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103.121. Powers and duties of executive committees
FL ST § 103.121West's Florida Statutes AnnotatedTitle IX. Electors and Elections (Chapters 97-109)Effective: March 24, 2011 (Approx. 3 pages)
103.121. Powers and duties of executive committees
FL ST § 103.121West's Florida Statutes AnnotatedTitle IX. Electors and Elections (Chapters 97-109)Effective: March 24, 2011 (Approx. 3 pages)
West's Florida Statutes Annotated
Title IX. Electors and Elections (Chapters 97-109)
Chapter 103. Presidential Electors; Political Parties; Executive Committees and Members (Refs & Annos)
Effective: March 24, 2011
West's F.S.A. § 103.121
103.121. Powers and duties of executive committees
(b) The county executive committee shall receive payment of assessments upon candidates to be voted for in a single county except state senators, state representatives, and representatives to the Congress of the United States; an affiliated party committee controlled by a leader of the Senate as defined in s. 103.092 shall receive payment of assessments upon candidates for the office of state senator, and an affiliated party committee controlled by a leader of the House of Representatives as defined in s. 103.092 shall receive payment of assessments upon candidates for the office of state representative; and the state executive committees shall receive all other assessments authorized. All party assessments shall be 2 percent of the annual salary of the office sought by the respective candidate. All such committee assessments shall be remitted to the state executive committee of the appropriate party and distributed in accordance with subsection (5), except that assessments for candidates for the office of state senator or state representative shall be remitted to the appropriate affiliated party committee.
(2) The chair and treasurer of an executive committee of any political party shall be accountable for the funds of such committee and jointly liable for their proper expenditure for authorized purposes only. The funds of each such state executive committee shall be publicly audited at the end of each calendar year and a copy of such audit furnished to the Department of State for its examination prior to April 1 of the ensuing year. When filed with the Department of State, copies of such audit shall be public documents. The treasurer of each county executive committee shall maintain adequate records evidencing receipt and disbursement of all party funds received by him or her, and such records shall be publicly audited at the end of each calendar year and a copy of such audit filed with the supervisor of elections and the state executive committee prior to April 1 of the ensuing year.
(3) Any chair or treasurer of a state or county executive committee of any political party who knowingly misappropriates, or makes an unlawful expenditure of, or a false or improper accounting for, the funds of such committee is guilty of a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.
(4) The central committee or other equivalent governing body of each state executive committee shall adopt a rule which governs the time and manner in which the respective county executive committees of such party may endorse, certify, screen, or otherwise recommend one or more candidates for such party's nomination for election. Upon adoption, such rule shall provide the exclusive method by which a county committee may so endorse, certify, screen, or otherwise recommend. No later than the date on which qualifying for public office begins pursuant to s. 99.061, the chair of each county executive committee shall notify in writing the supervisor of elections of his or her county whether the county executive committee has endorsed or intends to endorse, certify, screen, or otherwise recommend candidates for nomination pursuant to party rule. A copy of such notification shall be provided to the Secretary of State and to the chair of the appropriate state executive committee.
(5) The state chair of each state executive committee shall return the 2-percent committee assessment for county candidates to the appropriate county executive committees only upon receipt of a written statement that such county executive committee chooses not to endorse, certify, screen, or otherwise recommend one or more candidates for such party's nomination for election and upon the state chair's determination that the county executive committee is in compliance with all Florida statutes and all state party rules, bylaws, constitutions, and requirements.
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Added by Laws 1913, c. 6469, §§ 20, 21, 23, 28; Rev.Gen.St.1920, §§ 324, 325, 328, 332; Comp.Gen.Laws 1927, §§ 381, 382, 384, 389; Laws 1949, c. 25389, § 1; Laws 1949, c. 26329, § 9; Fla.St.1949, §§ 102.27, 102.28, 102.30, 102.35; Laws 1951, c. 26870, § 7; Laws 1953, c. 28156, § 41; Laws 1955, c. 29935, § 2; Laws 1957, c. 57-743, § 1; Laws 1961, c. 61-157, § 1; Laws 1963, c. 63-97, § 1; Laws 1967, c. 67-353, §§ 6 to 8; Laws 1969, c. 69-106, §§ 10, 35; Laws 1977, c. 77-104, § 26; Laws 1977, c. 77-175, § 32; Laws 1979, c. 79-400, § 50; Laws 1982, c. 82-160, § 1; Laws 1983, c. 83-217, § 25; Laws 1983, c. 83-242, § 2; Laws 1989, c. 89-256, § 1. Amended by Laws 1995, c. 95-147, § 609, eff. July 10, 1995; Laws 2005, c. 2005-277, § 64, eff. Jan. 1, 2006; Laws 2011, c. 2011-6, § 3, eff. March 24, 2011; 2011 First Regular Session, HJR 7105.
West's F. S. A. § 103.121, FL ST § 103.121
Current with laws, joint and concurrent resolutions and memorials through June 13, 2024, in effect from the 2024 second regular session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details. The statutes are subject to change as determined by the Florida Revisor of Statutes. (These changes will be incorporated later this year.)
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