(1) Any candidate for Governor and Lieutenant Governor or Cabinet officer who requests contributions from the 1Election Campaign Financing Trust Fund shall limit his or her total expenditures as follows:
(a) Governor and Lieutenant Governor: $2.00 for each Florida-registered voter.
(b) Cabinet officer: $1.00 for each Florida-registered voter.
(2) The expenditure limit for any candidate with primary election opposition only shall be 60 percent of the limit provided in subsection (1).
(3) For purposes of this section, “Florida-registered voter” means a voter who is registered to vote in Florida as of June 30 of each odd-numbered year. The Division of Elections shall certify the total number of Florida-registered voters no later than July 31 of each odd-numbered year. Such total number shall be calculated by adding the number of registered voters in each county as of June 30 in the year of the certification date.
(4) For the purposes of this section, the term “expenditure” does not include the payment of compensation for legal and accounting services rendered on behalf of a candidate.
History.—s. 1, ch. 86-276; s. 41, ch. 90-315; s. 21, ch. 91-107; s. 654, ch. 95-147; s. 48, ch. 2005-278; s. 7, ch. 2018-110.
1Note.—The trust fund expired, effective November 4, 1996, by operation of s. 19(f), Art. III of the State Constitution.
Structure Florida Statutes
Title IX - Electors and Elections
Chapter 106 - Campaign Financing
106.021 - Campaign Treasurers; Deputies; Primary and Secondary Depositories.
106.022 - Appointment of a Registered Agent; Duties.
106.023 - Statement of Candidate.
106.025 - Campaign Fund Raisers.
106.03 - Registration of Political Committees and Electioneering Communications Organizations.
106.05 - Deposit of Contributions; Statement of Campaign Treasurer.
106.055 - Valuation of In-Kind Contributions.
106.06 - Treasurer to Keep Records; Inspections.
106.07 - Reports; Certification and Filing.
106.0702 - Reporting; Political Party Executive Committee Candidates.
106.0705 - Electronic Filing of Campaign Treasurer’s Reports.
106.0706 - Electronic Filing of Campaign Finance Reports; Public Records Exemption.
106.071 - Independent Expenditures; Electioneering Communications; Reports; Disclaimers.
106.072 - Social Media Deplatforming of Political Candidates.
106.08 - Contributions; Limitations On.
106.09 - Cash Contributions and Contribution by Cashier’s Checks.
106.11 - Expenses of and Expenditures by Candidates and Political Committees.
106.113 - Expenditures by Local Governments.
106.12 - Petty Cash Funds Allowed.
106.125 - Credit Cards; Conditions on Use.
106.14 - Utilities; Deposits; Prior Authorization.
106.1405 - Use of Campaign Funds.
106.141 - Disposition of Surplus Funds by Candidates.
106.143 - Political Advertisements Circulated Prior to Election; Requirements.
106.1435 - Usage and Removal of Political Campaign Advertisements.
106.1437 - Miscellaneous Advertisements.
106.1439 - Electioneering Communications; Disclaimers.
106.1475 - Text Message and Telephone Solicitation; Registered Agent Requirements; Penalty.
106.15 - Certain Acts Prohibited.
106.16 - Limitation on Certain Rates and Charges.
106.161 - Air Time Available at the Lowest Unit Rate.
106.165 - Use of Closed Captioning and Descriptive Narrative in All Television Broadcasts.
106.17 - Polls and Surveys Relating to Candidacies.
106.18 - When a Candidate’s Name to Be Omitted From Ballot.
106.19 - Violations by Candidates, Persons Connected With Campaigns, and Political Committees.
106.191 - Signatures Gathered for Initiative Petition; Effect of Ch. 97-13.
106.21 - Certificates of Election Not to Be Issued Upon Conviction.
106.22 - Duties of the Division of Elections.
106.23 - Powers of the Division of Elections.
106.24 - Florida Elections Commission; Membership; Powers; Duties.
106.25 - Reports of Alleged Violations to Florida Elections Commission; Disposition of Findings.
106.26 - Powers of Commission; Rights and Responsibilities of Parties; Findings by Commission.
106.27 - Determinations by Commission; Legal Disposition.
106.28 - Limitation of Actions.
106.32 - Election Campaign Financing Trust Fund.
106.33 - Election Campaign Financing; Eligibility.
106.35 - Distribution of Funds.