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The 2025 Florida Statutes
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F.S. 98.08198.081 Names removed from the statewide voter registration system; restrictions on reregistering; recordkeeping; restoration of erroneously or illegally removed names.—(1) When the name of any elector is removed from the statewide voter registration system pursuant to s. 98.065 or s. 98.075, the elector’s original registration application shall be retained by the supervisor of elections having custody of the application. As alternatives, registrations removed from the statewide voter registration system may be microfilmed and such microfilms substituted for the original registration applications; or, when voter registration information, including the voter’s signature, is maintained digitally or on electronic, magnetic, or optic media, such stored information may be substituted for the original registration application. Such microfilms or stored information shall be retained by the supervisor of elections having custody. In the event the original registration applications are microfilmed or maintained digitally or on electronic or other media, such originals may be destroyed in accordance with the schedule approved by the Bureau of Archives and Records Management of the Division of Library and Information Services of the department. (2) When the name of any elector has been erroneously or illegally removed from the statewide voter registration system, the name of the elector shall be restored by a voter registration official upon satisfactory proof, even though the registration period for that election is closed. History.—s. 8, ch. 25391, 1949; s. 2, ch. 26870, 1951; s. 1, ch. 61-86; s. 5, ch. 77-175; s. 1, ch. 78-102; s. 14, ch. 79-365; s. 8, ch. 80-292; s. 45, ch. 81-259; s. 18, ch. 81-304; s. 7, ch. 82-143; s. 3, ch. 90-315; s. 30, ch. 94-224; s. 1387, ch. 95-147; s. 23, ch. 2005-278; s. 6, ch. 2005-286. Note.—Former s. 97.08.
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Annotations, Discussions, Cases:
Cases Citing Statute 98.081
Total Results: 9
719 F.2d 1072, 1983 U.S. App. LEXIS 15734
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | Filed: Oct 31, 1983 | Docket: 777909
Cited 104 times | Published
years may be purged from the books. Fla.Stat.Ann. § 98.081 (1982). Moreover, voter registration drives can
625 So. 2d 840, 1993 WL 380207
Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Sep 30, 1993 | Docket: 2523038
Cited 19 times | Published
Hillsborough County under the provisions of section 98.081, Florida Statutes (1991). We find that the
29 So. 3d 1053, 35 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 120, 2010 Fla. LEXIS 217, 2010 WL 546768
Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Feb 18, 2010 | Docket: 1185383
Cited 8 times | Published
Division of Elections opinion interpreting section 98.081, Florida Statutes (1991), which required the
289 So. 2d 385
Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Jan 23, 1974 | Docket: 2546548
Cited 5 times | Published
purged from the voter rolls in accord with F.S. § 98.081, F.S.A. I find that appellant's contentions appear
892 F. Supp. 1464, 1995 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 9941, 1995 WL 416265
District Court, M.D. Florida | Filed: Jul 5, 1995 | Docket: 65998451
Cited 2 times | Published
voters from the registration books required by § 98.081, Florida Statutes, was conducted in June, 1991
603 So. 2d 528, 1992 WL 148222
District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jul 1, 1992 | Docket: 1476218
Cited 2 times | Published
her indicating they wished to remain voters. Section 98.081(1) of the Election Code required her to accomplish
134 So. 2d 497
Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Nov 17, 1961 | Docket: 1343273
Cited 2 times | Published
by law, shall proceed as otherwise provided in § 98.081 for nonreturns."
[2] "101.59 Striking names from
659 So. 2d 1368, 1995 Fla. App. LEXIS 9415, 1995 WL 527208
District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Sep 8, 1995 | Docket: 64758592
Published
transferred to a list of inactive voters pursuant to section 98.081, Florida Statutes (1991). If those 410 signatures
167 So. 2d 904
District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Oct 8, 1964 | Docket: 64490835
Published
by law, shall proceed as otherwise provided in § 98.081, for nonreturns. As amended Laws 1963, c. 63 —