The Florida Senate

HB 59-B: Primary Elections

GENERAL BILL by Gannon

Primary Elections; eliminates second primary election; amends provisions re restrictions on changing party affiliation between primary elections, to conform; revises references, to conform to elimination of second primary election; establishes ranked-choice or "instant runoff" voting process for primary election; requires previously certified voting systems to meet new certification requirements by date certain, etc.

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• Bill History

  Date	Chamber	Action
  6/16/2003	House	• Filed; Introduction refused -HJ 00003
  6/27/2003	House	• Died, introduction refused

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• HB 59-B, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 6/19/2003 at 12:17 PM

  Bill Text:	Web Page | PDF

  Analyses:	None

  Citations - Statutes (29)

  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.
  100.081	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.
  101.151	Specifications for ballots.
  101.252	Candidates entitled to have names printed on certain ballots; exception.
  101.5606	Requirements for approval of systems.
  101.62	Request for absentee ballots.
  102.014	Poll worker recruitment and training.
  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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