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In March 2009, Bill Posey introduced legislation, H.R. 1503, in the U.S. House of Representatives to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971. The amendment would have required candidates for the Presidency "to include with the [campaign] committee's statement of organization a copy of the candidate's birth certificate" plus other supporting documentation. [8]
The Florida Legislature is the legislature of the U.S. state of Florida.It is organized as a bicameral body composed of an upper chamber, the Senate, and a lower chamber, the House of Representatives.
The Florida House of Representatives is the lower house of the Florida Legislature, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Florida, the Florida Senate being the upper house. Article III, Section 1 of the Constitution of Florida, adopted in 1968, defines the role of the Legislature and how it is to be constituted. [2]
To be a Representative, a person must be aged 25 or older. This is specified in the U.S. Constitution. Most states in the U.S. also have age requirements for the offices of Governor, State Senator, and State Representative.[74] Some states have a minimum age requirement to hold any elected office (usually 21 or 18).
Florida law requires candidates to be a member of the party they seek to represent in office for 365 days before the beginning of the qualifying period for that party’s primary election, and to ...
The Florida Senate is the upper house of the Florida Legislature, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Florida, the Florida House of Representatives being the lower house. Article III, Section 1 of the Constitution of Florida, adopted in 1968, defines the role of the Legislature and how it is to be constituted. [2]
After the 2024 elections, he succeeded Paul Renner as Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives. [6] In January 2025, Perez alongside other Floridian Republicans including Florida Senate president Ben Albritton helped to bring down an attempt by governor DeSantis to call a special session on the topic of illegal immigration.
The Florida House, not content with creating an election police force, banning books in schools or regulating women’s bodies when it comes to pregnancy, has apparently taken on yet another ...