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: Fla. | Date Filed: 2020-01-15T23:53:00-08:00

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

Kinney v. Putnam County Canvassing Board

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2018-09-10T00:53:00-07:00

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: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2005-12-14T00:00:00-08:00

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: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2001-06-29T00:53:00-07:00

Citation: 789 So. 2d 464

Snippet: the county, and a citizen of the United States. § 97.041, Fla. Stat. (2000).[2] Thus, it is obvious that…voter to be a "permanent resident." See § 97.041, Fla. Stat. (1987). 2D00-1120 District

Turner v. City of Clearwater

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 2001-04-12T00:00:00-07:00

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…of Clearwater, Pinellas County, Fla., Resolution 97-41 § 1 (June 19, 1997). Pursuant to this authority,

Brennan v. State

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 1999-07-08T00:53:00-07:00

Citation: 754 So. 2d 1

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: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1999-04-27T00:53:00-07:00

Citation: 731 So. 2d 141

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

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Court: Fla. Att'y Gen. | Date Filed: 1998-12-02T23:53:00-08:00

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: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1998-07-01T00:00:00-07:00

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: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1998-04-03T00:00:00-08:00

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

Snippet: ORFINGER, M., Senior Judge, concur. No. 97-41 District Court of Appeal of Florida fladistctapp

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Court: Fla. Att'y Gen. | Date Filed: 1997-09-08T00:53:00-07:00

Snippet: 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: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1996-12-19T23:53:00-08:00

Citation: 684 So. 2d 890

Snippet: 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: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1996-10-16T00:00:00-07:00

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: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1995-03-08T23:53:00-08:00

Citation: 651 So. 2d 795

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

Krivanek v. Take Back Tampa Political Committee

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1992-07-01T00:53:00-07:00

Citation: 603 So. 2d 528

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

Godwin v. State

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 1992-01-02T00:00:00-08:00

Citation: 593 So. 2d 211

Snippet: 1989) (restriction on drivers' licenses); § 97.041(3)(a), Fla. Stat. (1989) (restriction on right …be incompetent may not register to vote, section 97.041(3)(a), Florida Statutes (1989), and may be stripped

City of Pensacola v. Winchester

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1990-04-18T00:53:00-07:00

Citation: 560 So. 2d 1273

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

LeCroy v. State

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 1988-10-20T00:53:00-07:00

Citation: 533 So. 2d 750

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: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1988-01-14T23:53:00-08:00

Citation: 518 So. 2d 1363

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

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Court: Fla. Att'y Gen. | Date Filed: 1986-01-28T23:53:00-08:00

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