Florida Statute 97.585 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

The 2024 Florida Statutes (including 2025 Special Session C)

Title IX
ELECTORS AND ELECTIONS

Chapter 97
QUALIFICATION AND REGISTRATION OF ELECTORS

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F.S. 97.0585

97.0585 Public records exemption; information regarding voters and voter registration; confidentiality.—

(1) The following information held by an agency, as defined in s. 119.011, and obtained for the purpose of voter registration is confidential and exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution and may be used only for purposes of voter registration:

(a) All declinations to register to vote made pursuant to ss. 97.057 and 97.058.

(b) Information relating to the place where a person registered to vote or where a person updated a voter registration.

(c) The social security number, driver license number, and Florida identification number of a voter registration applicant or voter.

(d) All information concerning preregistered voter registration applicants who are 16 or 17 years of age.

(2) The signature of a voter registration applicant or a voter is exempt from the copying requirements of s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution.

(3) Information made confidential and exempt under this section may be disclosed to another governmental entity if disclosure is necessary for the receiving entity to perform any required duties directly related to election administration.

(4) This section applies to information held by an agency before, on, or after the effective date of this exemption.

History.—ss. 1, 2, ch. 94-345; s. 24, ch. 96-406; ss. 1, 3, ch. 2005-279; s. 1, ch. 2010-42; ss. 1, 2, ch. 2010-115; s. 11, ch. 2013-15; s. 1, ch. 2015-78; s. 1, ch. 2019-55; s. 8, ch. 2021-11; s. 1, ch. 2024-39.

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Cases Citing Statute 97.0585

Total Results: 5

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Florida Attorney General Reports | Filed: Jul 31, 2003 | Docket: 3258522

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envelope were confidential and exempt in light of section 97.0585, Florida Statutes, which provided for the confidentiality

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Florida Attorney General Reports | Filed: Sep 17, 2002 | Docket: 3256031

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official business are subject to disclosure. Section 97.0585, Florida Statutes, provides: "(1) All declinations

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Florida Attorney General Reports | Filed: Aug 14, 2002 | Docket: 3257619

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precinct register. In light of the provisions of section 97.0585(2), Florida Statutes, and section 98.095, Florida

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Florida Attorney General Reports | Filed: Mar 5, 2001 | Docket: 3256298

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asked to determine whether the provisions of section 97.0585(2), Florida Statutes, made certain information

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Florida Attorney General Reports | Filed: Feb 12, 2001 | Docket: 3259003

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substantially the following question: Does section 97.0585(2), Florida Statutes, make the voters' and