Florida Statute 103.121 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research

The 2024 Florida Statutes

Title IX
ELECTORS AND ELECTIONS

Chapter 103
PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS; POLITICAL PARTIES; EXECUTIVE COMMITTEES AND MEMBERS

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F.S. 103.121

103.121 Powers and duties of executive committees.—

(1)(a) Each state and county executive committee of a political party shall have the power and duty:

1. To adopt a constitution by two-thirds vote of the full committee.

2. To adopt such bylaws as it may deem necessary by majority vote of the full committee.

3. To conduct its meetings according to generally accepted parliamentary practice.

4. To make party nomination when required by law.

5. To conduct campaigns for party nominees.

6. To raise and expend party funds. Such funds may not be expended or committed to be expended except after written authorization by the chair of the state or county executive committee.

(b) The county executive committee shall receive payment of assessments upon candidates to be voted for in a single county except state senators, state representatives, and representatives to the Congress of the United States; an affiliated party committee controlled by a leader of the Senate as defined in s. 103.092 shall receive payment of assessments upon candidates for the office of state senator, and an affiliated party committee controlled by a leader of the House of Representatives as defined in s. 103.092 shall receive payment of assessments upon candidates for the office of state representative; and the state executive committees shall receive all other assessments authorized. All party assessments shall be 2 percent of the annual salary of the office sought by the respective candidate. All such committee assessments shall be remitted to the state executive committee of the appropriate party and distributed in accordance with subsection (5), except that assessments for candidates for the office of state senator or state representative shall be remitted to the appropriate affiliated party committee.

(2) The chair and treasurer of an executive committee of any political party shall be accountable for the funds of such committee and jointly liable for their proper expenditure for authorized purposes only. The funds of each such state executive committee shall be publicly audited at the end of each calendar year and a copy of such audit furnished to the Department of State for its examination prior to April 1 of the ensuing year. When filed with the Department of State, copies of such audit shall be public documents. The treasurer of each county executive committee shall maintain adequate records evidencing receipt and disbursement of all party funds received by him or her, and such records shall be publicly audited at the end of each calendar year and a copy of such audit filed with the supervisor of elections and the state executive committee prior to April 1 of the ensuing year.

(3) Any chair or treasurer of a state or county executive committee of any political party who knowingly misappropriates, or makes an unlawful expenditure of, or a false or improper accounting for, the funds of such committee is guilty of a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.

(4) The central committee or other equivalent governing body of each state executive committee shall adopt a rule which governs the time and manner in which the respective county executive committees of such party may endorse, certify, screen, or otherwise recommend one or more candidates for such party’s nomination for election. Upon adoption, such rule shall provide the exclusive method by which a county committee may so endorse, certify, screen, or otherwise recommend. No later than the date on which qualifying for public office begins pursuant to s. 99.061, the chair of each county executive committee shall notify in writing the supervisor of elections of his or her county whether the county executive committee has endorsed or intends to endorse, certify, screen, or otherwise recommend candidates for nomination pursuant to party rule. A copy of such notification shall be provided to the Secretary of State and to the chair of the appropriate state executive committee.

(5) The state chair of each state executive committee shall return the 2-percent committee assessment for county candidates to the appropriate county executive committees only upon receipt of a written statement that such county executive committee chooses not to endorse, certify, screen, or otherwise recommend one or more candidates for such party’s nomination for election and upon the state chair’s determination that the county executive committee is in compliance with all Florida statutes and all state party rules, bylaws, constitutions, and requirements.

History.—ss. 20, 21, 23, 28, ch. 6469, 1913; RGS 324, 325, 327, 332; CGL 381, 382, 384, 389; s. 1, ch. 25389, 1949; s. 9, ch. 26329, 1949; s. 7, ch. 26870, 1951; s. 41, ch. 28156, 1953; s. 2, ch. 29935, 1955; s. 1, ch. 57-743; s. 1, ch. 61-157; s. 1, ch. 63-97; ss. 6, 7, 8, ch. 67-353; ss. 10, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 26, ch. 77-104; s. 32, ch. 77-175; s. 50, ch. 79-400; s. 1, ch. 82-160; s. 25, ch. 83-217; s. 2, ch. 83-242; s. 1, ch. 89-256; s. 609, ch. 95-147; s. 64, ch. 2005-277; ss. 3, 30, ch. 2011-6; HJR 7105, 2011 Regular Session.

