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Title IX
ELECTORS AND ELECTIONS

Chapter 100
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F.S. 100.3605

100.3605 Conduct of municipal elections.—

(1) The Florida Election Code, chapters 97-106, shall govern the conduct of a municipality’s election in the absence of an applicable special act, charter, or ordinance provision. No charter or ordinance provision shall be adopted which conflicts with or exempts a municipality from any provision in the Florida Election Code that expressly applies to municipalities.

(2) The governing body of a municipality may, by ordinance, change the dates for qualifying and for the election of members of the governing body of the municipality and provide for the orderly transition of office resulting from such date changes.

History.—s. 2, ch. 95-178.

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Cases Citing Statute 100.3605

Total Results: 14

Orange County, Florida v. Rick Singh, etc.

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 2019-04-18T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 268 So. 3d 668

Snippet: that expressly applies to municipalities," § 100.3605(1), Florida Statutes (2018), there is no similar

Orange County, Florida v. Rick Singh, etc.

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 2019-01-03T23:53:00-08:00

Snippet: that expressly applies to municipalities,” § 100.3605(1), Florida Statutes (2018), there is no similar

Orange County v. Singh

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2017-12-08T00:00:00-08:00

Citation: 230 So. 3d 639

Snippet: of municipal elections shall be governed by s. 100.3605. § 97.0115, Fla. Stat. (2010); see also Jackson

Jackson v. Leon County Elections Canvassing Board

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2016-11-22T00:00:00-08:00

Citation: 204 So. 3d 571, 2016 Fla. App. LEXIS 17402

Snippet: municipal elections shall be governed by s. 100.3605.”). Section 100.3605 .provides: The Florida Election Code… that expressly applies to municipalities. , § 100.3605(1), Fla. Stat. (2016). The City and Maddox argue

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Court: Fla. Att'y Gen. | Date Filed: 2009-10-13T00:53:00-07:00

Snippet: provided in s. 166.031." (e.s.) Further, section 100.3605(2), Florida Statutes, provides that the governing…section 166.012(4), Florida Statutes, and section 100.3605(2), Florida Statutes, were added by Chapter 95…exception contained in sections 166.021(4) and 100.3605(2), Florida Statutes, and must be accomplished…Constitution or Federal Constitution. 3 And see s. 100.3605(1), Fla. Stat., stating that the Florida Election

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Court: Fla. Att'y Gen. | Date Filed: 2008-07-23T00:53:00-07:00

Snippet: Federal Constitution); and ss. 166.021(4) and 100.3605, Fla. Stat., authorizing the governing body of

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Court: Fla. Att'y Gen. | Date Filed: 2007-09-24T00:53:00-07:00

Snippet: s. 166.031." (e.s.) In addition, section 100.3605(2), Florida Statutes, provides that the governing…necessitated thereby, without referendum; creating s. 100.3605, F.S.; . . . providing for change of qualifying…Resources/gateway.asp?pid=19971 sid=9. 5 And see s. 100.3605(1), Fla. Stat., stating that the Florida Election

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Court: Fla. Att'y Gen. | Date Filed: 2007-07-24T00:53:00-07:00

Snippet: You state, however, the provisions of sections 100.3605 and 166.021, Florida Statutes, may provide the…date, and corresponding qualifying date. Section 100.3605(2), Florida Statutes, provides: "The governing…necessitated thereby, without referendum; creating s. 100.3605, F.S.; . . . providing for change of qualifying…legislation.6 Notwithstanding, the language in sections 100.3605(2) and 166.021(4), Florida Statutes, is broad … four years, I am of the opinion that sections 100.3605(2) and 166.021(4), Florida Statutes, provide sufficient

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Court: Fla. Att'y Gen. | Date Filed: 2006-03-07T23:53:00-08:00

Snippet: Attorney General CC/tjw 1 But see ss. 166.021(4) and 100.3605(2), Fla. Stat., permitting changes in the selection

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Court: Fla. Att'y Gen. | Date Filed: 2005-11-08T23:53:00-08:00

Snippet: third day following the election." 3 Section 100.3605(1), Florida Statutes, provides that the Florida

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Court: Fla. Att'y Gen. | Date Filed: 2003-11-02T23:53:00-08:00

Snippet: addition, Chapter 95-178, supra, created section 100.3605, Florida Statutes, relating to the conduct of …municipal elections.1 Subsection (2) of section 100.3605 provides: "The governing body of a municipality…Lauderdale Lakes, pursuant to sections 166.021(4) and 100.3605, Florida Statutes, may amend its city charter …necessitated thereby, without referendum; creating s. 100.3605, F.S.; . . . providing for change of qualifying…the exception recognized in ss. 166.021(4) and 100.3605; thus, such a change would have to be submitted

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Court: Fla. Att'y Gen. | Date Filed: 2001-11-25T23:53:00-08:00

Snippet: addition, Chapter 95-178, supra, created section 100.3605, Florida Statutes, relating to the conduct of …municipal elections.4 Subsection (2) of section 100.3605 provides: The governing body of a municipality…exception recognized in sections 166.021(4) and 100.3605, Florida Statutes. As noted above, section 166.031…necessitated thereby, without referendum; creating s. 100.3605, F.S.; . . . providing for change of qualifying

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Court: Fla. Att'y Gen. | Date Filed: 2001-02-27T23:53:00-08:00

Snippet: Federal Constitution); and ss. 166.021(4) and 100.3605, Fla. Stat., authorizing the governing body of

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Court: Fla. Att'y Gen. | Date Filed: 2000-10-06T00:53:00-07:00

Snippet: May the City of Mulberry, pursuant to section 100.3605, Florida Statutes, amend its city charter by ordinance…commissioners to November? In sum: Pursuant to section 100.3605, Florida Statutes, the City of Mulberry may by…Section 2 of Chapter 95-178, supra, created section 100.3605, Florida Statutes, relating to the conduct of …municipal elections.1 Subsection (2) of section 100.3605 provides: "(2) The governing body of a municipality…necessitated thereby, without referendum; creating s. 100.3605, F.S.; . . . providing for change of qualifying