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Fla. Stat. § 99.0955 (2025)
Candidates with no party affiliation; name on general election ballot.
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99.0955 Candidates with no party affiliation; name on general election ballot.—
(1) Each person seeking to qualify for election as a candidate with no party affiliation shall file his or her qualifying papers and pay the qualifying fee or qualify by the petition process pursuant to s. 99.095 with the officer and during the times and under the circumstances prescribed in s. 99.061. Upon qualifying, the candidate is entitled to have his or her name placed on the general election ballot.
(2) The qualifying fee for candidates with no party affiliation shall consist of a filing fee and an election assessment as prescribed in s. 99.092. Filing fees paid to the Department of State shall be deposited into the General Revenue Fund of the state. Filing fees paid to the supervisor of elections shall be deposited into the general revenue fund of the county.
History.—s. 6, ch. 70-269; s. 1, ch. 70-439; s. 3, ch. 74-119; s. 7, ch. 77-175; s. 2, ch. 78-188; s. 11, ch. 89-338; s. 10, ch. 90-315; s. 540, ch. 95-147; s. 13, ch. 95-280; s. 4, ch. 99-140; s. 2, ch. 99-318; s. 15, ch. 2005-277.
Note.—Former s. 99.152.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 6
cases, 1980–2019 · leading case: Orange Cnty., Florida v. Rick Singh, etc., 268 So. 3d 668 (Fla. 2019).
Orange Cnty., Florida v. Rick Singh, etc., 268 So. 3d 668 (Fla. 2019). “§ 99.0955, Fla. Stat. (2018); § 99.096, Fla.”
Fulani v. Krivanek, 973 F.2d 1539 (11th Cir. 1992). “0955 & 99.096, and petitions submitted by organizations seeking to place initiatives on the ballot.”
Anderson v. Firestone, 499 F. Supp. 1027 (N.D. Fla. 1980). “The defendants have chosen to interpret § 99.0955, Florida Statutes as requiring a specific name for vice-president be supplied on the petition form.”
Libertarian Party of Florida v. State, 710 F.2d 790 (11th Cir. 1983). “That *795 minor parties must incur some expenses in accumulating the necessary signatures to qualify for the ballot does not constitute an equal protection violation. American Party of Texas v. White, 415 U.”
Duke v. Smith, 784 F. Supp. 865 (S.D. Fla. 1992). “Plaintiffs simply can register as “independent candidates for office,” pursuant to § 99.0955, Florida Statutes. Alternatively, Plaintiffs can register as “minor party candidates,” pursuant to § 99.”
Orange Cnty., Florida v. Rick Singh, etc. (Fla. 2019). “Section 99.0955, Florida Statutes (2018), provides that “[e]ach person seeking to qualify for election as a candidate with no party affiliation shall file his or her qualifying papers and pay the qualifying fee or qualify by the petition process pursuant to s.”
— 99.0955(2) — 1 case
Libertarian Party of Florida v. State, 710 F.2d 790 (11th Cir. 1983). “That *795 minor parties must incur some expenses in accumulating the necessary signatures to qualify for the ballot does not constitute an equal protection violation. American Party of Texas v. White, 415 U.”
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