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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 district school board elections; 2
amending s. 1001.361, F.S.; providing that an elected 3
candidate for district school board must reside in the 4
district school board member residence area by the 5
date she or he assumes office instead of upon 6
qualifying for office; making technical changes; 7
providing an effective date. 8
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 10
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Section 1. Section 1001.361, Florida Statutes, is amended 12
to read: 13
1001.361 Election of board by districtwide vote. —14
Notwithstanding any provision of local law or any county 15
charter, the election of members of the district school board 16
must shall be by vote of the qua lified electors of the entire 17
district in a nonpartisan election as provided in chapter 105. 18
Each elected candidate for district school board member must 19
shall, by the date at the time she or he assumes office 20
qualifies, be a resident of the district schoo l board member 21
residence area from which she or he was elected the candidate 22
seeks election. Each candidate who qualifies to have her or his 23
name placed on the ballot must shall be listed according to the 24
district school board member residence area in whic h she or he 25
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is a candidate resides. Each qualified elector of the district 26
is shall be entitled to vote for one candidate from each 27
district school board member residence area. The candidate from 28
each district school board member residence area who receive s 29
the highest number of votes in the general election shall be 30
elected to the district school board. 31
Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2023. 32