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Florida Statutes § 1.01 — Definitions.
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This section defines words and phrases used in the statutes, including terms like person, writing, minor, veteran, and registered mail.
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Florida Statutes § 1.015 — Antisemitism.
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This section adopts the IHRA working definition of antisemitism and lists examples, while saying it does not cover ordinary criticism of Israel similar to criticism of any other country.
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Florida Statutes § 1.02 — Legal time.
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For covered Florida laws and regulations, time is understood to mean the United States standard time of the zone where the act happens or the right accrues or ends.
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Florida Statutes § 1.025 — Sunshine Protection Act.
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This section may be cited as the Sunshine Protection Act.
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Florida Statutes § 1.04 — Statutory construction; amendatory acts passed at the same session.
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Later amendments from the same legislative session should be read together when they amend the same provision, and each should be given effect if possible.
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Florida Statutes § 10.001 — Legislative representation.
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After each decennial census, Florida’s legislative representation must be set earlier in the year by the Legislature or the Supreme Court, depending on the case.
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Florida Statutes § 10.201 — Official census for apportionment; definitions.
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This section says the 2020 U.S. Decennial Census is the state’s official census for apportionment purposes and defines census geography terms used in the resolution.
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Florida Statutes § 10.202 — Representative districts.
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For House elections, the state is divided into 120 numbered, single-member representative districts made up of contiguous territory.
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Florida Statutes § 10.203 — Senatorial districts.
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The state is divided into 40 numbered, single-member senatorial districts for Senate elections.
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Florida Statutes § 10.204 — Territory not specified for inclusion in any district.
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Areas of the state not expressly assigned to a district are treated as included in a district under the rules in this section.
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Florida Statutes § 10.205 — Territory specified for inclusion in one district which is noncontiguous.
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If a district has noncontiguous territory, the smallest-population noncontiguous portion must be placed in the contiguous district with the smallest population, or in the lowest-numbered contiguous district if populations are equal.
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Florida Statutes § 10.206 — Districts to constitute representative and senatorial districts of state.
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The districts created by this joint resolution are the state’s representative and senatorial districts, and legislators must be elected in and for those districts as provided by law.
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Florida Statutes § 10.207 — Electronic maps to serve as the official maps of representative and senatorial districts; availability.
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GIS maps and block equivalency files are the official district maps, and the Office of Economic and Demographic Research must make them public within 10 days after a qualifying Florida Supreme Court judgment.
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Florida Statutes § 10.208 — Severability.
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If part of the joint resolution is invalid, the rest can still be given effect.
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Florida Statutes § 10.209 — Applicability.
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This provision says the joint resolution applies to qualification, nomination, and election of members of the Legislature in primary and general elections held in 2022 and later.
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Florida Statutes § 100.011 — Opening and closing of polls, all elections; expenses.
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Polls must open at 7:00 a.m. and stay open until 7:00 p.m.; inspectors must announce opening and closing; voters in line at closing may still vote.
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Florida Statutes § 100.021 — Notice of general election.
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The Department of State must prepare and publish a notice about offices and vacancies for a general election, and the sheriff must post copies if there is no local newspaper.
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Florida Statutes § 100.025 — Citizens residing overseas; notice of elections.
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An overseas citizen of the state may notify the county supervisor of elections of the overseas address, and the supervisor must then send election notice at least 90 days before regular primary and general elections, and when possible before special elections.
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Florida Statutes § 100.031 — General election.
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A general election must be held in each county on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November of each even-numbered year.
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Florida Statutes § 100.032 — Election preparation report; general election.
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Each supervisor of elections must post a preparation report on the official website at least 3 months before a general election.
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