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FL Stat § 100.241 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title IX - Electors and Elections|Chapter 100 - General, Primary, Special, Bond, and Referendum Elections|100.241 - Freeholder Voting; Election; Penalties for Ineligible Persons Who Vote as Freeholders.

100.241 Freeholder voting; election; penalties for ineligible persons who vote as freeholders.—(1) In any election or referendum in which only electors who are freeholders are qualified to vote, the regular registration books covering the precincts located within the geographical area in which the election or referendum is to be held shall be used.(2) Qualification and registration of electors participating in a freeholder election or referendum subject to this section shall be the same as prescribed for voting in other elections under this code, and, in addition, each such elector shall submit a written declaration, verified pursuant to s. 92.525, affirming that the elector is a freeholder who is a qualified elector residing in the county, district, or municipality in which the election or referendum is to be held.(3) Each registered elector who submits the written declaration giving a legal description, address, or location of property in the elector’s name which is not wholly exempt from taxation is entitled to vote in the election or referendum and is considered a freeholder.(4) The actual costs of conducting a freeholder election or referendum subject to this section shall be paid by the county, district, or municipality requiring the election or referendum.(5) A person may not vote in any county, district, or other election or referendum which is limited to a vote of the electors who are freeholders, unless the person is a freeholder and a qualified elector. A person who violates this subsection commits a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.History.—s. 1, ch. 9294, 1923; CGL 250; ss. 4, 6, 14, ch. 14715, 1931; CGL 1936 Supp. 457(4), (6), (14); s. 7, ch. 22858, 1945; s. 4, ch. 26870, 1951; s. 1, ch. 61-332; s. 5, ch. 65-240; s. 5, ch. 69-377; s. 12, ch. 77-175; s. 2, ch. 91-224; s. 548, ch. 95-147; s. 1, ch. 2012-156.Note.—Former ss. 98.03, 103.04, 103.06, 103.14.
FL Stat § 100.261 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title IX - Electors and Elections|Chapter 100 - General, Primary, Special, Bond, and Referendum Elections|100.261 - Holding Bond Referenda With Other Elections.

100.261 Holding bond referenda with other elections.—Whenever any bond referendum is called, it shall be lawful for any county, district, or municipality to hold such bond referendum on the day of any state, county, or municipal primary or general election, or on the day of any election of such county, district, or municipality for any purpose other than the purpose of voting on such bonds. If such bond referendum is held concurrently with a regularly scheduled election, the county, district, or municipality shall pay only its pro rata share of election costs directly related to the bond referendum. However, nothing in this section shall prohibit the holding of a special or separate bond referendum.History.—s. 1, ch. 22545, 1945; s. 4, ch. 26870, 1951; s. 19, ch. 28156, 1953; s. 12, ch. 77-175; s. 8, ch. 87-363.Note.—Former s. 103.21.
FL Stat § 100.271 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title IX - Electors and Elections|Chapter 100 - General, Primary, Special, Bond, and Referendum Elections|100.271 - Inspectors, Clerk, Duties; Return and Canvass of Referendum Recorded.

100.271 Inspectors, clerk, duties; return and canvass of referendum recorded.—In any bond referendum, unless the referendum is held in connection with a regular or special state, county, or municipal election, at least two inspectors and one clerk shall be appointed and qualified, as in cases of general elections, and they shall canvass the vote cast and make due returns of same without delay. Any bond referendum held in a municipality shall be returned to and canvassed by the governing authority which called the referendum, but in any county or district the returns shall be made to the board of county commissioners. The board of county commissioners or, in the case of a municipality, the governing authority thereof, shall canvass the returns and declare the result and have same recorded in the minutes of the board of county commissioners, or, in the case of a district, the certificate of declaration of result shall be recorded in the minutes of the governing authority of such district, or, in the case of a municipality, the result shall be recorded in the minutes of the governing authority of the municipality. If any bond referendum is held in conjunction with any other election, however, the officials responsible for the canvass of such election shall also canvass the returns of the referendum and certify the same to the proper governing body.History.—s. 10, ch. 14715, 1931; CGL 1936 Supp. 457(10); s. 4, ch. 26870, 1951; s. 12, ch. 77-175.Note.—Former s. 103.10.
FL Stat § 100.281 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title IX - Electors and Elections|Chapter 100 - General, Primary, Special, Bond, and Referendum Elections|100.281 - Approval to Issue Bonds.

