2020 Qualifying Dates for County Candidates
Noon, June 8, - Noon, June 12, 2020
*Note: Qualifying papers will be accepted beginning May 25, 2020, pursuant to 99.061 (8), F.S.
There are two ways a county candidate can qualify to have their name placed on the ballot:
- By Paying the Qualifying Fee
- By the Petition Method
2020 Qualifying Fees/Petition Signatures Required
| Office
|
Salary
|
Qualifying Fee
(Partisan Candidate)
|
Qualifying Fee
(Nonpartisan Candidates)
|
Petition Signatures Required
|
| Clerk of Court and Comptroller
|
$109,305
|
$6,558.30
|
$4,372.20
|
280
|
| Property Appraiser
|
$109,305
|
$6,558.30
|
$4,372.20
|
280
|
| Superintendent of Schools
|
$109,305
|
$6,558.30
|
$4,372.20
|
280
|
| Supervisor of Elections
|
$109,305
|
$6,558.30
|
$4,372.20
|
280
|
| Tax Collector
|
$109,305
|
$6,558.30
|
$4,372.20
|
280
|
| Sheriff
|
$118,702
|
$7,122.12
|
$4,748.08
|
280
|
| County Commissioner
|
$40,386
|
$2,423.16
|
$1,615.44
|
District 1 = 41
District 3 = 45
District 5 = 68
|
| School Board Member
|
$29,861
|
N/A
|
$1,194.44
|
District 2 = 64
District 3 = 45
|
*The deadline to submit candidate petitions to the Supervisor of Elections Office is Noon, May 11, 2020.