104.0615. Voter intimidation or suppression prohibited; criminal penalties | Statutes | Westlaw

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104.0615. Voter intimidation or suppression prohibited; criminal penalties

FL ST § 104.0615West's Florida Statutes AnnotatedTitle IX. Electors and Elections (Chapters 97-109)Effective: July 1, 2005 (Approx. 2 pages)

104.0615. Voter intimidation or suppression prohibited; criminal penalties

FL ST § 104.0615West's Florida Statutes AnnotatedTitle IX. Electors and Elections (Chapters 97-109)Effective: July 1, 2005 (Approx. 2 pages)

West's Florida Statutes Annotated
Title IX. Electors and Elections (Chapters 97-109)
Chapter 104. Election Code: Violations; Penalties (Refs & Annos)
Effective: July 1, 2005
West's F.S.A. § 104.0615
104.0615. Voter intimidation or suppression prohibited; criminal penalties
Currentness
(1) This section may be cited as the “Voter Protection Act.”
(2) A person may not directly or indirectly use or threaten to use force, violence, or intimidation or any tactic of coercion or intimidation to induce or compel an individual to:
(a) Vote or refrain from voting;
(b) Vote or refrain from voting for any particular individual or ballot measure;
(c) Refrain from registering to vote; or
(d) Refrain from acting as a legally authorized election official or poll watcher.
(3) A person may not knowingly use false information to:
(a) Challenge an individual's right to vote;
(b) Induce or attempt to induce an individual to refrain from voting or registering to vote; or
(c) Induce or attempt to induce an individual to refrain from acting as a legally authorized election official or poll watcher.
(4) A person may not knowingly destroy, mutilate, or deface a voter registration form or election ballot or obstruct or delay the delivery of a voter registration form or election ballot.
(5) A person who violates subsection (2), subsection (3), or subsection (4) commits a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.

Credits

West's F. S. A. § 104.0615, FL ST § 104.0615
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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