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Florida Statute 101.043 - Full Text and Legal Analysis Florida Statute 101.043 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research
Fla. Stat. § 101.043 (2026) Copy Cite Official Site Syfertize CourtListener Amendments
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.

Cases Citing F.S. 101.043

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·Browning v. Sarasota All., 968 So. 2d 637 (Fla. 2d DCA 2007).

Cited 8 times | Published | Florida 2nd District Court of Appeal | 2007 WL 3170111

...ancing. Chapter 101 contains detailed provisions regulating voting methods and procedures. Specifically, sections 101.001 and 101.002 confer upon the local boards of county commissioners the responsibility for creating and changing voting precincts. Section 101.043 describes the types of identification that voters must present at the polls to obtain a ballot....
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Cited as authorityOrange County, Florida v. Rick Singh, etc. (2019)
Cited as authorityOrange County, Florida v. Rick Singh, etc. (2019)
Cited as authorityMiami-Dade County v. Dade County Police Benevolent Assoc. (2014)
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·Lowin v. Dayton Sec. Assocs. (In Re the Sec. Grp. 1980), 124 B.R. 875 (Bankr. M.D. Fla. 1991).

Cited 3 times | Published | United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Florida | 1991 Bankr. LEXIS 255, 1991 WL 22963

partnership interest is a security, see 11 U.S.C. § 101(43)(A)(xiii), and therefore, the defendants' claims
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Cited as authorityEckert Cold Storage, Inc. v. Behl (1996)
CitedDayton Securities Associates v. Securities Group 1980 (1996)
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Williams v. Cordis Corp., 30 F.3d 1429 (11th Cir. 1994).

Cited 2 times | Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | 1994 WL 454908

1; see also Reorganization Plan No. 4 of 1978, § 101, 43 Fed.Reg. 47713, 47713 (transferring authority
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Ramsey v. Immigr. & Naturalization Serv., 55 F.3d 580 (11th Cir. 1995).

Cited 1 times | Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | 1995 U.S. App. LEXIS 15578

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

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