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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. 102.014

102.014 Poll worker recruitment and training.—

(1) The supervisor of elections shall conduct training for inspectors, clerks, and deputy sheriffs prior to each primary, general, and special election for the purpose of instructing such persons in their duties and responsibilities as election officials. The Division of Elections shall develop a statewide uniform training curriculum for poll workers, and each supervisor shall use such curriculum in training poll workers. A certificate may be issued by the supervisor of elections to each person completing such training. No person shall serve as an inspector, clerk, or deputy sheriff for an election unless such person has completed the training as required. A clerk may not work at the polls unless he or she demonstrates a working knowledge of the laws and procedures relating to voter registration, voting system operation, balloting and polling place procedures, and problem-solving and conflict-resolution skills.

(2) A person who has attended previous training conducted within 2 years before the election may be appointed by the supervisor to fill a vacancy on an election board. If no person with prior training is available to fill such vacancy, the supervisor of elections may fill such vacancy in accordance with the provisions of subsection (3) from among persons who have not received the training required by this section.

(3) In the case of absence or refusal to act on the part of any inspector or clerk, the supervisor shall appoint a replacement who meets the qualifications prescribed in s. 102.012(2). The inspector or clerk so appointed shall be a member of the same political party as the clerk or inspector whom he or she replaces.

(4) Each supervisor of elections shall be responsible for training inspectors and clerks, subject to the following minimum requirements:

(a) No clerk shall be entitled to work at the polls unless he or she has had a minimum of 3 hours of training prior to each election.

(b) No inspector shall work at the polls unless he or she has had a minimum of 2 hours of training prior to each election.

(5) The Department of State shall create a uniform polling place procedures manual and adopt the manual by rule. Each supervisor of elections shall ensure that the manual is available in hard copy or electronic form in every polling place. The manual shall guide inspectors, clerks, and deputy sheriffs in the proper implementation of election procedures and laws. The manual shall be indexed by subject, and written in plain, clear, unambiguous language. The manual shall provide specific examples of common problems encountered at the polls and detail specific procedures for resolving those problems. The manual shall include, without limitation:

(a) Regulations governing solicitation by individuals and groups at the polling place;

(b) Procedures to be followed with respect to voters whose names are not on the precinct register;

(d) Ballot handling procedures;

(e) Procedures governing spoiled ballots;

(f) Procedures to be followed after the polls close;

(g) Rights of voters at the polls;

(h) Procedures for handling emergency situations;

(i) Procedures for dealing with irate voters;

(j) The handling and processing of provisional ballots; and

(k) Security procedures.

The Department of State shall revise the manual as necessary to address new procedures in law or problems encountered by voters and poll workers at the precincts.

(6) Supervisors of elections shall work with the business and local community to develop public-private programs to ensure the recruitment of skilled inspectors and clerks.

(7) The Department of State shall develop a mandatory, statewide, and uniform program for training poll workers on issues of etiquette and sensitivity with respect to voters having a disability. The program must be conducted locally by each supervisor of elections, and each poll worker must complete the program before working during the current election cycle. The supervisor of elections shall contract with a recognized disability-related organization, such as a center for independent living, family network on disabilities, deaf service bureau, or other such organization, to develop and assist with training the trainers in the disability sensitivity programs. The program must include actual demonstrations of obstacles confronted by disabled persons during the voting process, including obtaining access to the polling place, traveling through the polling area, and using the voting system.

History.—s. 64, ch. 2001-40; s. 19, ch. 2002-17; s. 18, ch. 2002-281; s. 53, ch. 2005-277; s. 17, ch. 2005-286; s. 24, ch. 2008-95.

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Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases Citing Statute 102.014

Total Results: 17

University of Florida Board of Trustees v. Laurie Carmody

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2023-07-06

Snippet: than the qualifications in this section.” § 766.102(14), Fla. Stat. (2012). 6. The Legislature deleted

Riggenbach v. Rhodes

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

Citation: 267 So. 3d 551

Snippet: than those specified in the statute. Id. § 766.102(14). In Oliveros v. Adventist Health Systems/Sunbelt

Riggenbach v. Rhodes

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

Citation: 267 So. 3d 551

Snippet: than those specified in the statute. Id. § 766.102(14). In Oliveros v. Adventist Health Systems/Sunbelt

Michael Clare, M.D. v. Lynch

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2017-06-21

Citation: 220 So. 3d 1258, 2017 WL 2664320, 2017 Fla. App. LEXIS 8924

Snippet: than the qualifications in this section.” § 766.102(14), Fla. Stat. (2012). Thus, under this version of

In re Amendments to the Florida Evidence Code

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

Citation: 210 So. 3d 1231

Snippet: of Fla. The amendment also repealed section 766.102(14), Florida Statutes (2012), which recognized a trial

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: of Fla. The amendment also repealed section 766.102(14), Florida Statutes (2012), which recognized a trial

National Auto Service Centers, Inc. v. F/R 550, LLC

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2016-03-30

Citation: 192 So. 3d 498, 2016 Fla. App. LEXIS 4820, 2016 WL 1238265

Snippet: transfer is- the disposition of an asset. See § 726.102(14) (defining a transfer as “every mode ... of disposing

Lois Zelman v. Martin Zelman, Robert Zelman, Lisa Held and Curtis Rogers

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2015-09-02

Citation: 175 So. 3d 871, 2015 Fla. App. LEXIS 13075

Snippet: 3d 549, 550 (Fla. 4th DCA 2014) (citing §§ 744.102(14), 744.331(1), 744.3371(1), Fla. Stat. (2012)).

Bivins v. Rogers

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2014-03-12

Citation: 147 So. 3d 549, 2014 WL 940659, 2014 Fla. App. LEXIS 3460

Snippet: incapacity and to appoint a guardian. See §§ 744.102(14), 744.331(1), 744.3371(1), Fla. Stat. (2012). As

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

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

Hayes v. Guardianship of Thompson

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

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

Snippet: of a ward's person or property, or both"); § 744.102(14), Fla. Stat. (2006) (defining "next of kin" as

Ago

Court: Florida Attorney General Reports | Date Filed: 2002-02-22

Snippet: authorized by the mandate in section 102.014(6), Florida Statutes. Section 102.014(6), provides: "Supervisors of

Gore v. Harris

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2000-12-08

Citation: 772 So. 2d 1243, 2000 WL 1800752

Snippet: machine recount tabulation, in violation of section 102.14, Florida Statutes, resulting in an additional 51

L.G.H. v. Department of Children & Family Services

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1999-05-27

Citation: 735 So. 2d 548, 1999 Fla. App. LEXIS 6825, 1999 WL 357625

Snippet: CONCUR. BENTON, J., CONCURS IN RESULT ONLY. . § 415.102(14)(a)-(b), Fla. Stat.

Edward v. Department of Health & Rehabilitative Services

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1988-11-09

Citation: 536 So. 2d 1078, 13 Fla. L. Weekly 2462, 1988 Fla. App. LEXIS 4849, 1988 WL 117552

Snippet: Fla. Admin.Code Ann. Rules 1001.080(8) and 1001.102(14)(d) (1987). We therefore vacate the final order

Dawes v. Robinson

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 1926-01-23

Citation: 107 So. 340, 91 Fla. 99

Snippet: Pacific Ry. Co. v. Daniels, 152 U.S. 684, *Page 102 14 Sup. Ct. 756, 38 L.Ed. 597, deny said ground of