[Petition forms.]
Tampa Related Laws, art. VIII, § 8.08
in effectSec. 8.08. - [Petition forms.]
The petition shall be upon forms prescribed and provided by the elections officer which forms shall be made available to the applicant possessing the prerequisite qualifications within 72 hours after the filing and acceptance of the candidate's application and which forms shall comply with the following:
(1) Upon each card there shall be printed at the top thereof the statement "I, the undersigned, am an elector in the City of Tampa and I reside in the district of the candidate referred to below, and by subscribing my name hereto I petition to have the name of (candidate's full name), (candidate's place of residence), Tampa, Florida, placed on the City of Tampa Election Ballot as a candidate for the office of (designate office and district, if applicable) in the election to be held (date of first election)";
(2) Each card shall provide for one (1) signature, with appropriate lines, spaces, or places for the elector's signature and for the elector to print the elector's full name, the elector's residence address, the date the elector signed; and
(3) Each candidate shall be issued petition forms in sufficient numbers to facilitate the gathering of the requisite number of signatures and if for any reason the candidate desires an additional number they shall be furnished by the elections officer to the candidate at actual cost.
(Laws of Fla., Ch. 79-573, § 8; Laws of Fla., Ch. 86-404, § 3)
Source: City of Tampa, Code of Ordinances and Charter and Related Laws (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/fl/tampa/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=CHRELA_PTBRELA_ARTVIIIEL_S8.08PEFOFetched: 10/28/2026