Fla. Stat. § 104.18
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104.18 Casting more than one ballot at any election.
Official statutory text
(1) Except as provided in s. 101.6952, whoever willfully votes more than one ballot at any election commits a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084. In any prosecution under this section, the prosecution may proceed in any jurisdiction in which one of the ballots was willfully cast, and it is not necessary to prove which of the ballots was cast first.
(2) For purposes of this section, the term “votes more than one ballot at any election” means an occurrence of any of the following: (a) Voting more than once in the same election within a county located within this state. (b) Voting more than once in the same election by voting in two or more counties located in this state. (c) Voting more than once in the same election by voting in this state and in one or more other states or territories of the United States.
History: s. 8, ch. 26870, 1951; s. 8, ch. 65-379; s. 37, ch. 71-136; s. 35, ch. 77-175; s. 4, ch. 2011-162; s. 41, ch. 2023-120.
(2) For purposes of this section, the term “votes more than one ballot at any election” means an occurrence of any of the following: (a) Voting more than once in the same election within a county located within this state. (b) Voting more than once in the same election by voting in two or more counties located in this state. (c) Voting more than once in the same election by voting in this state and in one or more other states or territories of the United States.
History: s. 8, ch. 26870, 1951; s. 8, ch. 65-379; s. 37, ch. 71-136; s. 35, ch. 77-175; s. 4, ch. 2011-162; s. 41, ch. 2023-120.
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