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The 2024 Florida Statutes (including 2025 Special Session C)

Title IX
ELECTORS AND ELECTIONS
Chapter 97
QUALIFICATION AND REGISTRATION OF ELECTORS
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F.S. 97.021
97.021 Definitions.For the purposes of this code, except where the context clearly indicates otherwise, the term:
(1) “Absent elector” means any registered and qualified voter who casts a vote-by-mail ballot.
(2) “Absent uniformed services voter” means:
(a) A member of a uniformed service on active duty who, by reason of such active duty, is absent from the place of residence where the member is otherwise qualified to vote;
(b) A member of the merchant marine who, by reason of service in the merchant marine, is absent from the place of residence where the member is otherwise qualified to vote; or
(c) A spouse or dependent of a member referred to in paragraph (a) or paragraph (b) who, by reason of the active duty or service of the member, is absent from the place of residence where the spouse or dependent is otherwise qualified to vote.
(3) “Address of legal residence” means the legal residential address of the elector and includes all information necessary to differentiate one residence from another, including, but not limited to, a distinguishing apartment, suite, lot, room, or dormitory room number or other identifier.
(4) “Alternative formats” has the meaning ascribed in the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, Pub. L. No. 101-336, 42 U.S.C. ss. 12101 et seq., including specifically the technical assistance manuals promulgated thereunder, as amended.
(5) “Automatic tabulating equipment” means an apparatus that automatically examines, counts, and records votes.
(6) “Ballot” or “official ballot” when used in reference to:
(a) “Electronic or electromechanical devices” means a ballot that is voted by the process of electronically designating, including by touchscreen, or marking with a marking device for tabulation by automatic tabulating equipment or data processing equipment.
(b) “Marksense ballots” means that printed sheet of paper, used in conjunction with an electronic or electromechanical vote tabulation voting system, containing the names of candidates, or a statement of proposed constitutional amendments or other questions or propositions submitted to the electorate at any election, on which sheet of paper an elector casts his or her vote.
(7) “Candidate” means any person to whom any one or more of the following applies:
(a) Any person who seeks to qualify for nomination or election by means of the petitioning process.
(b) Any person who seeks to qualify for election as a write-in candidate.
(c) Any person who receives contributions or makes expenditures, or gives his or her consent for any other person to receive contributions or make expenditures, with a view to bringing about his or her nomination or election to, or retention in, public office.
(d) Any person who appoints a treasurer and designates a primary depository.
(e) Any person who files qualification papers and subscribes to a candidate’s oath as required by law.

However, this definition does not include any candidate for a political party executive committee.

