Florida Statutes

Fla. Stat. § 104.0615 (2025)

Voter intimidation or suppression prohibited; criminal penalties.

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104.0615 Voter intimidation or suppression prohibited; criminal penalties.—

(1) This section may be cited as the “Voter Protection Act.”

(2) A person may not directly or indirectly use or threaten to use force, violence, or intimidation or any tactic of coercion or intimidation to induce or compel an individual to:

(a) Vote or refrain from voting;

(b) Vote or refrain from voting for any particular individual or ballot measure;

(d) Refrain from acting as a legally authorized election official or poll watcher.

(3) A person may not knowingly use false information to:

(a) Challenge an individual’s right to vote;

(b) Induce or attempt to induce an individual to refrain from voting or registering to vote; or

(c) Induce or attempt to induce an individual to refrain from acting as a legally authorized election official or poll watcher.

(4) A person may not knowingly destroy, mutilate, or deface a voter registration form or election ballot or obstruct or delay the delivery of a voter registration form or election ballot.

(5) A person who violates subsection (2), subsection (3), or subsection (4) commits a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.

History.—s. 76, ch. 2005-277.

Arrestable Offenses under F.S. 104.0615

M = misdemeanor · F = felony · degree: F=1st S=2nd T=3rd

§104.0615(2a)ELECTION LAWSUSE FORCE VIOL TO COMPEL VOTE OR REFRAINF · 3rd

§104.0615(2b)ELECTION LAWSUSE FORCE VIOL COMPEL CERTAIN VOTE OR REFRAINF · 3rd

§104.0615(2c)ELECTION LAWSUSE FORCE VIOL TO REFRAIN FROM REGISTERINGF · 3rd

§104.0615(2d)ELECTION LAWSUSE FORCE VIOL TO REFRAIN FROM ELECTION OFFF · 3rd

§104.0615(3a)ELECTION LAWSUSE FALSE INFO CHALLENGE RIGHT TO VOTEF · 3rd

§104.0615(3b)ELECTION LAWSUSE FALSE INFO TO REFRAIN FROM VOTE REGISTERF · 3rd

§104.0615(3c)ELECTION LAWSUSE FALSE INFO TO REFRAIN FROM ELECTION OFFF · 3rd

§104.0615(4)ELECTION LAWSDESTROY DEFACE VOTER REGIS OR BALLOTF · 3rd

§104.0615(4)ELECTION LAWSOBSTRUCT DELAY DELIVERY VOTER REGIS BALLOTF · 3rd

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 3 cases, 2006–2008 · leading case: League of Women Voters of Florida v. Cobb, 447 F. Supp. 2d 1314 (S.D. Fla. 2006).

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League of Women Voters of Florida v. Cobb, 447 F. Supp. 2d 1314 (S.D. Fla. 2006). · cites it 8× “These fines are in addition to any applicable criminal penalties, including the provisions of Fla. Stat. § 104.0615 (4), which makes it a violation of the law to “knowingly destroy, mutilate, or deface a voter registration form or election ballot or obstruct or delay the…”

League of Women Voters of Florida v. Browning, 575 F. Supp. 2d 1298 (S.D. Fla. 2008). · cites it 4× “(c) A fine in the amount of ,000 for each application collected by a third-party voter registration organization or any person, entity, or agent acting on its behalf, which is not submitted to the division or supervisor of elections.”

Am. Ass'n of People With Disabilities v. Herrera, 580 F. Supp. 2d 1195 (D.N.M. 2008). “” Fla. Stat. Ann. § 104.0615 (4). The existence of this statute was significant to the League of Women Voters court: Next, Defendants have not addressed why the Third-Party Voter Registration Law’s civil penalties scheme is necessary given that Florida law already imposes…”

— 104.0615(4) — 1 case

League of Women Voters of Florida v. Browning, 575 F. Supp. 2d 1298 (S.D. Fla. 2008). “(c) A fine in the amount of ,000 for each application collected by a third-party voter registration organization or any person, entity, or agent acting on its behalf, which is not submitted to the division or supervisor of elections.”

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