| 1 | A bill to be entitled |
| 2 | An act relating to candidates for public office; amending |
| 3 | s. 99.095, F.S.; authorizing a candidate to pay a pro rata |
| 4 | portion of the qualifying fee under certain conditions; |
| 5 | providing an effective date. |
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| 7 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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| 9 | Section 1. Subsection (6) is added to section 99.095, |
| 10 | Florida Statutes, to read: |
| 11 | 99.095 Petition process in lieu of a qualifying fee and |
| 12 | party assessment.-- |
| 13 | (6) If a candidate obtains at least 50 percent but less |
| 14 | than 100 percent of the required number of signatures set forth |
| 15 | in this section, the candidate may pay a pro rata portion of the |
| 16 | qualifying fee required pursuant to s. 99.092. |
| 17 | Section 2. This act shall take effect January 1, 2009. |