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Fla. Stat. § 106.32 (2025)
1Election Campaign Financing Trust Fund.
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106.32 1Election Campaign Financing Trust Fund.—
(1) There is hereby established in the State Treasury an 1Election Campaign Financing Trust Fund to be utilized by the Department of State as provided in ss. 106.30-106.36. If necessary, each year in which a general election is to be held for the election of the Governor and Cabinet, additional funds shall be transferred to the 1Election Campaign Financing Trust Fund from general revenue in an amount sufficient to fund qualifying candidates pursuant to the provisions of ss. 106.30-106.36.
1Note.—The trust fund expired, effective November 4, 1996, by operation of s. 19(f), Art. III of the State Constitution.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5
cases, 1994–2019 · leading case: Repub. Party of Florida v. Smith, 638 So. 2d 26 (Fla. 1994).
Repub. Party of Florida v. Smith, 638 So. 2d 26 (Fla. 1994). “See § 106.32, Fla. Stat. (1991). In 1986 the Legislature appropriated million to the Trust Fund.”
Chiles v. Dept. of State, Div. of Elections, 711 So. 2d 151 (Fla. 1st DCA 1998). “Section 106.32, Florida Statutes, created the Election Campaign Financing Trust Fund which served as a repository for public funds received from various sources to be used for public campaign financing.”
Sec'y of State v. Milligan, 704 So. 2d 152 (Fla. 1st DCA 1997). “32(1), Florida Statutes (1991), effects a valid appropriation "each year in which a general election is to be held for the election *160 of the Governor and Cabinet," § 106.”
Governor Ron DeSantis, in his Off. capacity as Chief Exec. Officer & Chair of the Bd. of Educ. State of Florida v. Alexis S. Geffin, Ryan J. Geffin, Thomas A. Warren, Kathleen Villacorta, & the Symphonic Band of the Palm Beaches, Inc. (Fla. 1st DCA 2019). “In Smith, the Florida Supreme Court declared section 106.32(1), Florida Statutes, “the Election Campaign Financing Act,” constitutional, finding that it was not “‘an appropriation act’ but an act of substantive legislation that also contains an appropriation,” noting that…”
Thurston v. State, Florida Elections Comm'n, 210 So. 3d 684 (Fla. 4th DCA 2017). “The Legislature provided its intent in enacting the Act: The Legislature finds that the costs of running an effective campaign for statewide office have reached a level which tends to discourage persons from becoming candidates and to limit the persons who run for such office to…”
— 106.32(1) — 4 cases
Repub. Party of Florida v. Smith, 638 So. 2d 26 (Fla. 1994). “See § 106.32, Fla. Stat. (1991). In 1986 the Legislature appropriated million to the Trust Fund.”
Sec'y of State v. Milligan, 704 So. 2d 152 (Fla. 1st DCA 1997). “32(1), Florida Statutes (1991), effects a valid appropriation "each year in which a general election is to be held for the election *160 of the Governor and Cabinet," § 106.”
Chiles v. Dept. of State, Div. of Elections, 711 So. 2d 151 (Fla. 1st DCA 1998). “Section 106.32, Florida Statutes, created the Election Campaign Financing Trust Fund which served as a repository for public funds received from various sources to be used for public campaign financing.”
Governor Ron DeSantis, in his Off. capacity as Chief Exec. Officer & Chair of the Bd. of Educ. State of Florida v. Alexis S. Geffin, Ryan J. Geffin, Thomas A. Warren, Kathleen Villacorta, & the Symphonic Band of the Palm Beaches, Inc. (Fla. 1st DCA 2019). “In Smith, the Florida Supreme Court declared section 106.32(1), Florida Statutes, “the Election Campaign Financing Act,” constitutional, finding that it was not “‘an appropriation act’ but an act of substantive legislation that also contains an appropriation,” noting that…”
— 106.32(2) — 2 cases
Repub. Party of Florida v. Smith, 638 So. 2d 26 (Fla. 1994). “See § 106.32, Fla. Stat. (1991). In 1986 the Legislature appropriated million to the Trust Fund.”
Sec'y of State v. Milligan, 704 So. 2d 152 (Fla. 1st DCA 1997). “32(1), Florida Statutes (1991), effects a valid appropriation "each year in which a general election is to be held for the election *160 of the Governor and Cabinet," § 106.”
— 106.32(3) — 1 case
Repub. Party of Florida v. Smith, 638 So. 2d 26 (Fla. 1994). “See § 106.32, Fla. Stat. (1991). In 1986 the Legislature appropriated million to the Trust Fund.”
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