The 2023 Florida Statutes (including Special Session C)

Title IX
ELECTORS AND ELECTIONS

Chapter 97
QUALIFICATION AND REGISTRATION OF ELECTORS

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F.S. 97.051

97.051 Oath upon registering.—A person registering to vote must subscribe to the following oath: “I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will protect and defend the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of the State of Florida, that I am qualified to register as an elector under the Constitution and laws of the State of Florida, and that all information provided in this application is true.”

History.—s. 7, ch. 3879, 1889; RS 161; s. 8, ch. 4328, 1895; GS 178; RGS 222; CGL 257; s. 4, ch. 25383, 1949; s. 1, ch. 26870, 1951; s. 3, ch. 69-280; ss. 2, 4, ch. 71-108; s. 1, ch. 72-63; s. 2, ch. 77-175; s. 1, ch. 81-304; s. 9, ch. 94-224; s. 3, ch. 2005-277; s. 4, ch. 2005-278.

Note.—Former s. 98.11.

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Amendments to 97.051

Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 97.051

Level: Degree
Misdemeanor/Felony: First/Second/Third

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 97.051.

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases from cite.case.law:

E. LEACH, Jr. Jr. Jr. v. B. JOHNSTON, Sr., 812 F. Supp. 1198 (M.D. Fla. 1992)

. . . . § 97.051(1). See also Fla. Const. Art. VI, Sect. 2. Defendants’ argument is unpersuasive. . . .

STATE v. PARSONS, a k a C. Jr., 302 So. 2d 766 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1974)

. . . Section 97.051, Florida Statutes, directs that a person making application to register shall take an . . .

T. FIELDS, v. ASKEW, 279 So. 2d 822 (Fla. 1973)

. . . . § 97.051. We have jurisdiction over the cause pursuant to Fla.Const., Article V, Section 3(b)(1). . . . law and sought to administer to him the oath required of prospective voters in Florida by Fla.Stat. § 97.051 . . . brought the instant action in the Circuit Court seeking to test the constitutionality of Fla.Stat. § 97.051 . . .