100.281 Approval to issue bonds.—Should a majority of the votes cast in a bond referendum be in favor of the issuance of bonds, then the issuance of said bonds is deemed authorized in accordance with s. 12, Art. VII of the State Constitution. In the event less than a majority of those voting on the issue voted in favor of the issuance of the proposed bonds, then the issuance of those specified bonds shall be deemed to have failed of approval and it is unlawful to issue or attempt to issue said bonds.History.—s. 12, ch. 14715, 1931; CGL 1936 Supp. 457(12); s. 4, ch. 26870, 1951; s. 15, ch. 69-216; s. 7, ch. 69-377; s. 12, ch. 77-175.Note.—Former s. 103.12.
FL Stat § 100.291 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title IX - Electors and Elections|Chapter 100 - General, Primary, Special, Bond, and Referendum Elections|100.291 - Record Results of Election Prima Facie Evidence.

100.291 Record results of election prima facie evidence.—Whenever any bond referendum is called and held, and the minutes have been recorded as provided in s. 100.271 and also a separate finding as to the total number of votes cast in the referendum, both in favor and against the approval of bonds, then a duly certified copy of the finding shall be admissible as prima facie evidence in all state courts of the truth, including the regularity, of the call, conduct, and holding of the referendum at the time and place specified.History.—s. 17, ch. 14715, 1931; CGL 1936 Supp. 457(15); s. 4, ch. 26870, 1951; s. 12, ch. 77-175.Note.—Former s. 103.17.
FL Stat § 100.301 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title IX - Electors and Elections|Chapter 100 - General, Primary, Special, Bond, and Referendum Elections|100.301 - Refunding Bonds Excluded.

100.301 Refunding bonds excluded.—Sections 100.201-100.351 shall not apply to refunding bonds, and wherever the word “bond” or “bonds” is used in these sections it shall be construed to exclude refunding bonds; but if the statute, ordinance, or resolution under which refunding bonds are authorized or are to be issued requires a referendum to determine whether such refunding bonds shall be issued, the referendum may be held as provided by ss. 100.201-100.351.History.—s. 211/2, ch. 14715, 1931; CGL 1936 Supp. 457(19); s. 4, ch. 26870, 1951; s. 12, ch. 77-175.Note.—Former s. 103.20.
FL Stat § 100.311 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title IX - Electors and Elections|Chapter 100 - General, Primary, Special, Bond, and Referendum Elections|100.311 - Local Law Governs Bond Election Held by Municipalities.

100.311 Local law governs bond election held by municipalities.—No section of this code controlling or regulating bond referenda shall be deemed to repeal or modify any provision contained in any local law relating to bond referenda held by any municipality, but ss. 100.201-100.351 shall be deemed additional and supplementary to any such local law.History.—s. 21, ch. 14715, 1931; CGL 1936 Supp. 457(18); s. 4, ch. 26870, 1951; s. 12, ch. 77-175.Note.—Former s. 103.19.
FL Stat § 100.321 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title IX - Electors and Elections|Chapter 100 - General, Primary, Special, Bond, and Referendum Elections|100.321 - Test Suit.

