(1)(a) The precinct register, as prescribed in s. 98.461, shall be used at the polls for the purpose of identifying the elector at the polls before allowing him or her to vote. The clerk or inspector shall require each elector, upon entering the polling place, to present one of the following current and valid picture identifications:
1. Florida driver license.
2. Florida identification card issued by the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles.
3. United States passport.
4. Debit or credit card.
5. Military identification.
6. Student identification.
7. Retirement center identification.
8. Neighborhood association identification.
9. Public assistance identification.
10. Veteran health identification card issued by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs.
11. A license to carry a concealed weapon or firearm issued pursuant to s. 790.06.
12. Employee identification card issued by any branch, department, agency, or entity of the Federal Government, the state, a county, or a municipality.
(b) If the picture identification does not contain the signature of the elector, an additional identification that provides the elector’s signature shall be required. The address appearing on the identification presented by the elector may not be used as the basis to challenge an elector’s legal residence. The elector shall sign his or her name in the space provided on the precinct register or on an electronic device provided for recording the elector’s signature. The clerk or inspector shall compare the signature with that on the identification provided by the elector and enter his or her initials in the space provided on the precinct register or on an electronic device provided for that purpose and allow the elector to vote if the clerk or inspector is satisfied as to the identity of the elector.
(2) If the elector fails to furnish the required identification, the elector shall be allowed to vote a provisional ballot. The canvassing board shall determine the validity of the ballot pursuant to s. 101.048(2).
History.—s. 1, ch. 77-267; s. 533, ch. 95-147; s. 10, ch. 98-129; s. 3, ch. 2001-40; s. 13, ch. 2003-415; s. 23, ch. 2005-277; s. 30, ch. 2005-278; s. 26, ch. 2007-30; s. 25, ch. 2011-40; s. 2, ch. 2016-167; s. 15, ch. 2022-73.
Note.—Former s. 98.471.
Structure Florida Statutes
Title IX - Electors and Elections
Chapter 101 - Voting Methods and Procedure
101.001 - Precincts and Polling Places; Boundaries.
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.
101.031 - Instructions for Electors.
101.043 - Identification Required at Polls.
101.045 - Electors Must Be Registered in Precinct; Provisions for Change of Residence or Name.
101.048 - Provisional Ballots.
101.049 - Provisional Ballots; Special Circumstances.
101.151 - Specifications for Ballots.
101.171 - Copy of Constitutional Amendment to Be Available at Voting Locations.
101.20 - Publication of Ballot Form; Sample Ballots.
101.21 - Official Ballots; Number; Printing; Payment.
101.23 - Election Inspector to Keep List of Those Voting.
101.24 - Ballot Boxes and Ballots.
101.2512 - Candidates’ Names on General Election Ballots.
101.2515 - Translation of Ballot Language.
101.252 - Candidates Entitled to Have Names Printed on Certain Ballots; Exception.
101.254 - When Nominated Names to Appear in Groups or Districts.
101.292 - Definitions; Ss. 101.292-101.295.
101.293 - Competitive Sealed Bids and Proposals Required.
101.294 - Purchase and Sale of Voting Equipment.
101.295 - Penalties for Violation.
101.34 - Custody of Voting System.
101.341 - Prohibited Activities by Voting System Custodians and Deputy Custodians.
101.49 - Procedure of Election Officers Where Signatures Differ.
101.51 - Electors to Occupy Booth Alone.
101.545 - Retention and Destruction of Certain Election Materials.
101.5603 - Definitions Relating to Electronic Voting Systems Act.
101.5604 - Adoption of System; Procurement of Equipment; Commercial Tabulations.
101.56042 - Punch Card Type Systems Prohibited.
101.5605 - Examination and Approval of Equipment.
101.5606 - Requirements for Approval of Systems.
101.56062 - Standards for Accessible Voting Systems.
101.56064 - Application for Federal Funds Under Ch. 2002-281.
101.56065 - Voting System Defects; Disclosure; Investigations; Penalties.
101.5607 - Department of State to Maintain Voting System Information; Prepare Software.
101.5608 - Voting by Electronic or Electromechanical Method; Procedures.
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.
101.572 - Public Inspection of Ballots.
101.58 - Supervising and Observing Registration and Election Processes.
101.591 - Voting System Audit.
101.5911 - Rulemaking Authority for Voting System Audit Procedures.
101.595 - Analysis and Reports of Voting Problems.
101.6102 - Mail Ballot Elections; Limitations.
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.
101.62 - Request for Vote-by-Mail Ballots.
101.64 - Delivery of Vote-by-Mail Ballots; Envelopes; Form.
101.65 - Instructions to Absent Electors.
101.655 - Supervised Voting by Absent Electors in Certain Facilities.
101.661 - Voting Vote-by-Mail Ballots.
101.662 - Accessibility of Vote-by-Mail Ballots.
101.663 - Electors; Change of Residence to Another State.
101.67 - Safekeeping of Mailed Ballots; Deadline for Receiving Vote-by-Mail Ballots.
101.68 - Canvassing of Vote-by-Mail Ballot.
101.69 - Voting in Person; Return of Vote-by-Mail Ballot.
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.
101.694 - Mailing of Ballots Upon Receipt of Federal Postcard Application.
101.6951 - State Write-in Vote-by-Mail Ballot.
101.6952 - Vote-by-Mail Ballots for Absent Uniformed Services and Overseas Voters.
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.
101.732 - Definitions Relating to Elections Emergency Act.
101.733 - Election Emergency; Purpose; Elections Emergency Contingency Plan.
101.74 - Temporary Change of Polling Place in Case of Emergency.