| WHERE DO I FILE MY CANDIDATE QUALIFYING DOCUMENTS? |
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| Federal, State, Multi-County Candidates - Qualifying Officer: Florida Division of Elections |
To schedule an appointment to
file as a County Candidate, please contact Wendy Grimes at wgrimes@votepinellas.com |
| Municipal Candidates - Qualifying Officer: Municipal Clerk |
| Pinellas County Candidates - Qualifying Officer: Deborah Clark, Supervisor of Elections |
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| 2020 CANDIDATE INFORMATION |
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Offices up for Election in 2020
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The 2020 Primary Election
will take place on:
August 18, 2020
The 2020 General Election
will take place on:
November 3, 2020
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| - County Judge Qualifying Requirements (PDF) |
| - Constitutional Officers Qualifying Requirements (PDF) |
| - County Commissioners Qualifying Requirements (PDF) |
| - School Board Members Qualifying Requirements (PDF) |
| - East Lake Tarpon Special Fire Control District Qualifying Requirements |
| - Lealman Special Fire Control District Qualifying Requirements |
| - Palm Harbor Special Fire Control & Rescue District Qualifying Requirements |
| - Pinellas Suncoast Fire & Rescue District Qualifying Requirements |
| - Eastlake Oaks Community Development District Qualifying Requirements |
| - Clearwater Cay Community Development District Qualifying Requirements |
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| 2020 QUALIFYING INFORMATION |
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County Court Judge Qualifying Period:
NOON, April 20, 2020 - NOON, April 24, 2020
*Pre-Qualifying papers may be accepted beginning April 6, 2020 |
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County Candidate & Special District Candidate Qualifying Period:
NOON, June 8, 2020 - NOON, June 12, 2020
*Pre-Qualifying papers may be accepted beginning May 25, 2020
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| *Qualifying paperwork and fees can be submitted up to 14 days prior to the qualifying period, but will not be processed until the start of qualifying. For more information about the offices up for Election in 2020 click here. |
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| Qualifying By Fee - Candidates affiliated with a political party must pay 6% of the salary of the office as of July 1, 2019 to qualify by fee. Candidates with no party affiliation pay 4% of the salary of the office as of July 1, 2019. The qualifying fee must be paid using a check drawn on your campaign account (unless you are a Special District candidate who has filed an Affidavit of Intention form), made payable to the Supervisor of Elections. These fees are due during the pre-qualifying/qualifying period. |
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| Qualifying By Petition - The deadline for judicial candidates to submit petitions was noon on March 23, 2020. The deadline for all other candidates was noon on May 11, 2020. The qualifying fee is waived if you qualify by petition. The State of Florida provides a Candidate Petition Handbook for additional reference. When collecting petitions, you must use the Florida Division of Elections Candidate Petition Form. Additional County Candidate Petition Information can be found here. |