100.321 Test suit.—Any taxpayer of the county, district, or municipality wherein bonds are declared to have been authorized, shall have the right to test the legality of the referendum and of the declaration of the result thereof, by an action in the circuit court of the county in which the referendum was held. The action shall be brought against the county commissioners in the case of a county or district referendum, or against the governing authority of the municipality in the case of a municipal referendum. In case any such referendum or the declaration of results thereof shall be adjudged to be illegal and void in any such suit, the judgment shall have the effect of nullifying the referendum. No suit shall be brought to test the validity of any bond referendum unless the suit shall be instituted within 60 days after the declaration of the results of the referendum. In the event proceedings shall be filed in any court to validate the bonds, which have been voted for, then any such taxpayer shall be bound to intervene in such validation suit and contest the validity of the holding of the referendum or the declaration of the results thereof, in which event the exclusive jurisdiction to determine the legality of such referendum or the declaration of the results thereof shall be vested in the court hearing and determining said validation proceedings. If said bonds in the validation proceedings shall be held valid on final hearing or an intervention by the taxpayer shall be interposed and held not to have been sustained, then the judgment in said validation proceedings shall be final and conclusive as to the legality and validity of the referendum and of the declaration of the results thereof, and no separate suit to test the same shall be thereafter permissible.History.—s. 18, ch. 14715, 1931; CGL 1936 Supp. 457(16); s. 4, ch. 26870, 1951; s. 12, ch. 77-175.Note.—Former s. 103.18.
FL Stat § 100.331 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title IX - Electors and Elections|Chapter 100 - General, Primary, Special, Bond, and Referendum Elections|100.331 - Referendum for Defeated Bond Issue.

100.331 Referendum for defeated bond issue.—If any bond referendum is called and held for approving the issuance of bonds for a particular purpose and such referendum does not result in the approval of the bonds, then no other referendum for the approval of bonds for the same purpose shall be called for at least 6 months.History.—s. 13, ch. 14715, 1931; CGL 1936 Supp. 457 (13); s. 4, ch. 26870, 1951; s. 12, ch. 77-175.Note.—Former s. 103.13.
FL Stat § 100.341 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title IX - Electors and Elections|Chapter 100 - General, Primary, Special, Bond, and Referendum Elections|100.341 - Bond Referendum Ballot.

100.341 Bond referendum ballot.—The ballots used in bond referenda shall include a printed description of the issuance of bonds to be voted on as prescribed by the authority calling the referendum. A separate statement of each issue of bonds to be approved, giving the amount of the bonds and interest rate thereon, together with other details necessary to inform the electors, shall be printed on the ballots in connection with the question “For Bonds” and “Against Bonds.”History.—s. 11, ch. 14715, 1931; CGL 1936 Supp. 457(11); s. 4, ch. 26870, 1951; s. 12, ch. 77-175; s. 4, ch. 2001-40.Note.—Former s. 103.11.
FL Stat § 100.342 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title IX - Electors and Elections|Chapter 100 - General, Primary, Special, Bond, and Referendum Elections|100.342 - Notice of Special Election or Referendum.

100.342 Notice of special election or referendum.—In any special election or referendum not otherwise provided for there shall be at least 30 days’ notice of the election or referendum by publication in a newspaper of general circulation in the county, district, or municipality, as the case may be. The publication shall be made at least twice, once in the fifth week and once in the third week prior to the week in which the election or referendum is to be held. If there is no newspaper of general circulation in the county, district, or municipality, the notice shall be posted in no less than five places within the territorial limits of the county, district, or municipality.History.—s. 1, ch. 59-335; s. 2, ch. 65-60; s. 12, ch. 77-175.
FL Stat § 100.351 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title IX - Electors and Elections|Chapter 100 - General, Primary, Special, Bond, and Referendum Elections|100.351 - Referendum Election; Certificate of Results to Department of State.

100.351 Referendum election; certificate of results to Department of State.—Whenever an election is held under a referendum provision of an act of the Legislature, the election officials of the governmental unit in which the election is held shall certify the results thereof to the Department of State, which shall enter such results upon the official record of the act requiring such election on file in the office of the Department of State.History.—s. 1, ch. 25438, 1949; s. 4, ch. 26870, 1951; ss. 10, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 12, ch. 77-175.Note.—Former s. 99.59.
FL Stat § 100.3605 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title IX - Electors and Elections|Chapter 100 - General, Primary, Special, Bond, and Referendum Elections|100.3605 - Conduct of Municipal Elections.

