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Florida Statute 97.051 - Full Text and Legal Analysis Florida Statute 97.051 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research
Fla. Stat. § 97.051 (2026) Copy Cite Official Site Syfertize CourtListener Amendments
97.051 Oath upon registering.A person registering to vote must subscribe to the following oath: “I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will protect and defend the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of the State of Florida, that I am qualified to register as an elector under the Constitution and laws of the State of Florida, and that all information provided in this application is true.”
History.s. 7, ch. 3879, 1889; RS 161; s. 8, ch. 4328, 1895; GS 178; RGS 222; CGL 257; s. 4, ch. 25383, 1949; s. 1, ch. 26870, 1951; s. 3, ch. 69-280; ss. 2, 4, ch. 71-108; s. 1, ch. 72-63; s. 2, ch. 77-175; s. 1, ch. 81-304; s. 9, ch. 94-224; s. 3, ch. 2005-277; s. 4, ch. 2005-278.
Note.Former s. 98.11.

Cases Citing F.S. 97.051

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·Brown v. SS Kresge Co., Inc., 305 So. 2d 191 (Fla. 1974).

Cited 20 times | Published | Supreme Court of Florida

Larson on Workmen's Compensation Law, Volume 3, Section 97.51, pg. 508.205, it is stated: "As to private pensions
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Cited as authorityClifton (2007)
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Cited as authorityNickell (1996)
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Cited as authorityGrice (1995)
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·Leach v. Johnston, 812 F. Supp. 1198 (M.D. Fla. 1992).

Cited 14 times | Published | District Court, M.D. Florida | 1992 WL 436560

...§ 97.041(1); second, the oath given to electors, and presumably taken by Plaintiffs states, in part, "I am qualified to register as an elector under the Constitution and laws of the State of Florida, and that I am a citizen of the United States and a legal resident of [Flagler] County, Florida." Fla.Stat. § 97.051(1)....
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Cited as authoritySolano (2024)
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Cited as authoritySejour (2014)
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Cited as authorityFanette (2014)
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Ago (Fla. Att'y Gen. 1974).

Published | Florida Attorney General Reports

elector of that county. (Emphasis supplied.) Section 97.051, F.S., requires that an applicant for registration
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Fields v. Askew, 279 So. 2d 822 (Fla. 1973).

Published | Supreme Court of Florida

...Ritter, Coral Gables, for appellant. Irma V. Hernandez, of Sepler & Sussman, Hialeah and Jerry E. Oxner, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellees. McCAIN, Justice. This is a direct appeal from a judgment of the Circuit Court of Dade County upholding the validity of Fla. Stat. § 97.051....
...he list of qualified voters of Dade County and the State of Florida. The appellees ascertained that appellant met all the requirements prescribed by law and sought to administer to him the oath required of prospective voters in Florida by Fla. Stat. § 97.051, F.S.A....
...lant refused to take the oath. Appellees accordingly refused to register him as a voter and will continue to do so in the future. Thereupon appellant brought the instant action in the Circuit Court seeking to test the constitutionality of Fla. Stat. § 97.051, F.S.A....
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State v. Parsons, 302 So. 2d 766 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1974).

Published | District Court of Appeal of Florida | 1974 Fla. App. LEXIS 8468

of a felony . shall be qualified to vote.” Section 97.051, Florida Statutes, directs that a person making

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