The Florida Senate

HB 301: Elections

GENERAL BILL by Anderson ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Homan ; Kriseman ; Long

Elections; Requires supervisor of elections to be elected in nonpartisan election & amends ballot provisions accordingly; adds supervisor of elections to list of nonpartisan offices; prohibits political parties or partisan political organizations from endorsing, supporting, or assisting candidates in supervisor of election campaigns & provides second-degree misdemeanor penalty for knowingly violating those provisions.

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• Bill History

  Date	Chamber	Action
  1/12/2009	House	• Filed
  2/6/2009	House	• Referred to Governmental Affairs Policy (EDCA); Military & Local Affairs Policy (EDCA); Economic Development & Community Affairs Policy Council; Policy Council
  3/3/2009	House	• Introduced, referred to Governmental Affairs Policy (EDCA); Military & Local Affairs Policy (EDCA); Economic Development & Community Affairs Policy Council; Policy Council -HJ 00031
  5/2/2009	House	• Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration; Died in Committee on Governmental Affairs Policy (EDCA)

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• HB 301, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/26/2009 at 5:21 PM

  Bill Text:	Web Page | PDF

  Analyses:	None

  Related Bills (2)

  Bill Number	Subject	Filed By	Relationship	Last Action and Location
  S 536	Elections/Supervisor of Elections [GPSC]	Justice	Identical	Last Action: 5/2/2009 S Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration; Died in Committee on Transportation and Economic Development Appropriations Location:
  S 956 (c1)	Elections [GPSC]	Alexander	Compare	Last Action: 5/2/2009 S Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration; Died on Calendar, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to SB 216 (Ch. 2009-125) Location:

  Citations - Statutes (9)

  Citation	Catchline	Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
  98.015	Supervisor of elections; election, tenure of office, compensation, custody of registration-related documents, office hours, successor, seal; appointment of deputy supervisors; duties.
  101.151	Specifications for ballots.
  105.031	Qualification; filing fee; candidate's oath; items required to be filed.
  105.035	Petition process of qualifying for certain judicial offices and the office of school board member.
  105.041	Form of ballot.
  105.051	Determination of election or retention to office.
  105.061	Electors qualified to vote.
  105.08	Campaign contribution and expense; reporting.
  105.09	Political activity in behalf of a candidate for judicial office limited.

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