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William M Martin

2023 Form 6X · annual filing (Commission on Ethics) · received 2024-07-24 · 4 pages (text)

Amendment. It restates net worth, assets, liabilities, joint and several liabilities, income, secondary sources of income and interests in specified businesses.

Net worth$1,170,000
Income listed$58,000
Real estate$700,000
Debts listed$0
Worth a look0

Where listed income comes from

  • Other / unclassified 57% $33,000 · BOCC
  • Agriculture 17% $10,000 · cattle and oyster farmer
  • Real estate 16% $9,000 · rental
  • Government & public payroll 10% $6,000 · Gilchrist County School Bus Driver

Worth a look 0

Nothing stood out under the current rules.

Context 6

Context Unusual reporting

Lists truck, car separately from the $2,000 household-goods total

Personal vehicles, jewelry, art and furnishings can be reported in the household-goods lump sum or itemized. Net worth doesn't appear to count them twice.

What to check
  • No action needed unless the lump sum also includes these items.

Rule: Household items listed twice
“Describe, and state the value of, each asset you had on the reporting date you selected for your net worth, if the asset was worth more than $1,000 and if you have not already included that asset in the aggregate value of your household goods and personal effects.”2023 Form 6 instructions, Assets ✓ quoted from the saved instructions · how this rule works

Context Unusual reporting

Lists 1 investment account ($200,000) instead of what's in them

The instructions say the investments held in a brokerage account or IRA are the assets to report — not the account itself. As listed, the public can't see what the filer is invested in.

What to check
  • Which companies or funds are in these accounts? Holdings matter for conflicts of interest.

Rule: Accounts listed instead of investments
“Note that the product contained in a brokerage account, IRA, or the Florida College Investment Plan, is your asset”2023 Form 6 instructions, Assets ✓ quoted from the saved instructions · how this rule works

Context Unusual reporting

All 9 asset values are round numbers

Every listed asset is valued in round thousands, which suggests estimates rather than statements or appraisals. That's allowed, but it makes the totals less precise.

What to check
  • Are bank or brokerage balances (which are exact) rounded too?

Rule: All values are round numbers

How this rule works

Context Unusual reporting

Net worth $1,170,000; listed items add up to $1,072,000

Reported net worth: $1,170,000. Household goods + listed assets − listed liabilities = $1,072,000. A difference is normal: net worth also counts assets and debts that aren't listed individually (items under $1,000, credit cards, taxes), and the instructions say subtracting listed liabilities from listed assets won't give an accurate figure in most cases.

What to check
  • No action needed unless other items look off.

Rule: Net worth vs. listed items
“Simply subtracting your liabilities from your assets will not result in an accurate net worth figure in most cases.”2023 Form 6 instructions, Net Worth ✓ quoted from the saved instructions · how this rule works

Context Income & business ties

Earns from 4 separate employers or businesses

Several distinct earned-income sources (excluding investments, retirement and Social Security).

What to check
  • Are any of these sources connected to each other or to the office sought?

Rule: Several earned-income sources

How this rule works

Context Wealth & holdings

Reports a net worth of $1,170,000 — a millionaire on paper

Net worth is the filer's own figure. Being wealthy isn't a problem; it's context for comparing candidates and for reading the rest of the form.

What to check
  • Compare with the other candidates in the race.
  • Check that the large assets below are described and valued clearly.

Rule: Net worth tier
“Report your net worth as of”2023 Form 6 instructions, Net Worth ✓ quoted from the saved instructions · how this rule works

Where to look next

These links open official public records, built from what the filer disclosed. They're searches you run yourself — results may include other people or companies with similar names.

Their filings

Other filings by William M Martin

FilingReceivedNet worthItems
2025 Form 6 — annual (Commission on Ethics)2026-05-27$1,410,0001
2024 Form 6 — annual (Commission on Ethics)2025-06-27$117,0001
2023 Form 6 — annual (Commission on Ethics) · amended later2024-07-24$117,0001
2022 Form 6 — annual (Commission on Ethics)2023-06-21$800,000

Net worth

Net worth
As of
Household goods (lump sum)

Assets over $1,000 $1,070,000 listed

DescriptionValue

Liabilities over $1,000 $0 listed

Reported as “N/A”.

Joint and several liabilities not reported above

Reported as “N/A”.

Income $58,000 listed

Elected to attach federal tax return instead:

Primary sources

SourceAddressAmount

Secondary sources (major customers of businesses owned)

Reported as “N/A”.

Interests in specified businesses

Reported as “N/A”.

Signature

Signed by
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Date
Filed with COE

Source

Document
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