Florida Statutes

Fla. Stat. § 100.342 (2025)

Notice of special election or referendum.

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100.342 Notice of special election or referendum.—In any special election or referendum not otherwise provided for, there must be at least 30 days’ notice of the election or referendum by publication in a newspaper of general circulation in the county, district, or municipality, or publication on the county’s website as provided in s. 50.0311, the municipality’s website, or the supervisor’s website, as applicable. The publication must be made at least twice, once in the fifth week and once in the third week before the week in which the election or referendum is to be held. If the applicable website becomes unavailable or there is no newspaper of general circulation in the county, district, or municipality, the notice must be posted in no less than five places within the territorial limits of the county, district, or municipality.

History.—s. 1, ch. 59-335; s. 2, ch. 65-60; s. 12, ch. 77-175; s. 20, ch. 2023-120.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 4 cases, 1964–2019 · leading case: Cnty. of Orange v. Webster, 546 So. 2d 1033 (Fla. 1989).

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Cnty. of Orange v. Webster, 546 So. 2d 1033 (Fla. 1989). · cites it 2× “161(1) concerning the form of the ballot and section 100.342, Florida Statutes (1985), with respect to publication of notice of the election.”

David A. Taylor v. Mike Hogan, in his Off. capacity as Supervisor of Elections, Duval Cnty., Florida (Fla. 1st DCA 2019). · cites it 3× “§ 100.342, Fla. Stat. (2018). Taylor argues that the local election at issue here falls under section 100.”

Batten v. Metro. Dade Cnty., 41 Fla. Supp. 2d 192 (Fla. Cir. Ct. 1990). · cites it 4× “PROPRIETY OF ELECTION NOTICE The Plaintiffs’ second theory is that the election results should be invalidated because published notice of the election violated section 100.342, Florida Statutes. The evidence was undisputed, however, that notice of election was published in the…”

Dreger v. Mallard, 23 Fla. Supp. 43 (Fla. Cir. Ct., Duval Cty. 1964). “He willingly concedes that neither Florida Statutes § 100.342 (relating to publishing 30 days’ notice of special or referendum elections), Florida Statutes § 101.”

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