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Florida Senate · 2025 Regular Session

S0280Candidate Qualification

Status: FailedIssues: Voting Rights

Summary

Providing eligibility requirements for persons seeking to qualify for nomination as candidates of a political party or as candidates with no party affiliation; providing that certain entities may bring an action for declaratory and injunctive relief based on a certain claim; prohibiting a person from qualifying as a candidate for election and prohibiting his or her name from appearing on the ballot under certain circumstances, etc.

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Frequently Asked

What does S0280 do?
Providing eligibility requirements for persons seeking to qualify for nomination as candidates of a political party or as candidates with no party affiliation; providing that certain entities may bring an action for declaratory and injunctive relief based on a certain claim; prohibiting a person from qualifying as a candidate for election and prohibiting his or her name from appearing on the ballot under certain circumstances, etc.
What's the current status of S0280?
S0280 is currently Failed. We track every roll-call vote.
How did Pinellas County legislators vote on S0280?
No roll-call votes have been recorded for S0280 yet — the bill may not have reached a floor vote.

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S0280 is failed. Hold your reps accountable for how they voted.

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