100.3605 Conduct of municipal elections.—(1) The Florida Election Code, chapters 97-106, shall govern the conduct of a municipality’s election in the absence of an applicable special act, charter, or ordinance provision. No charter or ordinance provision shall be adopted which conflicts with or exempts a municipality from any provision in the Florida Election Code that expressly applies to municipalities.(2) The governing body of a municipality may, by ordinance, change the dates for qualifying and for the election of members of the governing body of the municipality and provide for the orderly transition of office resulting from such date changes.History.—s. 2, ch. 95-178.
FL Stat § 101.002 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title IX - Electors and Elections|Chapter 101 - Voting Methods and Procedure|101.002 - Use of System by Municipalities.

101.002 Use of system by municipalities.—(1) The board of county commissioners, with the concurrence of the supervisor of elections, may arrange the boundaries of the precincts in each municipality within the county to conform to the boundaries of the municipality, subject to the concurrence of the governing body of the municipality. All binders, files, and other equipment or materials necessary for the permanent registration system shall be furnished by the board of county commissioners.(2) The supervisor of elections shall deliver the records required for a municipal election to the municipal elections boards or other appropriate elections officials before the election and collect them after the election. The municipality shall reimburse the county for the actual costs incurred.(3) Any person who is a duly registered elector pursuant to this code and who resides within the boundaries of a municipality is qualified to participate in all municipal elections, the provisions of special acts or local charters notwithstanding. Electors who are not registered under the permanent registration system shall not be permitted to vote.History.—s. 4, ch. 25391, 1949; s. 2, ch. 26870, 1951; s. 10, ch. 27991, 1953; s. 2, ch. 29761, 1955; s. 1, ch. 57-136; s. 1, ch. 63-268; s. 6, ch. 65-134; s. 2, ch. 73-155; s. 5, ch. 77-175; s. 31, ch. 94-224.Note.—Former s. 97.04; s. 98.091.
FL Stat § 101.017 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title IX - Electors and Elections|Chapter 101 - Voting Methods and Procedure|101.017 - Bureau of Voting Systems Certification.

101.017 Bureau of Voting Systems Certification.—There is created a Bureau of Voting Systems Certification within the Division of Elections of the Department of State which shall provide technical support to the supervisors of elections and which is responsible for voting system standards and certification. The positions necessary for the bureau to accomplish its duties shall be established through the budgetary process.History.—s. 16, ch. 89-348; s. 20, ch. 90-315.Note.—Former s. 102.1691.
FL Stat § 101.021 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title IX - Electors and Elections|Chapter 101 - Voting Methods and Procedure|101.021 - Elector to Vote the Primary Ballot of the Political Party in Which He or She Is Registered.

101.021 Elector to vote the primary ballot of the political party in which he or she is registered.—In a primary election a qualified elector is entitled to vote the official primary election ballot of the political party designated in the elector’s registration, and no other. It is unlawful for any elector to vote in a primary for any candidate running for nomination from a party other than that in which such elector is registered.History.—s. 41, ch. 6469, 1913; RGS 345; CGL 402; s. 5, ch. 26870, 1951; s. 21, ch. 28156, 1953; s. 13, ch. 77-175; s. 552, ch. 95-147.Note.—Former s. 102.40.
FL Stat § 101.041 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title IX - Electors and Elections|Chapter 101 - Voting Methods and Procedure|101.041 - Secret Voting.

101.041 Secret voting.—In all elections held on any subject which may be submitted to a vote, and for all or any state, county, district, or municipal officers, the voting shall be by secret, official ballot as provided by this code, and no vote shall be received or counted in any election, except as prescribed by this code.History.—s. 24, ch. 3879, 1889; RS 178; s. 28, ch. 4328, 1895; GS 210; RGS 254; CGL 310; s. 3, ch. 17898, 1937; s. 5, ch. 26870, 1951; s. 13, ch. 77-175; s. 15, ch. 2008-95.Note.—Former s. 99.08.
FL Stat § 101.043 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title IX - Electors and Elections|Chapter 101 - Voting Methods and Procedure|101.043 - Identification Required at Polls.

