Florida Statute 101.64 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research

The 2024 Florida Statutes

Title IX
ELECTORS AND ELECTIONS

Chapter 101
VOTING METHODS AND PROCEDURE

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F.S. 101.64

101.64 Delivery of vote-by-mail ballots; envelopes; form.—

(1)(a) The supervisor shall enclose with each vote-by-mail ballot two envelopes: a secrecy envelope, into which the absent elector shall enclose his or her marked ballot; and a mailing envelope, into which the absent elector shall then place the secrecy envelope, which shall be addressed to the supervisor and also bear on the back side a certificate in substantially the following form:

Note: Please Read Instructions Carefully Before
Marking Ballot and Completing Voter’s Certificate.

VOTER’S CERTIFICATE

I, , do solemnly swear or affirm that I am a qualified and registered voter of County, Florida, and that I have not and will not vote more than one ballot in this election. I understand that if I commit or attempt to commit any fraud in connection with voting, vote a fraudulent ballot, or vote more than once in an election, I can be convicted of a felony of the third degree and fined up to $5,000 and/or imprisoned for up to 5 years. I also understand that failure to sign this certificate will invalidate my ballot.

(Date) (Voter’s Signature)

(E-Mail Address) (Home Telephone Number)

(Mobile Telephone Number)

(b) Each return mailing envelope must bear the absent elector’s name and any encoded mark used by the supervisor’s office.

(c) A mailing envelope or secrecy envelope may not bear any indication of the political affiliation of an absent elector.

(2) The certificate shall be arranged on the back of the mailing envelope so that the line for the signature of the absent elector is across the seal of the envelope; however, no statement shall appear on the envelope which indicates that a signature of the voter must cross the seal of the envelope. The absent elector shall execute the certificate on the envelope.

(3) In lieu of the voter’s certificate provided in this section, the supervisor of elections shall provide each person voting absentee under the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act with the standard oath prescribed by the presidential designee.

(4) The supervisor shall mark, code, indicate on, or otherwise track the precinct of the absent elector for each vote-by-mail ballot.

(5) The secrecy envelope must include, in bold font, substantially the following message:

IN ORDER FOR YOUR VOTE-BY-MAIL BALLOT TO COUNT, YOUR SUPERVISOR OF ELECTIONS MUST RECEIVE YOUR BALLOT BY 7 P.M. ON ELECTION DAY. IF YOU WAIT TO MAIL YOUR BALLOT, YOUR VOTE MIGHT NOT COUNT. TO PREVENT THIS FROM OCCURRING, PLEASE MAIL OR TURN IN YOUR BALLOT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

History.—s. 4, ch. 7380, 1917; RGS 371; CGL 432; s. 1, ch. 25385, 1949; s. 5, ch. 26870, 1951; s. 34, ch. 28156, 1953; s. 22, ch. 29934, 1955; s. 1, ch. 61-369; s. 33, ch. 65-380; s. 3, ch. 69-136; s. 5, ch. 69-280; s. 21, ch. 71-355; s. 1, ch. 73-105; s. 6, ch. 73-157; s. 39, ch. 73-333; s. 3, ch. 75-174; s. 23, ch. 77-175; s. 4, ch. 79-365; s. 1, ch. 81-106; s. 9, ch. 81-304; s. 10, ch. 82-143; s. 2, ch. 85-226; s. 1, ch. 86-33; s. 19, ch. 90-315; s. 588, ch. 95-147; s. 4, ch. 96-57; s. 14, ch. 98-129; s. 53, ch. 2001-40; s. 19, ch. 2003-415; s. 1, ch. 2004-232; s. 44, ch. 2005-277; s. 38, ch. 2005-278; s. 17, ch. 2016-37; s. 16, ch. 2019-162; s. 26, ch. 2021-11.

Note.—Former s. 101.04.

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Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases Citing Statute 101.64

Total Results: 20

Ago

Court: Florida Attorney General Reports | Date Filed: 2003-07-31

Snippet: official business are subject to disclosure.3 Section 101.64, Florida Statutes, requires that the voter wishing

Lanman Lithotech, Inc. v. Gurwitz

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1985-11-07

Citation: 478 So. 2d 425, 10 Fla. L. Weekly 2497, 1985 Fla. App. LEXIS 16651

Snippet: See Florida East Coast R. Co. v. Hayes, 67 Fla. 101, 64 So. 504 (1914). The reasoning in Ross v. Bernhard

McLean v. Bellamy

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1983-09-08

Citation: 437 So. 2d 737

Snippet: by places for two witness' signatures. Section 101.64(2) also provides: "The absent elector and the attesting

