Florida Senate - 2013                                     SB 460
       
       
       
       By Senator Flores
       
       
       
       
       37-00549-13                                            2013460__
    1                        A bill to be entitled                      
    2         An act relating to political party executive committee
    3         candidates; amending ss. 97.021 and 106.011, F.S.;
    4         revising the definition of the term “candidate” to
    5         include a candidate for a political party executive
    6         committee; providing an effective date.
    7  
    8  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
    9  
   10         Section 1. Subsection (5) of section 97.021, Florida
   11  Statutes, is amended to read:
   12         97.021 Definitions.—For the purposes of this code, except
   13  where the context clearly indicates otherwise, the term:
   14         (5) “Candidate” means any person to whom any one or more of
   15  the following applies:
   16         (a) Any person who seeks to qualify for nomination or
   17  election by means of the petitioning process.
   18         (b) Any person who seeks to qualify for election as a
   19  write-in candidate.
   20         (c) Any person who receives contributions or makes
   21  expenditures, or gives his or her consent for any other person
   22  to receive contributions or make expenditures, with a view to
   23  bringing about his or her nomination or election to, or
   24  retention in, public office.
   25         (d) Any person who appoints a treasurer and designates a
   26  primary depository.
   27         (e) Any person who files qualification papers and
   28  subscribes to a candidate’s oath as required by law.
   29  
   30  However, this definition does not include any candidate for a
   31  political party executive committee.
   32         Section 2. Subsection (16) of section 106.011, Florida
   33  Statutes, is amended to read:
   34         106.011 Definitions.—As used in this chapter, the following
   35  terms have the following meanings unless the context clearly
   36  indicates otherwise:
   37         (16) “Candidate” means any person to whom any one or more
   38  of the following apply:
   39         (a) Any person who seeks to qualify for nomination or
   40  election by means of the petitioning process.
   41         (b) Any person who seeks to qualify for election as a
   42  write-in candidate.
   43         (c) Any person who receives contributions or makes
   44  expenditures, or consents for any other person to receive
   45  contributions or make expenditures, with a view to bring about
   46  his or her nomination or election to, or retention in, public
   47  office.
   48         (d) Any person who appoints a treasurer and designates a
   49  primary depository.
   50         (e) Any person who files qualification papers and
   51  subscribes to a candidate’s oath as required by law.
   52  
   53  However, this definition does not include any candidate for a
   54  political party executive committee. Expenditures related to
   55  potential candidate polls as provided in s. 106.17 are not
   56  contributions or expenditures for purposes of this subsection.
   57         Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2013.