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Florida Statute 103.011 - Full Text and Legal Analysis Florida Statute 103.011 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research
Fla. Stat. § 103.011 (2026) Copy Cite Official Site Syfertize CourtListener Amendments
103.011 Electors of President and Vice President.Electors of President and Vice President, known as presidential electors, shall be elected on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November of each year the number of which is a multiple of 4. Votes cast for the actual candidates for President and Vice President shall be counted as votes cast for the presidential electors supporting such candidates. The Department of State shall certify as elected the presidential electors of the candidates for President and Vice President who receive the highest number of votes.
History.ss. 2, 3, ch. 3879, 1889; RS 157; s. 4, ch. 4328, 1895; s. 3, ch. 4537, 1897; GS 174; RGS 218; CGL 253; s. 2, ch. 25383, 1949; s. 7, ch. 26870, 1951; ss. 10, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 32, ch. 77-175.
Note.Former s. 98.07.

Cases Citing F.S. 103.011

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·United States v. Oscar De J. Tobon-Builes, 706 F.2d 1092 (11th Cir. 1983).

Cited 111 times | Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | 1983 U.S. App. LEXIS 27044, 13 Fed. R. Serv. 574

transaction in currency” is defined, under 31 C.F.R. § 103.11, as “[a] transaction involving the physical transfer
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Cited "but see"(citing case) (1994)
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Cited "but see"(citing case) (1992)
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Declined to followRichter (1985)
phrase: "decline to follow"
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·Morro v. City of Birmingham, 117 F.3d 508 (11th Cir. 1997).

Cited 103 times | Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | 38 Fed. R. Serv. 3d 19, 1997 U.S. App. LEXIS 18161, 1997 WL 368361

Federal Jury Practice and Instructions Vol. 3 § 103.11. The district court declined to give the requested
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Cited as authorityBurge (2025)
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Cited as authority(citing case) (2025)
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Cited as authorityCouncil (2024)
phrase: "rule_authority"
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·United States v. Ramon J. Vazquez, 53 F.3d 1216 (11th Cir. 1995).

Cited 92 times | Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | 1995 U.S. App. LEXIS 14280, 1995 WL 309589

evading the reporting requirements _” 31 C.F.R. § 103.11(p). Section 5322 provides criminal penalties for
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Cited as authority(citing case) (2023)
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·United States v. Mariano Hernando Ospina, Mauricio Lehrer, 798 F.2d 1570 (11th Cir. 1986).

Cited 47 times | Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | 21 Fed. R. Serv. 878, 1986 U.S. App. LEXIS 30516

financial institutions, see 31 C.F.R. § 103.11(1), persons may also be. Lehrer’s status as a
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Cited as authorityMenendez (2018)
phrase: "rule_authority"
Cited as authority(citing case) (2017)
phrase: "rule_authority"
Cited as authorityMenendez (2015)
phrase: "rule_authority"
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·United States v. Jacobo Cure, 804 F.2d 625 (11th Cir. 1986).

Cited 43 times | Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | 1986 U.S. App. LEXIS 36337

dealing in or exchanging currency....” 31 C.F.R. § 103.11. The definition of “person” includes individuals
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Cited "but see"Adkinson (1998)
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Cited "but see"(citing case) (1989)
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·Palm Beach Cnty. Canvassing Bd. v. Harris, 772 So. 2d 1273 (Fla. 2000).

Cited 36 times | Published | Supreme Court of Florida | 2000 WL 1804707

...appoint these electors. McPherson, 146 U.S. at 34-35, 13 S.Ct. 3 (emphasis added). In this State, at least since 1847, the right to elect the President of the United States has been firmly vested in the citizens of this State by the Legislature. As section 103.011, Florida Statutes (2000), provides: Electors of President and Vice President, known as presidential electors, shall be elected on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November of each year the number of which is a multiple of 4....
...Votes cast for the actual candidates for President and Vice President shall be counted as votes cast for the presidential electors supporting such candidates. The Department of State shall certify as elected the presidential electors of the candidates for President and Vice President who receive the highest number of votes. § 103.011, Fla....
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Cited as authorityBailey (2025)
phrase: "rule_authority"
Cited as authority(citing case) (2024)
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Cited as authority(citing case) (2020)
phrase: "rule_authority"
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·United States v. Douglas A. Denemark, 779 F.2d 1559 (11th Cir. 1986).

Cited 38 times | Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | 57 A.F.T.R.2d (RIA) 745, 1986 U.S. App. LEXIS 21787

“person” under the broad definition in 31 C.F.R. § 103.11, whether as a principal/agent, an association
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Cited "but see"Maroun (1990)
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Cited "but see"Paris (1988)
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Cited as authorityBrown (1998)
phrase: "rule_authority"
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·United States v. Francis Martin Giancola, & Charles A. Pifer, II, 783 F.2d 1549 (11th Cir. 1986).