101.043 Identification required at polls.—(1)(a) The precinct register, as prescribed in s. 98.461, shall be used at the polls for the purpose of identifying the elector at the polls before allowing him or her to vote. The clerk or inspector shall require each elector, upon entering the polling place, to present one of the following current and valid picture identifications:1. Florida driver license.2. Florida identification card issued by the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles.3. United States passport.4. Debit or credit card.5. Military identification.6. Student identification.7. Retirement center identification.8. Neighborhood association identification.9. Public assistance identification.10. Veteran health identification card issued by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs.11. A license to carry a concealed weapon or firearm issued pursuant to s. 790.06.12. Employee identification card issued by any branch, department, agency, or entity of the Federal Government, the state, a county, or a municipality.(b) If the picture identification does not contain the signature of the elector, an additional identification that provides the elector’s signature shall be required. The address appearing on the identification presented by the elector may not be used as the basis to confirm an elector’s legal residence or otherwise challenge an elector’s legal residence. The elector shall sign his or her name in the space provided on the precinct register or on an electronic device provided for recording the elector’s signature. The clerk or inspector shall compare the signature with that on the identification provided by the elector and enter his or her initials in the space provided on the precinct register or on an electronic device provided for that purpose and allow the elector to vote if the clerk or inspector is satisfied as to the identity of the elector.(c) When an elector presents his or her picture identification to the clerk or inspector and the elector’s address on the picture identification matches the elector’s address in the supervisor’s records, the elector may not be asked to provide additional information or to recite his or her home address.(2) If the elector fails to furnish the required identification, the elector shall be allowed to vote a provisional ballot. The canvassing board shall determine the validity of the ballot pursuant to s. 101.048(2).History.—s. 1, ch. 77-267; s. 533, ch. 95-147; s. 10, ch. 98-129; s. 3, ch. 2001-40; s. 13, ch. 2003-415; s. 23, ch. 2005-277; s. 30, ch. 2005-278; s. 26, ch. 2007-30; s. 25, ch. 2011-40; s. 2, ch. 2016-167.Note.—Former s. 98.471.
FL Stat § 101.049 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title IX - Electors and Elections|Chapter 101 - Voting Methods and Procedure|101.049 - Provisional Ballots; Special Circumstances.

101.049 Provisional ballots; special circumstances.—(1) Any person who votes in an election after the regular poll-closing time pursuant to a court or other order extending the statutory polling hours must vote a provisional ballot. Once voted, the provisional ballot shall be placed in a secrecy envelope and thereafter sealed in a provisional ballot envelope. The election official witnessing the voter’s subscription and affirmation on the Provisional Ballot Voter’s Certificate shall indicate whether or not the voter met all requirements to vote a regular ballot at the polls. All such provisional ballots shall remain sealed in their envelopes and be transmitted to the supervisor of elections.(2) Separate and apart from all other ballots, the county canvassing board shall count all late-voted provisional ballots that the canvassing board determines to be valid.(3) The supervisor shall ensure that late-voted provisional ballots are not commingled with other ballots during the canvassing process or at any other time they are statutorily required to be in the supervisor’s possession.(4) This section shall not apply to voters in line at the poll-closing time provided in s. 100.011 who cast their ballots subsequent to that time.(5) As an alternative, provisional ballots cast pursuant to this section may, and for persons with disabilities shall, be cast in accordance with the provisions of s. 101.048(4).History.—s. 16, ch. 2003-415; s. 3, ch. 2004-5; s. 25, ch. 2005-277.
FL Stat § 101.171 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title IX - Electors and Elections|Chapter 101 - Voting Methods and Procedure|101.171 - Copy of Constitutional Amendment to Be Available at Voting Locations.

101.171 Copy of constitutional amendment to be available at voting locations.—Whenever any amendment to the State Constitution is to be voted upon at any election, the Department of State shall have printed and shall furnish to each supervisor of elections a sufficient number of copies of the amendment either in poster or booklet form, and the supervisor shall provide a copy in a designated area of each polling location as determined by the supervisor.History.—s. 1, ch. 5405, 1905; RGS 263; CGL 319; s. 5, ch. 26870, 1951; ss. 10, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 13, ch. 77-175; s. 30, ch. 2005-277; s. 5, ch. 2020-15.Note.—Former s. 99.17.