Chapter 106 — Chapter 106
65 sections in this chapter.
Fla. Stat. § 106.26 Powers of commission; rights and responsibilities of parties; findings by commission
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(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 co…
Fla. Stat. § 106.265 Civil penalties
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(1)(a) 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 …
Fla. Stat. § 106.27 Determinations by commission; legal disposition
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(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 oth…
Fla. Stat. § 106.28 Limitation of actions
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Actions for violation of this chapter must be commenced before 2 years have elapsed from the date of the violation.
Fla. Stat. § 106.29 Reports by political parties and affiliated party committees; restrictions on contributions and expenditures; penalties
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(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 sha…
Fla. Stat. § 106.295 Leadership fund
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(1) For purposes of this section:(a) “Leadership fund” means accounts comprised of any moneys contributed to a political party, directly or indirectly, which are designated to be used at the partial or total discretion of a leader.(b) “Leader” means the President of the Senate, t…
Fla. Stat. § 106.30 Short title
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Sections 106.30-106.36 may be cited as the “Florida Election Campaign Financing Act.”
Fla. Stat. § 106.31 Legislative intent
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The Legislature finds that the costs of running an effective campaign for statewide office have reached a level which tends to discourage persons from becoming candidates and to limit the persons who run for such office to those who are independently wealthy, who are supported by…
Fla. Stat. § 106.32 2Election Campaign Financing Trust Fund
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(1) There is hereby established in the State Treasury an 2Election Campaign Financing Trust Fund to be utilized by the Department of State as provided in ss. 106.30-106.36. If necessary, each year in which a general election is to be held for the election of the Governor and Cabi…
Fla. Stat. § 106.33 Election campaign financing; eligibility
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Each candidate for the office of Governor or member of the Cabinet who desires to receive contributions from the 2Election Campaign Financing Trust Fund, upon qualifying for office, shall file a request for such contributions with the filing officer on forms provided by the Divis…
Fla. Stat. § 106.34 Expenditure limits
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(1) Any candidate for Governor and Lieutenant Governor or Cabinet officer who requests contributions from the 2Election Campaign Financing Trust Fund shall limit his or her total expenditures as follows:(a) Governor and Lieutenant Governor: $2.00 for each Florida-registered voter…
Fla. Stat. § 106.35 Distribution of funds
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(1) The division shall review each request for contributions from the 2Election Campaign Financing Trust Fund and certify whether the candidate is eligible for such contributions. Notice of the certification decision shall be provided to the candidate. An adverse decision may be …
Fla. Stat. § 106.353 Candidates voluntarily abiding by election campaign financing limits but not requesting public funds; irrevocable statement required; penalty
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(1) Not later than qualifying for office, each candidate for the office of Governor or member of the Cabinet who has not made a request to receive contributions from the 2Election Campaign Financing Trust Fund, but who wishes to voluntarily abide by the applicable expenditure lim…
Fla. Stat. § 106.355 Nonparticipating candidate exceeding limits
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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 participati…
Fla. Stat. § 106.36 Penalties; fines
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In addition to any other penalties which may be applicable under the election code, any candidate who receives contributions from the 2Election Campaign Financing Trust Fund and who exceeds the applicable expenditure limit, except as authorized in ss. 106.353 and 106.355, or fals…