(8) “Department” means the Department of State.
(9) “Division” means the Division of Elections of the Department of State.
(10) “Early voting” means casting a ballot prior to election day at a location designated by the supervisor of elections and depositing the voted ballot in the tabulation system.
(11) “Early voting area” means the area designated by the supervisor of elections at an early voting site at which early voting activities occur, including, but not limited to, lines of voters waiting to be processed, the area where voters check in and are processed, and the area where voters cast their ballots.
(12) “Early voting site” means those locations specified in s. 101.657 and the building in which early voting occurs.
(13) “Election” means any primary election, special primary election, special election, general election, or presidential preference primary election.
(14) “Election board” means the clerk and inspectors appointed to conduct an election.
(15) “Election costs” shall include, but not be limited to, expenditures for all paper supplies such as envelopes, instructions to voters, affidavits, reports, ballot cards, ballot booklets for vote-by-mail voters, postage, notices to voters; advertisements for registration book closings, testing of voting equipment, sample ballots, and polling places; forms used to qualify candidates; polling site rental and equipment delivery and pickup; data processing time and supplies; election records retention; and labor costs, including those costs uniquely associated with vote-by-mail ballot preparation, poll workers, and election night canvass.
(16) “Elector” is synonymous with the word “voter” or “qualified elector or voter,” except where the word is used to describe presidential electors.
(17) “General election” means an election held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November in the even-numbered years, for the purpose of filling national, state, county, and district offices and for voting on constitutional amendments not otherwise provided for by law.
(18) “Lists of registered electors” means names and associated information of registered electors maintained by the department in the statewide voter registration system or generated or derived from the statewide voter registration system. Lists may be produced in printed or electronic format.
(19) “Member of the Merchant Marine” means an individual, other than a member of a uniformed service or an individual employed, enrolled, or maintained on the Great Lakes for the inland waterways, who is:
(a) Employed as an officer or crew member of a vessel documented under the laws of the United States, a vessel owned by the United States, or a vessel of foreign-flag registry under charter to or control of the United States; or
(b) Enrolled with the United States for employment or training for employment, or maintained by the United States for emergency relief service, as an officer or crew member of such vessel.
(20) “Minor political party” is any group as specified in s. 103.095 which on January 1 preceding a primary election does not have registered as members 5 percent of the total registered electors of the state.
(21) “Newspaper of general circulation” means a newspaper printed in the language most commonly spoken in the area within which it circulates and which is readily available for purchase by all inhabitants in the area of circulation, but does not include a newspaper intended primarily for members of a particular professional or occupational group, a newspaper the primary function of which is to carry legal notices, or a newspaper that is given away primarily to distribute advertising.
(22) “Nominal value” means having a retail value of $10 or less.
(23) “Nonpartisan office” means an office for which a candidate is prohibited from campaigning or qualifying for election or retention in office based on party affiliation.
(24) “Office that serves persons with disabilities” means any state office that takes applications either in person or over the telephone from persons with disabilities for any program, service, or benefit primarily related to their disabilities.
(25) “Overseas voter” means:
(a) An absent uniformed services voter who, by reason of active duty or service, is absent from the United States on the date of the election involved;
(b) A person who resides outside the United States and is qualified to vote in the last place in which the person was domiciled before leaving the United States; or
(c) A person who resides outside the United States and, but for such residence, would be qualified to vote in the last place in which the person was domiciled before leaving the United States.
(26) “Overvote” means that the elector marks or designates more names than there are persons to be elected to an office or designates more than one answer to a ballot question, and the tabulator records no vote for the office or question.
(27) “Persons with disabilities” means individuals who have a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities.
(28) “Petition circulator” means an entity or individual who collects signatures for compensation for the purpose of qualifying a proposed constitutional amendment for ballot placement.
(29) “Polling place” is the building which contains the polling room where ballots are cast.
(30) “Polling room” means the actual room in which ballots are cast on election day and during early voting.
