EAdIElection Administration Index
How professionally and independently is election administration codified?
Dimensions
Accountability
0.0% · 0/2| Datapoint | Score | Rationale & evidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| COI.1Conflict-of-interest disclosureAre commissioners and senior election staff required by statute to disclose financial interests (vendor relationships, party positions, candidate connections) publicly? | 0/10.0% | No section in the FTS-surfaced candidates satisfies this criterion. Best signal: § 99.061 candidate qualification method. Not COI disclosure for election officials. | § view source 2026-05-15 |
| COI.2Judicial review of administrative decisionsIs the right to seek judicial review of election-authority decisions codified, with standing, timeline, and venue defined? | 0/10.0% | No section in the FTS-surfaced candidates satisfies this criterion. Best signal: § 100.161 — filling Senate vacancy. Not judicial review of admin decisions. | § view source 2026-05-15 |
Commission
80.0% · 4/5| Datapoint | Score | Rationale & evidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| COMM.1Statutory grounding of commissionIs the election commission's existence and core mandate set in the constitution (rather than statute alone, regulation, or executive order)? | 2/2100.0% | § 106.24 statutorily creates the Florida Elections Commission as an independent budget entity. § 102.111 (4972) creates the Elections Canvassing Commission. § 101.5610 (4920) operationalizes precinct-level election boards. Ordinal 2/2 — multiple commissions statutorily grounded. “There is created within the Department of Legal Affairs, Office of the Attorney General, a Florida Elections Commission” | § view source 2026-05-15 |
| COMM.2Multi-branch appointmentAre commission members appointed by multiple branches (legislature, judiciary, executive) such that no single branch unilaterally controls composition? | 1/1100.0% | § 106.24 establishes the Florida Elections Commission with multi-source appointments (Governor + leaders). § 102.111 (4972) Elections Canvassing Commission requires Governor + 2 Cabinet members. “The commission shall be a separate budget entity” | § view source 2026-05-15 |
| COMM.3Term protectionAre commissioner terms defined in statute with fixed length, staggered cycles, and statutory grounds for removal? | 1/1100.0% | § 106.24 protects FEC commissioner terms through staggered appointments and removal-for-cause grounds. § 100.041 (4840) parallels for state senators (4-year terms). “The commission shall be a separate budget entity” | § view source 2026-05-15 |
| COMM.4Political-balance requirementIs the commission's composition required by statute to be politically balanced (party-balanced, supermajority-confirmation, or independent appointment by judiciary)? | 0/10.0% | No section in the FTS-surfaced candidates satisfies this criterion. Best signal: § 105.041 — nonpartisan ballot form. Not commission political-balance. | § view source 2026-05-15 |
Funding
50.0% · 2/4| Datapoint | Score | Rationale & evidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| FUND.1Independent funding lineIs the election authority's budget a separate statutory line item (not subject to mid-cycle reallocation by the executive branch alone)? | 1/1100.0% | § 106.24 establishes a separate budget entity for the Florida Elections Commission, providing independent funding line. “The commission shall be a separate budget entity” | § view source 2026-05-15 |
| FUND.2Multi-year funding cycleAre election infrastructure budgets set on a multi-year cycle (avoiding annual political renegotiation of election-administration money)? | 0/10.0% | No section in the FTS-surfaced candidates satisfies this criterion. Best signal: § 101.151 ballot specifications. Not multi-year funding cycle. | § view source 2026-05-15 |
| FUND.3Foreign funding prohibitionIs foreign-source funding of the election authority (and election administration vendors, where applicable) prohibited by statute? | 1/250.0% | § 106.08 limits contributions which indirectly addresses foreign funding via 52 U.S.C. § 30121 federal preemption; § 97.021 (4776) provides definitional framework. Not an explicit foreign-funding prohibition codified at the state level. “no person or political committee may, in any election, make contributions in excess of the following amounts” | § view source 2026-05-15 |
Staff Training
33.3% · 1/3| Datapoint | Score | Rationale & evidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| STAFF.1Career professional staffIs the election authority's career staff (professional employees, not political appointees) protected by civil-service or analogous merit-based statute? | 0/10.0% | No candidate sections returned by FTS. | no FTS match 2026-05-15 |
| STAFF.2Mandatory trainingIs training for election officials and poll workers required by statute, with content and frequency defined? | 1/1100.0% | § 102.014 mandates pre-election training for all polling-place workers and deputy sheriffs. “The supervisor of elections shall conduct training for inspectors, clerks, and deputy sheriffs prior to each primary, general, and special election” | § view source 2026-05-15 |
| STAFF.3Whistleblower protectionAre election-related whistleblower protections (for staff reporting irregularities) codified in statute? | 0/10.0% | No candidate sections returned by FTS. | no FTS match 2026-05-15 |
Vendor Oversight
50.0% · 2/3| Datapoint | Score | Rationale & evidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| CERT.1Certification process codifiedIs the voting-equipment certification process (criteria, evaluators, timeline, public-comment period) codified in statute or regulation? | 1/1100.0% | § 101.5605 codifies the equipment-certification process by the Department of State. § 101.5607 (4917) governs code-and-documentation deposit at DoS. Strong codification. “The Department of State shall publicly examine all makes of electronic or electromechanical voting systems submitted to it and determine whether the systems comply with the requirements of s. 101.5606 .” | § view source 2026-05-15 |
| CERT.2Recertification triggersAre recertification triggers (after material updates, after defects discovered, on a fixed schedule) codified? | 0/10.0% | No section in the FTS-surfaced candidates satisfies this criterion. Best signal: § 102.111 establishes Elections Canvassing Commission — not recertification triggers. | § view source 2026-05-15 |
| CERT.3Decertification grounds & procedureAre the grounds for revoking certification, and the procedure for doing so, defined in statute? | 0.5/150.0% | § 101.015 provides decertification grounds via standards-noncompliance pathway. § 101.5605(2) (4911) implies decertification authority but not explicit procedure. “The Department of State shall adopt rules which establish minimum standards for hardware and software for electronic and electromechanical voting systems.” | § view source 2026-05-15 |