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The 2025 Florida Statutes

Title IX
ELECTORS AND ELECTIONS
Chapter 104
ELECTION CODE: VIOLATIONS; PENALTIES
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104.20 Ballot not to be seen, and other offenses.—Any elector who, except as provided by law, allows his or her ballot to be seen by any person; takes or removes, or attempts to take or remove, any ballot from the polling place before the close of the polls; places any mark on his or her ballot by which it may be identified; endeavors to induce any elector to show how he or she voted; aids or attempts to aid any elector unlawfully; or prints or procures to be printed, or has in his or her possession, any copies of any ballot prepared to be voted is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.
History.—s. 55, ch. 4328, 1895; s. 2, ch. 4536, 1897; GS 3835; RGS 5897; CGL 8161; s. 8, ch. 26870, 1951; s. 40, ch. 71-136; s. 35, ch. 77-175; s. 623, ch. 95-147; s. 19, ch. 2002-281.
Note.—Former s. 99.34.

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Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 104.20
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S104.20 - ELECTION LAWS - SHOW REMOVE MARK BALLOT VOTING VIOLATIONS - M: F

Cases Citing Statute 104.20

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News-Press Pub. Co., Inc. v. Firestone

527 So. 2d 223, 1988 WL 42226

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: May 6, 1988 | Docket: 1526064

Cited 1 times | Published

penalties for corrupt influence of electors); § 104.20 (prohibiting any elector allowing his ballot to

News-Press Publishing Co. v. Firestone

527 So. 2d 223, 13 Fla. L. Weekly 1085, 15 Media L. Rep. (BNA) 1663, 1988 Fla. App. LEXIS 1791

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: May 6, 1988 | Docket: 64635624

Published

penalties for corrupt influence of electors); § 104.20 (prohibiting any elector allowing his ballot to

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