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Introduced
01/12/2017
01/12/2017
In Committee
01/25/2017
01/25/2017
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
05/08/2017
05/08/2017
Introduced Session
2017 Regular Session
Bill Summary
Revising provisions governing candidate qualifying to conform with the redesignation of the offices of state attorney and public defender as nonpartisan offices; removing the requirement that a state political party chair provide certain notification in the event of a vacancy in nomination for the office of state attorney or public defender, to conform; requiring that the listing of candidates on a ballot for the offices of state attorney and public defender identify the applicable judicial circuit, etc.
AI Summary
This bill amends various provisions of Florida law to redesignate the offices of state attorney and public defender as nonpartisan offices. Key provisions include:
- Removing the requirement that a state political party chair provide notification in the event of a vacancy in nomination for the office of state attorney or public defender.
- Requiring the listing of candidates for the offices of state attorney and public defender on the ballot to identify the applicable judicial circuit.
- Allowing the names of unopposed candidates for the offices of state attorney and public defender to not appear on the ballot.
- Specifying that each qualified elector of a judicial circuit is eligible to vote for a candidate for the offices of state attorney and public defender of such circuit.
The bill also makes other conforming changes to candidate qualifying, ballot requirements, and campaign finance reporting for these offices to reflect their nonpartisan status.
Committee Categories
Government Affairs
Sponsors (5)
Last Action
Withdrawn from further consideration (on 04/13/2017)
Official Document
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2017/366 |
| BillText | http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2017/0366/BillText/Filed/HTML |
| Bill | http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2017/0366/BillText/Filed/PDF |
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