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Florida Constitution Revision Commission

PUB 700396: Closing the Write-in Loophole by Dave Aronberg

ARTICLE VI: SUFFRAGE AND ELECTIONS, Section 5. Primary, general, and special elections.

SECTION 5.Primary, general, and special elections.
  1. A general election shall be held in each county on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November of each even-numbered year to choose a successor to each elective state and county officer whose term will expire before the next general election and, except as provided herein, to fill each vacancy in elective office for the unexpired portion of the term. A general election may be suspended or delayed due to a state of emergency or impending emergency pursuant to general law. Special elections and referenda shall be held as provided by law.
  2. If all candidates for an office have the same party affiliation and the winner will have either no opposition in the general election, or opposition only from one or more write-in candidates, then all qualified electors, regardless of party affiliation, may vote in the primary elections for that office.

Referenced in Filed Proposal/Amendment

Filed Proposal Version - Introducer Amendment - Sponsor Proposal Filed Date
P 0011 - Plymale   10/03/2017