Lee County School Board

Candidate Petition Deadline
Noon, May 13, 2024

Candidates Qualifying Dates
Noon, June 10, 2024 through Noon, June 14, 2024 

Candidates may begin pre-qualifying on May 27, 2024
(our office will be closed on May 27 for the Memorial Day holiday)

Candidate Qualifying Forms

• School Board Candidate Fact Sheet (revised 05/20/2024)

• Candidate File Cover Sheet Initial Filing - Required

• Text Messaging Service Agreement Optional - Recommended

• DSDE 9 Appointment of Campaign Treasurer and Designation of Campaign Depository Initial Filing - Required

• DSDE 84 Statement of Candidate Initial Filing - Required

• Campaign Financial Reporting System Affidavit Initial Filing - Required 
  The Lee County Supervisor of Elections provides its own (CFR) Campaign Financial Reporting System for the filing of required campaign finance reports. The Lee County (CFR) Campaign Financial Reporting System facilitates the electronic filing of required campaign finance reports in lieu of filing original and signed campaign finance reports by hand delivery or standard mail.  Upon filing Form DS-DE 9, a candidate and his/her campaign treasurer and deputy treasurer (if one is appointed) will be provided a User Identification Number, password, and PIN access to the CFR System for the filing of required campaign treasurer’s reports.

• DSDE 104 Candidate Petition Form Optional 
  A candidate for School Board may obtain the valid signatures of registered electors in Lee County as indicated below. Submit signatures to the Lee County Supervisor of Elections for validation. Upon certification, by the Supervisor of Elections, that the candidate has obtained the required number of valid signatures, the signatures shall take the place of the filing fee. Signatures must be submitted before the deadline.

Form 6 Full and Public Statement of Financial Interests, 
Candidate Oath, Canvassing Board Meeting Schedule, and Filing Fee (if any) 
 

• Form 6 Full and Public Statement of Financial Interest for 2023 Required - submit at time of qualifying
  Form 6 must be filed electronically with the Florida Commission on Ethics via the Electronic Disclosure Management System (EFDMS) at the following link:  
  https://disclosure.floridaethics.gov/Account/Login.
  A copy of the electronically filed Form 6 must be provided with your final qualifying documents.

• DSDE 304SB Candidate Oath - School Board Non-Partisan Office Required - submit at time of qualifying
  Candidate must file the correct Candidate Oath for the office sought. This form may only be submitted during the qualifying period.  
   
• Canvassing Board Meeting and Logic and Accuracy Testing Schedules Required - submit at time of qualifying
   
• Filing Fee Submit filing fee at time of qualifying 
  Make check payable to the Lee County Elections Office by check drawn on the candidate's campaign account for the EXACT amount. NO CASHIER'S CHECKS OR MONEY ORDERS WILL BE ACCEPTED. A candidate who obtains the required number of valid candidate petition signatures for the office sought will not be required to pay a filing fee.