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Fla. Stat. § 105.08 (2025)
Campaign contribution and expense; reporting.
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105.08 Campaign contribution and expense; reporting.—
(1) A candidate for judicial office or the office of school board member may accept contributions and may incur only such expenses as are authorized by law. Each such candidate shall keep an accurate record of his or her contributions and expenses, and shall file reports pursuant to chapter 106.
(2) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter or chapter 106, a candidate for retention as a justice or a judge who has not received any contribution or made any expenditure may file a sworn statement at the time of qualifying that he or she does not anticipate receiving contributions or making expenditures in connection with the candidacy for retention to office. Such candidate shall file a final report pursuant to s. 106.141, within 90 days following the general election for which the candidate’s name appeared on the ballot for retention. Any such candidate for retention to judicial office who, after filing a statement pursuant to this subsection, receives any contribution or makes any expenditure in connection with the candidacy for retention shall immediately file a statement to that effect with the qualifying officer and shall begin filing reports as an opposed candidate pursuant to s. 106.07.
History.—s. 8, ch. 71-49; s. 38, ch. 77-175; s. 3, ch. 89-152; s. 634, ch. 95-147; s. 8, ch. 99-326; s. 6, ch. 99-355.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2
cases, 1995–2012 · leading case: Zeller v. the Florida Bar, 909 F. Supp. 1518 (N.D. Fla. 1995).
Zeller v. the Florida Bar, 909 F. Supp. 1518 (N.D. Fla. 1995). “See Fla.Stat. § 105.08(1); Fla.Stat. ch. 106.”
Towbin v. Antonacci, 885 F. Supp. 2d 1274 (S.D. Fla. 2012). “And, as discussed earlier, one of the most narrow ways to tailor a statutory provision to guard against use of minors as conduits for contributors would be to criminalize that conduct, something that Florida already does (and, as shown by the consent decrees, enforces) through…”
— 105.08(1) — 1 case
Zeller v. the Florida Bar, 909 F. Supp. 1518 (N.D. Fla. 1995). “See Fla.Stat. § 105.08(1); Fla.Stat. ch. 106.”
— 105.08(5) — 1 case
Towbin v. Antonacci, 885 F. Supp. 2d 1274 (S.D. Fla. 2012). “And, as discussed earlier, one of the most narrow ways to tailor a statutory provision to guard against use of minors as conduits for contributors would be to criminalize that conduct, something that Florida already does (and, as shown by the consent decrees, enforces) through…”
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