FCOE Form requirement memo 1 before live changes - memo dated 6-10-24Ashley Lukis
Chair
Michelle Anchors
Vice Chair
William P. Cervone
Tina Descovich
Freddie Figgers
Luis M. Fuste
Wengay M. Newton, Sr.
State of Florida
COMMISSION ON ETHICS
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Tallahassee, Florida 32303
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Executive Director
Steven J. Zuilkowski
Deputy Executive Director/
General Counsel
(850) 488-7864 Phone
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www.ethics.state.11.us
IMPORTANT INFORMATION REGARDING THE FORM REQUIREMENT FOR
MAYORS AND CITY/VILLAGE/TOWN GOVERNING BOARD MEMBERS
On Monday, June 10, 2024, a Federal Court granted an preliminary injunction that
changes the form filing requirement from a 2023 Form 6 back to a 2023 Form 1
for Mayors and City/Village/Town Governing Board Members. The ruling is
effective immediately.
The Commission is working diligently with its IT team to program the appropriate
updates to the Electronic Financial Disclosure Management System (EFDMS) as
quickly as possible. We expect a system workaround will be available for on the
afternoon of June 11, 2024, for Mayors and City/Village/Town Governing Board
Members to be able select and e -file the Form 1. There will be more information
to come on how Mayors and City/Village/Town Commissioners will access the
Form 1.
Until the updates are live, any Form 1 disclosures completed by for the offices
listed above, will not reflect the correct position for the filer on the form.
1. Mayors and City/Village/Town Governing Board Members who were in
office as of December 31, 2023, as well as those appointed or elected to
those positions in 2024, and who already e -filed a 2023 Form 6 in 2024 are
NOT required to also file a 2023 Form 1. The Form 6 already filed in 2024
satisfies the filing requirement this year. Officials can log into EFDMS to
confirm whether they already have filed. Officials cannot "replace" a
previously -filed Form 6 with a Form 1.
June 10, 2024 EFDMS Preliminary Injunction Update 1
2. Mayors and City/Village/Town Governing Board Members who were in
office as of December 31, 2023, as well as those elected or appointed to
those positions in 2024, must log into EFDMS and file the 2023 Form 1 by
July 1, 2024, if they have not already filed a 2023 Form 6 in 2024.
3. The Commission is working as quickly as possible to reprogram the system
to populate the Form 1 onto these filers' Dashboard in EFDMS.
Communication regarding system updates will be found on the
Commission's website and the EFDMS login page. Until the updates are
made to populate the 2023 Form 1 on the Filer Dashboard, the form can be
accessed via the "Forms and Filings" link in the Forms tile on the Filer
Dashboard.
4. Communications regarding system updates will be found on the
Commission's website and the EFDMS login page. Officials with a disclosure
form due July 1, 2024 will also receive an email regarding system updates at
their email address on file, as soon as possible.
CANDIDATE QUALIFYING FOR MAYOR or CITY/VILLAGE/TOWN GOVERNING
BOARD MEMBERS
1. A candidate qualifying for office who is the incumbent or otherwise
currently holds a position requiring the filing of a Form 1 or Form 6 must log
into EFDMS via the "I am a Filer" button and electronically file their
disclosure form. The law permits the filer to print and take the
Verification/Receipt of Filing to their Qualifying Officer instead of printing
the disclosure form for qualifying purposes. These candidates should make
sure that the Verification/Receipt of Filing is for the appropriate disclosure
form required for qualification purposes.
2. Non -incumbent candidates who do not otherwise hold a position requiring
the filing of a Form 1 or Form 6 must log into EFDMS via the "I am a
Candidate" button. These candidates will not file electronically with the
Commission (their form status in EFDMS will always reflect "in progress".
Importantly, because this category of candidate does not file electronically,
they do not have the option to print a Verification/Receipt of Filing. They
June 10, 2024 EFDMS Preliminary Injunction Update 1
must print their completed disclosure and any uploaded attachments to file
with the Qualifying Officer.
June 10, 2024 EFDMS Preliminary Injunction Update 1