Florida Statute 104.20 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

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.

Arrestable Offenses under F.S. 104.20
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News-Press Pub. Co., Inc. v. Firestone, 527 So. 2d 223 (Fla. 2d DCA 1988).
Cited 1 times | Published | Florida 2nd District Court of Appeal | 1988 WL 42226
...titutionally guaranteed rights. The legislature has evinced a willingness to address other specific problems affecting the voting process in chapter 104, Florida Statutes. See e.g., § 104.061 (providing penalties for corrupt influence of electors); § 104.20 (prohibiting any elector allowing his ballot to be seen or endeavoring to get an elector to show how he voted and other offenses); § 104.22 (providing penalties for stealing and destroying election records); § 104.23 (providing penalties...
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·News-Press Publ'g Co. v. Firestone, 527 So. 2d 223 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1988).
Published | District Court of Appeal of Florida | 13 Fla. L. Weekly 1085, 15 Media L. Rep. (BNA) 1663, 1988 Fla. App. LEXIS 1791
...titutionally guaranteed rights. The legislature has evinced a willingness to address other specific problems affecting the voting process in chapter 104, Florida Statutes. See e.g., § 104.061 (providing penalties for corrupt influence of electors); § 104.20 (prohibiting any elector allowing his ballot to be seen or endeavoring to get an elector to show how he voted and other offenses); § 104.22 (providing penalties for stealing and destroying election records); § 104.23 (providing penalties...
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Arrestable Offenses under F.S. 104.20

Cases Citing F.S. 104.20

News-Press Pub. Co., Inc. v. Firestone, 527 So. 2d 223 (Fla. 2d DCA 1988).

·News-Press Publ'g Co. v. Firestone, 527 So. 2d 223 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1988).