To find out your senator and house representative visit:
http://www.myfloridahouse.gov/Sections/Representatives/myrepresentative.aspx or https://www.flsenate.gov/Senators/Find

Request an absentee ballot online: http://www.miamidade.gov/elections/voter-information.asp

New Senate Map: http://maps.flsenate.gov/de1/map.html?plan=2012ca2842
Information about new Senate Districts:
http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Redistricting/Plan/2012-CA-2842
List of candidates:
http://dos.elections.myflorida.com/candidates/CanList.asp

State Qualifying Handbook: http://dos.myflorida.com/media/695458/state-qualifying-handbook.pdf

Favorite Quotes:
http://saynotopas.com/quotes/  Spanish
Coalition: http://saynotopas.com/coalition/

The Great Speech before the American Bar Association:
http://saynotopas.com/aba/
Judicial Accountability: http://saynotopas.com/outside-the-box/

The AmericanLawyer:
https://kateofgaia.files.wordpress.com/2013/12/american-lawyer-1907.pdf

http://saynotopas.com/votemario/

Coming races:  Senate District 31, Senate District 33. House District 105, District 106, District 107, District 108, District 109, District 110, District 111, District 112, District 113, District 114, District 115, District 119,

Senate seats: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florida_Senate
To find out if your Senate district is up for re-election, enter your zip code here: https://www.flsenate.gov/Senators/Find

Number of petition signatures needed for state senate districts: http://dos.myflorida.com/media/694105/petition-requirements-state-senator.pdf
Number of petition signatures needed for House Representative districts: http://dos.myflorida.com/media/694107/petition-requirements-state-representative.pdf

So Far we have three district Senate seats challenged for 2016:

District 35 (2,589 signatures needed): Mercedes Christian
Information: http://www.fundacionlideresdepaz.org/
Current Representatives:
http://www.myfloridahouse.gov/Sections/Representatives/districtdetails.aspx?housedistrict=112&senatedistrict=35&SenateMemberID=3934&MemberId=4563&SessionId=79&CongressionalDistrictID=27&LAT=25.744808&LONG=-80.243682&houseDistrictId=112&senateDistrictId=35&congressDistrictId=27

District 37 (2,698 signatures needed): Mario Jimenez, M.D., B.E.E.E.
Information: http://saynotopas.com/about-the-author-background/
Mario Jimenez, M.D. for Florida State Senator District 37 Signature Form: http://saynotopas.com/?attachment_id=2025
Spanish version: http://saynotopas.com/?attachment_id=2097
Letter sized map for District 37: http://saynotopas.com/?attachment_id=2026
Large sized map for District 37: http://saynotopas.com/?attachment_id=2027
Current Representatives:
http://www.myfloridahouse.gov/Sections/Representatives/districtdetails.aspx?housedistrict=118&senatedistrict=37&SenateMemberID=4489&MemberId=4529&SessionId=79&CongressionalDistrictID=26&LAT=25.705018&LONG=-80.401039&houseDistrictId=118&senateDistrictId=37&congressDistrictId=26

District 39 (2,380 signatures needed): Sheila George
Current Representatives:
http://www.myfloridahouse.gov/Sections/Representatives/districtdetails.aspx?housedistrict=117&senatedistrict=39&SenateMemberID=4593&MemberId=4555&SessionId=79&CongressionalDistrictID=26&LAT=25.577365&LONG=-80.37989&houseDistrictId=117&senateDistrictId=39&congressDistrictId=26

(2) Required Number of Signatures. Except in a year of apportionment as specified in Sections 99.095 and 99.09651, F.S., a candidate shall obtain the number of signatures of voters in the geographical area represented by the office sought equal to at least 1 percent of the total number of registered voters of that geographical area, as shown by the compilation by the Department of State for the immediately preceding general election. So I need to get 2,698 signatures from people in my district to get my name as a candidate.

Special district candidates may qualify by obtaining at least 25 signatures of voters in the geographical area represented by the office sought. Except for special district candidates who have not collected contributions and whose only expense is the signature verification fee and federal candidates, signatures may not be obtained until the candidate has filed the appointment of campaign treasurer and designation of campaign depository pursuant to Section 106.021, F.S. (I NEED HELP HERE): http://www.leg.state.fl.us/Statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=&URL=0100-0199/0106/Sections/0106.021.html

We must know these rules by heart: https://www.flrules.org/gateway/ruleNo.asp?id=1S-2.045

Forms we need to fill out soon:
1. Appointment of Campaign Treasurer and Designation of Campaign Depository for Candidates: http://dos.myflorida.com/media/693631/dsde9.pdf
2. Statement of Candidate: http://dos.myflorida.com/media/693280/dsde84.pdf
3. Appointment of Campaign Treasurer and Designation of Campaign Depository for Political Committees: http://dos.myflorida.com/media/693239/dsde6.pdf
4. Candidate Oath – Party Affiliation: http://dos.myflorida.com/media/693256/dsde24.pdf

5. Candidate Oath – No Party Affiliation: http://dos.myflorida.com/media/693258/dsde24b.pdf

6. FINAL FULL AND PUBLIC  DISCLOSURE OF FINANCIAL INTERESTS 2015:
http://www.ethics.state.fl.us/Documents/Forms/Form%206F_2015i.pdf

State Senator, State Representative, County Offices, and Special Districts. (2016 Qualifying Fees for Legislative: State Senator and State Representative with No Party Affiliation: $1,187.88)
Noon, June 20 – Noon, June 24, 2016. Note: Qualifying papers will be accepted beginning June 6, 2016, pursuant to Section 99.061(8), F.S.

http://dos.myflorida.com/media/694101/state-qualifying-handbook.pdf

http://dos.myflorida.com/media/693808/candidate-petition-handbook.pdf

For instance, these rules allow for translation of petition on one side, and English on the other; also advertisement about candidate as long as signature form is separated by clear solid or dotted line, and other MANY rules.

http://dos.myflorida.com/elections/candidates-committees/qualifying/

Offices up for Election in 2016: http://dos.myflorida.com/elections/candidates-committees/offices-up-for-election

Political Action Committee creation:
1. Political Committee Handbook
2. STATEMENT OF ORGANIZATION OF POLITICAL COMMITTEE
3. APPOINTMENT OF CAMPAIGN TREASURER AND DESIGNATION OF CAMPAIGN DEPOSITORY FOR POLITICAL COMMITTEES
4. REGISTERED AGENT STATEMENT OF APPOINTMENT

Are there any limits?http://dos.myflorida.com/elections/candidates-committees/campaign-finance/
Except for political parties or affiliated party committees, no person or political committee may make contributions in excess of:

• $3,000 to a candidate for statewide office or for retention as a justice of the Supreme Court. Candidates for the offices of Governor and Lieutenant Governor on the same ticket are considered a single candidate for the purpose of this section; and
• $1,000 to a candidate for retention as a judge of a district court of appeal; a candidate for legislative office; a candidate for multicounty office; a candidate for countywide office or in any election conducted on less than a countywide basis; or a candidate for county court judge or circuit judge. The primary and general elections are separate elections (Section 106.08(1) F.S.).
• Publications: http://dos.myflorida.com/elections/forms-publications/publications/