Qualifying Information
Qualifying Dates
Lieutenant Governor Running Mate
- Qualifying documents must be received by the Division of Elections no later than 5 p.m. (Eastern Time) on September 6, 2018
Qualifying Memoranda
- Designation and Qualifying of a Lieutenant Governor as a Running Mate - PDF (7/30/2018)
- Use of Nickname on Ballot
Handbooks and Other Documents
- Federal Qualifying Handbook - PDF (Updated 4/12/2018)
- State Qualifying Handbook - PDF (Updated 4/12/2018)
- Candidate Petition Handbook - PDF (Updated 4/11/2018)
- Candidate Petition Form (DS-DE 104)
- Affidavit of Undue Burden - Candidate (DS-DE 19A)
- Rule 1S-2.045 - Candidate Petition Process
Qualifying Office
Location and address of Florida’s qualifying office for U.S. President and Vice-President, U.S. Senate, U.S. House of Representatives, Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Cabinet, State Senate, State House of Representatives, Judicial (except county judges), multi-county state offices (State Attorney and Public Defender), and multi-county special district candidates:
Department of State, Division of Elections
Bureau of Election Records
Room 316, R.A. Gray Building
500 South Bronough Street
Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0250
Special Election Qualifying
Qualifying information for special elections can be found on our Special Elections page.
