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The 2024 Florida Statutes

Title IX
ELECTORS AND ELECTIONS

Chapter 102
CONDUCTING ELECTIONS AND ASCERTAINING THE RESULTS

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F.S. 102.012

102.012 Inspectors and clerks to conduct elections.—

(1)(a) The supervisor of elections of each county, at least 20 days prior to the holding of any election, shall appoint an election board comprised of poll workers who serve as clerks or inspectors for each precinct in the county. The clerk shall be in charge of, and responsible for, seeing that the election board carries out its duties and responsibilities. Each inspector and each clerk shall take and subscribe to an oath or affirmation, which shall be written or printed, to the effect that he or she will perform the duties of inspector or clerk of election, respectively, according to law and will endeavor to prevent all fraud, deceit, or abuse in conducting the election. The oath may be taken before an officer authorized to administer oaths or before any of the persons who are to act as inspectors, one of them to swear the others, and one of the others sworn thus, in turn, to administer the oath to the one who has not been sworn. The oaths shall be returned with the poll list and the returns of the election to the supervisor. In all questions that may arise before the members of an election board, the decision of a majority of them shall decide the question. The supervisor of elections of each county shall be responsible for the attendance and diligent performance of his or her duties by each clerk and inspector.

(b) If two or more precincts share the same building and voting place, the supervisor of elections may appoint one election board for the collocated precincts. The supervisor shall provide that a sufficient number of poll workers are appointed to adequately handle the processing of the voters in the collocated precincts.

(2) Each member of the election board shall be able to read and write the English language and shall be a registered qualified elector of the county in which the member is appointed or a person who has preregistered to vote, pursuant to s. 97.041(1)(b), in the county in which the member is appointed. No election board shall be composed solely of members of one political party; however, in any primary in which only one party has candidates appearing on the ballot, all clerks and inspectors may be of that party. Any person whose name appears as an opposed candidate for any office shall not be eligible to serve on an election board.

(3) The supervisor shall furnish inspectors of election for each precinct with the list of registered voters for that precinct. The supervisor shall also furnish to the inspectors of election at the polling place at each precinct in the supervisor’s county a sufficient number of forms and blanks for use on election day.

(4) The election board of each precinct shall attend the polling place by 6 a.m. of the day of the election and shall arrange the furniture, stationery, and voting equipment. The election board shall conduct the voting, beginning and closing at the time set forth in s. 100.011.

History.—s. 20, ch. 3879, 1889; RS 174; s. 24, ch. 4328, 1895; s. 8, ch. 4537, 1897; GS 205; RGS 249; s. 1, ch. 8587, 1921; CGL 305; s. 2, ch. 17898, 1937; s. 2, ch. 25384, 1949; s. 6, ch. 26870, 1951; s. 38, ch. 28156, 1953; s. 25, ch. 29934, 1955; s. 10, ch. 57-166; s. 1, ch. 63-53; s. 1, ch. 65-416; s. 1, ch. 67-168; s. 1, ch. 67-385; s. 1, ch. 73-151; s. 25, ch. 77-175; s. 43, ch. 79-400; s. 1, ch. 80-264; s. 50, ch. 81-259; s. 19, ch. 84-302; s. 1, ch. 89-46; s. 596, ch. 95-147; s. 22, ch. 98-129; s. 3, ch. 2000-249; ss. 27, 65, ch. 2001-40; s. 52, ch. 2005-277; s. 43, ch. 2005-278; s. 11, ch. 2010-167; s. 4, ch. 2011-4.

Note.—Former s. 99.03.

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Cases Citing Statute 102.012

Total Results: 20

In Re: Amendments to Florida Probate Rules - 2023 Legislation

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2023-12-14

Snippet: the rights enumerated in the petition. (See § 744.102(12)(b), Fla. Stat.) The respondent has the right

Byrd, The Florida Senate v. Black Voters Matter Capacity Building Institute, Inc., Equal Ground Education Fund, Inc.

