104.22
Stealing and destroying records, etc., of election.
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104.22 Stealing and destroying records, etc., of election.—Any person who is guilty of stealing, willfully and wrongfully breaking, destroying, mutilating, defacing, or unlawfully moving or securing and detaining the whole or any part of any ballot box or any record tally sheet or copy thereof, returns, or any other paper or document provided for, or who fraudulently makes any entry or alteration therein except as provided by law, or who permits any other person so to do, is guilty of a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.
History.—s. 8, ch. 26870, 1951; s. 11, ch. 65-379; s. 42, ch. 71-136; s. 35, ch. 77-175.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3
cases, 1974–1988 · leading case: News-Press Publishing Co. v. Firestone
News-Press Publishing Co. v. Firestone (1988)
“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.”
State v. Brown (1974)
“However, the charge contained in Count II may constitute a violation of § 104.22, F.S., which proscribes certain conduct relative to election materials and records.”
News-Press Pub. Co., Inc. v. Firestone (1988)
“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.”
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