Florida Statute 97.1031 | 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. 97.1031

97.1031 Notice of change of residence, change of name, or change of party affiliation.—

(1)(a) When an elector changes his or her residence address, the elector must notify the supervisor of elections. Except as provided in paragraph (b), an address change must be submitted using a voter registration application.

(b) If the address change is within the state and notice is provided to the supervisor of elections of the county where the elector has moved, the elector may do so by:

1. Contacting the supervisor of elections via telephone or electronic means, in which case the elector must provide his or her date of birth and the last four digits of his or her social security number, his or her Florida driver license number, or his or her Florida identification card number, whichever may be verified in the supervisor’s records; or

2. Submitting the change on a voter registration application or other signed written notice.

(2) When an elector seeks to change party affiliation, the elector shall notify his or her supervisor of elections or other voter registration official by submitting a voter registration application. When an elector changes his or her name by marriage or other legal process, the elector shall notify his or her supervisor of elections or other voter registration official by submitting a voter registration application.

(3) The voter registration official shall make the necessary changes in the elector’s records as soon as practical upon receipt of such notice of a change of address of legal residence, name, or party affiliation. The supervisor of elections shall issue the new voter information card.

History.—s. 7, ch. 78-403; s. 5, ch. 80-292; s. 21, ch. 94-224; s. 29, ch. 97-13; s. 31, ch. 99-2; s. 3, ch. 2000-250; s. 5, ch. 2002-189; s. 14, ch. 2005-278; s. 5, ch. 2005-286; s. 8, ch. 2011-40; s. 9, ch. 2021-11.

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Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 97.1031

Level: Degree
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Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 97.1031.

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases Citing Statute 97.1031

Total Results: 3

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Court: Florida Attorney General Reports | Date Filed: 2002-09-30

Snippet: Section 97.052(1)(a)1.-5., Fla. Stat. 3 Section 97.1031(1), Fla. Stat.

Pogge v. Department of Revenue

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1997-12-30

Citation: 703 So. 2d 523, 1997 WL 791693

Snippet: DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee. No. 97-1031. District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District

Gooberman v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1997-08-13

Citation: 697 So. 2d 1014, 1997 Fla. App. LEXIS 9181, 1997 WL 464154

Snippet: PER CURIAM. We have for review an order of the trial court summarily denying appellant’s motion for post-conviction relief under rule 3.850. Appellant makes three arguments: (1) that a recently propounded DOC incentive gain-time rule, which presumably would render him ineligible for a certain portion of gain-time, is unconstitutional and otherwise illegal; (2) that his attorney was ineffective in advising appellant that he would receive a specific amount of gain-time, thereby inducing appellant