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What this does

Candidates and campaign staff must adhere to these specific state-mandated financial and procedural rules to avoid fines, legal violations, or disqualification from the 2024 election.

Who is mentioned in the record

Potentially affected actors named in the source documents. Mention is not a position.

Candidates

Candidates must comply with all financial reporting, advertising, and solicitation rules to remain eligible and avoid penalties.

Campaign Treasurers

Treasurers are responsible for maintaining accurate financial records, filing reports, and signing campaign checks.

Poll Watchers

Poll watchers must follow specific designation procedures and wear identification badges while inside polling rooms.

What changed

No recent stage movement in the current record.

What's next

Next step not available in the current record.

Summary

This document provides a comprehensive overview of election rules, campaign finance requirements, and procedural deadlines for candidates running in the 2024 election cycle. It covers topics ranging from campaign treasurer responsibilities and contribution limits to political advertising disclaimers and poll watcher regulations.

Key Facts

You don't have to trust us. Each fact below is taken straight from the official document - click any one to see the exact passage, highlighted in the original.

Frequently Asked Questions

Can a candidate sign their own campaign checks?
Only if the candidate is officially designated as the campaign treasurer or deputy treasurer.
What happens if a campaign report is filed late?
The filing officer must assess a fine of $50 per day for the first three days and $500 per day thereafter, which must be paid from the candidate's personal funds.
Are there restrictions on where campaign signs can be placed?
Signs may not be placed on or above any state or county road right-of-way and must be removed within 30 days after the election.

Why It Matters

Candidates and campaign staff must adhere to these specific state-mandated financial and procedural rules to avoid fines, legal violations, or disqualification from the 2024 election.

News Coverage

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Lobbying Activity

ADOBE INC

$450,000

2026

COMPUTER INDUSTRYDEFENSEGOVERNMENT ISSUESCOPYRIGHT/PATENT/TRADEMARK

IT Modernization and Digital Service delivery issues; Digital Service Delivery IT Acquisition, and Content Authenticity and digital provenance issues; Content Authenticity Initiative (CAI); artificial intelligence; content provenance; privacy; technology in and competition issues; AI innovation and the economy; Content provenance and AI Labelling; IT modernization; Support for H.R. 9112 - CREATOR Act

AARP

$4,110,000

2026

HEALTH ISSUESMEDICARE/MEDICAIDLAW ENFORCEMENT/CRIME/CRIMINAL JUSTICEPHARMACY

P.L. 119-21, One Big Beautiful Bill Act H.R. 8867, Planning for Long-term Aging Needs (PLAN) Act H.R. 5861, Legacy Act of 2025 H.R. 9393, the Lower Costs, More Transparency Act. H.R. 9396, the Prior Authorization Accountability Act. S. 4916, the Aging with Artificial Intelligence Act. H.R. 8100, Safe Staffing Saves Lives Act. S. 3886, Nurses Belong in Nursing Homes Act. H.R. 6766/S. 3492, the Essential Caregivers Act of 2025. H.R. 7966/S. 4118, Hospice Care Accountability, Reform, and Enforcement (Hospice CARE) Act. S. 2120, the Older Americans Act Reauthorization Act of 2025 H.R. 5575, the Firefighters Assisting Seniors to Emergency Response (FASTER) Act of 2025. H.R. 3954/S. 4641, Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act. H.R.5554/S.2831, Stand Strong for Medicare Act. S. 3439/H.R. 6735, Connecting Caregivers to Medicare Act and efforts related to the bill S. 1227/H.R. 2491, Alleviating Barriers for Caregivers Act S. 668/H.R. 3183, Supporting Access to Falls Education and Prevention and Strengthening Training Efforts and Promoting Safety Initiatives (SAFE STEPS) for Veterans Act of 2025 CMS-1851-P, Hospice Proposed rule. CMS-1843-P, Skilled Nursing Facility Proposed rule. CMS-1844-P, Home Health Proposed rule. No bill number. Health care transparency. No bill number. Discussed use of artificial intelligence and health data technology. No bill number. Discussed health-related policies and activities around the fall respiratory virus season. No bill number. Discussed health insurance affordability proposals. No bill number. Discussed Nursing Home staffing standards, safety, and quality. No bill number. Discussed Nursing home transparency and ownership requirements. No bill number. Discussed home health, hospice, and long-term care. No bill number. Discussed falls prevention. No bill number. Discussed social isolation. No bill number. Discussed HUD Assisted Living Requirements No bill number. Discussed family caregiving. No bill number. Discussed AARP paper on Medicare Caregiver Training Services. No bill number. Discussed Medicaid community engagement interim final rule, including the family caregiver exemption. No bill number. Discussed the paid direct care workforce in long-term care. No bill number. Discussed the unaffordability of long-term care. No bill number. Discussed Money Follows the Person Rebalancing Demonstration Program and Medicaid HCBS spousal impoverishment protections. No bill number. Discussed Medicaid fraud and family caregivers, Medicaid self-direction programs. No bill number. Discussed sandwich generation family caregiver hearing and submitted a statement for the record discussing family caregivers and sandwich generation caregivers, programs that support them, AARP caregiving resources, and federal policies to support sandwich generation caregivers and caregivers more broadly. No bill number. Discussed long-term care. No bill number. CMS-2453-NC; Medicaid Program; 2028 Medicaid Home and Community-Based Services Quality Measure Set Submitted comments No bill number. Discussed expanding access to home care. No bill number. Discussed the increasing cost of home care No bill number. Discussed HSA use for telehealth chronic care management services/subscriptions. No bill number. Discussed artificial intelligence and technology

ABB, Inc.

$160,000

2026

ENERGY/NUCLEARTRADE (DOMESTIC/FOREIGN)MANUFACTURING

Electric grid infrastructure, industrial and building energy efficiency, energy conservation standards for electric motors, AI and data centers, permitting and microgrids, supply chains, grid modernization.

on behalf of MTC Management & Training Corporation

2026

Senate LDAView filing →

on behalf of MTC Management & Training Corporation

2026

Senate LDAView filing →

GEORGE R. STEFFES INC.

on behalf of BECHTEL GROUP INC.

Senate LDAView filing →

STEFFES INC. GEORGE R.

on behalf of BECHTEL GROUP INC.

Senate LDAView filing →

BROOKS BAWDEN MOORE, LLC

on behalf of THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO

ILLINOIS ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL BOARDS

$30,000

FAEGRE DRINKER BIDDLE & REATH LLP

on behalf of NE HEALTHCARE SERVICES, INC.

Sponsors

Discoveries

Patterns POLISCOPE noticed across the record. These are observations to investigate, not conclusions.

policy shift90% confidence

Strict Financial Accountability

The document emphasizes that filing officers have no discretion regarding late filing penalties, which must be paid from personal funds, highlighting a zero-tolerance policy for administrative errors.

Connected Entities

otherForm DS-DE 87Waiver of report form.Map →
otherForm DS-DE 02Form for returning contributions.Map →
otherForm DS-DE 9Reappointment of Campaign Treasurer form.Map →
organizationFlorida Elections CommissionRegulatory body for election law violations.Map →
personLisa LewisSupervisor of Elections presenting the workshop.Map →

Sources

Open source document

www.volusiaelections.gov

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