Florida Statute 102.071 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research

The 2024 Florida Statutes

Title IX
ELECTORS AND ELECTIONS

Chapter 102
CONDUCTING ELECTIONS AND ASCERTAINING THE RESULTS

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F.S. 102.071

102.071 Tabulation of votes and proclamation of results.—The election board shall post at the polls, for the benefit of the public, the results of the voting for each office or other item on the ballot as the count is completed. Upon completion of all counts in all races, a certificate of the results shall be drawn up by the inspectors and clerk at each precinct upon a form provided by the supervisor of elections which shall contain the name of each person voted for, for each office, and the number of votes cast for each person for such office; and, if any question is submitted, the certificate shall also contain the number of votes cast for and against the question. The certificate shall be signed by the inspectors and clerk and shall be delivered without delay by one of the inspectors, securely sealed, to the supervisor for immediate publication. All the ballot boxes, ballots, ballot stubs, memoranda, and papers of all kinds used in the election shall also be transmitted, after being sealed by the inspectors, to the supervisor’s office. Registration books and the poll lists shall not be placed in the ballot boxes but shall be returned to the supervisor.

History.—s. 30, ch. 3879, 1889; RS 184; s. 61, ch. 4328, 1895; s. 2, ch. 4699, 1899; GS 242; RGS 286; CGL 342; s. 9, ch. 25384, 1949; s. 6, ch. 26329, 1949; s. 6, ch. 26870, 1951; s. 39, ch. 28156, 1953; s. 19, ch. 73-334; s. 25, ch. 77-175; s. 45, ch. 79-400; s. 55, ch. 2005-277.

Note.—Former s. 99.43.

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Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 102.071

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Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases Citing Statute 102.071

Total Results: 10

Heidi Valdes v. City of Marathon, Florida, etc.

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2024-07-10T00:00:00-07:00

Snippet: 2 102, art. 102-13, § 102.71 (2024). Valdes argues that the provisions of the

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

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2023-12-01T00:00:00-08:00

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

Sarasota Alliance for Fair Elections, Inc. v. Browning

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 2010-02-11T00:00:00-08:00

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

Snippet: canvassing board must certify the election results. §§ 102.071, 102.112, 102.151, Fla. Stat. (2006). In contrast

Browning v. Sarasota Alliance

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2007-10-31T00:53:00-07:00

Citation: 968 So. 2d 637

Snippet: Most important to the issues on appeal, sections 102.071, 102.131, and 102.151 set forth detailed procedures…election results to the Department of State. §§ 102.071, .112, .151. Under Florida law, the county canvassing

Palm Beach County Canvassing Bd. v. Harris

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 2000-11-20T23:53:00-08:00

Citation: 772 So. 2d 1220

Snippet: [23] § 102.012(4), Fla. Stat. (2000). [24] § 102.071, Fla. Stat. (2000). [25] § 102.141(3), Fla. Stat

Snippet: political party is defined in Subsection 3 of Section 102.71, F.S., now F.S.A. § 103.091, to be "any political

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