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The 2024 Florida Statutes
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F.S. 102.131102.131 Returns before canvassing commission.—If any returns shall appear to be irregular or false so that the Elections Canvassing Commission is unable to determine the true vote for any office, nomination, constitutional amendment, or other measure presented to the electors, the commission shall so certify and shall not include the returns in its determination, canvass, and declaration. The Elections Canvassing Commission in determining the true vote shall not have authority to look beyond the county returns. The Department of State shall file in its office all the returns, together with other documents and papers received by it or the commission. The commission shall canvass the returns for presidential electors and representatives to Congress separately from their canvass of returns for state officers.History.—s. 35, ch. 3879, 1889; RS 189; s. 66, ch. 4328, 1895; GS 249; RGS 293; CGL 349; s. 6, ch. 26870, 1951; s. 5, ch. 65-129; ss. 10, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 25, ch. 77-175; s. 46, ch. 79-400. Note.—Former s. 99.50.
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Annotations, Discussions, Cases:
Cases Citing Statute 102.131
Total Results: 3
772 So. 2d 1220, 2000 WL 1725434
Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Nov 21, 2000 | Docket: 2561311
Cited 11 times | Published
[30] §§ 102.111, .121, Fla. Stat. (2000).
[31] § 102.131, Fla. Stat. (2000) ("If any returns shall appear
120 F. Supp. 2d 1041, 29 Media L. Rep. (BNA) 1190, 2000 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 16333, 2000 WL 1687185
District Court, S.D. Florida | Filed: Nov 13, 2000 | Docket: 2367000
Cited 7 times | Published
board of county commissioners. See Fla. Stat. § 102.131(1). The canvassing *1045 boards are responsible
773 So. 2d 524, 2000 WL 1867628
Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Dec 22, 2000 | Docket: 1291959
Cited 1 times | Published
for counting the votes given each county. See § 102.131(1), § 102.141(2), Fla.Stat. (2000).
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