2025 Regular SessionFlorida Legislature

S1556: Special Elections

Legislative Summary

Requiring that a written resignation be submitted by an officer within a specified timeframe if such officer is filling a vacancy caused by a certain resignation; providing construction; revising the timeframe during which a vacancy that occurs in an elective office must be filled by candidates qualifying within the timeframes provided by general law; requiring the Governor to fix the dates of the special election within a specified timeframe after the vacancy occurs; requiring the Governor to fix dates to coincide with an already scheduled election; requiring that vote-by-mail ballots from overseas voters be received before a specified time on election day, etc.

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Bill History

2/27/2025
Filed
Senate
3/6/2025
Referred to Ethics and Elections; Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development; Fiscal Policy
Senate
3/10/2025
Introduced
Senate
5/3/2025
Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
Senate

Status Information

Current Status
Introduced(2/27/2025)
Chamber
Senate

Sponsors

Democrat: 1

Primary Sponsor

Tracie Davis
Tracie Davis
Democrat

Documents

Introduced
Bill Text2/27/202520.6 KB