Florida Statute 99.955 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

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Title IX
ELECTORS AND ELECTIONS

Chapter 99
CANDIDATES

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F.S. 99.0955

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.

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Cases Citing Statute 99.0955

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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

which are verified at no charge. See Fla.Stat. § 99.0955 5 In fact, the

Anderson v. Firestone

499 F. Supp. 1027, 1980 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 14377

District Court, N.D. Florida | Filed: Oct 10, 1980 | Docket: 2333304

Cited 5 times | Published

mate. The defendants have chosen to interpret § 99.0955, Florida Statutes as requiring a specific name

Duke v. Smith

784 F. Supp. 865, 21 Fed. R. Serv. 3d 803, 1992 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 1682, 1992 WL 25430

District Court, S.D. Florida | Filed: Jan 30, 1992 | Docket: 1751942

Cited 2 times | Published

"independent candidates for office," pursuant to § 99.0955, Florida Statutes. Alternatively, Plaintiffs can

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

in compliance with the Florida Election Code. § 99.0955, Fla. Stat. (2018) ; § 99.096, Fla. Stat. (2018)

Orange County, Florida v. Rick Singh, etc.

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

Published

ballot without party affiliation pursuant to section 99.0955, we find that the offending language may be

Ago

Florida Attorney General Reports | Filed: Jan 12, 1999 | Docket: 3257983

Published

twenty-five percent of the signatures required by section 99.0955, Fla. Stat., must be obtained. See, s.100.111(3)(c)2

Fulani v. Krivanek

973 F.2d 1539, 1992 WL 227436

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

Published

which are verified at no charge. See Fla.Stat. § 99.0955. .In fact, the Libertarian Party mistakenly

Libertarian Party of Florida v. State

710 F.2d 790

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

Published

of the voters in that district. Fla.Stat.Ann. § 99.0955 (West 1982).2 In contrast, § 99.096(1) requires