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Florida Attorney General Reports

Decided March 3, 1978Published

1Opinion of the Court

T. W. Miller, Jr. Director Lee County Mosquito Control District Fort Myers

QUESTIONS:

1. Should persons seeking to qualify as candidates for election to the office of Commissioner of the Lee County Mosquito Control District qualify before the clerk of the circuit court, or should they qualify before the supervisor of elections?

2. Should the sum charged by the supervisor of elections to validate signatures on such candidates' qualifying petitions be deemed a filing fee?

3. Is the payment of such validation charges an `expenditure' within the meaning of s. 106.011(4), F. S. 1977, and, therefore,…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. American Bakeries Co. v. City of Haines CitySupreme Court of Florida · 1938
  2. Stewart v. DeLand-Lake Helen Special Road & Bridge DistrictSupreme Court of Florida · 1916
  3. Sanders v. HowellSupreme Court of Florida · 1917
  4. State Ex Rel. Limpus v. NewellSupreme Court of Florida · 1956
  5. Town of Palm Beach v. City of West Palm BeachSupreme Court of Florida · 1951

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