Florida Statute 101.5611 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

The 2025 Florida Statutes

Title IX
ELECTORS AND ELECTIONS

Chapter 101
VOTING METHODS AND PROCEDURE

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101.5611 Instructions to electors.—

(1) The supervisor of elections shall provide instruction at each polling place regarding the manner of voting with the system. In instructing voters, no precinct official may favor any political party, candidate, or issue. Such instruction shall show the arrangement of candidates and questions to be voted on. Additionally, the supervisor of elections shall provide instruction on the proper method of casting a ballot for the specific voting system utilized in that jurisdiction. Such instruction shall be provided at a place which voters must pass to reach the official voting booth.

(2) The supervisor of elections shall have posted at each polling place a notice that reads: “A person who commits or attempts to commit any fraud in connection with voting, votes a fraudulent ballot, or votes more than once in an election can be convicted of a felony of the third degree and fined up to $5,000 and/or imprisoned for up to 5 years.”

History.—s. 11, ch. 73-156; s. 21, ch. 77-175; s. 581, ch. 95-147; s. 12, ch. 98-129; s. 12, ch. 2002-17.

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Cases Citing Statute 101.5611

Total Results: 2

Warren v. City of Tampa

693 F. Supp. 1051, 1988 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 8699, 1988 WL 82284

District Court, M.D. Florida | Filed: Aug 8, 1988 | Docket: 2257898

Cited 12 times | Published

instructions to electors as specified in Fla. Stat. § 101.5611 (1985); (b) a voter education program designed

Cobb v. Thurman

957 So. 2d 638, 2006 WL 3041924

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Oct 27, 2006 | Docket: 1678929

Cited 2 times | Published

substitution of candidates on the ballot. Section 101.5611(1), Florida Statutes, "Instructions to electors

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