106.355 – Nonparticipating Candidate Exceeding Limits.
106.355 Nonparticipating candidate exceeding limits.—Whenever a candidate for the office of Governor or member of the Cabinet who has elected not to participate in election campaign financing under the provisions of ss. 106.30-106.36 exceeds the applicable expenditure limit provided in s. 106.34, all opposing candidates participating in such election campaign financing are, notwithstanding the provisions of […]
106.24 – Florida Elections Commission; Membership; Powers; Duties.
106.24 Florida Elections Commission; membership; powers; duties.— (1)(a) There is created within the Department of Legal Affairs, Office of the Attorney General, a Florida Elections Commission, hereinafter referred to as the commission. The commission shall be a separate budget entity and the agency head for all purposes. The commission shall not be subject to control, supervision, or […]
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 […]
107.01 – Conventions Constituted.
107.01 Conventions constituted.—Whenever the Congress shall propose, to conventions in the several states, an amendment to the Constitution of the United States, for ratification or rejection, and shall not have provided the manner in which such conventions shall be constituted, the conventions in this state shall be chosen and constituted in the manner in this chapter […]
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 […]
107.02 – Delegates.
107.02 Delegates.—Conventions shall consist of 67 delegates from the state at large. Each delegate shall possess the qualifications of a member of the House of Representatives of the Legislature of this state; and each shall hold office from the date of his or her election and until the convention shall have discharged the duties for which […]
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 […]
107.03 – Election of Delegates.
107.03 Election of delegates.— (1) The delegates composing the convention shall be elected at a special election which shall be held in each county of this state on a date to be fixed by the Governor, not less than 5 months and not more than 10 months after the date of the proposal by the Congress. The […]
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 […]