(31) “Primary election” means an election held preceding the general election for the purpose of nominating a party nominee to be voted for in the general election to fill a national, state, county, or district office.
(32) “Provisional ballot” means a conditional ballot, the validity of which is determined by the canvassing board.
(33) “Public assistance” means assistance provided through the food assistance program under the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program; the Medicaid program; the Special Supplemental Food Program for Women, Infants, and Children; and the Temporary Cash Assistance Program.
(34) “Public office” means any federal, state, county, municipal, school, or other district office or position which is filled by vote of the electors.
(35) “Qualifying educational institution” means any public or private educational institution receiving state financial assistance which has, as its primary mission, the provision of education or training to students who are at least 18 years of age, provided such institution has more than 200 students enrolled in classes with the institution and provided that the recognized student government organization has requested this designation in writing and has filed the request with the office of the supervisor of elections in the county in which the institution is located.
(36) “Special election” is a special election called for the purpose of voting on a party nominee to fill a vacancy in the national, state, county, or district office.
(37) “Special primary election” is a special nomination election designated by the Governor, called for the purpose of nominating a party nominee to be voted on in a general or special election.
(38) “Supervisor” means the supervisor of elections.
(39) “Tactile input device” means a device that provides information to a voting system by means of a voter touching the device, such as a keyboard, and that complies with the requirements of s. 101.56062(1)(k) and (l).
(40) “Third-party registration organization” means any person, entity, or organization soliciting or collecting voter registration applications. A third-party voter registration organization does not include:
(a) A person who seeks only to register to vote or collect voter registration applications from that person’s spouse, child, or parent; or
(b) A person engaged in registering to vote or collecting voter registration applications as an employee or agent of the division, supervisor of elections, Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles, or a voter registration agency.
(41) “Undervote” means that the elector does not properly designate any choice for an office or ballot question, and the tabulator records no vote for the office or question.
(42) “Uniformed services” means the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Space Force, and Coast Guard, the commissioned corps of the Public Health Service, and the commissioned corps of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
(43) “Voter interface device” means any device that communicates voting instructions and ballot information to a voter and allows the voter to select and vote for candidates and issues. A voter interface device may not be used to tabulate votes. Any vote tabulation must be based upon a subsequent scan of the marked marksense ballot or the voter-verifiable paper output after the voter interface device process has been completed.
(44) “Voter registration agency” means any office that provides public assistance, any office that serves persons with disabilities, any center for independent living, or any public library.
(45) “Voter registration official” means any supervisor of elections or individual authorized by the Secretary of State to accept voter registration applications and execute updates to the statewide voter registration system.
(46) “Voting booth” or “booth” means that booth or enclosure wherein an elector casts his or her ballot for tabulation by an electronic or electromechanical device.
(47) “Voting system” means a method of casting and processing votes that functions wholly or partly by use of electromechanical or electronic apparatus or by use of marksense ballots and includes, but is not limited to, the procedures for casting and processing votes and the programs, operating manuals, supplies, printouts, and other software necessary for the system’s operation.
History.s. 2, ch. 6469, 1913; RGS 300; s. 1, ch. 8582, 1921; CGL 356; s. 1, ch. 13761, 1929; s. 1, ch. 18060, 1937; s. 1, ch. 19663, 1939; s. 1, ch. 26870, 1951; s. 1, ch. 28156, 1953; s. 1, ch. 61-370; s. 2, ch. 65-60; s. 1, ch. 67-32; s. 2, ch. 67-142; s. 2, ch. 67-386; s. 1, ch. 69-137; s. 1, ch. 69-280; s. 1, ch. 69-377; s. 1, ch. 70-269; s. 1, ch. 70-439; s. 1, ch. 71-206; s. 1, ch. 73-157; s. 31, ch. 73-333; s. 23, ch. 77-104; s. 1, ch. 77-175; s. 1, ch. 79-157; s. 24, ch. 79-400; s. 1, ch. 81-105; s. 15, ch. 82-143; s. 22, ch. 84-302; s. 1, ch. 87-184; ss. 5, 12, ch. 87-363; s. 1, ch. 89-338; s. 3, ch. 89-348; s. 2, ch. 90-315; s. 3, ch. 94-224; s. 1382, ch. 95-147; s. 1, ch. 96-57; s. 54, ch. 96-175; s. 1, ch. 96-327; s. 35, ch. 97-13; s. 3, ch. 98-129; ss. 2, 34, ch. 2001-40; s. 4, ch. 2002-281; s. 2, ch. 2003-415; s. 9, ch. 2004-252; s. 2, ch. 2005-277; s. 2, ch. 2005-278; s. 2, ch. 2005-286; s. 1, ch. 2007-30; s. 2, ch. 2010-167; s. 1, ch. 2010-209; s. 2, ch. 2011-40; s. 1, ch. 2016-23; s. 2, ch. 2016-37; s. 2, ch. 2019-64; s. 2, ch. 2019-162; s. 1, ch. 2020-109; s. 3, ch. 2022-183; s. 22, ch. 2023-8.
Note.Former s. 102.02.

