Title: Primary Elections

Summary: Revises date for primary election from 12 to 11 weeks before general election.

Full Text:
An act relating to primary elections; amending s. 100.061, F.S.; revising the date for a primary election from weeks to weeks before the general election; providing an effective date. Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: Section 1. Section 100.061, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 100.061 Primary election.-In each year in which a general election is held, a primary elect ion for nomination of candidates of political parties shall be held on the Tuesday 13 weeks before prior to the general election. The candidate receiving the highest number of votes cast in each contest in the primary election shall be declared nominate dfor such office. If two or more candidates receive an equal and highest number of votes for the same office, the such candidates shall draw lots to determine which candidate is nominated. Section 2. This act shall take effect upon becoming a law.