‘Petition accomplished’: Here are the 2026 candidates who qualified for the ballot by petition

‘Petition accomplished’: Here are the 2026 candidates who qualified for the ballot by petition

Florida candidates have two paths to the ballot: Write a check, or collect signatures. The check is easier. The petition route is not easy. Congressional candidates need 2,564 verified petitions from registered voters in their district. State legislative candidates need fewer, local candidates fewer still. Every signature has to be collected by hand, submitted to a Supervisor of Elections, and matched against the voter rolls — a process in which…