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Total Results: 43

Socialist Workers Party v. Leahy

145 F.3d 1240, 1998 U.S. App. LEXIS 15041, 1998 WL 374949

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | Filed: Jul 7, 1998 | Docket: 394754

Cited 52 times | Published

state of Florida qualifies. See Section 97.021(13). Thus, the Secretary of State certainly

Socialist Workers Party v. Leahy

145 F.3d 1240, 1998 U.S. App. LEXIS 15041, 1998 WL 374949

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | Filed: Jul 7, 1998 | Docket: 394754

Cited 52 times | Published

state of Florida qualifies. See Section 97.021(13). Thus, the Secretary of State certainly

Socialist Workers Party v. Leahy

145 F.3d 1240

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | Filed: Jul 7, 1998 | Docket: 2036733

Cited 43 times | Published

parties are entitled to run 1 Section 97.021(13) defines the term “minor political party”

Fulani v. Krivanek

973 F.2d 1539, 1992 U.S. App. LEXIS 24723

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | Filed: Oct 5, 1992 | Docket: 167148

Cited 39 times | Published

registered electors of the state." Fla.Stat. § 97.021(14) 2 Section 99

Robert Wexler v. Arthur Anderson

452 F.3d 1226, 2006 U.S. App. LEXIS 15080, 2006 WL 1685802

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | Filed: Jun 20, 2006 | Docket: 213175

Cited 33 times | Published

no vote for the office or question.” Fla. Stat. § 97.021(23). An undervote results when “the elector does

League of Women Voters of Florida v. Cobb

447 F. Supp. 2d 1314, 2006 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 61070, 2006 WL 2544683

District Court, S.D. Florida | Filed: Aug 28, 2006 | Docket: 2370636

Cited 16 times | Published

applications, except for political parties.[7] Fla. Stat. § 97.021(36). The Law also exempts (1) persons that collect

Ammerman v. Markham

222 So. 2d 423

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: May 7, 1969 | Docket: 1774311

Cited 15 times | Published

cooperative apartments as freeholders. Fla. Stat., § 97.021(7), F.S.A. This legislative approval of individual

CBS Inc. v. Smith

681 F. Supp. 794, 1988 WL 19556

District Court, S.D. Florida | Filed: Apr 5, 1988 | Docket: 1373765

Cited 14 times | Published

measured from the polling place, defined under section 97.021 as "the building which contains the polling

In Re Dean

177 B.R. 727, 8 Fla. L. Weekly Fed. B 339, 1995 Bankr. LEXIS 137

United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Florida. | Filed: Feb 6, 1995 | Docket: 1805224

Cited 13 times | Published

222 So.2d 423, 426 (Fla.1969) (citing Fla.Stat. § 97.021(7)). It is inconceivable that the owner of a cooperative

Pasco v. Heggen

314 So. 2d 1

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Mar 19, 1975 | Docket: 1421125

Cited 10 times | Published

be considered a candidate as so defined in Section 97.021, Florida Statutes; except that he shall not

Florida Committee for Liability Reform v. McMillan

682 F. Supp. 1536, 1988 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 2652, 1988 WL 27481

District Court, M.D. Florida | Filed: Feb 26, 1988 | Docket: 1151279

Cited 9 times | Published

which a "polling room" is located. Fla. Stat. § 97.021(18) (1987). Accordingly, the statute is overbroad

League of Women Voters of Florida v. Browning

575 F. Supp. 2d 1298, 2008 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 62726, 2008 WL 3200654

District Court, S.D. Florida | Filed: Aug 6, 2008 | Docket: 1026671

Cited 8 times | Published

collecting voter registration applications," Fla. Stat. § 97.021(36), it does not define "affiliate" for purposes

Diaz v. Cobb

541 F. Supp. 2d 1319, 56 A.L.R. 6th 815, 2008 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 27361, 2008 WL 793584

District Court, S.D. Florida | Filed: Mar 25, 2008 | Docket: 2132931

Cited 6 times | Published

registration application forms available. Id. § 97.021(40), 97.058(1), (6). It requires the Department

US Taxpayers Party of Florida v. Smith

871 F. Supp. 426

District Court, N.D. Florida | Filed: Jun 14, 1993 | Docket: 1274721

Cited 6 times | Published

satisfying the conditions found in Fla. Stat.Ann. § 97.021(15). Early in May 1992, the Party began collecting

Polly v. Navarro

457 So. 2d 1140

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Oct 23, 1984 | Docket: 1522432

Cited 4 times | Published

general election for which he seeks to qualify. Section 97.021(18), Florida Statutes (1983), defines "candidate"

Republican State Executive Committee v. Graham

388 So. 2d 556

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Sep 17, 1980 | Docket: 1520941

Cited 4 times | Published

unopposed candidate was indeed nominated. [1] § 97.021(18)(d), Fla. Stat. (1979). [2] See § 101.252(2)

Jennifer Brinkmann v. Tyron Francois, etc.

