§ 101.001 Precincts and polling places; boundaries.
Overview of Statute
Statute
(b) The supervisor shall provide to the department data on all precincts in the county associated with the most recent decennial census blocks within each precinct.(c) The department shall maintain a searchable database that contains the precincts and the corresponding most recent decennial census blocks within the precincts for each county, including a historical file that allows the census blocks to be traced through the prior decade.(d) The supervisor of elections shall notify the Secretary of State in writing within 10 days after any reorganization of precincts and shall furnish a copy of the map showing the current geographical boundaries and designation of each new precinct. However, if precincts are composed of whole census blocks, the supervisor may furnish, in lieu of a copy of the map, a list, in an electronic format prescribed by the Department of State, associating each census block in the county with its precinct.(e) Any precinct established or altered under the provisions of this section shall consist of areas bounded on all sides only by census block boundaries from the most recent United States Census. If the census block boundaries split or conflict with another political boundary listed below, the boundary listed below may be used:
- Governmental unit boundaries reported in the most recent Boundary and Annexation Survey published by the United States Census Bureau;
- Visible features that are readily distinguishable upon the ground, such as streets, railroads, tracks, streams, and lakes, and that are indicated upon current census maps, official Department of Transportation maps, official municipal maps, official county maps, or a combination of such maps;
- Boundaries of public parks, public school grounds, or churches; or
- Boundaries of counties, incorporated municipalities, or other political subdivisions that meet criteria established by the United States Census Bureau for block boundaries.
(b) Any changes in the county precinct data shall be provided to the department within 10 days after a change.(c) Precinct data shall include all precincts for which precinct-level election results and voting history results are reported.
History
s. 10, ch. 3879, 1889; RS 164; s. 11, ch. 4328, 1895; GS 184; RGS 228; CGL 281; s. 2, ch. 24203, 1947; s. 6, ch. 25383, 1949; s. 2, ch. 26329, 1949; s. 2, ch. 26870, 1951; s. 4, ch. 29934, 1955; s. 3, ch. 57-166; s. 1, ch. 59-281; s. 1, ch. 67-169; s. 1, ch. 72-25; s. 3, ch. 73-155; s. 1, ch. 76-60; s. 1, ch. 76-121; s. 1, ch. 76-233; s. 4, ch. 77-175; s. 1, ch. 80-189; s. 11, ch. 80-292; s. 4, ch. 81-304; s. 26, ch. 84-302; s. 24, ch. 94-224; s. 1390, ch. 95-147; s. 54, ch. 97-13; s. 29, ch. 2005-278; s. 24, ch. 2011-40.
- Cross-References:
- Election Day
- Regulation of Polling Places
1. Definition for Department
The Department of State. Fla. Stat. § 97.021(7).
2. Definition for Supervisor
The supervisor of elections. Fla. Stat. § 97.021(36).
3. Definition for Polling Place
The building which contains the polling room where ballots are cast. Fla. Stat. § 97.021(27).
4. Definition for Ballot
As used in the Electronic Voting Systems Act, ballot means the card, tape, or other vehicle upon which the elector’s choices are recorded. Fla. Stat. § 101.5603(2).
5. Definition for Elector
“Elector” is synonymous with the word “voter” or “qualified elector or voter,” except where the word is used to describe presidential electors. Fla. Stat. § 97.021(15).
6. Definition for Division
The Division of Elections of the Department of State. Fla. Stat. § 97.021(8).
7. Definition for Election
Any primary election, special primary election, special election, general election, or presidential preference primary election. Fla. Stat. § 97.021(12).
8. Definition for Candidate
Any person to whom any one or more of the following applies:
Cases
Florida Cases
Case Name: Hackney v. Snipes
Citation: 67 So. 111
Year: 1914
Case URL: https://books.google.com/books?id=hDTmLrxemx4C&pg=PA1074&lpg=PA1074&dq=Hackney+v[...]
Case Summary: Hackney v. Snipes held that if an election district is divided, the status of the original territory is not changed for the operation of the statute regulating the issuing of liquor licenses.
Case Name: Sarasota Alliance for Fair Elections, Inc. v. Browning
Citation: 28 So.3d 880
Year: 2010
Case URL: https://www.ravellaw.com/opinions/d7674593077064c593b61614ebd3b14a
Case Summary: Sarasota Alliance for Fair Elections, Inc. v. Browning held that the state’s Election Code does not preempt the field of election law.
Out-of-State Cases
Federal Cases
Additional Resources
Further Reading
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CJS Counties s 74, Legislative control; county ordinance conflicting with state statute
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Fla. Jur. 2d Elections s 2, Election Districts and precincts; boundaries
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Fla. Jur. 2d Elections s 141, Generally
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Fla. Jur. 2d Elections s 227, Offenses in connection with voting
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“Sarasota Alliance for Fair Elections, Inc. v. Browning: The Implied End to Implied Preemption” 41 Stetson L. Rev. 499