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2023-12-01

Snippet: 101.5614; 101.657(1)(a), (4)(c); 101.69; 101.71; 102.012; 102.071; Fla. Stat.; cf. §§ 1S-2.015, 1S-2.032

In Re: Amendments to the Florida Probate Rules - Guardianship

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2020-09-03

Snippet: the rights enumerated in the petition. (See § 744.102(12)(b), Fla. Stat.) The respondent has the

In Re: Amendments to the Florida Evidence Code

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2019-05-23

Snippet: 2012–152, § 1, Laws of Fla.; and to section 766.102(12) of the Florida Statutes, see ch. 2011–233, § 10

Riggenbach v. Rhodes

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2019-03-29

Citation: 267 So. 3d 551

Snippet: language, which in 2010 was found in section 766.102(12). In 2013, the legislature amended the statutory

Riggenbach v. Rhodes

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2019-03-29

Citation: 267 So. 3d 551

Snippet: language, which in 2010 was found in section 766.102(12). In 2013, the legislature amended the statutory

Richard DeLisle v. Crane Co.

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2018-10-15

Citation: 258 So. 3d 1219

Snippet: section 10, Laws of Florida, creating section 766.102(12), Florida Statutes (2012), which pertains to a

In re Amendments to the Florida Evidence Code

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2017-02-16

Citation: 210 So. 3d 1231

Snippet: be procedural, legislation creating section 766.102(12), Florida Statutes, which is not a part of the

In Re: Amendments to the Florida Evidence Code

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2017-02-16

Citation: 210 So. 3d 1231, 42 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 179, 2017 WL 633770, 2017 Fla. LEXIS 338

Snippet: be procedural, legislation creating section 766.102(12), 3. See In re Amends. to Fla. Evidence

Lutheran Services Florida, Inc. v. Department of Children & Families

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2015-11-25

Citation: 199 So. 3d 286, 2015 Fla. App. LEXIS 17914, 2015 WL 7566262

Snippet: been adjudicated incapacitated under section 744.102(12), as Mr. Perón has, cannot receive medically necessary

In Re AMENDMENTS TO the FLORIDA EVIDENCE CODE

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2014-07-10

Citation: 144 So. 3d 536, 39 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 501, 2014 Fla. LEXIS 2156, 2014 WL 3573106

Snippet: 2012-152, § 1, Laws of Fla.; and to section 766.102(12) of the Florida Statutes, see ch.2011-233, § 10

Oliveros v. Adventist Health Systems/Sunbelt, Inc.

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2010-09-03

Citation: 45 So. 3d 873, 2010 Fla. App. LEXIS 12923, 2010 WL 3447253

Snippet: emergency medicine expert.[4] However, section 766.102(12) provides that "[t]his section does not limit the

Sarasota Alliance for Fair Elections, Inc. v. Browning

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2010-02-11

Citation: 28 So. 3d 880, 35 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 101, 2010 Fla. LEXIS 218, 2010 WL 455276

Snippet: to conduct training of the poll workers. See §§ 102.012, 102.014, Fla. Stat. (2006). In analogous cases

Browning v. Sarasota Alliance

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2007-10-31

Citation: 968 So. 2d 637, 2007 WL 3170111

Snippet: ascertaining election results. Specifically, sections 102.012 to 102.014 confer upon local supervisors of elections

Langley v. Knowles

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2007-06-29

Citation: 958 So. 2d 1149, 2007 WL 1852120

Snippet: correcting his error. The Knowleses paid Langley $1,102.12 as the final payment. Langley filed a lien against

Hayes v. Guardianship of Thompson

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2006-11-09

Citation: 952 So. 2d 498, 2006 WL 3228916

Snippet: capacity and to appoint a guardian. [2] Section 744.102(12), Florida Statutes (2006), defines an "incapacitated

Balsamo v. Gruppo Ceramiche Ricchetti, S.P.A.

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2003-12-03

Citation: 862 So. 2d 812, 2003 Fla. App. LEXIS 18367, 2003 WL 22849984

Snippet: 59.29 and 726.102, Florida Statutes. Section 726.102(12) defines “transfer” as, “[e]very mode, direct or

Mason v. E. Speer & Associates, Inc.

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2003-02-05

Citation: 846 So. 2d 529, 2003 WL 244933

Snippet: have been a fraudulent transfer under section 726.102(12), Florida Statutes, or 11 U.S.C. § 548 which permits

NATIONSBANK, NA v. Coastal Utilities, Inc.

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2002-05-01

Citation: 814 So. 2d 1227, 2002 WL 816836

Snippet: an asset or an interest in an asset...." § 726.102(12), Fla. Stat. (1999). The broad definition includes

Levin v. Ethan Allen, Inc.

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2002-04-17

Citation: 823 So. 2d 132, 2002 WL 561378

Snippet: without receiving value in exchange. See § 726.102(12), Fla. Stat. (1993). That transaction amounted