184 So. 3d 504, 41 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 25, 2016 Fla. LEXIS 235, 2016 WL 454041

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Feb 4, 2016 | Docket: 3033790

Cited 2 times | Published

write-in candidates.” Id. at 1286 (citing § 97.021(5)(b), Fla. Stat. (2012) (“ ‘Candidate’ means

Telli v. Snipes

98 So. 3d 1284, 2012 Fla. App. LEXIS 18770, 2012 WL 5274898

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Oct 26, 2012 | Docket: 60312183

Cited 2 times | Published

definition of “candidate” includes write-in candidates. § 97.021(5)(b), Fla. Stat. (2012) (“‘Candidate’ means any

Brown v. Detzner

895 F. Supp. 2d 1236, 2012 WL 4356839, 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 136014

District Court, M.D. Florida | Filed: Sep 24, 2012 | Docket: 65985263

Cited 2 times | Published

(2011) which requires early voting as defined in § 97.021(8), Fla. Stat. (2011) to start on the 10th day

Cobb v. Thurman

957 So. 2d 638, 2006 WL 3041924

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Oct 27, 2006 | Docket: 1678929

Cited 2 times | Published

refers only to "ballots"— a term defined in section 97.021, Florida Statutes—not notices. Appellants do

Krivanek v. Take Back Tampa Political Committee

603 So. 2d 528, 1992 WL 148222

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jul 1, 1992 | Docket: 1476218

Cited 2 times | Published

word "voter" or "qualified elector or voter." § 97.021, Fla. Stat. Article 1, Section 5 of the Florida

Orange County, Florida v. Rick Singh, etc.

268 So. 3d 668

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Apr 18, 2019 | Docket: 14958306

Cited 1 times | Published

on the primary election ballot."). In fact, section 97.021(29) (emphasis added), defines a "[p]rimary

Republican Party of Miami-Dade County v. Davis

18 So. 3d 1112, 2009 Fla. App. LEXIS 12508, 2009 WL 2601834

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Aug 26, 2009 | Docket: 1640222

Cited 1 times | Published

. A “minor political party” is defined by section 97.021(17) of the Election Code as a group which has

Chalifoux v. Sanchez

991 So. 2d 432, 2008 WL 4363572

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Sep 26, 2008 | Docket: 1724861

Cited 1 times | Published

contending that Sanchez, an elector as defined in section 97.021(13), was not registered as a republican, and

Wexler v. Lepore

342 F. Supp. 2d 1097, 2004 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 21344, 2004 WL 2421584

District Court, S.D. Florida | Filed: Oct 25, 2004 | Docket: 2225005

Cited 1 times | Published

no vote for the office or question." Fla. Stat. § 97.021(21). An undervote occurs when "the elector does

Carey Baker v. Mark v. Jordan and D. Alan Hays, as Supervisor of Elections, Lake County, Florida

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Nov 15, 2024 | Docket: 69378572

Published

to a candidate’s oath as required by law.” See § 97.021(7)(d)–(e), Fla. Stat. (2024). “Filing” as a candidate

David A. Taylor v. Mike Hogan, in his official capacity as Supervisor of Elections, Duval County, Florida

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Aug 29, 2019 | Docket: 16128157

Published

national, state, county, or district office.” § 97.021(34), Fla. Stat. (2018). This definition does not

Orange County, Florida v. Rick Singh, etc.

