Florida Statute 101.51 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

The 2025 Florida Statutes

Title IX
ELECTORS AND ELECTIONS

Chapter 101
VOTING METHODS AND PROCEDURE

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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.

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Cases Citing Statute 101.51

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Am. Ass'n of People With Disabilities v. Hood, 278 F. Supp. 2d 1337 (M.D. Fla. 2003).

Cited 24 times | Published | District Court, M.D. Florida | 2003 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 19826, 2003 WL 22025923

is satisfied by the assistance provided in Section 101.051, Florida Statutes. As noted in the Court's

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Vines v. Internal Revenue Serv. (In Re Vines), 200 B.R. 940 (M.D. Fla. 1996).

Cited 18 times | Published | District Court, M.D. Florida | 78 A.F.T.R.2d (RIA) 6864, 1996 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 14777, 1996 WL 566849

as a lien created by a private agreement, see § 101(51). See 26 U.S.C. § 6321 et seq. (West 1989 & Supp

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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

663, .67, .68, .6921, .6923, .6925, .698). Section 101.051 outlines the procedures to handle electors'

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Am. Ass'n of People With Disabil. v. Smith, 227 F. Supp. 2d 1276 (M.D. Fla. 2002).

Cited 3 times | Published | District Court, M.D. Florida

being satisfied by the assistance provided by Section 101.051, Florida Statutes.[9] Consequently, Article

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Fid. Nat'l Title Ins. v. Garcia (In Re Garcia), 442 B.R. 848 (Bankr. M.D. Fla. 2011).

Cited 3 times | Published | United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Florida | 2011 WL 522010

p. 17. [23] Id. at p. 31-32. [24] 11 U.S.C. § 101(51); See also Black's Law Dictionary 1478 (9th ed

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Flack v. Carter, 392 So. 2d 37 (Fla. 1st DCA 1980).

Cited 2 times | Published | Florida 1st District Court of Appeal

assistance from another person in violation of § 101.051, Florida Statutes. It is apparent that the appellant's

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Am. Ass'n of People with Disabilities v. Smith, 227 F. Supp. 2d 1276 (M.D. Fla. 2002).

Cited 1 times | Published | District Court, M.D. Florida | 2002 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 21373, 2002 WL 31375631

being satisfied by the assistance provided by Section 101.051, Florida Statutes.9 Consequently, Article VI

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In Re Beckley, 210 B.R. 391 (Bankr. M.D. Fla. 1997).

Cited 1 times | Published | United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Florida | 10 Fla. L. Weekly Fed. B 357, 1997 Bankr. LEXIS 735, 1997 WL 370847

or provides for a security interest. 11 U.S.C. § 101(51). Because this is an issue of first impression

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In re Plummer, 484 B.R. 882 (Bankr. M.D. Fla. 2013).

Cited 1 times | Published | United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Florida | 68 Collier Bankr. Cas. 2d 1717, 23 Fla. L. Weekly Fed. B 515, 2013 WL 163479, 2013 Bankr. LEXIS 245

101(37). . 11 U.S.C. § 101(36). . 11 U.S.C. § 101(51). . 11 U.S.C. § 101(53). . 11 U.S.C. § 507(a)(8)

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Wakulla Cnty. Absentee Voter Intervenors v. Flack, 419 So. 2d 1124 (Fla. 1st DCA 1982).

Published | Florida 1st District Court of Appeal | 1982 Fla. App. LEXIS 21051

assistance in casting those ballots contrary to Section 101.-051, Florida Statutes. By that portion of its

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Michael Polelle v. Florida Sec'y of State (11th Cir. 2025).

Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

Argued: Oct 11, 2024

compartment to cast his or her vote,” id. § 101.51(1), and accepting voters’ requests for

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Rosenthal v. Esquinaldo, 443 So. 2d 281 (Fla. 2d DCA 1983).

Published | Florida 2nd District Court of Appeal | 1983 Fla. App. LEXIS 25251

(1) there was substantial compliance with section 101.051(3), Florida Statutes (1981), see Boardman v

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Am. Ass'n of People With Disabilities v. Hood, 278 F. Supp. 2d 1345 (M.D. Fla. 2003).

Published | District Court, M.D. Florida | 2003 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 19828, 2003 WL 22025919

third-party assistance that is authorized by Section 101.051, Florida Statutes. See Dkt. 42, pp. 37-38.

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