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The 2025 Florida Statutes
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F.S. 99.02199.021 Form of candidate oath.—(1)(a)1. Each candidate, whether a party candidate, a candidate with no party affiliation, or a write-in candidate, in order to qualify for nomination or election to any office other than a judicial office as defined in chapter 105 or a federal office, shall take and subscribe to an oath or affirmation in writing. A copy of the oath or affirmation shall be made available to the candidate by the officer before whom such candidate seeks to qualify and shall be substantially in the following form:State of Florida County of Before me, an officer authorized to administer oaths, personally appeared (please print name as you wish it to appear on the ballot) , to me well known, who, being sworn, says that he or she is a candidate for the office of ; that he or she is a qualified elector of County, Florida; that he or she is qualified under the Constitution and the laws of Florida to hold the office to which he or she desires to be nominated or elected; that he or she has qualified for no other public office in the state, the term of which office or any part thereof runs concurrent with that of the office he or she seeks; that he or she has resigned from any office from which he or she is required to resign pursuant to s. 99.012, Florida Statutes; and that he or she will support the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of the State of Florida. (Signature of candidate) (Address of legal residence) Sworn to and subscribed before me this day of , (year) , at County, Florida. (Signature and title of officer administering oath) 2. Each candidate for federal office, whether a party candidate, a candidate with no party affiliation, or a write-in candidate, in order to qualify for nomination or election to office shall take and subscribe to an oath or affirmation in writing. A copy of the oath or affirmation shall be made available to the candidate by the officer before whom such candidate seeks to qualify and shall be substantially in the following form:State of Florida County of Before me, an officer authorized to administer oaths, personally appeared (please print name as you wish it to appear on the ballot) , to me well known, who, being sworn, says that he or she is a candidate for the office of ; that he or she is qualified under the Constitution and laws of the United States to hold the office to which he or she desires to be nominated or elected; that he or she has qualified for no other public office in the state, the term of which office or any part thereof runs concurrent with that of the office he or she seeks; and that he or she will support the Constitution of the United States. (Signature of candidate) (Address) Sworn to and subscribed before me this day of , (year) , at County, Florida. (Signature and title of officer administering oath) (b) In addition, any person seeking to qualify for nomination as a candidate of any political party shall, at the time of subscribing to the oath or affirmation, state in writing:1. The party of which the person is a member. 2. That the person has been a registered member of the political party for which he or she is seeking nomination as a candidate for 365 days before the beginning of qualifying preceding the general election for which the person seeks to qualify. 3. That the person has paid the assessment levied against him or her, if any, as a candidate for said office by the executive committee of the party of which he or she is a member. (c) In addition, any person seeking to qualify for office as a candidate with no party affiliation shall, at the time of subscribing to the oath or affirmation, state in writing that he or she is registered without any party affiliation and that he or she has not been a registered member of any political party for 365 days before the beginning of qualifying preceding the general election for which the person seeks to qualify. (d) In addition, each candidate, whether a party candidate, a candidate with no party affiliation, or a write-in candidate, shall, at the time of subscribing to the oath or affirmation, state in writing whether he or she owes any outstanding fines, fees, or penalties that cumulatively exceed $250 for any violations of s. 8, Art. II of the State Constitution; the Code of Ethics for Public Officers and Employees under part III of chapter 112; any local ethics ordinance governing standards of conduct and disclosure requirements; or chapter 106. If the candidate owes any outstanding fines, fees, or penalties exceeding the threshold amount specified in this paragraph, he or she must also specify the amount owed and each entity that levied such fine, fee, or penalty. For purposes of this paragraph, any such fines, fees, or penalties that have been paid in full at the time of subscribing to the oath or affirmation are not deemed to be outstanding. (e) The officer before whom such person qualifies shall certify the name of such person to the supervisor of elections in each county affected by such candidacy so that the name of such person may be printed on the ballot. Each person seeking election as a write-in candidate shall subscribe to the oath prescribed in this section in order to be entitled to have write-in ballots cast for him or her counted. (2) The provisions of subsection (1) relating to the oath required of candidates, and the form of oath prescribed, shall apply with equal force and effect to, and shall be the oath required of, a candidate for election to a political party executive committee office, as provided by law. The requirements set forth in this section shall also apply to any person filling a vacancy on a political party executive committee. (3) This section does not apply to a person who seeks to qualify for election pursuant to ss. 103.021 and 103.101. History.—ss. 22, 23, ch. 6469, 1913; RGS 326, 327; CGL 383, 384; s. 3, ch. 19663, 1939; s. 3, ch. 26870, 1951; s. 10, ch. 28156, 1953; s. 1, ch. 57-742; s. 1, ch. 61-128; s. 2, ch. 63-269; s. 1, ch. 63-66; s. 1, ch. 65-376; s. 1, ch. 67-149; s. 2, ch. 70-269; s. 19, ch. 71-355; s. 6, ch. 77-175; s. 3, ch. 79-365; s. 27, ch. 79-400; s. 2, ch. 81-105; s. 3, ch. 86-134; s. 535, ch. 95-147; s. 7, ch. 99-6; s. 8, ch. 99-318; s. 15, ch. 2007-30; s. 10, ch. 2008-95; s. 13, ch. 2011-40; s. 12, ch. 2021-11; s. 1, ch. 2023-46; s. 15, ch. 2023-120. Note.—Former ss. 102.29, 102.30.
