Florida Statute 100.101 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

The 2024 Florida Statutes (including 2025 Special Session C)

Title IX
ELECTORS AND ELECTIONS

Chapter 100
GENERAL, PRIMARY, SPECIAL, BOND, AND REFERENDUM ELECTIONS

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F.S. 100.101

100.101 Special elections and special primary elections.—A special election or special primary election shall be held in the following cases:

(1) If no person has been elected at a general election to fill an office which was required to be filled by election at such general election.

(2) If a vacancy occurs in the office of state senator or member of the state house of representatives.

(3) If it is necessary to elect presidential electors, by reason of the offices of President and Vice President both having become vacant.

(4) If a vacancy occurs in the office of member from Florida of the House of Representatives of Congress.

History.—s. 4, ch. 3879, 1889; RS 158; s. 5, ch. 4328, 1895; GS 175; RGS 219; CGL 254; s. 4, ch. 26870, 1951; s. 12, ch. 77-175; s. 3, ch. 83-15; s. 19, ch. 2005-277; s. 21, ch. 2011-40.

Note.—Former s. 98.08.

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Cases Citing Statute 100.101

Total Results: 5

In re Senate Joint Resolution of Legislative Apportionment 1176

83 So. 3d 597, 37 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 181, 2012 Fla. LEXIS 507, 2012 WL 753122

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Mar 9, 2012 | Docket: 60306488

Cited 10 times | Published

was first elected in a special election. See § 100.101, Fla. Stat. (2011) (providing that a special election

JUDICIAL NOMINATING COM'N, ETC. v. Graham

424 So. 2d 10

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Dec 16, 1982 | Docket: 1708422

Cited 9 times | Published

Special elections are provided for only by section 100.101, Florida Statutes (1981), which provides: A

Judicial Nominating Commission, Ninth Circuit v. Graham

424 So. 2d 10, 1982 Fla. LEXIS 2615

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Dec 16, 1982 | Docket: 64594344

Published

Special elections are provided for only by section 100.101, Florida Statutes (1981), which provides: A

Ago

Florida Attorney General Reports | Filed: Feb 14, 1974 | Docket: 3256322

Published

filled only by election as provided by law." Section 100.101, F.S., provides that "Special elections shall

Gong v. Bryant

230 F. Supp. 917, 1964 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 7008

District Court, S.D. Florida | Filed: May 11, 1964 | Docket: 66026717

Published

for special primaries in Florida. Although section 100.101 provides special elections, it would seem to