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Jan 4, 2019 | Docket: 8498536

Published

office seat is filled in the general election. See § 97.021(29), Fla. Stat. (2018) (“ ‘Primary election’

William R. Crews v. State of Florida

183 So. 3d 329, 40 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 653, 2015 Fla. LEXIS 2626, 2015 WL 7566535

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Nov 25, 2015 | Docket: 3015983

Published

and local offices with duties defined by law); § 97.021(31) ("public office” defined for purposes of the

Lacasa v. Townsley

883 F. Supp. 2d 1231, 2012 WL 3276965, 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 113090

District Court, S.D. Florida | Filed: Jul 25, 2012 | Docket: 65984037

Published

“candidate” includes write-in candidates. See Fla. Stat. § 97.021(5)(b) (“ ‘Candidate’ means any person to whom

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Florida Attorney General Reports | Filed: Sep 15, 2009 | Docket: 3257774

Published

during the "general election" as defined in section 97.021(14), Florida Statutes? 2. If so, is the district

Libertarian Party of Florida v. Smith

687 So. 2d 1292, 1996 WL 693606

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Dec 5, 1996 | Docket: 1370990

Published

elsewhere defined as a "minor political party." See § 97.021(15), Fla. Stat. (1995). [2] This scheme seems

James v. County of Volusia

683 So. 2d 555, 1996 Fla. App. LEXIS 10886, 1996 WL 595162

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Oct 16, 1996 | Docket: 64769332

Published

consider the definition of “elector” as set out in section 97.021(9), Florida Statutes: “Elector” is synonymous

Libertarian Party of Florida v. Smith

665 So. 2d 1119, 1996 Fla. App. LEXIS 41, 1996 WL 1728

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jan 4, 1996 | Docket: 64761206

Published

elsewhere defined as a "minor political party.” See § 97.021(15), Fla. Stat. (1993). . The appellants have

Fulani v. Krivanek

973 F.2d 1539, 1992 WL 227436

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | Filed: Oct 5, 1992 | Docket: 66276035

Published

total registered electors of the state." Fla.Stat. § 97.021(14). . Section 99.097, titled “Verification

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Florida Attorney General Reports | Filed: Jan 23, 1992 | Docket: 3258716

Published

existing election laws of the state of Florida. Section 97.021(21), F.S., of the Florida Election Code defines

Libertarian Party of Florida v. State

710 F.2d 790

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | Filed: Jul 29, 1983 | Docket: 66193574

Published

political party under Florida law, Fla. Stat.Ann. § 97.021(14) (West 1982), and its chairman, Doug Ramsay

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Florida Attorney General Reports | Filed: Dec 5, 1979 | Docket: 3258252

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incurred in such an election. AS TO QUESTION 2: Section 97.021(5), F. S., expressly defines `special election'

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Florida Attorney General Reports | Filed: Mar 3, 1978 | Docket: 3258156

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definitions used in the prior Election Code. Section 97.021, F. S. 1975, provided that `when used in this

State ex rel. Surf Club v. Du Val

339 So. 2d 1131, 1976 Fla. App. LEXIS 16017

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Nov 29, 1976 | Docket: 64556129

Published

phrase “general election day.” Florida Statutes § 97.021(3), which is applicable to the statute here under

Wilson v. Askew

352 F. Supp. 227, 1972 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 12118

District Court, M.D. Florida | Filed: Sep 1, 1972 | Docket: 66082905

Published

facilities prior to qualification. . Florida Statute 97.021(18) defines a “Candidate” as “any person

Beller v. Adams

235 So. 2d 502, 1970 Fla. LEXIS 2760

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: May 15, 1970 | Docket: 64514698

Published

“unrecognized” or minority political parties. F.S. Section 97.021(14) F.S.A. reads as follows: (14) “Minority

Baker v. State ex rel. Caldwell

122 So. 2d 816

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Aug 5, 1960 | Docket: 60195581

Published

primary to fill a vacancy in nomination, saying: “Section 97.021, Florida Statutes 1951, F.S.A., contains many