/22/2002 S Died in Committee on Ethics and Elections, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to CS/SB 618 (Ch. 2002-17) Location:

  Citations - Statutes (32)

  Citation	Catchline	Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
  97.021	Definitions.
  97.055	Registration books; when closed for an election.
  97.071	Registration identification card.
  97.1031	Notice of change of residence within the same county, change of name, or change of party.
  98.081	Names removed from registration books; restrictions on reregistering; recordkeeping; restoration of erroneously or illegally removed names.
  99.061	Method of qualifying for nomination or election to federal, state, county, or district office.
  99.063	Candidates for Governor and Lieutenant Governor.
  99.095	Alternative method of qualifying.
  99.103	Department of State to remit part of filing fees and party assessments of candidates to state executive committee.
  100.061	First primary election.
  100.062
  100.081	Conducting primary elections; nomination of county commissioners.
  100.091	Second primary election.
  100.096	Special election at second primary election.
  100.111	Filling vacancy.
  100.141	Notice of special election to fill any vacancy in office or nomination.
  100.191	General election laws applicable to special elections; returns.
  101.021	Elector to vote the primary ballot of the political party in which he or she is registered.
  101.151	Specifications for ballots.
  101.252	Candidates entitled to have names printed on certain ballots; exception.
  101.62	Request for absentee ballots.
  101.6952	Absentee ballots for overseas voters.
  102.112	Deadline for submission of county returns to the Department of State.
  103.021	Nomination for presidential electors.
  103.022	Write-in candidates for President and Vice President.
  103.091	Political parties.
  105.031	Qualification; filing fee; candidate's oath; items required to be filed.
  105.041	Form of ballot.
  105.051	Determination of election or retention to office.
  106.07	Reports; certification and filing.
  106.08	Contributions; limitations on.
  106.29	Reports by political parties; restrictions on contributions and expenditures; penalties.

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