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106.147 – Text Message and Telephone Solicitation; Disclosure Requirements; Prohibitions; Exemptions; Penalties.

106.147 Text message and telephone solicitation; disclosure requirements; prohibitions; exemptions; penalties.— (1)(a) Any text message or telephone call supporting or opposing a candidate, an elected public official, or a ballot measure, and any electioneering text message or telephone call, must include the phrase “Paid for by,” followed by the name of the persons or organizations sponsoring the […]

106.1475 – Text Message and Telephone Solicitation; Registered Agent Requirements; Penalty.

106.1475 Text message and telephone solicitation; registered agent requirements; penalty.— (1) Any person or organization that conducts business in this state consisting of sending text messages or placing telephone calls that are subject to the disclaimer requirements in s. 106.147 must, prior to conducting such business, have and continuously maintain, for at least 180 days following the […]

106.15 – Certain Acts Prohibited.

106.15 Certain acts prohibited.— (1) No person shall pay money or give anything of value for the privilege of speaking at a political meeting in the furtherance of his or her candidacy, nor shall anyone speaking for such a person pay money or give anything of value for such privilege. (2) No candidate, in the furtherance of his […]

106.16 – Limitation on Certain Rates and Charges.

106.16 Limitation on certain rates and charges.—No person or corporation within the state publishing a newspaper or other periodical or operating a radio or television station or network of stations in Florida shall charge one candidate for state or county public office for political advertising in a county, or for political broadcasts in a county, at […]

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, […]

106.06 – Treasurer to Keep Records; Inspections.

106.06 Treasurer to keep records; inspections.— (1) The campaign treasurer of each candidate and the campaign treasurer of each political committee shall keep detailed accounts, current within not more than 2 days after the date of receiving a contribution or making an expenditure, of all contributions received and all expenditures made by or on behalf of the […]

106.12 – Petty Cash Funds Allowed.

106.12 Petty cash funds allowed.— (1) Each campaign treasurer designated pursuant to s. 106.021(1) for a candidate or political committee is authorized to withdraw from the primary campaign account, until the close of the last day for qualifying for office, the amount of $500 per calendar quarter reporting period for the purpose of providing a petty cash […]

106.07 – Reports; Certification and Filing.

106.07 Reports; certification and filing.— (1) Each campaign treasurer designated by a candidate or political committee pursuant to s. 106.021 shall file regular reports of all contributions received, and all expenditures made, by or on behalf of such candidate or political committee. Except as provided in paragraphs (a) and (b), reports shall be filed on the 10th […]