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Candidate Qualifying Methods
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Qualifying Period: NOON, June 13, 2022 - NOON, June 17, 2022 [F.S. 99.061]
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Please email [email protected] or call (727) 464-4987 to make an appointment to file your qualifying documents
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Pre-qualifying papers will be accepted beginning May 31, 2022*
F.S. 99.061(8) states that qualifying papers may be submitted to the qualifying officer beginning 14 days prior to the qualifying period.
*Pinellas County Elections Offices will be CLOSED in observance of Memorial Day on Monday, May 30, 2022.
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School Board Member Candidate Qualifying by Fee [F.S. 99.092]
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- The qualifying fee is 4% of the salary of the office as of July 1, 2021 ($1,883.40)
- Campaign check made payable to Julie Marcus, Pinellas County Supervisor of Elections
- Campaign check to pay qualifying fee can only be accepted during the Pre-Qualifying or Qualifying Period
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Candidate Qualifying by Petition [F.S. 99.095, F.S. 99.097]
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- Deadline to submit petitions: PRIOR to NOON, May 16, 2022
- Candidates must collect signatures of 1% of the registered voters residing in the district or the county as of the last general election, November 6, 2020.
- At Large Seats requires 7,112 valid signatures
- Single Member Seats requires 1,778 valid signatures
- Petition Form - DS-DE 104 can be found here
- Signature verification fee of $0.10 per petition must be paid when petitions are submitted
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Write-In Candidates [F.S. 99.061(4)(b)]
- Names of write-in candidates do not appear on the ballot
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Missing or Incomplete Information [F.S. 99.061(7)]
- If the filing officer receives qualifying papers during the qualifying period which do not include all items required prior to the last day of qualifying, the filing officer shall make a reasonable effort to notify the candidate of the missing or incomplete items and shall inform the candidate that all required items must be received by the close of qualifying.
- A candidate’s name as it is to appear on the ballot may not be changed after the end of qualifying. The filing officer performs a ministerial function in reviewing qualifying papers. In determining whether a candidate is qualified, the filing officer shall review the qualifying papers to determine whether all items required have been properly filed and whether each item is complete on its face, including whether items that must be verified have been properly verified pursuant to F.S. 92.525(1)(a). The filing officer may not determine whether the contents of the qualifying papers are accurate.
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