Florida Statute 101.031 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research

The 2024 Florida Statutes

Title IX
ELECTORS AND ELECTIONS

Chapter 101
VOTING METHODS AND PROCEDURE

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F.S. 101.031

101.031 Instructions for electors.—

(1) The Department of State, or in case of municipal elections the governing body of the municipality, shall print, in large type on cards, instructions for the electors to use in voting. It shall provide not less than two cards for each voting precinct for each election and furnish such cards to each supervisor upon requisition. Each supervisor of elections shall send a sufficient number of these cards to the precincts prior to an election. The election inspectors shall display the cards in the polling places as information for electors. The cards shall contain information about how to vote and such other information as the Department of State may deem necessary. The cards must also include the list of rights and responsibilities afforded to Florida voters, as described in subsection (2).

(2) The supervisor of elections in each county shall have posted at each polling place in the county the Voter’s Bill of Rights and Responsibilities in the following form:

VOTER’S BILL OF RIGHTS

Each registered voter in this state has the right to:

1. Vote and have his or her vote accurately counted.

2. Cast a vote if he or she is in line at the official closing of the polls in that county.

3. Ask for and receive assistance in voting.

4. Receive up to two replacement ballots if he or she makes a mistake prior to the ballot being cast.

5. An explanation if his or her registration or identity is in question.

6. If his or her registration or identity is in question, cast a provisional ballot.

7. Written instructions to use when voting, and, upon request, oral instructions in voting from elections officers.

8. Vote free from coercion or intimidation by elections officers or any other person.

9. Vote on a voting system that is in working condition and that will allow votes to be accurately cast.

VOTER RESPONSIBILITIES

Each registered voter in this state should:

1. Familiarize himself or herself with the candidates and issues.

2. Maintain with the office of the supervisor of elections a current address.

3. Know the location of his or her polling place and its hours of operation.

4. Bring proper identification to the polling station.

5. Familiarize himself or herself with the operation of the voting equipment in his or her precinct.

6. Treat precinct workers with courtesy.

7. Respect the privacy of other voters.

8. Report any problems or violations of election laws to the supervisor of elections.

9. Ask questions, if needed.

10. Make sure that his or her completed ballot is correct before leaving the polling station.

NOTE TO VOTER: Failure to perform any of these responsibilities does not prohibit a voter from voting.

(3) Nothing in this section shall give rise to a legal cause of action.

(4) In case any elector, after entering the voting booth, shall ask for further instructions concerning the manner of voting, two election officers who are not both members of the same political party, if present, or, if not, two election officers who are members of the same political party, shall give such instructions to such elector, but no officer or person assisting an elector shall in any manner request, suggest, or seek to persuade or induce any elector to vote for or against any particular ticket, candidate, amendment, question, or proposition. After giving the elector instructions and before the elector has voted, the officers or persons assisting the elector shall retire, and such elector shall vote in secret.

History.—s. 40, ch. 4328, 1895; s. 12, ch. 4537, 1897; GS 225; RGS 270; CGL 326; s. 1, ch. 25106, 1949; s. 5, ch. 26870, 1951; ss. 10, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 25, ch. 77-104; s. 13, ch. 77-175; s. 31, ch. 79-400; s. 60, ch. 2001-40; s. 5, ch. 2002-17; s. 22, ch. 2005-277.

Note.—Former s. 99.24.

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Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 101.031

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Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 101.031.

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases Citing Statute 101.031

Total Results: 12

Browning v. Sarasota Alliance

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2007-10-31

Citation: 968 So. 2d 637, 2007 WL 3170111

Snippet: present at the polls to obtain a ballot. Section 101.031(2) sets forth what documents must be posted at

Cobb v. Thurman

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2006-10-27

Citation: 957 So. 2d 638, 2006 WL 3041924

Snippet: impartiality requirements set out in sections 101.031(4) and 102.031(4)(a), Florida *640 Statutes (2006)

Moorehead v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1992-03-24

Citation: 597 So. 2d 841, 1992 WL 55227

Snippet: identification argument, Ray v. State, 159 Fla. 101, 31 So.2d 156 (Fla. 1947); Taylor v. State, 199 So

Bankers & Shippers Ins. v. Aia Insulation

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1980-09-24

Citation: 390 So. 2d 734

Snippet: claimed the reasonable cost of completion was $101,031. It appears to us that at the time the liens were

Towns v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1970-04-28

Citation: 234 So. 2d 735, 1970 Fla. App. LEXIS 6562

Snippet: offered by the appellant. Ray v. State, 159 Fla. 101, 31 So.2d 156; Taylor v. State, Fla. App. 1967, 199

Lavado v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1969-03-07

Citation: 219 So. 2d 709, 1969 Fla. App. LEXIS 6192

Snippet: 1967, 199 So.2d 517; Ray v. State, 1947, 159 Fla. 101, 31 So.2d 156; Ferguson v. State, 1946, 158 Fla. 345

Weinshenker v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1969-02-25

Citation: 223 So. 2d 561

Snippet: identity of an accused. Ray v. State, 159 Fla. 101, 31 So.2d 156, 172 A.L.R. 726 (1947). It must be *564

Cason v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1968-05-22

Citation: 211 So. 2d 604

Snippet: stronger than that in Ray v. State, 1947, 159 Fla. 101, 31 So.2d 156, 172 A.L.R. 726, which was held sufficient

Taylor v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1967-05-31

Citation: 199 So. 2d 517, 1967 Fla. App. LEXIS 4902

Snippet: the jury to determine. Ray v. State, 159 Fla. 101, 31 So.2d 156, 172 A.L.R. 726. The decision applied

Ross v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1966-09-20

Citation: 190 So. 2d 187, 1966 Fla. App. LEXIS 4873

Snippet: the jury to determine, Ray v. State, 159 Fla. 101, 31 So.2d 156, 172 A.L.R. 726, we are nevertheless

Sullivan v. Arbuthnot

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 1941-02-25

Citation: 200 So. 702, 146 Fla. 280, 1941 Fla. LEXIS 1124

Snippet: have been $50.00 plus 15 per cent of $342.10, or $101.31. So the contention is without merit. No reversible

Miller v. Ellenwood

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 1935-11-12

Citation: 164 So. 140, 121 Fla. 551

Snippet: amounting in one case to $50.66, and in another to $101.31, have not been paid by the defendants, nor have