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Article VI Section 5 Florida Constitution – Primary, General, and Special Elections

Article VI Section 5 Florida Constitution

Article VI Section 5 Florida Constitution is about Primary, General, and Special Elections. Article VI is titled Suffrage and Elections, it has seven sections.

Primary, General, and Special Elections

(a) A general election shall be held in each county on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November of each even-numbered year to choose a successor to each elective state and county officer whose term will expire before the next general election and, except as provided herein, to fill each vacancy in elective office for the unexpired portion of the term. A general election may be suspended or delayed due to a state of emergency or impending emergency pursuant to general law. Special elections and referenda shall be held as provided by law.

(b) If all candidates for an office have the same party affiliation and the winner will have no opposition in the general election, all qualified electors, regardless of party affiliation, may vote in the primary elections for that office.


See also: Article VI Section 4 Florida Constitution

See also  Article II Section 5 Florida Constitution - Public Officers

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