Florida Statute 101.20 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

The 2025 Florida Statutes

Title IX
ELECTORS AND ELECTIONS

Chapter 101
VOTING METHODS AND PROCEDURE

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F.S. 101.20

101.20 Publication of ballot form; sample ballots.—

(1) Two sample ballots shall be furnished to each polling place by the officer whose duty it is to provide official ballots. The sample ballots shall be in the form of the official ballot as it will appear at that polling place on election day. Sample ballots shall be open to inspection by all electors in any election, and a sufficient number of reduced-size ballots may be furnished to election officials so that one may be given to any elector desiring same.

(2)(a) Upon completion of the list of qualified candidates, a sample ballot shall be published by the supervisor in a newspaper of general circulation in the county, before the day of election.

(b) In lieu of the publication required under paragraph (a), a supervisor may send a sample ballot to each registered elector by e-mail at least 7 days before an election if an e-mail address has been provided and the elector has opted to receive a sample ballot by electronic delivery. If an e-mail address has not been provided, or if the elector has not opted for electronic delivery, a sample ballot may be mailed to each registered elector or to each household in which there is a registered elector at least 7 days before an election.

History.—s. 5, ch. 26870, 1951; s. 8, ch. 57-166; s. 9, ch. 65-380; s. 1, ch. 75-174; s. 16, ch. 77-175; s. 2, ch. 2013-192; s. 12, ch. 2019-162.

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Total Results: 13

Redwing Carriers, Inc. v. Saraland Apartments

94 F.3d 1489, 27 Envtl. L. Rep. (Envtl. Law Inst.) 20028, 140 A.L.R. Fed. 691, 43 ERC (BNA) 1196, 1996 U.S. App. LEXIS 24003

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | Filed: Sep 12, 1996 | Docket: 1057881

Cited 156 times | Published

liability under CERCLA. Nothing in § 107(a) or § 101(20)(A) implies that owner liability can be imposed

United States v. Fleet Factors Corp.

901 F.2d 1550, 1990 WL 57874

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | Filed: May 29, 1990 | Docket: 395120

Cited 83 times | Published

Interpreting the Meaning of Lender Management Under Section 101(20)(A) of CERCLA, 98 Yale L.J. 925, 928, 944 (1989)

Redwing Carriers, Inc. v. Saraland Apartments

94 F.3d 1489, 1996 WL 487859

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | Filed: Sep 12, 1996 | Docket: 236039

Cited 66 times | Published

liability under CERCLA. Nothing in § 107(a) or § 101(20)(A) implies that owner liability can be imposed

United States v. McArthur

108 F.3d 1350, 1997 U.S. App. LEXIS 6055, 1997 WL 114535

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | Filed: Mar 31, 1997 | Docket: 221616

Cited 29 times | Published

firearm possession on federal property. 41 C.F.R. § 101-20.313 (1988). GSA amended the regulations in 1989

United States v. Gilbert

130 F.3d 1458, 1997 U.S. App. LEXIS 35532, 1997 WL 767346

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | Filed: Dec 15, 1997 | Docket: 394045

Cited 19 times | Published

Federal Property Management Regulations, 41 C.F.R. § 101-20.305 (1996) (“the regulation”) (creating a disturbance

United States v. Adams

502 F. Supp. 21, 1980 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 9477

District Court, S.D. Florida | Filed: Mar 11, 1980 | Docket: 1049033

Cited 10 times | Published

but can only be prosecuted, if at all, under section 101-20.312 without the assimilation of any state statute

Diaz v. Cobb

541 F. Supp. 2d 1319, 56 A.L.R. 6th 815, 2008 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 27361, 2008 WL 793584

District Court, S.D. Florida | Filed: Mar 25, 2008 | Docket: 2132931

Cited 6 times | Published

later than seven days prior to an election. See § 101.20, Fla. Stat. (2007). Conduct Early Voting. In

United States v. Gilbert

47 F.3d 1116, 1995 U.S. App. LEXIS 5447, 1995 WL 84137

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | Filed: Mar 17, 1995 | Docket: 1498625

Cited 6 times | Published

instructed not to do so. See 41 C.F.R. § 101-20.304. The district court also found Gilbert guilty

Matter of Morgan Strawberry Farm

98 B.R. 584, 1989 Bankr. LEXIS 487, 1989 WL 32049

United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Florida | Filed: Mar 28, 1989 | Docket: 1811482

Cited 2 times | Published

products in an unmanufactured state. 11 U.S.C. § 101(20). In In re Armstrong, the Debtor rented farmland

Watford v. Federal Land Bank of Columbia (In re Watford)

898 F.2d 1525, 22 Collier Bankr. Cas. 2d 1286, 1990 U.S. App. LEXIS 6176

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | Filed: Apr 25, 1990 | Docket: 66252898

Cited 1 times | Published

“farming operation,” as contemplated by 11 U.S.C. § 101(20) does not include appellants’ stone crabbing business;

In Re Blackwelder Harvesting Co., Inc.

106 B.R. 301, 1989 Bankr. LEXIS 1830, 1989 WL 126940

United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Florida | Filed: Oct 17, 1989 | Docket: 1650156

Cited 1 times | Published

operation". "Farming operation" is defined in Section 101(20) and includes "farming, tillage of soil, dairy

Doe v. United States

533 F. Supp. 245, 1982 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 9455

District Court, S.D. Florida | Filed: Feb 11, 1982 | Docket: 1031124

Cited 1 times | Published

factors as may be deemed pertinent. 41 C.F.R. § 101.20.502. The pertinent factors laid out in this regulation

United States v. Gilbert

130 F.3d 1458

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | Filed: Dec 15, 1997 | Docket: 1224796

Published

Federal Property Management Regulations, 41 C.F.R. § 101-20.305 (1996) (“the regulation”) (creating a disturbance