The 2023 Florida Statutes (including Special Session C)

Title IX
ELECTORS AND ELECTIONS

Chapter 106
CAMPAIGN FINANCING

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F.S. 106.355

106.355 Nonparticipating candidate exceeding limits.—Whenever a candidate for the office of Governor or member of the Cabinet who has elected not to participate in election campaign financing under the provisions of ss. 106.30-106.36 exceeds the applicable expenditure limit provided in s. 106.34, all opposing candidates participating in such election campaign financing are, notwithstanding the provisions of s. 106.33 or any other provision requiring adherence to such limit, released from such expenditure limit to the extent the nonparticipating candidate exceeded the limit, are still eligible for matching contributions up to such limit, and shall not be required to reimburse any matching funds provided pursuant thereto. In addition, the Department of State shall, within 7 days after a request by a participating candidate, provide such candidate with funds from the ¹Election Campaign Financing Trust Fund equal to the amount by which the nonparticipating candidate exceeded the expenditure limit, not to exceed twice the amount of the maximum expenditure limits specified in s. 106.34(1)(a) and (b), which funds shall not be considered matching funds.

History.—s. 24, ch. 91-107.

¹Note.—The trust fund expired, effective November 4, 1996, by operation of s. 19(f), Art. III of the State Constitution.

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Amendments to 106.355

Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 106.355

Level: Degree
Misdemeanor/Felony: First/Second/Third

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 106.355.

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases from cite.case.law:

E. CUSHING III, v. F. McKEE,, 738 F. Supp. 2d 146 (D. Me. 2010)

. . . . § 106.355); McComish, 611 F.3d at 521 ("Davis says nothing about public funding schemes...."); Public . . .

L. SCOTT, v. K. ROBERTS, In Jr., 612 F.3d 1279 (11th Cir. 2010)

. . . . §§ 106.34, 106.355. . . . Id. § 106.355. . . . Stat. § 106.355). . . . Stat. § 106.355. . . . Stat. § 106.355. . . .

SMITH, v. CRAWFORD,, 645 So. 2d 513 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1994)

. . . (4) Did the trial court err in ruling that Bob Crawford is entitled by section 106.355 of the Act to . . . (b), applying to candidates for cabinet officers; (e) Bob Crawford has a right, pursuant to section 106.355 . . . Similarly, the ruling that Bob Crawford is entitled under section 106.355, Florida Statutes (1993), to . . . campaign for Commissioner of Agriculture, Bob Crawford does not presently have a right under section 106.355 . . . The ruling that Bob Crawford is entitled under section 106.355, Florida Statutes (1993), to immediately . . .