SB 620 — CS/SB 620: Candidate Qualifying

(4) A candidate, a political party, or an affiliated party committee bringing an action for declaratory and injunctive relief under subsection (2) is entitled to an expedited final hearing, and any appeal of a final hearing must receive expedited consideration by the appellate court.

Upon a final order of the circuit court which contains the determination under subsection (3), the supervisor of elections in each county affected by such candidacy shall remove the name of the candidate from the ballot, or if the ballots have already been printed, include a notice with each vote-by-mail ballot, and post a notice at each early voting location and polling precinct, stating that a vote for such candidate will not be counted.

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Paragraph (a) of subsection (7) of section 99.061, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:

99.061 Method of qualifying for nomination or election to federal, state, county, or district office.— (7)(a) In order for a candidate to be qualified, the following items must be received by the filing officer by the end of the qualifying period:

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A public officer who has filed the full and public disclosure or statement of financial interests with the Commission on Ethics before qualifying for office may file a copy of that disclosure or a Pageverification 5or receipt of 10electronic CODING:filing as provided in subsection (5) at the time of qualifying.

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An oath or affirmation in writing that states whether the candidate is a citizen of another country in addition to being a citizen of the United States, and, if so, discloses any other country of which the candidate is also a citizen.

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For a candidate seeking federal office, whether a party candidate, a candidate with no party affiliation, or a write-in candidate, an oath or affirmation in writing that states whether the candidate previously held a federal office, and, if so, discloses whether the candidate traded stocks while in such office.

Section 4.

If a candidate’s check is returned by the bank for any reason, the filing officer shall immediately notify the candidate and the candidate shall, the end of qualifying notwithstanding, have 48 Page 64 of 107 CODING:

Florida Senate - 2026 CS for SB 620 First595-03378-26 Engrossed2026620c1 2026620e1candidate shall, the end of qualifying notwithstanding, have 48 hours from the time such notification is received, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays, to pay the fee with a cashier’s check purchased from funds of the campaign account.

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Section 5.4.

Subsection (3) is added to section 106.023, Florida Statutes, to read:

106.023 Statement of candidate.— (3) At the time of filing the statement of candidacy, a candidate must also provide an oath or affirmation in writing that states that he or she meets, or will meet at the time of election for the office sought or at the time of assuming the office, as applicable, all statutory and constitutional qualifications for the office sought.

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(1) Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, for the 2026 General Election:

(1)(a) Any candidate for representative to Congress seeking ballot position by the petition process described in s.

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(2)(b) Each person seeking to qualify for nomination or election as a representative to Congress must file his or her qualification papers,papers with, and pay the qualifying fee, which shall consist of the filing fee and election assessment, and party assessment, if any has been levied, toto, the Department of State, or qualify by the petition process described in s.

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