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Special Elections

This bill failed and is no longer moving.

FL SB 460 · Senate Bill · 2026

Stage
Failed
Started in
Senate
Sponsor
Tina Polsky
Latest action
Mar 13

Where it stands

Failed

This bill failed and is no longer moving.

What it does

Special Elections; Requiring, rather than authorizing, the Governor to call a special primary election and a special election under a certain circumstance; requiring the Governor to fix the dates of a special election within a specified timeframe after the vacancy occurs; authorizing qualified electors to file a petition in the circuit court seeking judicial determination of an election date under specified conditions; deleting the authority of the Governor, the President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives to waive specified timeframes if all parties concur, etc.

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