Cited 21 times | Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | 1986 U.S. App. LEXIS 22967, 54 U.S.L.W. 2518

definition section of the regulation at 31 C.F.R. § 103.11. There, a “financial institution” is defined as:
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Cited as authority(citing case) (1989)
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·United States v. C. Wayne Phipps, 81 F.3d 1056 (11th Cir. 1996).

Cited 14 times | Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | 1996 U.S. App. LEXIS 9293, 1996 WL 167097

currency from one person to another.” 31 C.F.R. § 103.11(ii) (1995). The regulations further provide: “A
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Cited as authorityRUTH (2018)
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·United States v. John S. Rigdon, 874 F.2d 774 (11th Cir. 1989).

Cited 9 times | Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | 1989 U.S. App. LEXIS 7861, 1989 WL 51543

for purposes of 31 U.S.C.A. § 5313 and 31 C.F.R. § 103.11(g)(3) (1987) — is foreclosed by United States
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Cited as authorityMenendez (2015)
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Cited as authority(citing case) (2013)
phrase: "rule_authority"
Cited as authorityLang (1991)
phrase: "rule_authority"
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·Gore v. Harris, 772 So. 2d 1243 (Fla. 2000).

Cited 13 times | Published | Supreme Court of Florida | 2000 WL 1800752

...the interrelationship, within that framework, between the United States Constitution and the statutory scheme established pursuant to that authority by the Florida Legislature. Pursuant to the authority extended by the United States Constitution, in section 103.011, Florida Statutes (2000), the Legislature has expressly vested in the citizens of the State of Florida the right to select the electors for President and Vice President of the United States: Electors of President and Vice President, k...
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OverruledBarnum (2006)
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Cited "but see"Gore (2000)
phrase: "but see"
Cited as authority(citing case) (2023)
phrase: "rule_authority"
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·United States v. $705,270.00 in United States Currency, 820 F. Supp. 1398 (S.D. Fla. 1993).

Cited 5 times | Published | District Court, S.D. Florida | 1993 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 6536, 1993 WL 164284

[as] a currency dealer or exchanger." 31 C.F.R. § 103.11(i). It is undisputed that the exchange house conducted
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Cited as authority(citing case) (1997)
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Cited as authority(citing case) (1996)
phrase: "rule_authority"
Cited as authority(citing case) (1996)
phrase: "rule_authority"
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·United States v. Restrepo Naranja, 643 F. Supp. 154 (S.D. Fla. 1986).

Cited 3 times | Published | District Court, S.D. Florida | 1986 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 24499

U.S.C. §§ 5316(a)(1)(A), 5322(a) and 31 C.F.R. § 103.11 et seq. By way of factual background, on October
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Cited as authorityEzeiruaku (1990)
phrase: "rule_authority"
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·Michele Yates v. Pinellas Hematology & Oncology, P.A. (11th Cir. 2021).

Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

Margaret A. Berger, Weinstein’s Federal Evidence, § 103.11[2][b] (2d ed. 2021). In the latter scenario, the
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Cited as authority(citing case) (2026)
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Cited as authoritySAXTON (2025)
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Cited as authority(citing case) (2025)
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·United States v. Casey Lee Paul, 23 F.3d 365 (11th Cir. 1994).

Cited 1 times | Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | 1994 U.S. App. LEXIS 15515, 1994 WL 242209

in order to constitute structuring.” 31 C.F.R. § 103.11(p) (1989). Paul contends' that until this regulation
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Cited as authority(citing case) (1995)
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Fladell v. Labarga, 775 So. 2d 987 (Fla. 4th DCA 2000).

Published | Florida 4th District Court of Appeal | 2000 WL 1791027

...A revote limited only to Palm Beach County, which is the only relief sought in this case, is unprecedented in Florida and elsewhere. Section 102.168 provides in subsection (1) that " the certification of election... may be contested." For presidential elections, section 103.011 provides that "The Department of State shall certify as elected the presidential electors of the candidates for President and Vice President who receive the highest number of votes." There is, in this type of election, one state-wide election and one certification....
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United States v. Twenty-Three Thousand Ninety Dollars ($23,090.00) in United States Currency, 377 F. Supp. 2d 1223 (S.D. Fla. 2005).

Published | District Court, S.D. Florida | 2005 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 13215, 2005 WL 1562418

to transport currency "at one time," 31 C.F.R. § 103.11 (2005) sets forth the following criteria: (1)
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United States v. Phipps (11th Cir. 1996).

Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

to another." 31 C.F.R. § 103.11(ii) (1995). The regulations further

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