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Florida Statute 102.121 - Full Text and Legal Analysis Florida Statute 102.121 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research
Fla. Stat. § 102.121 (2026) Copy Cite Official Site Syfertize CourtListener Amendments
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.

Cases Citing F.S. 102.121

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·Siegel v. LePore, 120 F. Supp. 2d 1041 (S.D. Fla. 2000).

Cited 7 times | Published | District Court, S.D. Florida | 29 Media L. Rep. (BNA) 1190, 2000 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 16333, 2000 WL 1687185

...election and determine and declare who has been elected for each office." Fla. Stat. § 102.111(1). The Commission also issues certificates of the result of the election for federal and state officers, including presidential electors. See Fla. Stat. § 102.121....
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Cited as authorityMurdock (2021)
phrase: "rule_authority"
Cited as authority(citing case) (2000)
phrase: "rule_authority"
Cited as authorityHarris (2000)
phrase: "rule_authority"
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·Palm Beach Cnty. Canvassing Bd. v. Harris, 772 So. 2d 1220 (Fla. 2000).

Cited 11 times | Published | Supreme Court of Florida | 2000 WL 1725434

...The stay order entered on November 17, 2000, by this Court shall remain in effect until the expiration of the time for accepting amended certifications set forth in this opinion. 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....
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Superseded(citing case) (2000)
phrase: "superseded by"
VacatedGore (2000)
phrase: "vacated by"
Vacated(citing case) (2000)
phrase: "vacated by"
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·Touchston v. Mcdermott, 234 F.3d 1133 (11th Cir. 2000).

Cited 2 times | Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

...revent us from reaching clearly defined issues in the interest of judicial economy."). 87 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 the results of manual recounts conducted in response to a candidate or political party's request under Fla....
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Cited as authority(citing case) (2023)
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Miami-Dade Dem. Party v. Canvassing Bd., 773 So. 2d 1179 (Fla. 3d DCA 2000).

Cited 2 times | Published | Florida 3rd District Court of Appeal | 2000 WL 1790424

...mission by 5:00 p.m. on Sunday, November 26, 2000 and the Secretary of State and the Elections Canvassing Commission shall accept any such amended certifications.... 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....

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