How to Run for County Office in Santa Rosa, Florida

• •Candidates must file the DS-DE 9 Appointment of Campaign Treasurer form before collecting contributions or making expenditures.
• •The DS-DE 84 Statement of Candidate form must be filed within 10 days of the DS-DE 9 form.
• •Qualifying for county office ends at noon, 67 days prior to the Primary Election.
• •Candidates may qualify by petition in lieu of paying a fee; the deadline to submit petitions is noon, 28 days before the first day of qualifying.
• •The petition requirement is 1% of registered voters from the last General Election, or 25 petitions for special district offices.
• •The fee to process petitions is 10 cents per petition, payable by campaign check.
• •Petitions are submitted in batches of 50 to 500.
• •The official qualifying period begins at noon, 71 days prior to the Primary, and ends at noon, 67 days prior to the Primary.
• •Candidates may submit qualifying forms no earlier than 14 days before the start of the qualifying period.
• •Campaign reports must be filed electronically on a quarterly basis, with increased frequency as the election approaches.
• •Political advertisements must include specific legal disclaimers.

Residents seeking to run for county office must follow these specific legal procedures and deadlines to qualify for the ballot and legally manage campaign funds.

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