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Annotations, Discussions, Cases:
Cases Citing Statute 99.021
Total Results: 20
331 F.3d 817, 2003 WL 21196520
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | Filed: May 22, 2003 | Docket: 65655452
Cited 22 times | Published
(Oct. 21, 1983). Attorney General Smith concluded § 99.021 did not authorize the Florida Democratic Party
331 F.3d 817, 2003 U.S. App. LEXIS 10293
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | Filed: May 22, 2003 | Docket: 742400
Cited 16 times | Published
(Oct. 21, 1983). Attorney General Smith concluded § 99.021 did not authorize the Florida Democratic Party
315 F. Supp. 592, 1970 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 10798
District Court, M.D. Florida | Filed: Jul 25, 1970 | Docket: 2519914
Cited 13 times | Published
refused to sign the oath as set forth in F.S.A., Section 99.021, requiring among other things a sworn declaration
139 So. 2d 879, 94 A.L.R. 2d 550
Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Apr 11, 1962 | Docket: 532818
Cited 13 times | Published
Constitution of the State of Florida, F.S.A., and Section 99.021(1) (f), Florida Statutes, F.S.A., do form a
993 So. 2d 64, 2008 WL 4093363
District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Sep 5, 2008 | Docket: 1516066
Cited 10 times | Published
(Fla. 1st DCA 2008).
It is noteworthy that section 99.021, Florida Statutes (2007), describes in detail
127 So. 2d 912, 1961 Fla. App. LEXIS 2992
District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Mar 15, 1961 | Docket: 60196952
Cited 8 times | Published
prescribed for “candidates” for party office under section 99.021, Florida Statutes, F.S.A. The defendant chairman
457 So. 2d 1140
District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Oct 23, 1984 | Docket: 1522432
Cited 4 times | Published
Appellants contend that Navarro's actions violate section 99.021(1)(b)2, Florida Statutes (1983), which bars
118 So. 2d 539, 1960 Fla. LEXIS 2562
Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Mar 4, 1960 | Docket: 60194460
Cited 3 times | Published
appeal is the validity of that portion of F.S. § 99.021, F.S.A. requiring every candidate for nomination
766 F. Supp. 1112, 1991 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 8523, 1991 WL 115631
District Court, M.D. Florida | Filed: Jun 3, 1991 | Docket: 1221538
Cited 2 times | Published
012(7) of the Florida Statutes is enforced by section 99.021 which provides that "[e]ach candidate ... for
64 So. 3d 143, 2011 Fla. App. LEXIS 8457, 2011 WL 2279000
District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jun 10, 2011 | Docket: 60301377
Cited 1 times | Published
012(7) of the Florida Statutes is enforced by section 99.021[,] which provides that “[ejach candidate .
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
that a candidate must file is a candidate oath. § 99.021, Fla. Stat. (2008). We know that the statutory
District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Dec 1, 2023 | Docket: 68057214
Published
redistricting CD-5);
art. VI, U.S. Const.; Candidate Oath, § 99.021, Fla. Stat.
(requiring legislators and officers
993 So. 2d 1096, 2008 Fla. App. LEXIS 14667, 2008 WL 4367453
District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Sep 26, 2008 | Docket: 64856325
Published
resign pursuant to s. 99.012, Florida Statutes.
§ 99.021(l)(a), Fla. Stat. (2006) (emphasis added).
Florida Attorney General Reports | Filed: Jun 13, 1990 | Docket: 3258637
Published
v. Simpson, 114 So. 543, 544 (Fla. 1927).
4 Section 99.021(1)(a), F.S. And see, s. 3, Art. VI, State Const
456 So. 2d 592, 9 Fla. L. Weekly 2125, 1984 Fla. App. LEXIS 15537
District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Oct 4, 1984 | Docket: 64607046
Published
question. In my view he has standing to enforce section 99.021(l)(b), Florida Statutes (1983), by filing this
Florida Attorney General Reports | Filed: Oct 21, 1983 | Docket: 3256706
Published
functions and powers are derived thereby).
Section 99.021(1)(a), F.S., requires each party candidate
352 F. Supp. 227, 1972 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 12118
District Court, M.D. Florida | Filed: Sep 1, 1972 | Docket: 66082905
Published
and take and subscribe to the oath provided in § 99.021. The qualification of each candidate to be on
196 So. 2d 916, 1967 Fla. LEXIS 3989
Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Mar 22, 1967 | Docket: 64500300
Published
opinion, the petitioners are guilty of laches. Section 99.021(1), Florida Statutes, F.S.A., has been in existence
173 So. 2d 480, 1965 Fla. App. LEXIS 4459
District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Apr 6, 1965 | Docket: 64492613
Published
make a truthful oath as required of him by Section 99.021(1) (f), Florida Statutes, F.S.A., by resigning
69 So. 2d 322, 1954 Fla. LEXIS 1200
Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Jan 8, 1954 | Docket: 64484987
Published
upon the ballot * * *. ” (Italics supplied.) Section 99.021, Florida Statutes 1953 and F.S.A. So, obviously
