Florida Statutes

Fla. Stat. § 102.121 (2025)

Elections Canvassing Commission to issue certificates.

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102.121 Elections Canvassing Commission to issue certificates.The Elections Canvassing Commission shall make and sign separate certificates of the result of the election for federal officers, state officers, and constitutional amendments, which certificates must be written and contain the total number of votes cast for and against each person for each office and the total number of votes cast for and against each constitutional amendment. The certificates, the one including the result of the election for presidential electors and representatives to Congress, and the other including the result of the election for state officers, shall be recorded in the Department of State in a book to be kept for that purpose.
History.s. 35, ch. 3879, 1889; RS 189; s. 66, ch. 4328, 1895; GS 250; RGS 294; CGL 350; s. 6, ch. 26870, 1951; ss. 10, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 25, ch. 77-175; s. 10, ch. 2025-21.
Note.Former s. 99.51.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2000–2025 · leading case: Siegel v. LePore, 120 F. Supp. 2d 1041 (S.D. Fla. 2000).
Siegel v. LePore, 120 F. Supp. 2d 1041 (S.D. Fla. 2000). · cites it 2× “See Fla. Stat. § 102.121 . County canvassing boards are obligated to file a report with the Division of Elections at the same time the results of an election are certified.”
Palm Beach Cnty. Canvassing Bd. v. Harris, 772 So. 2d 1220 (Fla. 2000). “The certificates made and signed by the Elections Canvassing Commission pursuant to section 102.121 shall include the amended returns accepted through the dates set forth in this opinion.”
Miami-Dade Dem. Party v. Canvassing Bd., 773 So. 2d 1179 (Fla. 3d DCA 2000). “The certificates made and signed by the Elections Canvassing Commission pursuant to section 102.121 shall include the amended returns accepted through the dates set forth in this opinion.”
Robert C. Touchston v. Michael McDermott, 234 F.3d 1133 (11th Cir. 2000). “I would direct the district court to enjoin the Secretary of State and/or Elections Canvassing Commission to issue amended vote certifications under Fla. Stat. §§ 102.121 and 103.011 that do not contain *1158 the results of manual recounts .”
Hart v. State of Florida (Fla. 2d DCA 2025). “"); § 102.121 ("The Elections Canvassing Commission shall make and sign separate certificates of the result of the election for federal and state officers, which certificates shall be written and contain the total number of votes cast for each person for each office.”
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