Florida Statute 99.095 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research

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Title IX
ELECTORS AND ELECTIONS

Chapter 99
CANDIDATES

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F.S. 99.095

99.095 Petition process in lieu of a qualifying fee and party assessment.—

(1) A person who seeks to qualify as a candidate for any office and who meets the petition requirements of this section is not required to pay the qualifying fee or party assessment required by this chapter.

(2)(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b), a candidate must obtain the number of signatures of voters in the geographical area represented by the office sought equal to at least 1 percent of the total number of registered voters of that geographical area, as shown by the compilation by the department for the immediately preceding general election. Signatures may not be obtained until the candidate has filed the appointment of campaign treasurer and designation of campaign depository pursuant to s. 106.021 and are valid only for the qualifying period immediately following such filings.

(b) A candidate for a special district office shall obtain 25 signatures of voters in the geographical area represented by the office sought.

(c) The format of the petition shall be prescribed by the division and shall be used by candidates to reproduce petitions for circulation. If the candidate is running for an office that requires a group or district designation, the petition must indicate that designation and, if it does not, the signatures are not valid. A separate petition is required for each candidate.

(d) In a year of apportionment, any candidate for county or district office seeking ballot position by the petition process may obtain the required number of signatures from any registered voter in the respective county, regardless of district boundaries. The candidate shall obtain at least the number of signatures equal to 1 percent of the total number of registered voters, as shown by a compilation by the department for the immediately preceding general election, divided by the total number of districts of the office involved.

(3) Each petition must be submitted before noon of the 28th day preceding the first day of the qualifying period for the office sought to the supervisor of elections of the county in which such petition was circulated. Each supervisor shall check the signatures on the petitions to verify their status as voters in the county, district, or other geographical area represented by the office sought. No later than the 7th day before the first day of the qualifying period, the supervisor shall certify the number of valid signatures.

(4)(a) Certifications for candidates for federal, state, multicounty district, or multicounty special district office shall be submitted to the division no later than the 7th day before the first day of the qualifying period for the office sought. The division shall determine whether the required number of signatures has been obtained and shall notify the candidate.

(b) For candidates for county, district, or special district office not covered by paragraph (a), the supervisor shall determine whether the required number of signatures has been obtained and shall notify the candidate.

(5) If the required number of signatures has been obtained, the candidate is eligible to qualify pursuant to s. 99.061.

History.—s. 2, ch. 74-119; s. 6, ch. 77-175; s. 29, ch. 79-400; s. 10, ch. 89-338; s. 9, ch. 90-315; s. 539, ch. 95-147; s. 3, ch. 99-140; s. 1, ch. 99-318; s. 14, ch. 2005-277; s. 9, ch. 2005-286; s. 17, ch. 2007-30; s. 11, ch. 2008-95; s. 18, ch. 2011-40.

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Cases Citing Statute 99.095

Total Results: 20

Glen Spiritis v. Julie Botel

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2024-02-27

Snippet: of signatures on petitions pursuant to s. 99.095. The filing fee for a special district candidate

Orange County, Florida v. Rick Singh, etc.

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2019-04-18

Citation: 268 So. 3d 668

Snippet: qualify by the petition process pursuant to s. 99.095." The same subsection also states that "the supervisor

Orange County, Florida v. Rick Singh, etc.

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2019-01-04

Snippet: qualify by the petition process pursuant to s. 99.095 [and] . . . [u]pon qualifying, the candidate is

Ryan C. Torrens v. Sean Shaw, Ken Detzner, in his official capacity as the Secretary of State Department of State, Division of Elections

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2018-11-13

Citation: 257 So. 3d 168

Snippet: number of signatures on petitions pursuant to s. 99.095. The filing fee for a special district candidate

Terrence Boatman v. Thomas "Tommy" Hardee, in his official capacity etc.

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2018-08-23

Citation: 254 So. 3d 604

Snippet: of obtaining ballot position pursuant to s. 99.095. The filing fee for a special district candidate

James Barry Wright v. City of Miami Gardens, etc.

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2016-09-15

Citation: 200 So. 3d 765, 41 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 387, 2016 Fla. LEXIS 2044

Snippet: number of signatures on petitions pursuant to s. 99.095. The filing fee for a special district candidate

Wright v. City of Miami Gardens

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2016-08-17

Citation: 199 So. 3d 381, 2016 Fla. App. LEXIS 12424, 2016 WL 4376766

Snippet: number of signatures on petitions pursuant to s. 99.095. The filing fee for a special district candidate

Jennifer Brinkmann v. Tyron Francois, etc.

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2016-02-04

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

Snippet: to qualify by the petition process under section 99.095, Florida Statutes (2014). Thus, it is- evident

Laura Rivero Levey v. Ken Detzner, Secretary of State, State of

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2014-09-22

Citation: 146 So. 3d 1224, 2014 Fla. App. LEXIS 14777

Snippet: number of signatures on petitions pursuant to s. 99.095. The filing fee for a special district candidate

Laura Rivero Levey v. Ken Detzner, Secretary of State, State of

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2014-09-02

Snippet: of signatures on petitions pursuant to s. 99.095. The filing fee for a special district candidate

Advisory Opinion to the Governor re Sheriff & Judicial Vacancies Due to Resignations

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2006-05-04

Citation: 928 So. 2d 1218, 31 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 269, 2006 Fla. LEXIS 814, 2006 WL 1173133

Snippet: qualification through the petition process under section 99.095, Florida Statutes (2005). The Constitution does

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Court: Florida Attorney General Reports | Date Filed: 2002-09-17

Snippet: sealing petition cards after verification. Section 99.095, Florida Statutes, provides an alternative method

Carroll v. Mack

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2000-09-20

Citation: 766 So. 2d 1216, 2000 Fla. App. LEXIS 11899, 2000 WL 1344844

Snippet: Method for Qualifying” under Florida Statute section 99.095 (1999)(“Statutory Alternative Method”). Under this

Riverside Roof Truss v. Board of Zoning

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1999-05-28

Citation: 734 So. 2d 1139

Snippet: Smith Products Company, Inc., Respondents. No. 99-95. District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District

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Court: Florida Attorney General Reports | Date Filed: 1999-01-12

Snippet: office being sought. See, ss. 99.061, 99.092 and 99.095, Fla. Stat. For major party candidates seeking

Sancho v. Joanos

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1998-08-25

Citation: 715 So. 2d 382, 1998 WL 536352

Snippet: obtained a ballot position pursuant to section 99.095, which prescribes a petitioning process whereby

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Court: Florida Attorney General Reports | Date Filed: 1997-09-25

Snippet: inspect or copy any public record. . . ." Cf., s. 99.095(1), Fla. Stat. (the voter registration books are

Boudreau v. Winchester

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1994-06-08

Citation: 642 So. 2d 1, 1994 WL 246506

Snippet: other than as a write-in candidate or under section 99.095 (providing an alternative method of qualifying

Ferguson v. Williams

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1990-07-31

Citation: 566 So. 2d 9, 1990 WL 107819

Snippet: alleging that the results of the HLA typing revealed a 99.95% probability that Ferguson was the father of one

George H. Austin, Inc. v. Gardner

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1983-11-03

Citation: 440 So. 2d 35, 1983 Fla. App. LEXIS 23568

Snippet: percent (leaving, we suppose, an accuracy rate of 99.95 percent), makes it impossible for the presumption