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Florida Statute 100.031 - Full Text and Legal Analysis Florida Statute 100.031 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research
Fla. Stat. § 100.031 (2026) Copy Cite Official Site Syfertize CourtListener Amendments
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.

Cases Citing F.S. 100.031

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·Orange Cnty., Florida v. Rick Singh, etc., 268 So. 3d 668 (Fla. 2019).

Cited 1 times | Published | Supreme Court of Florida

...party to which the candidate belongs the amount of the filing fee, two-thirds of which shall be used to promote the candidacy of candidates for county offices and the candidacy of members of the Legislature." Id. (emphasis added). Regarding timing, section 100.031, Florida Statutes (2018), provides that "[a] general election shall be held in each county on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November of each even-numbered year." Section 100.061, Florida Statutes (2018), states that "a p...
...Section 100.041 states that "[i]n each county, a clerk of the circuit court, sheriff, superintendent of schools, property appraiser, and tax collector shall be chosen by the qualified electors at the general election in each year the number of which is a multiple of 4." See also § 100.031, Fla....
...the general election to fill a national, state, county, or district office"); § 100.051, Fla. Stat. (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....
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Ago (Fla. Att'y Gen. 2010).

Published | Florida Attorney General Reports

...This creates staggered terms such that there would be no election at which more than three seats on the board would be on the ballot. While the provisions in section 100.041 , Florida Statutes, address the officers who are chosen at a general election and sets forth a system of election in alternating even-numbered years, section 100.031 , Florida Statutes, states: "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 distric...
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Orange Cnty., Florida v. Rick Singh, etc. (Fla. 2019).

Published | Supreme Court of Florida

... Article VIII, section 1(d), provides for the election of county constitutional officers, requiring that the officers appear on the general election ballot, but does not specifically label such election as “partisan” or “nonpartisan.” See § 100.031, Fla....
...political party to which the candidate belongs the amount of the filing fee, two- thirds of which shall be used to promote the candidacy of candidates for county offices and the candidacy of members of the Legislature.” Id. (emphasis added). Regarding timing, section 100.031, Florida Statutes (2018), provides that “[a] general election shall be held in each county on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November of each even-numbered year.” Section 100.061, Florida...
...Section 100.041 states that “[i]n each county, a clerk of the circuit court, sheriff, superintendent of schools, property appraiser, and tax collector shall be chosen by the qualified electors at the general election in each year the number of which is a multiple of 4.” See also § 100.031, Fla....
...voted for in the general election to fill a national, state, county, or district office”); § 100.051, Fla. Stat. (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....

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