Special Elections
Summary
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.
Bill status
died
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Mar 10, 2025
Last action Jun 16, 2025
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
5
Key actions
0
Committee
1
Mar 10, 2025
Introduced
Introduced
upper
Mar 6, 2025
Committee
Referred to Ethics and Elections; Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development; Fiscal Policy
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Tracie Davis
DDemocratic
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