Howanitz v. Blair

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1981-02-17

Citation: 394 So. 2d 479, 1981 Fla. App. LEXIS 19551

Snippet: containing the Voter’s Certificates, required by Section 101.64(1), Florida Statutes (1977), were removed and the

White v. Clayton

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 1975-10-22

Citation: 323 So. 2d 573

Snippet: in Florida East Coast Ry. Co. v. Hayes [67 Fla. 101], 64 So. 504 (Fla. 1914) stated: "`But the administrator

Boardman v. Esteva

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 1975-09-30

Citation: 323 So. 2d 259

Snippet: example, under a former version of Fla. Stat. § 101.64, F.S.A., an elector who certified that he would

Ago

Court: Florida Attorney General Reports | Date Filed: 1975-07-24

Snippet: certificate required by s. 101.64(1)(c), F.S., in view of the amendments to ss. 101.64 and 101.65, F.S., brought

Esteva v. Hindman

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1974-06-11

Citation: 299 So. 2d 633

Snippet: applicants to whom a ballot has been sent. F.S. § 101.64, F.S.A., provides for the manner and procedure

Hardison v. Threets

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1970-12-11

Citation: 241 So. 2d 694, 1970 Fla. App. LEXIS 5458

Snippet: Florida East Coast Ry. Co. v. Hayes, 1914, 67 Fla. 101, 64 So. 504, 505; Ellis v. Brown, Fla.1955, 77 So.2d

Sinclair Refining Co. v. Butler

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 1966-09-28

Citation: 190 So. 2d 313

Snippet: in Florida East Coast R. Co. v. Hayes, 67 Fla. 101, 64 So. 504, 7 A.L.R. 1310, we held that in an action

Smith v. Lassing

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1966-07-07

Citation: 189 So. 2d 244, 1966 Fla. App. LEXIS 5189

Snippet: Florida East Coast Ry. Co. v. Hayes, 1914, 67 Fla. 101, 64 So. 504, 7 A.L.R. 1310; Marianna & B. R. Co. v

Burch v. Gilbert

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1963-01-08

Citation: 148 So. 2d 289

Snippet: Florida East Coast Ry. Co. v. Hayes, 67 Fla. 101, 64 So. 504, 7 A.L.R. 1310 (1914). [2] Miami Dairy

McDonald v. Miller

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 1956-10-24

Citation: 90 So. 2d 124

Snippet: 5:00 p.m. Appellant contends that under Section 101.64, Florida Statutes 1955, F.S.A., the time for making

Parra v. Harvey

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 1956-10-12

Citation: 89 So. 2d 870

Snippet: Evidently there was a failure to comply with Sec. 101.64, Florida Statutes 1955, and F.S.A., prescribing

Ellis v. Brown

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 1955-02-09

Citation: 77 So. 2d 845

Snippet: worth. Florida East Coast R. Co. v. Hayes, 67 Fla. 101, 64 So. 504, 7 A.L.R. 1310; Jacksonville Electric Co

Kasanof v. Embry-Riddle Co.

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 1946-07-02

Citation: 26 So. 2d 889, 157 Fla. 677, 1946 Fla. LEXIS 829

Snippet: 158; Florida East Coast Ry. Co. v. Hayes,67 Fla. 101, 64 So. 504, 7 A.L.R. 1310. The judgment appealed from

Ake v. Birnbaum

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 1945-07-20

Citation: 25 So. 2d 213, 156 Fla. 735, 1945 Fla. LEXIS 982

Snippet: 149; Florida East Coast Ry. Co. v. Hayes, 67 Fla. 101,64 So. 504. This being the effect of the death by

Haverty Furniture Co. v. McKesson & Robbins, Inc.

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 1944-08-01

Citation: 19 So. 2d 59, 154 Fla. 772, 1944 Fla. LEXIS 815

Snippet: Florida East Coast Railway Co. v. Hayes,67 Fla. 101, 64 So. 504, and Florida Central etc. Ry. Co. v. Foxworth

Teddleton v. Florida Power Light Company

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 1941-01-24

Citation: 200 So. 546, 145 Fla. 671, 1941 Fla. LEXIS 744

Snippet: 1914B, p. 965; F. E. C. R. Co. v. Hayes, 67 Fla. 101, 64 So. 504, 7 A. L. R. 1310; M. . B. R. R. Co. v.

Potts v. Mulligan

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 1940-02-09

Citation: 193 So. 767, 141 Fla. 685

Snippet: "And in Fla. East Coast R. Co. v. Hayes, 67 Fla. 101,64 So. 504, we held that in an action of this kind