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F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
A bill to be entitled 1
An act relating to Brevard County; providing an 2
exception to general law; requiring the Brevard County 3
Supervisor of Elections to print the party designation 4
on ballots for all candidates for all elections; 5
providing an exception; providing that only qualified 6
electors of the district, ward, precinct, or other 7
geographical designation are eligible to vote in 8
certain elections; providing legislative intent; 9
providing applicability; providing an effective date. 10
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 12
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Section 1. (1) Notwithstanding any other state law to the 14
contrary, the Brevard County Supervisor of Elections shall print 15
on the ballot the party designation for all candidates for all 16
elections except for school board or judicial elections. 17
(2) Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, for any 18
government unit in Brevard County that provides for the election 19
of members by district, war d, precinct, or other geographical 20
designation, only those voters who are qualified electors of the 21
district, ward, precinct, or other geographical designation are 22
eligible to vote for that candidate in the relevant primary, 23
general, runoff, or other elect ion. It is the express intent of 24
the Legislature for each member of the board of the Brevard 25
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County School District to be elected only by vote of the 26
qualified electors in that member's individual district and not 27
by general vote of all electors in the cou nty as required by s. 28
1001.361, Florida Statutes, or any successor statute. 29
(3) This act applies to all Brevard County elections held 30
on or after January 1, 2022. 31
Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2022. 32