Note.—Former ss. 102.27, 102.28, 102.30, 102.35.

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Amendments to 103.121

Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 103.121

Level: Degree
Misdemeanor/Felony: First/Second/Third

S103.121 3 - ELECTION LAWS - IMPROPER ACCOUNTING BY POLITICAL COMMITTEE - F: T

S103.121 4 - EMBEZZLE - RENUMBERED SEE REC#5971 - F: T

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases Citing Statute 103.121

Total Results: 12

Miami-Dade County v. Asad

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2012-01-25

Citation: 78 So. 3d 660, 2012 Fla. App. LEXIS 991, 2012 WL 205709

Snippet: standard demands....” Gerstein v. Pugh, 420 U.S. 103, 121, 95 S.Ct. 854, 43 L.Ed.2d 54 (1975). Probable

City of St. Petersburg v. Austrino

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2005-02-09

Citation: 898 So. 2d 955, 2005 WL 291948

Snippet: standard demands." Gerstein v. Pugh, 420 U.S. 103, 121, 95 S.Ct. 854, 43 L.Ed.2d 54 (1975). Here the

In Re Constitutionality of Resolution 1987

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2002-05-03

Citation: 817 So. 2d 819, 27 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 443, 2002 Fla. LEXIS 874, 2002 WL 832612

Snippet: violate[d] the Equal Protection Clause." Id. at 103, 121 S.Ct. 525. We do not read the Supreme Court's

Ago

Court: Florida Attorney General Reports | Date Filed: 1983-10-21

Snippet: duties and authority. See, ss 99.021, 103.091, 103.121, 103.131, 103.141, 103.151, F.S.; see also, Platt

Cross Key Waterways v. Askew

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1977-08-10

Citation: 351 So. 2d 1062, 8 Envtl. L. Rep. (Envtl. Law Inst.) 20

Snippet: Water Management Act of 1972, 1973 Urb.L. Ann. 103, 121 n. 91. [11] The Administration Commission conducted

Slaughter v. State ex rel. Harrell

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1971-02-12

Citation: 245 So. 2d 126, 1971 Fla. App. LEXIS 6868

Snippet: particular duty sought to be enforced.3 F.S. § 103.121(1) (g) F.S.A., provides in part: “* * * The county

Thomas v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1967-09-26

Citation: 202 So. 2d 883

Snippet: guilt or innocence. See State v. Gargano, 99 Conn. 103, 121 A. 657 (1923); Gray v. State, 221 Md. 286, 157

Moore v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1966-03-08

Citation: 186 So. 2d 56

Snippet: The appellant cites State v. Gargano, 99 Conn. 103, 121 A. 657. There the court held that the plea of

Wagner v. Gray

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 1954-07-23

Citation: 74 So. 2d 89, 1954 Fla. LEXIS 1094

Snippet: 061, 100.091, 100.111, 103.081 and 103.111 and 103.121, Florida Statutes 1953, F.S.A. Such statutes regulating

Coles v. Robb

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 1954-01-08

Citation: 69 So. 2d 322, 1954 Fla. LEXIS 1200

Snippet: 121, Florida Statutes Annotated, as follows: “103.121 Powers and duties of executive committees “The

Shelly v. Brewer

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 1953-11-24

Citation: 68 So. 2d 573, 1953 Fla. LEXIS 1774

Snippet: F.S.A., and particularly Sections 103.111 and 103.121 F.S., F.S.A. The case came on for hearing before

Alexander v. Booth

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 1952-02-05

Citation: 56 So. 2d 716, 1952 Fla. LEXIS 1027

Snippet: party committees". See Subsection 7 of Section 103.121, F.S.A. Not only in the State of Florida, but throughout