Florida Statute 101.49 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

The 2025 Florida Statutes

Title IX
ELECTORS AND ELECTIONS

Chapter 101
VOTING METHODS AND PROCEDURE

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101.49 Procedure of election officers where signatures differ.—

(1) Whenever any clerk or inspector, upon a just comparison of the signatures, doubts that the signature on the identification presented by the elector is the same as the signature the elector affixed on the precinct register or early voting certificate, the clerk or inspector shall deliver to the person an affidavit which shall be in substantially the following form:

STATE OF FLORIDA,

COUNTY OF

I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that my name is ; that I am years old; that I was born in the State of ; that I am registered to vote; that I am a qualified voter of the county and state aforesaid and have not voted in this election.

(Signature of voter)

Sworn to and subscribed before me this day of , A. D. (year) .

(Clerk or inspector of election)

Precinct No.

County of

(2) The person shall fill out, in his or her own handwriting or with assistance from a member of the election board, the form and make an affidavit to the facts stated in the filled-in form; such affidavit shall then be sworn to and subscribed before one of the inspectors or clerks of the election who is authorized to administer the oath. Whenever the affidavit is made and filed with the clerk or inspector, the person shall then be admitted to cast his or her vote, but if the person fails or refuses to make out or file such affidavit and asserts his or her eligibility, then he or she shall be entitled to vote a provisional ballot.

History.—s. 2, ch. 18407, 1937; CGL 1940 Supp. 337(28-d); s. 2, ch. 22018, 1943; s. 5, ch. 26870, 1951; s. 18, ch. 77-175; s. 573, ch. 95-147; s. 11, ch. 99-6; s. 14, ch. 2001-40; s. 33, ch. 2005-277.

Note.—Former s. 100.35.

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In Re NAL Fin. Grp., Inc., 237 B.R. 225 (Bankr. S.D. Fla. 1999).

Cited 24 times | Published | United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Florida. | 12 Fla. L. Weekly Fed. B 323, 1999 Bankr. LEXIS 952, 34 Bankr. Ct. Dec. (CRR) 1004

pursuant to that provision of the Bankruptcy Code. Section 101(49)(A) of the Bankruptcy Code states that security

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R. Scott Appling v. Lamar, Archer & Cofrin, LLP, 848 F.3d 953 (11th Cir. 2017).

Cited 18 times | Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | 77 Collier Bankr. Cas. 2d 421, 2017 WL 603833, 2017 U.S. App. LEXIS 2602, 63 Bankr. Ct. Dec. (CRR) 200

1125 (using the term “disclosure statement”); Id. § 101(49)(A)(xii) (“registration statement”). The surplusage

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Matter of Verdunn, 160 B.R. 682 (Bankr. M.D. Fla. 1993).

Cited 7 times | Published | United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Florida | 7 Fla. L. Weekly Fed. B 283, 1993 Bankr. LEXIS 1609, 73 A.F.T.R.2d (RIA) 454, 24 Bankr. Ct. Dec. (CRR) 1441, 1993 WL 460017

that there is a "security" in the bond. 11 U.S.C. § 101(49)(a)(iv). However, to be a secured creditor the

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Anderson v. Canvassing & Election Bd., 399 So. 2d 1021 (Fla. 1st DCA 1981).

Cited 5 times | Published | Florida 1st District Court of Appeal

...lified and registered to vote are allowed to do so. See Boardman, at 267. We must also reject appellant's argument that the outer envelope of the absentee ballot is equivalent to the affidavit an elector challenged at the polls must sign pursuant to Section 101.49, Florida Statutes (1979)....

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United States v. Stoecklin, 848 F. Supp. 1521 (M.D. Fla. 1994).

Cited 3 times | Published | District Court, M.D. Florida | 1994 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 21798, 1993 WL 616702

102(1)(c), 517.021(21); 18 U.S.C. § 2311, 11 U.S.C. § 101(49), 15 U.S.C. § 78c(a)(10). IV. Renewed Motion

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Banco Espirito Santo Int'l, Ltd. v. Garmendia (In Re Bankest Capital Corp.), 361 B.R. 263 (Bankr. S.D. Fla. 2006).

Cited 1 times | Published | United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Florida. | 20 Fla. L. Weekly Fed. B 104, 2006 Bankr. LEXIS 3537

Contemplated by Section 510(b) and Defined in 11 U.S.C. § 101(49)(A)(i) Section 510(b) provides, in pertinent part

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In Re Patriot Aviation Servs., Inc., 396 B.R. 780 (Bankr. S.D. Fla. 2008).

Published | United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Florida. | 21 Fla. L. Weekly Fed. B 557, 2008 Bankr. LEXIS 3053, 50 Bankr. Ct. Dec. (CRR) 264

Bankruptcy Code and includes "notes." See 11 U.S.C. § 101(49)(A)(i). The unambiguous language of the statute

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Bakst v. Bank Leumi, USA (In re D.I.T., Inc.), 561 B.R. 793 (Bankr. S.D. Fla. 2016).

Published | United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Florida. | 26 Fla. L. Weekly Fed. B 143, 2016 Bankr. LEXIS 4436, 63 Bankr. Ct. Dec. (CRR) 135

“security” is defined to include a “note.” 11 U.S.C. § 101(49)(A)(i). The Defendant argues that its Revolver

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