Florida Statute 101.043 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

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Title IX
ELECTORS AND ELECTIONS

Chapter 101
VOTING METHODS AND PROCEDURE

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F.S. 101.043

101.043 Identification required at polls.—

(1)(a) The precinct register, as prescribed in s. 98.461, shall be used at the polls for the purpose of identifying the elector at the polls before allowing him or her to vote. The clerk or inspector shall require each elector, upon entering the polling place, to present one of the following current and valid picture identifications:

1. Florida driver license.

2. Florida identification card issued by the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles.

3. United States passport.

4. Debit or credit card.

5. Military identification.

6. Student identification.

7. Retirement center identification.

8. Neighborhood association identification.

9. Public assistance identification.

10. Veteran health identification card issued by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs.

11. A license to carry a concealed weapon or firearm issued pursuant to s. 790.06.

12. Employee identification card issued by any branch, department, agency, or entity of the Federal Government, the state, a county, or a municipality.

(b) If the picture identification does not contain the signature of the elector, an additional identification that provides the elector’s signature shall be required. The address appearing on the identification presented by the elector may not be used as the basis to challenge an elector’s legal residence. The elector shall sign his or her name in the space provided on the precinct register or on an electronic device provided for recording the elector’s signature. The clerk or inspector shall compare the signature with that on the identification provided by the elector and enter his or her initials in the space provided on the precinct register or on an electronic device provided for that purpose and allow the elector to vote if the clerk or inspector is satisfied as to the identity of the elector.

(2) If the elector fails to furnish the required identification, the elector shall be allowed to vote a provisional ballot. The canvassing board shall determine the validity of the ballot pursuant to s. 101.048(2).

History.—s. 1, ch. 77-267; s. 533, ch. 95-147; s. 10, ch. 98-129; s. 3, ch. 2001-40; s. 13, ch. 2003-415; s. 23, ch. 2005-277; s. 30, ch. 2005-278; s. 26, ch. 2007-30; s. 25, ch. 2011-40; s. 2, ch. 2016-167; s. 15, ch. 2022-73.

Note.—Former s. 98.471.

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Cases Citing Statute 101.043

Total Results: 4

Browning v. Sarasota Alliance

968 So. 2d 637, 2007 WL 3170111

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Oct 31, 2007 | Docket: 2531657

Cited 8 times | Published

for creating and changing voting precincts. Section 101.043 describes the types of identification that

Lowin v. Dayton Securities Associates (In Re the Securities Group 1980)

124 B.R. 875, 1991 Bankr. LEXIS 255, 1991 WL 22963

United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Florida | Filed: Feb 20, 1991 | Docket: 2489652

Cited 3 times | Published

partnership interest is a security, see 11 U.S.C. § 101(43)(A)(xiii), and therefore, the defendants' claims

Williams v. Cordis Corp.

30 F.3d 1429, 1994 WL 454908

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | Filed: Sep 8, 1994 | Docket: 64017983

Cited 2 times | Published

1; see also Reorganization Plan No. 4 of 1978, § 101, 43 Fed.Reg. 47713, 47713 (transferring authority

Ramsey v. Immigration & Naturalization Service

55 F.3d 580, 1995 U.S. App. LEXIS 15578

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | Filed: Jun 21, 1995 | Docket: 64020961

Cited 1 times | Published

does not qualify as a "crime of violence” under § 101(43) even if the underlying crime would otherwise