Alachua County -- Supervisor of Elections

Qualifying

2012 COUNTY-WIDE
CANDIDATE INFORMATION

2012 ELECTION DATES
Presidential Preference Primary: January 31, 2012
Primary Election: August 14, 2012
General Election: November 6, 2012

QUALIFYING DATES
Judicial, State Attorney & Public Defender Candidates (including write-ins): Noon, April 16, 2012 - Noon, April 20, 2012

Federal, All Other Statewide, Multicounty, County, and Special District Candidates (including write-ins): Noon, June 4, 2012 - Noon, June 8, 2012

QUALIFYING FEES
Major party candidates will pay a fee equal to 6% of the salary of the office sought. This includes the 2% party assessment.
Minor party candidates will pay a fee equal to 4% of the salary of the office sought plus any applicable party assessment.
No Party Affiliation and Nonpartisan candidates will pay a fee equal to 4% of the salary of the office sought.

PETITION METHOD INFORMATION
All candidates (except Soil & Water Conservation District candidates) shall obtain the signatures of a number of qualified voters equal to 1% of the number of registered voters at the last general election. In Alachua County, candidates will need to submit 1,521 valid signatures to qualify by the Petition Method.

RACES

Alachua County Commission

District	Incumbent	Qualifying Fee Major Party	Qualifying Fee No Party Affiliation
District 1	Mike Byerly	$4259.40	$2839.60
District 3	Paula M. DeLaney	$4259.40	$2839.60
District 5	Rodney J. Long	$4259.40	$2839.60
Minor Party Candidates: Minor party candidates will pay the same qualifying fee as candidates with No Party Affiliation, plus any applicable party assessment. Residency Requirements: Must be a resident of the District for which he/she runs at the time of election. Write-in candidates must reside in the district they seek to represent at the time of qualification. Candidate must be a qualified elector of Alachua County per F.S. 99.021.

Alachua County School Board

District	Incumbent	Qualifying Fee	Petition Signatures
District 2	Eileen F. Roy	$1298.00	1,521
District 4	Barbara Sharpe	$1298.00	1,521
Residency Requirements: Must be a resident of the District for which he/she runs at the time of Qualifying (F.S. 1001.361). Candidate must be a qualified elector of Alachua County per F.S. 99.021

Alachua County Judge

Group	Incumbent	Estimated Qualifying Fee	Petition Signatures
Group 1	David P. Kreider	$5371.20	1,521
Group 4	Robert K. Groeb	$5371.20	1,521
Candidate must be a qualified elector of Alachua County per F.S. 99.021. Candidates must be, and have been, for the preceding 5 years, a member in good standing of the bar of Florida prior to qualifying for election per F.S. 34.021. Qualifying Fee estimate based on 2010/11 Fiscal Year Salary.

Constitutional Officers

Office	Incumbent	Qualifying Fee Major Party	Qualifying Fee No Party Affiliation
Clerk of the Circuit Court	J. K. "Buddy" Irby	$7628.22	$5085.48
Property Appraiser	Ed Crapo	$7628.22	$5085.48
Sheriff	Sadie Darnell	$8143.98	$5429.32
Supervisor of Elections	Pam Carpenter	$6525.72	$4350.48
Tax Collector	Von Fraser	$7628.22	$5085.48
Minor Party Candidates: Minor party candidates will pay the same qualifying fee as candidates with No Party Affiliation, plus any applicable party assessment. Residency Requirements: Candidate must be a qualified elector of Alachua County per F.S. 99.021.

Soil & Water Conservation District

Seat	Incumbent	Qualifying Fee	Petition Signatures
Seat 2	Todd Martin	$25.00	25
Seat 4	Bryan Griffin	$25.00	25
Effective January 1, 2008, FS 99.061 and 99.095(2) provide a uniform method of qualifying for special district offices, which includes either paying a qualifying fee of $25 which is not required to be drawn from the campaign account, or qualifying by the petition method by obtaining 25 signatures.