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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 the form of candidate oath; 2
amending s. 99.021, F.S.; revising the address that 3
certain candidates must provide on the form of 4
candidate oath; providing an effective date. 5
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 7
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Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of section 9
99.021, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 10
99.021 Form of candidate oath. — 11
(1)(a)1. Each candidat e, whether a party candidate, a 12
candidate with no party affiliation, or a write -in candidate, in 13
order to qualify for nomination or election to any office other 14
than a judicial office as defined in chapter 105 or a federal 15
office, shall take and subscribe to an oath or affirmation in 16
writing. A copy of the oath or affirmation shall be made 17
available to the candidate by the officer before whom such 18
candidate seeks to qualify and shall be substantially in the 19
following form: 20
State of Florida 21
County of.... 22
Before me, an officer authorized to administer oaths, 23
personally appeared ...(please print name as you wish it to 24
appear on the ballot)..., to me well known, who, being sworn, 25
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says that he or she is a candidate for the office of ....; that 26
he or she is a qualified elector of .... County, Florida; that 27
he or she is qualified under the Constitution and the laws of 28
Florida to hold the office to which he or she desires to be 29
nominated or elected; that he or she has qualified for no other 30
public office in the stat e, the term of which office or any part 31
thereof runs concurrent with that of the office he or she seeks; 32
that he or she has resigned from any office from which he or she 33
is required to resign pursuant to s. 99.012, Florida Statutes; 34
and that he or she will support the Constitution of the United 35
States and the Constitution of the State of Florida. 36
...(Signature of candidate)... 37
...(Address of legal residence)... 38
Sworn to and subscribed before me this .... day of ...., 39
...(year)..., at .... County, Florida. 40
...(Signature and title of officer administering oath)... 41
2. Each candidate for federal office, whether a party 42
candidate, a candidate with no party affiliation, or a write -in 43
candidate, in order to qualify for nomination or election to 44
office shall take and subscribe to an oath or affirmation in 45
writing. A copy of the oath or affirmation shall be made 46
available to the candidate by the officer before whom such 47
candidate seeks to qualify and shall be substantially in the 48
following form: 49
State of Florida 50
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County of .... 51
Before me, an officer authorized to administer oaths, 52
personally appeared ...(please print name as you wish it to 53
appear on the ballot)..., to me well known, who, being sworn, 54
says that he or she is a candidate for the office of ....; that 55
he or she is qualified under the Constitution and laws of the 56
United States to hold the office to which he or she desires to 57
be nominated or elected; that he or she has qualified for no 58
other public office in the state, the term of which office or 59
any part thereof runs concurrent with that of the office he or 60
she seeks; and that he or she will support the Constitution of 61
the United States. 62
...(Signature of candidate)... 63
...(Address)... 64
Sworn to and subscribed before me this .... day of ...., 65
...(year)..., at .... County, Florida. 66
...(Signature and title of officer administering oath)... 67
Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2023. 68