Designation of Division of Elections as Filing Office for Department of State; Requirements for Candidate Qualifying Papers; Withdrawal of Candidacy
RULE NO.:RULE TITLE:
1S-2.0001Designation of Division of Elections as Filing Office for Department of State; Requirements for Candidate Qualifying Papers; Withdrawal of Candidacy
NOTICE OF CHANGE
Notice is hereby given that the following changes have been made to the proposed rule in accordance with subparagraph 120.54(3)(d)1., F.S., published in Vol. 49 No. 140, July 20, 2023 issue of the Florida Administrative Register.
1. Changed "Name for Ballot" to "Name to appear on Ballot" or “Name for voters to write-in;”
2. Removed labels and separate spaces for "first," "middle name/initial/and/or/nickname," "last name," and "suffix;"
3. Added instruction and box "Check box if two last names without hyphen;" and
4. Specified that Affidavit of Nickname "Only required if using nickname for the ballot"
5. Split Committee person forms into three for state, district, and precinct
The coded text is also changed from the Notice of Proposed Rule as follows:
1S-2.0001 Designation of Division of Elections as Filing Office for Department of State; Requirements for Candidate Qualifying Papers; Withdrawal of Candidacy.
(1) through (3)(b) No change.
(3)(c) The following qualifying forms are hereby incorporated by reference and are available by hyperlink below, or from the Division of Elections at: R.A. Gray Building, Room 316, 500 South Bronough Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0250, or (850)245-6200; or by download from the Division’s webpage at: http://dos.myflorida.com/elections/forms-publications/forms/:
1.-4. – no change.
5. DS-DE 305A 305CM (10/23) (http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-XXXXX), entitled, “Candidate Oath – Committeemen and Committeewomen - State.”
6. DS-DE 305B (10/23) (http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-XXXXX), entitled, “Candidate Oath – Committeemen and Committeewomen - District.”
7. DS-DE 305C (10/23) (http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-XXXXX), entitled, “Candidate Oath – Committeemen and Committeewomen - Precinct.”
8. 6. DS-DE 302NP (10/23) ((http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-XXXXX), entitled, “Candidate Oath – Nonpartisan Office.”
9. 7. DS-DE 304SB (10/23) (http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-XXXXX), entitled “Candidate Oath – School Board Nonpartisan Office.”
10. 8. DS-DE 303JU (10/23) (http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-XXXXX), entitled, “Candidate Oath – Judicial Office.”
11. 9. DS-DE 300A (10/23) (http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-XXXXX), entitled “Candidate Oath – Federal Office ‒ With Party Affiliation.”
12. 10. DS-DE 300B (10/23) (http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-XXXXX), entitled, “Candidate Oath – Federal Office – Without Party Affiliation.”
13. 11. DE-DE 300C (10/23) (http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-XXXXX), entitled, “Candidate Oath – Federal Office – Write-In Candidate.”
14. 12. DS-DE 306WP (10/23) (http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-XXXXX), entitled, “Candidate Oath – Write-In for President and Vice President.”
