Florida Statute 98.015 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research

The 2024 Florida Statutes

Title IX
ELECTORS AND ELECTIONS

Chapter 98
REGISTRATION OFFICE, OFFICERS, AND PROCEDURES

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F.S. 98.015

98.015 Supervisor of elections; election, tenure of office, compensation, custody of registration-related documents, office hours, successor, seal; appointment of deputy supervisors; duties.—

(1) A supervisor of elections shall be elected in each county at the general election in each year the number of which is a multiple of four for a 4-year term commencing on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in January succeeding his or her election. Each supervisor shall, before performing any of his or her duties, take the oath prescribed in s. 5, Art. II of the State Constitution.

(2) The supervisor’s compensation shall be paid by the board of county commissioners.

(3) The supervisor shall update voter registration information, enter new voter registrations into the statewide voter registration system, and act as the official custodian of documents received by the supervisor related to the registration of electors and changes in voter registration status of electors of the supervisor’s county.

(4) At a minimum, the office of the supervisor must be open Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays, for a period of not less than 8 hours per day, beginning no later than 9 a.m.

(5) The supervisor shall preserve statements and other information required to be filed with the supervisor’s office pursuant to chapter 106 for a period of 10 years from date of receipt.

(6) The supervisor shall, upon leaving office, deliver to his or her successor immediately all records belonging to the office.

(7) Each supervisor is authorized to obtain for the office an impression seal approved by the department. An impression of the seal with a description thereof shall be filed with the department. The supervisor is empowered to attach an impression of the seal upon official documents and certificates executed over the supervisor’s signature and take oaths and acknowledgments under the supervisor’s seal in matters pertaining to the office. However, said seal need not be affixed to registration certificates.

(8) Each supervisor may select and appoint, subject to removal by the supervisor, as many deputy supervisors as are necessary, whose compensation must be paid by the supervisor and who shall have the same powers and whose acts shall have the same effect as the acts of the supervisor; except that the supervisor shall limit the power to appoint deputy supervisors to designated deputy supervisors. Each deputy supervisor shall, before entering office, take an oath in writing that he or she will faithfully perform the duties of the deputy supervisor’s office, which oath must be acknowledged by the supervisor or a designated deputy supervisor and must be filed in the office of the supervisor.

(9) Each supervisor must make training in the proper implementation of voter registration procedures available to any individual, group, center for independent living, or public library in the supervisor’s county.

(10) Each supervisor shall ensure that all voter registration and list maintenance procedures conducted by such supervisor are in compliance with any applicable requirements prescribed by rule of the department through the statewide voter registration system or prescribed by the Voting Rights Act of 1965, the National Voter Registration Act of 1993, or the Help America Vote Act of 2002.

(11) Each supervisor shall ensure that any voter registration system used by the supervisor for administering his or her duties as a voter registration official complies with the specifications and procedures established by rule of the department and the statewide voter registration system.

(12) Each supervisor shall maintain a list of valid residential street addresses for purposes of verifying the legal addresses of voters residing in the supervisor’s county. To the maximum extent practicable, the list shall include information necessary to differentiate one residence from another, including, but not limited to, a distinguishing apartment, suite, lot, room, or dormitory room number or other identifier. If a voter registration application does not include information necessary to differentiate one residence from another, the supervisor shall make all reasonable efforts to obtain such information in order to maintain the list of valid residential street addresses. The supervisor shall make all reasonable efforts to coordinate with county 911 service providers, property appraisers, the United States Postal Service, or other agencies as necessary to ensure the continued accuracy of such list. The supervisor shall provide the list of valid residential addresses to the statewide voter registration system in the manner and frequency specified by rule of the department.

