Florida/Georgia Personal Injury & Workers Compensation

...See § 101.252(2), Fla. Stat. (1979). [5] § 102.111(1), Fla. Stat. (1979). [6] Ch. 6469, § 27, Laws of Fla. (1913). [7] Ch. 26870, Laws of Fla. (1951). [8] Ch. 63-99, Laws of Fla. [9] Carlile v. Game & Fresh Water Fish Comm'n, 354 So.2d 362 (Fla. 1977). [10] See § 100.051, Fla....

...In fact, section 97.021(29) (emphasis added), defines a "[p]rimary election" as "an election held preceding the general election for the purpose of nominating a party nominee to be voted for in the general election to fill a national, state, county , or district office." Specifically, section 100.051 provides that "[t]he supervisor of elections of each county shall print on ballots to be used in the county at the next general election the names of candidates who have been nominated by a political party and the candidates who have...

...("A general election shall be held in each county ... to choose a successor to each elective ... county ... officer ...."); § 98.015 (1), Fla. Stat. ("A supervisor of elections shall be elected in each county at the general election ..."). Further, section 100.051 expressly provides that candidates listed on the general election ballot are "candidates who have been nominated by a political party and the candidates who have otherwise obtained a position on the general election ballot in complian...

...97.021(29), Fla. Stat. (defining "[p]rimary election" as "an election held preceding the general election for the purpose of nominating a party nominee to be voted for in the general election to fill a national, state, county, or district office"); § 100.051, Fla....

to tabulate and post voting results); id. § 100.051 (charging Supervisors to print on general-election

...general election in each year the number of which is a multiple of 4.”). Accordingly, the Florida Election Code mandates that county constitutional officers be elected at a general election. However, the language in this section does not require the election to be partisan. Section 100.051, Fla....

...used in the county at the next general election the names of candidates who have been nominated by a political party and the candidates who have otherwise obtained a position on the general election ballot in compliance with the requirements of this code. § 100.051, Fla....

...Stat. (2018) (“ ‘Primary election’ means an election held preceding the general election for the purpose of nominating a party nominee to be voted for in the general election to fill a national, state, county, or district office.” (emphasis added)); see also § 100.051, Fla....

...2000). - 13 - “[p]rimary election” as “an election held preceding the general election for the purpose of nominating a party nominee to be voted for in the general election to fill a national, state, county, or district office.” Specifically, section 100.051 provides that “[t]he supervisor of elections of each county shall print on ballots used in the county at the next general election the names of candidates who have been nominated by a political party and the candidates who have o...

...(“A general election shall be held in each county . . . to choose a successor to each elective . . . county . . . officer . . . .”); § 98.015, Fla. Stat. (“A supervisor of elections shall be elected in each county at the general election . . . .”). Further, section 100.051 expressly provides that candidates listed on the general election ballot are “candidates who have been nominated by a political party and the candidates who have otherwise obtained a position on the general election ballot in com...

...§ 97.021(29), Fla. Stat. (defining “[p]rimary election” as “an election held preceding the general election for the purpose of nominating a party nominee to be voted for in the general election to fill a national, state, county, or district office”); § 100.051, Fla....

...by a petition process as well as appear on the general election ballot alongside major party candidates nominated in the primary election. However, these statutory provisions do not provide a mechanism for nonpartisan elections. Stated otherwise, section 100.051 does not preclude candidates with no-party affiliation and minor political party candidates from appearing on the general election ballot; however, section 100.051 expressly provides for candidates who have been nominated by a political party in the primary election to appear on the general election ballot. Accordingly, because the Orange County ordinance prohibits candidates from runn...