Florida Statute 98.461 | 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. 98.461

98.461 Registration application, precinct register; contents.—

(1) A registration application, approved by the Department of State, containing the information required in s. 97.052 shall be retained by the supervisor of elections of the county of the applicant’s registration. However, the registration application may be microfilmed and such microfilm substituted for the original registration application; 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 in the custody of the supervisor of elections of the county of the applicant’s registration. 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 of State.

(2) A computer printout or electronic database shall be used at the polls as a precinct register. The precinct register shall contain the date of the election, the precinct number, and the following information concerning each registered elector: last name, first name, middle name or initial, and suffix; party affiliation; residence address; registration number; date of birth; sex, if provided; race, if provided; whether the voter needs assistance in voting; and such other additional information as to readily identify the elector. The precinct register shall also contain a space for the elector’s signature and a space for the initials of the witnessing clerk or inspector or an electronic device may be provided for this purpose.

History.—s. 1, ch. 77-267; s. 1, ch. 86-200; s. 6, ch. 90-315; s. 36, ch. 94-224; s. 30, ch. 97-13; s. 9, ch. 98-129; s. 12, ch. 2003-415; s. 27, ch. 2005-278.

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Cases Citing Statute 98.461

Total Results: 5

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Court: Florida Attorney General Reports | Date Filed: 2002-09-17

Snippet: See, Op. Att'y Gen. Fla. 02-54 (2002). 10 See, s. 98.461, Fla. Stat. 11 See, s. 99.095(3), Fla. Stat., requiring

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Court: Florida Attorney General Reports | Date Filed: 2002-08-14

Snippet: on the precinct register as provided by section 98.461, Florida Statutes, exempt from copying under the

Hay v. Moore

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1999-03-05

Citation: 728 So. 2d 806

Snippet: Florida Department of Corrections, Respondent. No. 98-461. District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District

Sterner v. Phillips

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1998-12-11

Citation: 721 So. 2d 450, 1998 WL 852980

Snippet: Appellant, v. Denford O. PHILLIPS, Jr., Appellee. No. 98-461. District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District

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Court: Florida Attorney General Reports | Date Filed: 1986-02-18

Snippet: ELECTORS MAINTAINED PURSUANT TO ss. 98.101, 98.412 AND 98.461, F.S.? Section 1, Art. VI, State Const., provides