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Florida Statutes 101.049 - Provisional ballots; special circumstances

Florida Statutes > Title IX > Chapter 101 > § 101.049 - Provisional ballots; special circumstances


Current as of: 2011

   (1) Any person who votes in an election after the regular poll-closing time pursuant to a court or other order extending the statutory polling hours must vote a provisional ballot. Once voted, the provisional ballot shall be placed in a secrecy envelope and thereafter sealed in a provisional ballot envelope. The election official witnessing the voter’s subscription and affirmation on the Provisional Ballot Voter’s Certificate shall indicate whether or not the voter met all requirements to vote a regular ballot at the polls. All such provisional ballots shall remain sealed in their envelopes and be transmitted to the supervisor of elections.

   (2) Separate and apart from all other ballots, the county canvassing board shall count all late-voted provisional ballots that the canvassing board determines to be valid.

   (3) The supervisor shall ensure that late-voted provisional ballots are not commingled with other ballots during the canvassing process or at any other time they are statutorily required to be in the supervisor’s possession.

   (4) This section shall not apply to voters in line at the poll-closing time provided in s. 100.011 who cast their ballots subsequent to that time.

   (5) As an alternative, provisional ballots cast pursuant to this section may, and for persons with disabilities shall, be cast in accordance with the provisions of s. 101.048(4).

s. 16, ch. 2003-415; s. 3, ch. 2004-5; s. 25, ch. 2005-2

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Questions & Answers: Voting

My question is this: How is it determined who counts the provisional ballot? I understand there to be a 3 person canvassing team but how is that team chosen and when and where is...

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U.S. Code > Title 50 > Chapter 30 - Federal Absentee Voting Assistance
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Jason D. Blunier: ...
My question is this: How is it determined who counts the provisional ballot? I understand there to be a 3 person canvassing team but how is that team chosen and when and where is this done? Its my understanding that a comparison of signatures is made but doesn't that seem subjective? With all the technology we have to stop an illegal use of a credit card used to purchase a snickers bar, could we not employ that same technology to validate a provisional ballot?
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