The Florida Senate

101.031  Instructions for electors.--

(1)  The Department of State, or in case of municipal elections the governing body of the municipality, shall print, in large type on cards, instructions for the electors to use in voting. It shall provide not less than two cards for each voting precinct for each election and furnish such cards to each supervisor upon requisition. Each supervisor of elections shall send a sufficient number of these cards to the precincts prior to an election. The election inspectors shall display the cards in the polling places as information for electors. The cards shall contain information about how to vote and such other information as the Department of State may deem necessary. The cards must also include the list of rights and responsibilities afforded to Florida voters, as described in subsection (2).

(2)  The supervisor of elections in each county shall have posted at each polling place in the county the Voter's Bill of Rights and Responsibilities in the following form:

Each registered voter in this state has the right to:

1.  Vote and have his or her vote accurately counted.

2.  Cast a vote if he or she is in line when the polls are closing.

3.  Ask for and receive assistance in voting.

4.  Receive up to two replacement ballots if he or she makes a mistake prior to the ballot being cast.

5.  An explanation if his or her registration is in question.

6.  If his or her registration is in question, cast a provisional ballot.

7.  Prove his or her identity by signing an affidavit if election officials doubt the voter's identity.

8.  Written instructions to use when voting, and, upon request, oral instructions in voting from elections officers.

9.  Vote free from coercion or intimidation by elections officers or any other person.

10.  Vote on a voting system that is in working condition and that will allow votes to be accurately cast.

Each registered voter in this state has the responsibility to:

1.  Study and know candidates and issues.

2.  Keep his or her voter address current.

3.  Know his or her precinct and its hours of operation.

4.  Bring proper identification to the polling station.

5.  Know how to operate voting equipment properly.

6.  Treat precinct workers with courtesy.

7.  Respect the privacy of other voters.

8.  Report problems or violations of election law.

9.  Ask questions when confused.

10.  Check his or her completed ballot for accuracy.

(3)  Nothing in this section shall give rise to a legal cause of action.

(4)  In case any elector, after entering the voting booth, shall ask for further instructions concerning the manner of voting, two election officers who are not both members of the same political party, if present, or, if not, two election officers who are members of the same political party, shall give such instructions to such elector, but no officer or person assisting an elector shall in any manner request, suggest, or seek to persuade or induce any elector to vote for or against any particular ticket, candidate, amendment, question, or proposition. After giving the elector instructions and before the elector has voted, the officers or persons assisting the elector shall retire, and such elector shall vote in secret.

History.--s. 40, ch. 4328, 1895; s. 12, ch. 4537, 1897; GS 225; RGS 270; CGL 326; s. 1, ch. 25106, 1949; s. 5, ch. 26870, 1951; ss. 10, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 25, ch. 77-104; s. 13, ch. 77-175; s. 31, ch. 79-400; s. 60, ch. 2001-40.

Note.--Former s. 99.24.