106.36 – Penalties; Fines.
106.36 Penalties; fines.—In addition to any other penalties which may be applicable under the election code, any candidate who receives contributions from the 1Election Campaign Financing Trust Fund and who exceeds the applicable expenditure limit, except as authorized in ss. 106.353 and 106.355, or falsely reports qualifying matching contributions and thereby receives contributions from the 1Election […]
106.25 – Reports of Alleged Violations to Florida Elections Commission; Disposition of Findings.
106.25 Reports of alleged violations to Florida Elections Commission; disposition of findings.— (1) Jurisdiction to investigate and determine violations of this chapter and chapter 104 is vested in the Florida Elections Commission; however, nothing in this section limits the jurisdiction of any other officers or agencies of government empowered by law to investigate, act upon, or dispose […]
106.26 – Powers of Commission; Rights and Responsibilities of Parties; Findings by Commission.
106.26 Powers of commission; rights and responsibilities of parties; findings by commission.— (1) The commission shall, pursuant to rules adopted and published in accordance with chapter 120, consider all sworn complaints filed with it and all matters reported to it by the Division of Elections. In order to carry out the responsibilities prescribed by this chapter, the […]
106.265 – Civil Penalties.
106.265 Civil penalties.— (1) The commission or, in cases referred to the Division of Administrative Hearings pursuant to s. 106.25(5), the administrative law judge is authorized upon the finding of a violation of this chapter or chapter 104 to impose civil penalties in the form of fines not to exceed $1,000 per count, or, if applicable, to […]
106.27 – Determinations by Commission; Legal Disposition.
106.27 Determinations by commission; legal disposition.— (1) Criminal proceedings for violations of this chapter or chapter 104 may be brought in the appropriate court of competent jurisdiction. Any such action brought under this chapter or chapter 104 shall be advanced on the docket of the court in which filed and put ahead of all other actions. (2) Civil […]
106.28 – Limitation of Actions.
106.28 Limitation of actions.—Actions for violation of this chapter must be commenced before 2 years have elapsed from the date of the violation. History.—s. 28, ch. 73-128; s. 1, ch. 82-46; s. 2, ch. 83-265; s. 22, ch. 89-256; s. 14, ch. 90-338.
106.29 – Reports by Political Parties and Affiliated Party Committees; Restrictions on Contributions and Expenditures; Penalties.
106.29 Reports by political parties and affiliated party committees; restrictions on contributions and expenditures; penalties.— (1) The state executive committee and each county executive committee of each political party and any affiliated party committee regulated by chapter 103 shall file regular reports of all contributions received and all expenditures made by such committee. However, the reports shall […]
106.161 – Air Time Available at the Lowest Unit Rate.
106.161 Air time available at the lowest unit rate.—To the extent permitted by federal law, all broadcast radio and television stations and all cable television stations shall make air time available to candidates for public office at the lowest unit rate. History.—s. 35, ch. 91-107.
106.165 – Use of Closed Captioning and Descriptive Narrative in All Television Broadcasts.
106.165 Use of closed captioning and descriptive narrative in all television broadcasts.—Each candidate, political party, affiliated party committee, and political committee must use closed captioning and descriptive narrative in all television broadcasts regulated by the Federal Communications Commission that are on behalf of, or sponsored by, a candidate, political party, affiliated party committee, or political committee […]
106.17 – Polls and Surveys Relating to Candidacies.
106.17 Polls and surveys relating to candidacies.—Any candidate, political committee, electioneering communication organization, affiliated party committee, or state or county executive committee of a political party may authorize or conduct a political poll, survey, index, or measurement of any kind relating to candidacy for public office so long as the candidate, political committee, electioneering communication organization, […]