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The 2025 Florida Statutes
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F.S. 99.09599.095 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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Annotations, Discussions, Cases:
Cases Citing Statute 99.095
Total Results: 11
155 F.3d 1332, 1998 U.S. App. LEXIS 23897, 1998 WL 654389
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | Filed: Sep 24, 1998 | Docket: 394838
Cited 15 times | Published
Congressional District. Fla. Stat. Ann.
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§ 99.095 (West Supp.1998).
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This petitioning
302 So. 2d 131
Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Oct 22, 1974 | Docket: 1742817
Cited 6 times | Published
5% for candidates seeking to qualify under F.S. § 99.095 by means of petition for nomination in a primary
715 So. 2d 382, 1998 WL 536352
District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Aug 25, 1998 | Docket: 1366105
Cited 5 times | Published
has obtained a ballot position pursuant to section 99.095, which prescribes a petitioning process whereby
989 F. Supp. 1451, 1998 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 7814, 1998 WL 12666
District Court, M.D. Florida | Filed: Jan 12, 1998 | Docket: 1075067
Cited 3 times | Published
the would-be candidate seeks. In this regard, section 99.095 currently provides, in pertinent part, as follows:
642 So. 2d 1, 1994 WL 246506
District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jun 8, 1994 | Docket: 549934
Cited 3 times | Published
other than as a write-in candidate or under section 99.095 (providing an alternative method of qualifying
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
seeking to qualify by the petition process under section 99.095, Florida Statutes (2014). Thus, it is- evident
155 F.3d 1332
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | Filed: Sep 24, 1998 | Docket: 394837
Cited 1 times | Published
person seeking to qualify pursuant to § 99.095 and except a person seeking to
qualify
928 So. 2d 1218, 31 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 269, 2006 Fla. LEXIS 814, 2006 WL 1173133
Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: May 4, 2006 | Docket: 64844634
Published
qualification through the petition process under section 99.095, Florida Statutes (2005). The Constitution
Florida Attorney General Reports | Filed: Sep 17, 2002 | Docket: 3256031
Published
sealing petition cards after verification.
Section 99.095, Florida Statutes, provides an alternative
766 So. 2d 1216, 2000 Fla. App. LEXIS 11899, 2000 WL 1344844
District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Sep 20, 2000 | Docket: 64800320
Published
Method for Qualifying” under Florida Statute section 99.095 (1999)(“Statutory Alternative Method”). Under
Florida Attorney General Reports | Filed: Jan 12, 1999 | Docket: 3257983
Published
twenty-five percent of the signatures required by section 99.095, Fla. Stat., must be obtained. See, s.100.111(3)(c)1
