104.011 False swearing; submission of false voter registration information; prosecution prohibited.— (1) A person who willfully swears or affirms falsely to any oath or affirmation, or willfully procures another person to swear or affirm falsely to an oath or affirmation, in connection with or arising out of voting or elections commits a felony of the third degree, […]
104.012 Consideration for registration; interference with registration; soliciting registrations for compensation; alteration of registration application.— (1) Any person who gives anything of value that is redeemable in cash to any person in consideration for his or her becoming a registered voter commits a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or […]
104.013 Unauthorized use, possession, or destruction of voter information card.— (1) It is unlawful for any person knowingly to have in his or her possession any blank, forged, stolen, fictitious, counterfeit, or unlawfully issued voter information card unless possession by such person has been duly authorized by the supervisor. (2) It is unlawful for any person to barter, […]
104.031 False declaration to secure assistance in preparing ballot.—Any person who makes a false declaration for assistance in voting, or in the preparation of his or her ballot, in any election is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083. History.—s. 49, ch. 4328, 1895; GS 3829; […]
104.041 Fraud in connection with casting vote.—Any person perpetrating or attempting to perpetrate or aid in the perpetration of any fraud in connection with any vote cast, to be cast, or attempted to be cast, 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. […]
104.045 Vote selling.—Any person who: (1) Corruptly offers to vote for or against, or to refrain from voting for or against, any candidate in any election in return for pecuniary or other benefit; or (2) Accepts a pecuniary or other benefit in exchange for a promise to vote for or against, or to refrain from voting for or […]
104.047 Vote-by-mail ballots and voting; violations.— (1) Except as provided in s. 101.62 or s. 101.655, any person who requests a vote-by-mail ballot on behalf of an elector is guilty of a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084. (2) Any person who marks or designates a choice on […]
104.051 Violations; neglect of duty; corrupt practices.— (1) Any official who willfully violates any of the provisions of this election code shall be excluded from the polls. Any election official who is excluded shall be replaced as provided in this code. (2) Any official who willfully refuses or willfully neglects to perform his or her duties as prescribed […]
104.0515 Voting rights; deprivation of, or interference with, prohibited; penalty.— (1) All citizens of this state who are otherwise qualified by law to vote at any election by the people in this state or in any district, county, city, town, municipality, school district, or other subdivision of this state shall be entitled and allowed to vote at […]
104.061 Corruptly influencing voting.— (1) Whoever by bribery, menace, threat, or other corruption whatsoever, either directly or indirectly, attempts to influence, deceive, or deter any elector in voting or interferes with him or her in the free exercise of the elector’s right to vote at any election commits a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided […]
104.0615 Voter intimidation or suppression prohibited; criminal penalties.— (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 […]
104.0616 Vote-by-mail ballots and voting; violations.— (1) For purposes of this section, the term “immediate family” means a person’s spouse or the parent, child, grandparent, grandchild, or sibling of the person or the person’s spouse. (2) Any person who distributes, orders, requests, collects, delivers, or otherwise physically possesses more than two vote-by-mail ballots per election in addition to […]
104.071 Remuneration by candidate for services, support, etc.; penalty.— (1) It is unlawful for any person supporting a candidate, or for any candidate, in order to aid or promote the nomination or election of such candidate in any election, directly or indirectly to: (a) Promise to appoint another person, promise to secure or aid in securing appointment, nomination […]
104.081 Threats of employers to control votes of employees.—It is unlawful for any person having one or more persons in his or her service as employees to discharge or threaten to discharge any employee in his or her service for voting or not voting in any election, state, county, or municipal, for any candidate or measure […]
104.091 Aiding, abetting, advising, or conspiring in violation of the code.— (1) Any person who knowingly aids, abets, or advises the violation of this code shall be punished in like manner as the principal offender. (2) Any person who agrees, conspires, combines, or confederates with another person to commit a violation of this code shall be punished as […]
104.101 Failure to assist officers at polls.—Any person summoned by the sheriff or deputy sheriff who fails or refuses to assist him or her in maintaining the peace at the polls is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083. History.—s. 27, ch. 3879, 1889; RS 181; […]
104.11 Neglect of duty by sheriff or other officer.—Any sheriff, deputy sheriff, or other officer who willfully neglects or willfully refuses to perform his or her duties relating to elections is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083. History.—s. 8, ch. 26870, 1951; s. 30, ch. […]
104.13 Intermingling ballots.—Whoever willfully places any ballot in the ballot box except as properly voted by electors, or willfully intermingles any other ballots which have not been duly received during the election with the ballots which are voted by the electors, is guilty of a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, […]
104.15 Unqualified electors willfully voting.—Whoever, knowing he or she is not a qualified elector, willfully votes at any election 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. 5, ch. 65-379; s. 34, ch. 71-136; s. 35, ch. 77-175; […]
104.16 Voting fraudulent ballot.—Any elector who knowingly votes or attempts to vote a fraudulent ballot, or any person who knowingly solicits, or attempts, to vote a fraudulent ballot, 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. 36, ch. 4328, 1895; GS 221; s. […]
