Florida Statute 97.041 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research

The 2024 Florida Statutes

Title IX
ELECTORS AND ELECTIONS

Chapter 97
QUALIFICATION AND REGISTRATION OF ELECTORS

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F.S. 97.041

97.041 Qualifications to register or vote.—

(1)(a) A person may become a registered voter only if that person:

1. Is at least 18 years of age;

2. Is a citizen of the United States;

3. Is a legal resident of the State of Florida;

4. Is a legal resident of the county in which that person seeks to be registered; and

5. Registers pursuant to the Florida Election Code.

(b) A person who is otherwise qualified may preregister on or after that person’s 16th birthday and may vote in any election occurring on or after that person’s 18th birthday.

(2) The following persons, who might be otherwise qualified, are not entitled to register or vote:

(a) A person who has been adjudicated mentally incapacitated with respect to voting in this or any other state and who has not had his or her right to vote restored pursuant to law.

(b) A person who has been convicted of any felony by any court of record and who has not had his or her right to vote restored pursuant to law.

(3) A person who is not registered may not vote.

History.—ss. 1, chs. 3850, 3879, 1889; RS 154; s. 1, ch. 4328, 1895; GS 170; RGS 215; s. 1, ch. 8583, 1921; CGL 248; s. 1, ch. 26870, 1951; s. 2, ch. 28156, 1953; s. 1, ch. 63-408; s. 3, ch. 65-60; s. 1, ch. 67-67; ss. 1, 4, ch. 71-108; s. 1, ch. 72-197; s. 2, ch. 73-157; s. 31, ch. 73-333; s. 1, ch. 74-5; s. 1, ch. 77-175; s. 2, ch. 89-338; s. 8, ch. 94-224; s. 12, ch. 2007-30; s. 2, ch. 2008-95.

Note.—Former s. 98.01.

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Amendments to 97.041

Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 97.041

Level: Degree
Misdemeanor/Felony: First/Second/Third

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 97.041.

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases Citing Statute 97.041

Total Results: 20

Advisory Opinion to the Attorney General Re: Citizenship Requirement to Vote in Florida Elections

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2020-01-16

Snippet: statute uses the exclusionary word “only.” See § 97.041(1)(a), Fla. Stat. (2019). The proposed amendment

Kinney v. Putnam County Canvassing Board

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2018-09-10

Citation: 253 So. 3d 1254

Snippet: of [his or her] civil rights . . . .”6 Section 97.041 codifies the constitutional requirement of being

Vetter v. Department of Business & Professional Regulation, Electrical Contractors' Licensing Board

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2005-12-14

Citation: 920 So. 2d 44, 2005 Fla. App. LEXIS 19712, 2005 WL 3408050

Snippet: exercising a right or a duty, it knows how. See, e.g., § 97.041 (stating that an unrestored convicted felon is

Maldonado v. Allstate Ins. Co.

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2001-06-29

Citation: 789 So. 2d 464, 2001 Fla. App. LEXIS 9027, 2001 WL 726002

Snippet: the county, and a citizen of the United States. § 97.041, Fla. Stat. (2000).[2] Thus, it is obvious that

Turner v. City of Clearwater

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2001-04-12

Citation: 789 So. 2d 273, 26 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 233, 2001 Fla. LEXIS 732, 2001 WL 359524

Snippet: 19, 1997, the City Commission adopted Resolution 97-41, authorizing the execution of a Joint Participation

Brennan v. State

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 1999-07-08

Citation: 754 So. 2d 1, 1999 WL 506966

Snippet: seventeen-year-old such as appellant cannot vote, § 97.041, Fla. Stat. (1987), serve on a jury, § 40.01, Fla

Dixon v. Pasadena Yacht & Country Club

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1999-04-27

Citation: 731 So. 2d 141, 1999 WL 242556

Snippet: Arthur Larson, The Law of Workmen's Compensation, § 97.41(b) (1994). Frequently the offset cannot exceed one-half

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Court: Florida Attorney General Reports | Date Filed: 1998-12-03

Snippet: and associated unincorporated areas. 3 See, s. 97.041, Fla. Stat., setting forth the criteria to become

Calvit v. Department of Legal Affairs, Bureau of Crime Victim Compensation

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1998-07-01

Citation: 714 So. 2d 1103, 1998 Fla. App. LEXIS 7979, 1998 WL 347242

Snippet: terrorism committed outside of the United States, ch. 97-41, § 1, Laws of Fla.; however, the amendment is not

Gabbard v. Taylor

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1998-04-03

Citation: 707 So. 2d 433, 1998 Fla. App. LEXIS 3423, 1998 WL 150463

Snippet: DAUKSCH, Judge. This is an appeal in a construction contract case. We affirm the major portion of the judgment but reverse an order denying a post-judgment consideration regarding an offer of settlement. As to that, we remand to allow the parties to present evidence as to any pretrial offers of settlement and any entitlement to attorneys’ fees as a result of a rejection of a bona fide offer. AFFIRMED in part; REVERSED in part; REMANDED. COBB, J,, and ORFINGER, M., Senior Judge, concur.

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Court: Florida Attorney General Reports | Date Filed: 1997-09-08

Snippet: make such expenditures. 6 Cf., Op. Att'y Gen. Fla. 97-41 (1997), citing State v. Townof North Miami, 59 So

Taylor v. UNITED SERVICES AUTO. ASS'N

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1996-12-20

Citation: 684 So. 2d 890, 1996 WL 728651

Snippet: 030(a)(2)(A)(v). DAUKSCH, J., concurs. NOTES [1] § 97.041, Fla.Stat. [2] §§ 61.021, 61.10, Fla.Stat. [3]

James v. County of Volusia

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1996-10-16

Citation: 683 So. 2d 555, 1996 Fla. App. LEXIS 10886, 1996 WL 595162

Snippet: presidential electors. And we should consider section 97.041, Florida Statutes, which lists the qualifications

Ozbourn v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1995-03-09

Citation: 651 So. 2d 795, 1995 WL 93822

Snippet: Stat. (1989) (restriction on drivers' licenses); § 97.041(3)(a), Fla. Stat. (1989) (restriction on right

Krivanek v. Take Back Tampa Political Committee

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1992-07-01

Citation: 603 So. 2d 528, 1992 WL 148222

Snippet: wishes to register" and who registers to vote. § 97.041(1)(a), Fla. Stat. None of these provisions specifically

Godwin v. State

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 1992-01-02

Citation: 593 So. 2d 211, 1992 WL 4452

Snippet: Stat. (1989) (restriction on drivers' licenses); § 97.041(3)(a), Fla. Stat. (1989) (restriction on right

City of Pensacola v. Winchester

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1990-04-18

Citation: 560 So. 2d 1273, 1990 WL 48642

Snippet: Larson, Larson's Workman's Compensation Law § 97.41(c) (1989). The pension plan at issue in this case

LeCroy v. State

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 1988-10-20

Citation: 533 So. 2d 750, 1988 WL 110770

Snippet: seventeen-year-old such as appellant cannot vote, § 97.041, Fla. Stat. (1987), serve on a jury, § 40.01, Fla

Burkett v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1988-01-15

Citation: 518 So. 2d 1363, 1988 WL 2632

Snippet: pronounced. 1949 Op.Atty.Gen. Fla., p. 623. Section 97.041(3)(b), Florida Statutes (1985), provides that "Persons

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Court: Florida Attorney General Reports | Date Filed: 1986-01-29

Snippet: shall be an elector of that county." See also, s. 97.041, F.S. (qualifications to register or vote). But