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Fla. Stat. § 99.09651 (2025)
Signature requirements for ballot position in year of apportionment.
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99.09651 Signature requirements for ballot position in year of apportionment.—
(1) In a year of apportionment, any candidate for representative to Congress, state Senate, or state House of Representatives seeking ballot position by the petition process prescribed in s. 99.095 shall obtain at least the number of signatures equal to one-third of 1 percent of the ideal population for the district of the office being sought.
(2) For the purposes of this section, “ideal population” means the total population of the state based upon the most recent decennial census divided by the number of districts for representative to Congress, state Senate, or state House of Representatives. For the purposes of this section, ideal population shall be calculated as of July 1 of the year prior to apportionment. The ideal population for a state Senate district and a state representative district shall be calculated by dividing the total population of the state by 40 for a state Senate district and by dividing by 120 for a state representative district.
(3) Signatures may be obtained from any registered voter in Florida regardless of party affiliation or district boundaries.
(4) Petitions shall state the name of the office the candidate is seeking, but shall not include a district number.
(5) Except as otherwise provided in this section, all requirements and procedures relating to the petition process shall conform to the requirements and procedures in nonapportionment years.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3
cases, 1993–2000 · leading case: US Taxpayers Party of Florida v. Smith, 871 F. Supp. 426 (N.D. Fla. 1993).
US Taxpayers Party of Florida v. Smith, 871 F. Supp. 426 (N.D. Fla. 1993). “On or about July 9, 1992, the Party decided to run plaintiff Feather in the new seventh congressional district and began collecting petition signatures for him pursuant to Fla.Stat.Ann. §§ 99.09651 and 99.061 which require a minor party candidate for congress, such as plaintiff…”
Johnson v. Mortham, 926 F. Supp. 1540 (N.D. Fla. 1996). “Persons seeking to qualify by alternative method, or as an independent candidate, or as a minor party candidate may submit petitions until noon of the 7th day preceding the first day of qualifying for the 1996 election to office as a representative to Congress, and signature…”
Carroll v. Mack, 766 So. 2d 1216 (Fla. 4th DCA 2000). “The Division of Elections recommended the Supervisor rely upon the procedures set forth in Florida Statute section 99.09651, which governs the signature.”
— 99.09651(3) — 1 case
US Taxpayers Party of Florida v. Smith, 871 F. Supp. 426 (N.D. Fla. 1993). “On or about July 9, 1992, the Party decided to run plaintiff Feather in the new seventh congressional district and began collecting petition signatures for him pursuant to Fla.Stat.Ann. §§ 99.09651 and 99.061 which require a minor party candidate for congress, such as plaintiff…”
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