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NONPARTISAN OFFICE
(Do not use this form if a Judicial or School Board Candidate)
Check box only if you are seeking to qualify as a
write-in candidate:
Write-in candidate
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Candidate Oath
(Section 99.021(1)(a), Florida Statutes)
I,
(Print name above as you wish it to appear on the ballot. If your last name consists of two or more names but has no
hyphen, check box . (See page 2 - Compound Last Names). No change can be made after the end of qualifying.
Although a write-in candidate’s name is not printed on the ballot, the name must be printed above for oath purposes.)
am a candidate for the nonpartisan office of , ,
(Office) (District #)
, ; I am a qualified elector of County, Florida;
(Circuit #) (Group or Seat #)
I am qualified under the Constitution and the Laws of Florida to hold the office to which I desire to be nominated or elected; I
have qualified for no other public office in the state, the term of which office or any part thereof runs concurrent with the office
I seek; and I have resigned from any office from which I am required to resign pursuant to Section 99.012, Florida Statutes;
and I will support the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of the State of Florida.
Candidate’s Florida Voter Registration Number (located on your voter information card): ______________________________
Phonetic spelling for audio ballot: Print name phonetically on the line below as you wish it to be pronounced on the audio
ballot as may be used by persons with disabilities (see instructions on page 2 of this form): [Not applicable to write-in candidates.]
___________________________________________________________________________________________________
X ( )
Signature of Candidate Telephone Number Email Address
Address City State ZIP Code
STATE OF FLORIDA
COUNTY OF _____________
Sworn to (or affirmed) and subscribed before me this_______
day of __________________, 20_____.
Personally Known: ______ or Produced Identification: ______
Type of Identification Produced: _______________________________
______________________________________________
Signature of Notary Public
Print, Type, or Stamp Commissioned Name of Notary Public below:
DS-DE 302NP (Rev. 11/17) Rule 1S-2.0001, F.A.C.
Compound Last Names
If your last name consists of two or more names and has no hyphen, check the box in the Candidate Oath section. If you fail to
check the box, your name will be listed with the name appearing last on the line. Example: John Jones Smith – If the last name has
no hyphen and you do not check the box, the last name on the ballot would be “Smith”. If you check the box, your last name would
be listed on the ballot as “Jones Smith.” If you have a hyphen within your last name, the last name would be listed as “Jones-Smith”.
Guide for Designating Phonetic Spelling
of Candidate’s Name for Audio Ballot
1. Use tables below.
2. Use upper case for “stressed” syllables. Use lower case for “unstressed” syllables.
3. Use dashes (-) to separate syllables.
4. Add any notes such as rhyming examples, silent letters, etc.
Vowels
Stressed Vowel Sounds Unstressed Vowel Sounds
EE (FEET) feet uh (SO-fuh) sofa (FING-guhr) finger
I (FIT) fit
E (BED) bed
A (KAT) cat (KAD) cad
AH (FAH-thur) father (PAHR) par
AH (HAHT) hot (TAH-dee) toddy
UH (FUHJ) fudge (FLUHD) flood
UH (CHUHRCH) church
AW (FAWN) fawn Certain Vowel Sounds with R
U (FUL) full AHR (PAHR) par
OO (FOOD) food ER (PER) pair
OU (FOUND) found IR (PIR) peer
O (FO) foe OR (POR) pour
EI (FEIT) fight OOR (POOR) poor
AI (FAIT) fate UHR (PUHR) purr
OI (FOIL) foil
YOO (FYOOR-ee-uhs) furious
Do not submit this page to the filing officer.
DS-DE 302NP (Rev. 11/17) Rule 1S-2.0001, F.A.C.
Consonants
B (BED) bed R (RED) red
D (DET) debt S (SET) set
F (FED) fed T (TEN) ten
G (GET) get V (VET) vet
H (HED) head Y (YET) yet
HW (HWICH) which W (WICH) witch
J (JUHG) jug CH (CHUCRCH) church
K (KAD) cad SH (SHEEP) sheep
L (LAIM) lame TS (ITS) its (PITS-feeld) Pittsfield
M (MAT) mat TH (THEI) Thigh
N (NET) net TH (THEI) Thy
NG (SING-uhr) singer ZH (A-zhuhr) azure (VI-zhuhn) vision
P (PET) pet Z (GOODZ) goods (HUH-buhz-tuhn) Hubbardston
Examples of Phonetically Spelled Names
NAME ON BALLOT PRONOUNCED AS
Mishaud mee-SHO (‘d’ is silent)
Jahn HAHN (rhyme: fawn)
Beauprez boo-PRAI (rhyme: hooray)
Maniscalco man-uh-SKAL-ko
Tangipahoa TAN-ji-pah-HO-uh
Monte Mahn-TAI
Tanya TAWN-yuh (not TAN)