Florida Senate - 2005 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
Bill No. SB 268
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11 The Committee on Ethics and Elections (Jones) recommended the
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14 Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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18 Section 2. Subsection (1) of section 99.061, Florida
19 Statutes, is amended to read:
20 99.061 Method of qualifying for nomination or election
21 to federal, state, county, or district office.--
22 (1) The provisions of any special act to the contrary
23 notwithstanding, each person seeking to qualify for nomination
24 or election to a federal, state, or multicounty district
25 office, including the office of state attorney or public
26 defender, other than election to a judicial office as defined
27 in chapter 105 or the office of school board member, shall
28 file his or her qualification papers with, and pay the
29 qualifying fee, which shall consist of the filing fee and
30 election assessment, and party assessment, if any has been
31 levied, to, the Department of State, or qualify by the
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Florida Senate - 2005 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
Bill No. SB 268
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1 alternative method with the Department of State, at any time
2 after noon of the 1st day for qualifying, which shall be as
3 follows: the 120th day prior to the first primary, but not
4 later than noon of the 116th day prior to the date of the
5 first primary, for persons seeking to qualify for nomination
6 or election to federal office; and noon of the 50th day prior
7 to the first primary, but not later than noon of the 46th day
8 prior to the date of the first primary, for persons seeking to
9 qualify for nomination or election to a state or multicounty
10 district office.
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16 And the title is amended as follows:
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20 amending s. 99.061, F.S.; clarifying
21 qualification method provisions to include
22 candidates for the office of state attorney or
23 public defender;
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