Florida Statute 106.03 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research

The 2024 Florida Statutes

Title IX
ELECTORS AND ELECTIONS

Chapter 106
CAMPAIGN FINANCING

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F.S. 106.03

106.03 Registration of political committees and electioneering communications organizations.—

(1)(a) Each political committee that receives contributions or makes expenditures during a calendar year in an aggregate amount exceeding $500 or that seeks the signatures of registered electors in support of an initiative shall file a statement of organization as provided in subsection (3) within 10 days after its organization. If a political committee is organized within 10 days of any election, it shall immediately file the statement of organization required by this section.

(b)1. Each group shall file a statement of organization as an electioneering communications organization within 24 hours after the date on which it makes expenditures for an electioneering communication in excess of $5,000, if such expenditures are made within the timeframes specified in s. 106.011(8)(a)2. If the group makes expenditures for an electioneering communication in excess of $5,000 before the timeframes specified in s. 106.011(8)(a)2., it shall file the statement of organization within 24 hours after the 30th day before a primary or special primary election, or within 24 hours after the 60th day before any other election, whichever is applicable.

2.a. In a statewide, legislative, or multicounty election, an electioneering communications organization shall file a statement of organization with the Division of Elections.

b. In a countywide election or any election held on less than a countywide basis, except as described in sub-subparagraph c., an electioneering communications organization shall file a statement of organization with the supervisor of elections of the county in which the election is being held.

c. In a municipal election, an electioneering communications organization shall file a statement of organization with the officer before whom municipal candidates qualify.

d. Any electioneering communications organization that would be required to file a statement of organization in two or more locations need only file a statement of organization with the Division of Elections.

(2) The statement of organization shall include:

(a) The name, mailing address, and street address of the committee or electioneering communications organization;

(b) The names, street addresses, and relationships of affiliated or connected organizations, including any affiliated sponsors;

(d) The name, mailing address, street address, and position of the custodian of books and accounts;

(e) The name, mailing address, street address, and position of other principal officers, including the treasurer and deputy treasurer, if any;

(f) The name, address, office sought, and party affiliation of:

1. Each candidate whom the committee is supporting;

2. Any other individual, if any, whom the committee is supporting for nomination for election, or election, to any public office whatever;

(g) Any issue or issues the committee is supporting or opposing;

(h) If the committee is supporting the entire ticket of any party, a statement to that effect and the name of the party;

(i) A statement of whether the committee is a continuing one;

(j) Plans for the disposition of residual funds which will be made in the event of dissolution;

(k) A listing of all banks, safe-deposit boxes, or other depositories used for committee or electioneering communications organization funds;

(l) A statement of the reports required to be filed by the committee or the electioneering communications organization with federal officials, if any, and the names, addresses, and positions of such officials; and

(m) A statement of whether the electioneering communications organization was formed as a newly created organization during the current calendar quarter or was formed from an organization existing prior to the current calendar quarter. For purposes of this subsection, calendar quarters end the last day of March, June, September, and December.

(3)(a) A political committee which is organized to support or oppose statewide, legislative, or multicounty candidates or issues to be voted upon on a statewide or multicounty basis shall file a statement of organization with the Division of Elections.

(b) Except as provided in paragraph (c), a political committee which is organized to support or oppose candidates or issues to be voted on in a countywide election or candidates or issues in any election held on less than a countywide basis shall file a statement of organization with the supervisor of elections of the county in which such election is being held.

(c) A political committee which is organized to support or oppose only candidates for municipal office or issues to be voted on in a municipal election shall file a statement of organization with the officer before whom municipal candidates qualify.

(d) Any political committee which would be required under this subsection to file a statement of organization in two or more locations need file only with the Division of Elections.

(4) Any change in information previously submitted in a statement of organization shall be reported to the agency or officer with whom such committee or electioneering communications organization is required to register within 10 days following the change.

(5) Any committee which, after having filed one or more statements of organization, disbands or determines it will no longer receive contributions or make expenditures during the calendar year in an aggregate amount exceeding $500 shall so notify the agency or officer with whom such committee is required to file the statement of organization.

(6) If the filing officer finds that a political committee has filed its statement of organization consistent with the requirements of subsection (2), it shall notify the committee in writing that it has been registered as a political committee. If the filing officer finds that a political committee’s statement of organization does not meet the requirements of subsection (2), it shall notify the committee of such finding and shall state in writing the reasons for rejection of the statement of organization.

