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Fla. Stat. § 101.51 (2025)

Electors to occupy booth alone.

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101.51 Electors to occupy booth alone.—

(1) When the elector presents himself or herself to vote, an election official shall permit the elector to enter the booth or compartment to cast his or her vote, allowing only one elector at a time to pass through to vote. An elector, while casting his or her ballot, may not occupy a booth or compartment already occupied or speak with anyone, except as provided by s. 101.051.

(2) After casting his or her vote, the elector shall at once leave the polling room by the exit opening and shall not be permitted to reenter on any pretext whatever.

History.—ss. 44, 45, ch. 4328, 1895; GS 228, 229; RGS 273, 274; CGL 329, 330; s. 20, ch. 13893, 1929; 1936 Supp. 337(20); s. 5, ch. 26870, 1951; s. 25, ch. 65-380; s. 18, ch. 77-175; s. 574, ch. 95-147; s. 11, ch. 2002-281; s. 34, ch. 2005-277; s. 19, ch. 2008-95.

Note.—Former ss. 99.27, 99.28, 100.20.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases, 1954–2017 · leading case: In re Southside Church of Christ of Jacksonville, Inc., 572 B.R. 384 (Bankr. M.D. Fla. 2017).

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In re Southside Church of Christ of Jacksonville, Inc., 572 B.R. 384 (Bankr. M.D. Fla. 2017). “” Collier Bankruptcy Manual § 101.51B. The instant case resembles a single asset real estate case because its purpose is to save the Property from a foreclosing creditor to whom the Church owes the vast majority of its debt.”

Locke v. City of St. Petersburg Beach, 5 Fla. Supp. 126 (Fla. Cir. Ct., Pinellas Cty. 1954). “The Election Code, while not applicable here, indicates that the legislature was in accord with this view when it enacted section 101.51, which provides — “After casting his vote, he shall at once leave the polling room by the exit opening, and shall not be permitted to re-enter…”

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