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101.64. Delivery of vote-by-mail ballots; envelopes; form

FL ST § 101.64West's Florida Statutes AnnotatedTitle IX. Electors and Elections (Chapters 97-109)Effective: May 6, 2021 (Approx. 3 pages)

101.64. Delivery of vote-by-mail ballots; envelopes; form

FL ST § 101.64West's Florida Statutes AnnotatedTitle IX. Electors and Elections (Chapters 97-109)Effective: May 6, 2021 (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: May 6, 2021
West's F.S.A. § 101.64
101.64. Delivery of vote-by-mail ballots; envelopes; form
Currentness
(1)(a) The supervisor shall enclose with each vote-by-mail ballot two envelopes: a secrecy envelope, into which the absent elector shall enclose his or her marked ballot; and a mailing envelope, into which the absent elector shall then place the secrecy envelope, which shall be addressed to the supervisor and also bear on the back side a certificate in substantially the following form:
Note: Please Read Instructions Carefully Before Marking Ballot and Completing Voter's Certificate.
VOTER'S CERTIFICATE
I, ____, do solemnly swear or affirm that I am a qualified and registered voter of ____ County, Florida, and that I have not and will not vote more than one ballot in this election. I understand that if I commit or attempt to commit any fraud in connection with voting, vote a fraudulent ballot, or vote more than once in an election, I can be convicted of a felony of the third degree and fined up to $5,000 and/or imprisoned for up to 5 years. I also understand that failure to sign this certificate will invalidate my ballot.
(Date)
(Voter's Signature)
(E-Mail Address)
(Home Telephone Number)
(Mobile Telephone Number)
(b) Each return mailing envelope must bear the absent elector's name and any encoded mark used by the supervisor's office.
(c) A mailing envelope or secrecy envelope may not bear any indication of the political affiliation of an absent elector.
(2) The certificate shall be arranged on the back of the mailing envelope so that the line for the signature of the absent elector is across the seal of the envelope; however, no statement shall appear on the envelope which indicates that a signature of the voter must cross the seal of the envelope. The absent elector shall execute the certificate on the envelope.
(3) In lieu of the voter's certificate provided in this section, the supervisor of elections shall provide each person voting absentee under the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act with the standard oath prescribed by the presidential designee.
(4) The supervisor shall mark, code, indicate on, or otherwise track the precinct of the absent elector for each vote-by-mail ballot.
(5) The secrecy envelope must include, in bold font, substantially the following message:

IN ORDER FOR YOUR VOTE-BY-MAIL BALLOT TO COUNT, YOUR SUPERVISOR OF ELECTIONS MUST RECEIVE YOUR BALLOT BY 7 P.M. ON ELECTION DAY. IF YOU WAIT TO MAIL YOUR BALLOT, YOUR VOTE MIGHT NOT COUNT. TO PREVENT THIS FROM OCCURRING, PLEASE MAIL OR TURN IN YOUR BALLOT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

Credits

Added by Laws 1917, c. 7380, § 4; Rev.Gen.St.1920, § 371; Comp.Gen.Laws 1927, § 432; Laws 1949, c. 25385, § 1; Fla.St.1949, § 101.04; Laws 1951, c. 26870, § 5; Laws 1953, c. 28156, § 34; Laws 1955, c. 29934, § 22; Laws 1961, c. 61-369, § 1; Laws 1965, c. 65-380, § 33; Laws 1969, c. 69-136, § 3; Laws 1969, c. 69-280, § 5; Laws 1971, c. 71-355, § 21; Laws 1973, c. 73-105, § 1; Laws 1973, c. 73-157, § 6; Laws 1973, c. 73-333, § 39; Laws 1975, c. 75-174, § 3; Laws 1977, c. 77-175, § 23; Laws 1979, c. 79-365, § 4; Laws 1981, c. 81-106, § 1; Laws 1981, c. 81-304, § 9. Amended by Laws 1982, c. 82-143, § 10, eff. April 7, 1982; Laws 1985, c. 85-226, § 2, eff. Jan. 1, 1986; Laws 1986, c. 86-33, § 1, eff. May 23, 1986; Laws 1990, c. 90-315, § 19, eff. Jan. 1, 1991; Laws 1995, c. 95-147, § 588, eff. July 10, 1995; Laws 1996, c. 96-57, § 4, eff. Jan. 1, 1997; Laws 1998, c. 98-129, § 14, eff. July 1, 1998; Laws 2001, c. 2001-40, § 53, eff. Jan. 1, 2002; Laws 2003, c. 2003-415, § 19, eff. Jan. 1, 2004; Laws 2004, c. 2004-232, § 1, eff. July 1, 2004; Laws 2005, c. 2005-277, § 44, eff. Jan. 1, 2006; Laws 2005, c. 2005-278, § 38, eff. Jan. 1, 2006; Laws 2016, c. 2016-37, § 17, eff. July 1, 2016; Laws 2019, c. 2019-162, § 16, eff. July 1, 2019; Laws 2021, c. 2021-11, § 26, eff. May 6, 2021.
West's F. S. A. § 101.64, FL ST § 101.64
Current with laws, joint and concurrent resolutions and memorials through June 13, 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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