Florida Statute 99.09651 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

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Title IX
ELECTORS AND ELECTIONS

Chapter 99
CANDIDATES

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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.

History.—s. 3, ch. 91-107; s. 4, ch. 99-318; s. 17, ch. 2005-277.

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US Taxpayers Party of Florida v. Smith

871 F. Supp. 426

District Court, N.D. Florida | Filed: Jun 14, 1993 | Docket: 1274721

Cited 6 times | Published

the candidate seeks to run. Rather, Fla.Stat. § 99.09651(3) provides that in a reapportionment year, the

Johnson v. Mortham

926 F. Supp. 1540, 1996 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 7199, 1996 WL 226904

District Court, N.D. Florida | Filed: May 24, 1996 | Docket: 2167564

Cited 1 times | Published

signature requirements shall be as provided in section 99.09651, Florida Statutes. (2) Candidates seeking

Carroll v. Mack

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

the procedures set forth in Florida Statute section 99.09651, which governs the signature. requirements

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