Florida Statutes

Fla. Stat. § 100.031 (2025)

General election.

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100.031 General election.—A general election shall be held in each county on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November of each even-numbered year to choose a successor to each elective federal, state, county, and district officer whose term will expire before the next general election and, except as provided in the State Constitution, to fill each vacancy in elective office for the unexpired portion of the term.

History.—s. 2, ch. 3879, 1889; RS 155; s. 2, ch. 4328, 1895; s. 1, ch. 4537, 1897; GS 171; RGS 216; CGL 251; s. 4, ch. 26870, 1951; s. 12, ch. 77-175.

Note.—Former s. 98.04.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases, 2019–2019 · leading case: Orange Cnty., Florida v. Rick Singh, etc., 268 So. 3d 668 (Fla. 2019).

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Orange Cnty., Florida v. Rick Singh, etc., 268 So. 3d 668 (Fla. 2019). · cites it 11× “(explaining that candidates listed on the general election ballot include those “candidates who have been nominated by a political party”); see also § 100.031, Fla. Stat. (“A general election shall be held in each county .”

Orange Cnty., Florida v. Rick Singh, etc. (Fla. 2019). · cites it 6× “(explaining that candidates listed on the general election ballot include those “candidates who have been nominated by a political party”); see also § 100.031, Fla. Stat. (“A general election shall be held in each county .”

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