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Florida Statute 104.031 - Full Text and Legal Analysis Florida Statute 104.031 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research
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104.031 False declaration to secure assistance in preparing ballot.—Any person who makes a false declaration for assistance in voting, or in the preparation of his or her ballot, in any election is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.
History.—s. 49, ch. 4328, 1895; GS 3829; RGS 5892; CGL 8156; s. 8, ch. 26870, 1951; s. 22, ch. 71-136; s. 35, ch. 77-175; s. 4, ch. 91-224; s. 613, ch. 95-147.
Note.—Former s. 99.31.

Arrestable Offenses under F.S. 104.031

M = misdemeanor · F = felony · degree: F=1st S=2nd T=3rd
§104.031FRAUD-FALSE STATEMENTFALSE DECLARATION IN PREPARING A BALLOTM · 1st

Cases Citing F.S. 104.031

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·Jones v. Bd. of Control, 131 So. 2d 713 (Fla. 1961).

Cited 14 times | Published | Supreme Court of Florida

violence to the legislative policy suggested by Section 104.31(1)(c), Florida Statutes, F.S.A. Chapter 104
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Cited as authorityHill (2010)
phrase: "rule_authority"
Cited as authoritySandlin (1987)
phrase: "rule_authority"
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·State v. Stuler, 122 So. 2d 1 (Fla. 1960).

Cited 8 times | Published | Supreme Court of Florida

charging appellee Stuler with a violation of Section 104.31, Florida Statutes, F.S.A. Our conclusion must
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Cited as authority(citing case) (1995)
phrase: "rule_authority"
UpheldHuerta (1968)
phrase: "upheld in"
UpheldHuerta (1968)
phrase: "upheld by"
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·Fugate v. Florida Elections Com'n, 924 So. 2d 74 (Fla. 1st DCA 2006).

Cited 5 times | Published | Florida 1st District Court of Appeal | 2006 Fla. App. LEXIS 2439, 2006 WL 407074

Appellant was charged with "willfully" violating section 104.31(1)(a), Florida Statutes (2003), which forbids
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Cited as authority(citing case) (2014)
phrase: "rule_authority"
Cited as authority(citing case) (2013)
phrase: "rule_authority"
Cited as authorityBlair (2010)
phrase: "rule_authority"
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·Metro. Dade Cnty. v. Santos, 430 So. 2d 506 (Fla. 3d DCA 1983).

Cited 5 times | Published | Florida 3rd District Court of Appeal

as amended,[1] invalidly in "conflict" with Section 104.31(1), Fla. Stat. (1981), the "Little Hatch Act
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Review deniedLowe (2000)
phrase: "review denied"
Review deniedBurroughs (1989)
phrase: "review denied"
Review deniedBurroughs (1988)
phrase: "review denied"
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·Schwarz v. Villages Charter Sch., Inc., 165 F. Supp. 3d 1153 (M.D. Fla. 2016).

Cited 1 times | Published | District Court, M.D. Florida | 2016 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 24526, 2016 WL 787934

Secondary, Adult, and Extension Education.” 34 C.F.R. § 104.31; 7 C.F.R. § 15b.20. The DOE’s Subpart F contains
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Cited as authorityMomanyi (2024)
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Wills v. Florida Elections Com'n, 955 So. 2d 61 (Fla. 1st DCA 2007).

Cited 1 times | Published | Florida 1st District Court of Appeal | 2007 Fla. App. LEXIS 4899, 2007 WL 980727

the results of an election" in violation of section 104.31(1)(a), Florida Statutes. Wills petitioned for
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Adam Richardson v. Sec'y, Florida Agency for Health Care Admin. (Fla. 2024).

Published | Supreme Court of Florida

Health Care Administration (AHCA) have violated section 104.31, Florida Statutes (2024), in their advocacy
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Ago (Fla. Att'y Gen. 1978).

Published | Florida Attorney General Reports

violation of s. 104.31(1)(a), F. S.? SUMMARY: Section 104.31(1)(a), F. S., does not prohibit elective municipal
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League of Women Voters of Fla. v. Scott, 366 F. Supp. 3d 1311 (N.D. Fla. 2018).

Published | District Court, N.D. Florida

vote or affecting the result thereof." Fla. Stat. § 104.31(1)(a).
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Ago (Fla. Att'y Gen. 1974).

Published | Florida Attorney General Reports

answered in the negative. AS TO QUESTION 2: Section 104.31, F.S., which regulates political activities
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Resedean v. Civil Serv. Bd. of Pensacola, 332 So. 2d 150 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1976).

Published | District Court of Appeal of Florida | 1976 Fla. App. LEXIS 14417

(1974), which amended F.S. 104.31(1) (d)3 and created Section 3 of F.S. 104.31.4 Indeed, the significant
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Ago (Fla. Att'y Gen. 1977).

Published | Florida Attorney General Reports

community college district board of trustees. Section 104.31(1), F. S., does not operate to bar such employee
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Ago (Fla. Att'y Gen. 1975).

Published | Florida Attorney General Reports

nothing to do with the answer to this question. Section 104.31, F.S., affects all elected public officers
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State v. Brown, 298 So. 2d 487 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1974).

Published | District Court of Appeal of Florida | 1974 Fla. App. LEXIS 8920

voting, registration or elections. . . . ’ Section 104.031, relating to making false declarations and
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Ago (Fla. Att'y Gen. 1980).

Published | Florida Attorney General Reports

, appear to compel a different conclusion. Section 104.31, Florida's Little Hatch Act, regulates the

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