SB 1556

  • Florida Senate Bill
  • 2025 Regular Session
  • Introduced in Senate Mar 10, 2025
  • Senate
  • House
  • Governor

Special Elections

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Abstract

Special Elections; Requiring that a written resignation be submitted by an officer within a specified timeframe if such officer is filling a vacancy caused by a certain resignation; providing construction; revising the timeframe during which a vacancy that occurs in an elective office must be filled by candidates qualifying within the timeframes provided by general law; requiring the Governor to fix the dates of the special election within a specified timeframe after the vacancy occurs; requiring the Governor to fix dates to coincide with an already scheduled election; requiring that vote-by-mail ballots from overseas voters be received before a specified time on election day, etc.

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Jun 16, 2025

Senate

Died in Ethics and Elections

May 03, 2025

Senate

Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration

Mar 10, 2025

Senate

Introduced

Mar 06, 2025

Senate

Referred to Ethics and Elections; Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development; Fiscal Policy

Feb 27, 2025

Senate

Filed

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