(7) The Division of Elections shall adopt rules to prescribe the manner in which committees and electioneering communications organizations may be dissolved and have their registration canceled. Such rules shall, at a minimum, provide for:

(a) Payment of fines prior to registration cancellation or dissolution.

(b) Notice which shall contain the facts and conduct which warrant the intended action, including but not limited to failure to file reports and limited activity.

(d) Appeal of the decision to the Florida Elections Commission. Such appeals shall be exempt from the confidentiality provisions of s. 106.25.

History.—s. 3, ch. 73-128; s. 3, ch. 74-200; s. 1, ch. 77-174; s. 41, ch. 77-175; s. 18, ch. 79-365; s. 25, ch. 81-304; s. 1, ch. 82-143; s. 36, ch. 84-302; s. 5, ch. 89-256; s. 27, ch. 90-315; s. 3, ch. 2006-300; s. 21, ch. 2010-167; ss. 8, 30, ch. 2011-6; s. 57, ch. 2011-40; HJR 7105, 2011 Regular Session; s. 7, ch. 2013-37; s. 44, ch. 2023-120.

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Cases Citing Statute 106.03

Total Results: 20

North Shore Medical Center v. Clara Navarro, as Personal Representative of the Estate of Mauricio Polifroni

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2024-07-10T00:00:00-07:00

Snippet: impermissible in damages arbitration. See § 766.106(3)(b)3, Fla. Stat. (an offer to arbitrate means that

Katina Paese v. State of Florida

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2024-02-28T00:00:00-08:00

Snippet: only] to the provisions of s. 718.111(5).” § 718.106(3), Fla. Stat. (2020) (emphasis added). While

Fagan v. Jackson County Hospital District, Jackson Hospital

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2024-02-14T00:00:00-08:00

Snippet: Stat. (applying requirements to claimants); § 766.106(3) (applying them to defendants). And it is true that

William Boyle v. Myles Rubin Samotin, M.D.

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 2022-04-21T00:53:00-07:00

Snippet: periods referenced in section 766.106(3)(a) and section 766.106(3)(c) were “in direct conflict,” this…the ninety-day period described in section 766.106(3) should be computed from the date the putative … - 16 - described in section 766.106(3) should be computed from the date the putative

ESTATE OF REONTRE'YH ALONZAE POUNDS v. MILLER & JACOBS

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2022-01-04T23:53:00-08:00

Snippet: reasonable compensation from the estate.” § 733.106(3), Fla. Stat. (2020). The Florida Probate Code anticipates

SARA CRISTINA BABUN, etc. v. STOK KON + BRAVERMAN, etc.

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2021-10-27T00:53:00-07:00

Snippet: reasonable compensation from the estate or trust. § 733.106(3), Fla. Stat. (2021). There is sufficient evidence

Peoples Gas System, etc. v. Posen Construction, Inc., etc.

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 2021-06-10T00:53:00-07:00

Snippet: section 556.106(3), Florida Statutes (2010), 14 which imposes 14. Section 556.106(3), Florida …fails to discharge a duty under the Act); § 556.106(3) (imposing liability upon a member operator who…2003) (“We agree with Southland that section 556.106(3), Florida Statutes, could be the source of a statutorily…costs in an action for violations of section 556.106(3), Florida Statutes (1995), because the language…considered by the federal courts. In section 556.106(3), the language “proximate result” is explicitly

BRADEN WOODS HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC. v. MAVARD TRADING, LTD

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2019-06-21T00:53:00-07:00

Snippet: statute, and the injunction provision in section 106.3.A of the LDC to declare Barnott's FSP approval…Statutes (2016), the notice statute; and (3) section 106.3.A to declare Barnott's FSP approval and the… 3. Injunctive relief under section 106.3.A The Plaintiffs contend that they…can seek injunctive relief pursuant to section 106.3.A of the LDC which deals with remedies for code …requirement to exhaust administrative remedies. Section 106.3.A states the following: Remedies.

Earl Holmes v. Florida A&M University, by and through etc.

