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Candidate Information
To become an announced candidate for political office:
You must
first
file with the Supervisor of Elections office a Form DS-DE 9, which provides for an
Appointment of Campaign Treasurer and Designation of Campaign Depository
. This must be filed
before
opening a campaign account and no contributions are to be received and no expenditures made, or authorizing another to accept contributions or make expenditures on the candidate’s behalf.
Within 10 days
after filing Form DS-DE 9, each candidate must file
Statement of Candidate
Form DS-DE 84 indicating you have received, read, and understand the requirements of Chapter 106, Florida Statutes.
File periodical campaign treasurer’s reports as outlined in chapter 106.07, Florida Statutes.
Meet specific legal requirements regarding campaign advertising and campaign financing.
Qualifying Procedures:
If you choose to qualify by the petition method for County office you must obtain signatures of 1% of total number registered voters at the last general election. For local candidates running countywide in Suwannee County the number of
petitions needed is 251
based on 25,058 registered voters in the 2014 general election.
For candidates running within their district or Suwannee
Soil and Water Conservation Districts, contact the office of the Supervisor of Elections for petition requirements.
If you choose to qualify by paying a qualifying fee, instead of by the petition method, a campaign check must be written for the total amount of the fee, made payable to
Supervisor of Elections
.
Qualifying fees for:
major party candidates
will be 6% of the annual salary of the office sought.
nonpartisan office and candidates with no party affiliation
will be 4% of the annual salary of the office sought.
minor party candidates
will be 4% of the annual salary of the office sought , unless the minor party chooses to assess the party fee, in which case it will be 6%.
Complete appropriate Financial Disclosure form.
Sign appropriate Loyalty Oath/Oath of Candidate form.
All documents must be filed with the Qualifying Officer of the Supervisor of Elections office.
Contact the Supervisor of Elections office at 386-362-2616, for an appointment or additional information.