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Fla. Stat. § 97.041 (2025)
Qualifications to register or vote.
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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.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 37
cases (3 in the last 5 years), 1955–2023 · leading case: Florida State Conf. of the Nat'l Ass'n for the Advancement of Colored People v. Browning, 522 F.3d 1153 (11th Cir. 2008).
Florida State Conf. of the Nat'l Ass'n for the Advancement of Colored People v. Browning, 522 F.3d 1153 (11th Cir. 2008). “See Fla. Stat. § 97.041 . Florida law also requires the voter to file her registration application at least twenty-nine days before a scheduled election, the so-called book closing date, in order to be eligible to vote in that election.”
Godwin v. State, 593 So. 2d 211 (Fla. 1992). “(1989) (restriction on drivers' licenses); § 97.041(3)(a), Fla. Stat. (1989) (restriction on right to vote); § 790.”
Thompson v. Oklahoma, 487 U.S. 815 (1988). “Fla. Stat. § 97.041 (1987) Ga. Ga. Code Ann.”
U. S. Term Limits, Inc. v. Thornton, 514 U.S. 779 (1995). “, Fla. Stat. §§ 97.041 (2), 99.021(1)(a) (1991), who are currently in prison, see, e.”
Hand,et al v. Scott,et al, 888 F.3d 1206 (11th Cir. 2018). “VI, §§ 4(a), 8(a); Fla. Stat. Ann. §§ 97.041 , 944.292. It is these laws that are the core of the case before us.”
Maldonado v. Allstate Ins. Co., 789 So. 2d 464 (Fla. 2d DCA 2001). “§ 97.041, Fla. Stat. (2000). [2] Thus, it is obvious that the meaning of "resident" in this case is quite dependent upon the purposes and goals of the statute in which the term is used.”
Woodsum v. Boyd, 341 F. Supp. 448 (M.D. Fla. 1972). “Boyd, or others representing him, that she would not be permitted to register since she had not met the statutory requirement of Fla.Stat. § 97.041, F.S.A. that she be a resident of the State of Florida for one year and of Brevard County for six months.”
State v. Silva, 259 So. 2d 153 (Fla. 1972). “01(1), (3), and F.S. § 97.041. Subsequently, the said motion to dismiss the Indictment or in the alternative to exclude the entire jury panel was amended.”
Lane v. Mra Holdings, LLC, 242 F. Supp. 2d 1205 (M.D. Fla. 2002). “See Fla. Stat. § 97.041 . 45 . See Fla. Stat.”
Brennan v. State, 754 So. 2d 1 (Fla. 1999). “For example, an unmarried seventeen-year-old such as appellant cannot vote, § 97.041, Fla. Stat. (1987), serve on a jury, § 40.”
LeCroy v. State, 533 So. 2d 750 (Fla. 1988). “For example, an unmarried seventeen-year-old such as appellant cannot vote, § 97.041, Fla. Stat. (1987), serve on a jury, § 40.”
Burkett v. State, 518 So. 2d 1363 (Fla. 1st DCA 1988). “Section 97.041(3)(b), Florida Statutes (1985), provides that "Persons convicted of any felony by any court of record and whose civil rights have not been restored" are not entitled to register or to vote.”
— 97.041(1) — 2 cases
Leach v. Johnston, 812 F. Supp. 1198 (M.D. Fla. 1992).
Richey v. Town of Indian River Shores, 337 So. 2d 410 (Fla. 4th DCA 1976).
— 97.041(1)(a) — 2 cases
Krivanek v. Take Back Tampa Political Comm., 603 So. 2d 528 (Fla. 2d DCA 1992).
Advisory Opinion to the Attorney Gen. Re: Citizenship Requirement to Vote in Florida Elections (Fla. 2020).
— 97.041(2) — 1 case
Diaz v. Cobb, 475 F. Supp. 2d 1270 (S.D. Fla. 2007).
— 97.041(2)(b) — 1 case
Hand v. Scott, 315 F. Supp. 3d 1244 (N.D. Fla. 2018).
— 97.041(3)(a) — 2 cases
Godwin v. State, 593 So. 2d 211 (Fla. 1992). “(1989) (restriction on drivers' licenses); § 97.041(3)(a), Fla. Stat. (1989) (restriction on right to vote); § 790.”
Ozbourn v. State, 651 So. 2d 795 (Fla. 1st DCA 1995).
— 97.041(3)(b) — 1 case
Burkett v. State, 518 So. 2d 1363 (Fla. 1st DCA 1988). “Section 97.041(3)(b), Florida Statutes (1985), provides that "Persons convicted of any felony by any court of record and whose civil rights have not been restored" are not entitled to register or to vote.”
— 97.041(3)(d) — 1 case
In Re Florida Bd. of Bar Examiners, 350 So. 2d 1072 (Fla. 1977).
— 97.041(5) — 2 cases
Gutterman v. State, 141 So. 2d 21 (Fla. 1st DCA 1962).
State v. Parsons, 302 So. 2d 766 (Fla. 4th DCA 1974).
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