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2018-11-27T00:00:00-08:00

Citation: 260 So. 3d 400

Snippet: FAMU relied on the final sentence in regulation 10.106(3) in particular for its purported authority to terminate…separated from University employment” in regulation 10.106(3) meant “terminated early without cause.” While…expectation” of “continued employment” and regulation 10.106(3) provides “no expectation of appointment beyond …expectation” set out in regulations 10.105(3)(e) and 10.106(3) may not override the specified durations of the

SILVIA GORDON v. ROBERT FISHMAN, AS PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2018-08-24T00:53:00-07:00

Snippet: previous version of section 732.507(2). Ch. 74- 106, § 3, Laws of Fla. Section 731.101 stated:

Gordon v. Fishman

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2018-08-24T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 253 So. 3d 1218

Snippet: previous version of section 732.507(2). Ch. 74-106, § 3, Laws of Fla. Section 731.101 stated: Will void

In Re: Amendments to the Florida Supreme Court Approved Family Law Forms - Nomenclature

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 2018-01-31T23:53:00-08:00

Snippet: - 106 - 3. Parenting Plan and Time-Sharing. It is in the

Eileen Hernandez, M.D. v. Lualhati Crespo

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 2016-12-22T00:00:00-08:00

Citation: 211 So. 3d 19, 41 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 625, 2016 WL 7406537, 2016 Fla. LEXIS 2718

Snippet: determined by an arbitration panel"); § 766.106(3)(b), Fla. Stat. (2003) ("At or before the end

Hampton v. Estate of Clifford L. Allen

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2016-08-05T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 198 So. 3d 954, 2016 Fla. App. LEXIS 11816, 2016 WL 4158716

Snippet: defending Jordan’s action. See .§ 733.106(3), Fla, Stat. (2012). The trial, court denied the… for attorney’s fees because, under section 733.106(3), her attorney’s efforts effectuated Clifford L.…fees depended on the interpretation of section 733.106(3), the standard of review is de novo. See Duncombe…1013, 1015 (Fla. 4th DCA 2008). Section 733.106(3) provides: “Any attorney who has rendered services

Bove v. Naples HMA, LLC

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2016-04-01T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 196 So. 3d 411, 2016 Fla. App. LEXIS 5047, 2016 WL 1273260

Snippet: 481, 483 (Fla.1993) (analyzing both sections 766.106(3) and 766.106(4), Florida Statutes (1989), to conclude…medical malpractice actions. See § 766.106(3)(a). And there is no indication that such a result

Mohamad R. Samiian, M.D., individually etc. v. First Professionals Insurance etc.

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2015-12-01T00:00:00-08:00

Citation: 180 So. 3d 190, 2015 Fla. App. LEXIS 17927

Snippet: contingent upon a limit of general damages.” § 766.106(3)(b)3., Fla. Stat. (2003). The complaint asserts

Weaver v. Myers

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2015-07-21T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 170 So. 3d 873, 2015 Fla. App. LEXIS 10952, 2015 WL 4429170

Snippet: parties to investigate the claim presuit. § 766.106(3), Fla. Stat. (2013). Prior to the 2013 amendments

Cuevas v. Tower Hill Signature Insurance Company

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2015-01-30T00:00:00-08:00

Citation: 173 So. 3d 986, 2015 Fla. App. LEXIS 1204, 2015 WL 403927

Snippet: prospective defendant”); 429.293(3)(a) (same); 766.106(3)(a), Fla. Stat. (2014) (providing that “[n]o suit

Curtis v. Tower Hill Prime Insurance Co.

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2015-01-14T00:00:00-08:00

Citation: 154 So. 3d 1193, 2015 Fla. App. LEXIS 398, 2015 WL 159254

Snippet: investigation period following the notice. § 766.106(3)(a), Fla. Stat. (2014). The neutral evaluation statute

Salazar v. Coello

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2014-12-17T00:00:00-08:00

Citation: 154 So. 3d 430, 2014 Fla. App. LEXIS 20403, 2014 WL 7156859

Snippet: the issue in this appeal is: does the Section 766.106(3)(a) 90-day tolling of the statute of limitations… that in this factual scenario, the Section 766.106(3)(a) 90-day *432 tolling of the statute…on October 22, 2009. Pursuant to subsection 766.106(3), Salazar could not file her medical malpractice…were received. This is so because subsection 766.106(3)(a) states: “No suit may be filed for a period of…the surgeon and the hospital because Section 766.106(3) tolled the statute of limitations for an additional