Florida Statute 106.34 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

The 2024 Florida Statutes (including 2025 Special Session C)

Title IX
ELECTORS AND ELECTIONS

Chapter 106
CAMPAIGN FINANCING

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F.S. 106.34

¹106.34 Expenditure limits.—

(1) Any candidate for Governor and Lieutenant Governor or Cabinet officer who requests contributions from the ²Election Campaign Financing Trust Fund shall limit his or her total expenditures as follows:

(a) Governor and Lieutenant Governor: $2.00 for each Florida-registered voter.

(b) Cabinet officer: $1.00 for each Florida-registered voter.

(2) The expenditure limit for any candidate with primary election opposition only shall be 60 percent of the limit provided in subsection (1).

(3) For purposes of this section, “Florida-registered voter” means a voter who is registered to vote in Florida as of June 30 of each odd-numbered year. The Division of Elections shall certify the total number of Florida-registered voters no later than July 31 of each odd-numbered year. Such total number shall be calculated by adding the number of registered voters in each county as of June 30 in the year of the certification date.

(4) For the purposes of this section, the term “expenditure” does not include the payment of compensation for legal and accounting services rendered on behalf of a candidate.

History.—s. 1, ch. 86-276; s. 41, ch. 90-315; s. 21, ch. 91-107; s. 654, ch. 95-147; s. 48, ch. 2005-278; s. 7, ch. 2018-110; ss. 1, 6, ch. 2024-116.

¹Note.—Section 6, ch. 2024-116, provides that “[t]his act shall take effect on the effective date of the amendment to the State Constitution proposed by SJR 1114 or a similar joint resolution having substantially the same specific intent and purpose if such an amendment to the State Constitution is approved by the electors at the next general election or at an earlier special election specifically authorized by law for that purpose.” If such an amendment is approved, s. 106.34 is repealed by s. 1, ch. 2024-116, effective the first Tuesday after the first Monday in January following the election, pursuant to s. 5(e), Art. XI of the State Constitution.

²Note.—The trust fund expired, effective November 4, 1996, by operation of s. 19(f), Art. III of the State Constitution.

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Cases Citing Statute 106.34

Total Results: 4

Scott v. Roberts

612 F.3d 1279, 2010 U.S. App. LEXIS 15897, 2010 WL 2977614

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | Filed: Jul 30, 2010 | Docket: 891689

Cited 53 times | Published

which for the 2010 election is $24,901,170, id. § 106.34; raise an initial $150,000 in qualified contributions

Smith v. Crawford

645 So. 2d 513, 1994 WL 592242

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Oct 26, 1994 | Docket: 1223127

Cited 19 times | Published

both primary elections and the general election. § 106.34, Fla. Stat. (1993). Upon withdrawal from the race

Republican Party of Florida v. Smith

638 So. 2d 26, 19 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 224, 1994 Fla. LEXIS 624, 1994 WL 149669

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Apr 28, 1994 | Docket: 1652588

Cited 4 times | Published

the funding provision null. We do not agree. Section 106.34 sets limits on the amounts candidates can spend

Richard L. Scott v. Dawn K. Roberts

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | Filed: Jul 30, 2010 | Docket: 2907033

Published

which for the 2010 election is $24,901,170, id. § 106.34; raise an initial $150,000 in qualified contributions