Fla. Stat. 101.5604
Adoption of system; procurement of equipment; commercial tabulations

The board of county commissioners of any county, at any regular meeting or a special meeting called for the purpose, may, upon consultation with the supervisor of elections, adopt, purchase or otherwise procure, and provide for the use of any electronic or electromechanical voting system approved by the Department of State in all or a portion of the election precincts of that county. Thereafter the electronic or electromechanical voting system may be used for voting at all elections for public and party offices and on all measures and for receiving, registering, and counting the votes thereof in such election precincts as the governing body directs. A county must use an electronic or electromechanical precinct-count tabulation voting system.

Source: Section 101.5604 — Adoption of system; procurement of equipment; commercial tabulations, https://www.­flsenate.­gov/Laws/Statutes/2024/0101.­5604 (accessed Aug. 7, 2025).

101.001
Precincts and polling places 101.002
Use of system by municipalities 101.015
Standards for voting systems 101.017
Bureau of Voting Systems Certification 101.019
Ranked-choice voting prohibited 101.20
Publication of ballot form 101.21
Official ballots 101.021
Elector to vote the primary ballot of the political party in which he or she is registered 101.23
Election inspector to keep list of those voting 101.24
Ballot boxes and ballots 101.031
Instructions for electors 101.34
Custody of voting system 101.041
Secret voting 101.43
Substitute ballot 101.043
Identification required at polls 101.045
Electors must be registered in precinct 101.048
Provisional ballots 101.49
Procedure of election officers where signatures differ 101.049
Provisional ballots 101.51
Electors to occupy booth alone 101.051
Electors seeking assistance in casting ballots 101.58
Supervising and observing registration and election processes 101.62
Request for vote-by-mail ballots 101.64
Delivery of vote-by-mail ballots 101.65
Instructions to absent electors 101.67
Safekeeping of mailed ballots 101.68
Canvassing of vote-by-mail ballot 101.69
Voting in person 101.71
Polling place 101.74
Temporary change of polling place in case of emergency 101.75
Municipal elections 101.111
Voter challenges 101.131
Watchers at polls 101.151
Specifications for ballots 101.161
Referenda 101.171
Copy of constitutional amendment to be available at voting locations 101.252
Candidates entitled to have names printed on certain ballots 101.254
When nominated names to appear in groups or districts 101.292
Definitions 101.293
Competitive sealed bids and proposals required 101.294
Purchase and sale of voting equipment 101.295
Penalties for violation 101.341
Prohibited activities by voting system custodians and deputy custodians 101.545
Retention and destruction of certain election materials 101.572
Public inspection of ballots 101.591
Voting system audit 101.595
Analysis and reports of voting problems 101.655
Supervised voting by absent electors in certain facilities 101.657
Early voting 101.661
Voting vote-by-mail ballots 101.662
Accessibility of vote-by-mail ballots 101.663
Electors 101.665
Administration of oaths 101.694
Mailing of ballots upon receipt of federal postcard application 101.697
Electronic transmission of election materials 101.698
Absentee voting in emergency situations 101.715
Accessibility of polling places for people having a disability 101.731
Short title 101.732
Definitions relating to Elections Emergency Act 101.733
Election emergency 101.2512
Candidates’ names on general election ballots 101.2515
Translation of ballot language 101.5601
Short title 101.5602
Purpose 101.5603
Definitions relating to Electronic Voting Systems Act 101.5604
Adoption of system 101.5605
Examination and approval of equipment 101.5606
Requirements for approval of systems 101.5607
Department of State to maintain voting system information 101.5608
Voting by electronic or electromechanical method 101.5610
Inspection of ballot by election board 101.5611
Instructions to electors 101.5612
Testing of tabulating equipment 101.5613
Examination of equipment during voting 101.5614
Canvass of returns 101.5911
Rulemaking authority for voting system audit procedures 101.6101
Short title 101.6102
Mail ballot elections 101.6103
Mail ballot election procedure 101.6104
Challenge of votes 101.6105
Vote-by-mail voting 101.6106
Application of other election laws 101.6107
Department of State to adopt rules 101.6921
Delivery of special vote-by-mail ballot to certain first-time voters 101.6923
Special vote-by-mail ballot instructions for certain first-time voters 101.6925
Canvassing special vote-by-mail ballots 101.6951
State write-in vote-by-mail ballot 101.6952
Vote-by-mail ballots for absent uniformed services and overseas voters 101.56042
Punch card type systems prohibited 101.56062
Standards for accessible voting systems 101.56063
Accessibility of voting systems and polling places 101.56064
Application for federal funds under ch. 2002-281 101.56065
Voting system defects 101.56075
Voting methods

Current through Fall 2025

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