Florida Senate - 2024                                    SB 1236
       
       
        
       By Senator Ingoglia
       
       
       
       
       
       11-00128-24                                           20241236__
    1                        A bill to be entitled                      
    2         An act relating to ballot specifications for judicial
    3         offices; amending s. 105.041, F.S.; revising the
    4         judicial retention question that appears on a ballot
    5         to include the name of the Governor who appointed the
    6         justice or judge; providing an effective date.
    7          
    8  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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   10         Section 1. Subsection (2) of section 105.041, Florida
   11  Statutes, is amended to read:
   12         105.041 Form of ballot.—
   13         (2) LISTING OF CANDIDATES.—The order of nonpartisan offices
   14  appearing on the ballot shall be determined by the Department of
   15  State. The names of candidates for election to each nonpartisan
   16  office shall be listed in alphabetical order. With respect to
   17  retention of justices and judges, the question “Shall Justice
   18  (or Judge) (name of justice or judge), appointed by Governor
   19  (name of Governor who appointed the justice or judge, if
   20  applicable), of the (name of the court) be retained in office?”
   21  shall appear on the ballot in alphabetical order and thereafter
   22  the words “Yes” and “No.”
   23         Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2024.