Florida Statute 101.294 - 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. 101.294

101.294 Purchase and sale of voting equipment.—

(1) The Division of Elections of the Department of State shall adopt uniform rules for the purchase, use, and sale of voting equipment in the state. No governing body shall purchase or cause to be purchased any voting equipment unless such equipment has been certified for use in this state by the Department of State.

(2) Any governing body contemplating the purchase or sale of voting equipment shall notify the Division of Elections of such considerations. The division shall attempt to coordinate the sale of excess or outmoded equipment by one county with purchases of necessary equipment by other counties.

(3) The division shall inform the governing bodies of the various counties of the state of the availability of new or used voting equipment and of sources available for obtaining such equipment.

(4) A vendor of voting equipment may not provide an uncertified voting system, voting system component, or voting system upgrade to a local governing body or supervisor of elections in this state.

(5) Before or in conjunction with providing a voting system, voting system component, or voting system upgrade, the vendor shall provide the local governing body or supervisor of elections with a sworn certification that the voting system, voting system component, or voting system upgrade being provided has been certified by the Division of Elections.

History.—s. 2, ch. 72-303; s. 19, ch. 73-156; s. 17, ch. 77-175; s. 6, ch. 84-302; s. 31, ch. 2005-277.

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Total Results: 9

Robert Wexler v. Arthur Anderson

452 F.3d 1226, 2006 U.S. App. LEXIS 15080, 2006 WL 1685802

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | Filed: Jun 20, 2006 | Docket: 213175

Cited 33 times | Published

Stat. § 101.5604; see also Fla. Stat. § 101.294. In fifteen of Florida’s sixty-seven counties

AMERICAN ASS'N OF PEOPLE WITH DISAB. v. Harris

605 F.3d 1124

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | Filed: May 11, 2010 | Docket: 1571013

Cited 7 times | Published

Elections and certified by the Director. Fla. Stat. § 101.294. Prior to the issuance of the district court's

American Ass'n of People With Disabilities v. Hood

310 F. Supp. 2d 1226, 2004 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 5615, 2004 WL 626687

District Court, M.D. Florida | Filed: Mar 24, 2004 | Docket: 2291523

Cited 4 times | Published

Department of State. See Dkt. 168, p. 14; Fla. Stat. § 101.294(1). Defendant Edward Kast is the Director of the

AM. ASS'N OF PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES v. Harris

647 F.3d 1093

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | Filed: Jul 27, 2011 | Docket: 173480

Cited 3 times | Published

Elections and certified by the Director. Fla. Stat. § 101.294. Prior to the issuance of the 2004 order, Diebold

Wexler v. Lepore

319 F. Supp. 2d 1354, 2004 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 9820, 2004 WL 1196548

District Court, S.D. Florida | Filed: May 24, 2004 | Docket: 2184857

Cited 3 times | Published

of voting equipment in the state. Fla. Stat. § 101.294. Upon approval of an electronic voting system

Wexler v. Lepore

342 F. Supp. 2d 1097, 2004 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 21344, 2004 WL 2421584

District Court, S.D. Florida | Filed: Oct 25, 2004 | Docket: 2225005

Cited 1 times | Published

of voting equipment in the state. Fla. Stat. § 101.294. The decision to use a particular electronic voting

American Ass'n of People with Disabilities ex rel. O'Connor v. Harris

647 F.3d 1093, 25 Am. Disabilities Cas. (BNA) 467, 2011 U.S. App. LEXIS 15455

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | Filed: Jul 27, 2011 | Docket: 65659578

Published

Elections and certified by the Director. Fla. Stat. § 101.294. Prior to the issuance of the 2004 order, Die-bold

American Ass'n of People With Disabilities Ex Rel. O'Connor v. Harris

605 F.3d 1124, 2010 U.S. App. LEXIS 9615

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | Filed: May 11, 2010 | Docket: 2907384

Published

Elections and certified by the Director. Fla. Stat. § 101.294. Prior to the issuance of the district court's

American Ass'n of People With Disabilities v. Hood

278 F. Supp. 2d 1345, 2003 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 19828, 2003 WL 22025919

District Court, M.D. Florida | Filed: Aug 19, 2003 | Docket: 2322811

Published

county may purchase the system. See Fla. Stat. § 101.294(1). The Certification process begins when a voting