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101.045. Electors must be registered in precinct; provisions for change of residence or name
FL ST § 101.045West's Florida Statutes AnnotatedTitle IX. Electors and Elections (Chapters 97-109)Effective: January 1, 2014 (Approx. 3 pages)
101.045. Electors must be registered in precinct; provisions for change of residence or name
FL ST § 101.045West's Florida Statutes AnnotatedTitle IX. Electors and Elections (Chapters 97-109)Effective: January 1, 2014 (Approx. 3 pages)
West's Florida Statutes Annotated
Title IX. Electors and Elections (Chapters 97-109)
Chapter 101. Voting Methods and Procedure (Refs & Annos)
Effective: January 1, 2014
West's F.S.A. § 101.045
101.045. Electors must be registered in precinct; provisions for change of residence or name
(1) A person is not permitted to vote in any election precinct or district other than the one in which the person has his or her legal residence and in which the person is registered. However, a person temporarily residing outside the county shall be registered in the precinct in which the main office of the supervisor, as designated by the supervisor, is located when the person has no permanent address in the county and it is the person's intention to remain a resident of Florida and of the county in which he or she is registered to vote. Such persons who are registered in the precinct in which the main office of the supervisor, as designated by the supervisor, is located and who are residing outside the county with no permanent address in the county shall not be registered electors of a municipality and therefore shall not be permitted to vote in any municipal election.
(2)(a) An elector who moves from the precinct in which the elector is registered may vote in the precinct to which he or she has moved his or her legal residence, if the change of residence is within the same county or the precinct to which the elector has moved his or her legal residence is within a county that uses an electronic database as a precinct register at the polling place, and the elector completes an affirmation in substantially the following form:
Change of Legal Residence of Registered
Voter
Under penalties for false swearing, I, (Name of voter) , swear (or affirm) that the former address of my legal residence was (Address of legal residence) in the municipality of _____, in _____ County, Florida, and I was registered to vote in the _____ precinct of _____ County, Florida; that I have not voted in the precinct of my former registration in this election; that I now reside at (Address of legal residence) in the Municipality of _____, in _____ County, Florida, and am therefore eligible to vote in the _____ precinct of _____ County, Florida; and I further swear (or affirm) that I am otherwise legally registered and entitled to vote.
(Signature of voter whose address of legal residence has changed)
(b) Except for an active uniformed services voter or a member of his or her family and except for an elector who has moved his or her legal residence to a precinct within a county that uses an electronic database as a precinct register at the polling place, an elector whose change of address is from outside the county may not change his or her legal residence at the polling place and must vote a provisional ballot.
Change of Name of Registered Voter
Under penalties for false swearing, I, (New name of voter) , swear (or affirm) that my name has been changed because of marriage or other legal process. My former name and address of legal residence appear on the registration records of precinct _____ as follows:
Name__________
Address__________
Municipality__________
County__________
Florida, Zip_____
My present name and address of legal residence are as follows:
Name__________
Address__________
Municipality__________
County__________
Florida, Zip_____
and I further swear (or affirm) that I am otherwise legally registered and entitled to vote.
(Signature of voter whose name has changed)
(e) Such affirmation or application, when completed and presented at the precinct in which such elector is entitled to vote, and upon verification of the elector's registration, shall entitle such elector to vote as provided in this subsection. If the elector's eligibility to vote cannot be determined, he or she shall be entitled to vote a provisional ballot, subject to the requirements and procedures in s. 101.048. Upon receipt of an affirmation or application certifying a change in address of legal residence or name, the supervisor shall as soon as practicable make the necessary changes in the statewide voter registration system to indicate the change in address of legal residence or name of such elector.
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Added by Laws 1889, c. 3879, § 13; Rev.St.1892, § 167; Laws 1895, c. 4328, § 15; Gen.St.1906, § 192; Rev.Gen.St.1920, § 236; Comp.Gen.Laws 1927, § 289; Laws 1947, c. 24203, § 4; Laws 1949, c. 25035, § 11; Fla.St.1949, § 98.32; Laws 1951, c. 26870, § 1; Laws 1953, c. 28156, § 4; Laws 1965, c. 65-60, § 7; Laws 1971, c. 71-307, § 1; Laws 1977, c. 77-175, § 3; Laws 1978, c. 78-403, § 6; Laws 1980, c. 80-292, § 4; Laws 1989, c. 89-338, § 5; Fla.St.1993, § 97.091. Renumbered as § 101.045 and amended by Laws 1994, c. 94-224, § 20, eff. Jan. 1, 1995. Amended by Laws 1995, c. 95-147, § 1391, eff. July 10, l995; Laws 2001, c. 2001-40, § 36, eff. Jan. 1, 2002; Laws 2005, c. 2005-278, § 31, eff. Jan. 1, 2006; Laws 2008, c. 2008-95, § 16, Jan. 1, 2009; Laws 2011, c. 2011-40, § 26, eff. May 19, 2011; Laws 2013, c. 2013-57, § 4, eff. Jan. 1, 2014.
West's F. S. A. § 101.045, FL ST § 101.045
Current with laws, joint and concurrent resolutions and memorials through May 29, 2024, in effect from the 2024 second regular session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details. The statutes are subject to change as determined by the Florida Revisor of Statutes. (These changes will be incorporated later this year.)
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