History.—chs. 3700, 3704, 1887; s. 8, ch. 3879, 1889; RS 162; s. 9, ch. 4328, 1895; GS 179, 180; s. 1, ch. 5614, 1907; s. 1, ch. 9271, 1923; RGS 223, 224; CGL 258, 259; ss. 1, 2, ch. 22759, 1945; s. 2, ch. 26870, 1951; s. 10, ch. 65-134; ss. 10, 11, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 33, ch. 69-216; s. 5, ch. 77-175; s. 25, ch. 94-224; s. 1385, ch. 95-147; s. 17, ch. 98-34; s. 2, ch. 98-129; s. 16, ch. 2005-278; s. 4, ch. 2016-23; s. 1, ch. 2021-73; s. 2, ch. 2022-221.

Note.—Former ss. 98.13, 98.14, 98.17; s. 98.161.

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Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 98.015

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Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases Citing Statute 98.015

Total Results: 13

Orange County, Florida v. Rick Singh, etc.

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2019-04-18

Citation: 268 So. 3d 668

Snippet: Legislature shall begin upon election. See also § 98.015(1), Fla. Stat. (2018) ("A supervisor of elections

Orange County, Florida v. Rick Singh, etc.

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2019-01-04

Snippet: Legislature shall begin upon election. See also § 98.015(1), Florida Statutes (2018) (“A supervisor of elections

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Court: Florida Attorney General Reports | Date Filed: 2009-05-14

Snippet: 316, Florida Statutes, Attorney General Opinion 98-15 concluded that the City of Satellite Beach could

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Court: Florida Attorney General Reports | Date Filed: 2008-02-29

Snippet: 03-58 (2003), 01-06 (2001), 98-62 (1998), and 98-15 (1998). 7 Section 316.614(5), Fla. Stat. 8 See Rinzler

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Court: Florida Attorney General Reports | Date Filed: 2007-03-23

Snippet: 03-58 (2003), 2001-06 (2001), 98-62 (1998) and 98-15 (1998). 5 See s. 316.2074(2), Fla. Stat., defining

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Court: Florida Attorney General Reports | Date Filed: 2004-07-14

Snippet: 03-58 (2003), 2001-06 (2001), 98-62 (1998) and 98-15 (1998). 7 An "all-terrain vehicle" is defined for

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Court: Florida Attorney General Reports | Date Filed: 2003-12-15

Snippet: Att'y Gen. Fla. 01-06 (2001), 98-62 (1998) and 98-15 (1998). 8 See Alsop v. Pierce, 19 So.2d 799, 805

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Court: Florida Attorney General Reports | Date Filed: 2002-01-30

Snippet: Att'y Gen. Fla. 01-06 (2001), 98-62 (1998) and 98-15 (1998). 5 Section 316.002, Fla. Stat. 6 Section

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Court: Florida Attorney General Reports | Date Filed: 2001-03-21

Snippet: Stat. 4 See, e.g., Ops. Att'y Gen. Fla. 98-62 and 98-15 (1998). 5 Subsection (2) of s. 316.006, Fla. Stat

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Court: Florida Attorney General Reports | Date Filed: 2001-02-12

Snippet: Stat. 4 See, e.g., Ops. Att'y Gen. Fla. 98-62 and 98-15 (1998). 5 See generally, s. 316.003(23), Fla. Stat

Palm Beach County Canvassing Bd. v. Harris

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2000-11-21

Citation: 772 So. 2d 1220, 2000 WL 1725434

Snippet: Stat. [18] § 97.012, Fla. Stat. (2000). [19] § 98.015, Fla. Stat. (2000). [20] § 102.012(1), Fla. Stat

Porter v. Department of Children & Families

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1998-10-09

Citation: 718 So. 2d 382, 1998 Fla. App. LEXIS 12719, 1998 WL 698249

Snippet: PER CURIAM. AFFIRMED. See In the Interest of R.V.F., 437 So.2d 713 (Fla. 2d DCA 1983). COBB and ANTOON, JJ., concur. THOMPSON, J., dissents with opinion.

Richardson v. Russ

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 1874-04-15

Citation: 14 Fla. 463

Snippet: 14 Showing a balance in favor of plaintiff of $1,098.15 *466This corresponds with the result found by the