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Florida Attorney General Reports

Decided June 2, 1976Published

1Opinion of the Court

QUESTION: What is the authorized fee which may be charged by a county supervisor of elections for the certification of names on petitions collected for the purpose of placing an initiative question on the ballot?

SUMMARY: Supervisors of elections are authorized to determine the registration or nonregistration of names appearing on initiative petitions referred to in s. 3, Art. XI, of the State Constitution, and in the rendering of such service to charge a fee therefor not to exceed 3 cents per name on which this information is furnished as authorized by s. 98.212(3), F. S. 1971, plus the…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Gavagan v. MarshallSupreme Court of Florida · 1948
  2. Pridgeon v. FolsomDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1965

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