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Florida Statutes § 100.141 Notice of special election to fill any vacancy in office

⤴ Up to Chapter 100: General, Primary, Special, Bond, and Referendum Elections

Statute Text

(1) Whenever a special election is required to fill any vacancy in office, the Governor, after consultation with the Secretary of State, shall issue an order declaring on what day the election shall be held and deliver the order to the Department of State.
(2) The Department of State shall prepare a notice stating what offices are to be filled in the special election, the dates set for the special primary election and the special election, the dates fixed for qualifying for office, the dates fixed for qualifying by the petition process pursuant to s. 99.095 , and the dates fixed for filing campaign expense statements.
(3) The department shall deliver a copy of such notice to the supervisor of elections of each county in which the special election is to be held. The supervisor shall have the notice published two times in a newspaper of general circulation in the county at least 10 days before [prior to] the first day set for qualifying for office or, for at least 10 days before the first day set for qualifying for office, publish notice on the county's website as provided in s. 50.0311 or on the supervisor's website . [If such a newspaper is not published within the period set forth, the supervisor shall post at least five copies of the notice in conspicuous places in the county not less than 10 days prior to the first date set for qualifying.]

History

Amended by 2023 Fla. Laws, ch. 120 , s 19 , eff. 7/1/2023 .

s. 6, ch. 3879, 1889; RS 160; s. 7, ch. 4328, 1895; GS 177; RGS 221; CGL 256; s. 3, ch. 25383, 1949; s. 1, ch. 26329, 1949; s. 4, ch. 26870, 1951; ss. 10, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 12, ch. 77-175; s. 14, ch. 90-315; s. 13 , ch. 99 - 318 ; s. 21 , ch. 2005 - 277 ; s. 14 , ch. 2005 - 286 .

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