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The Florida Statutes provide for the use of provisional ballots by the electorate. Section 101.048 states: "In all elections, a voter claiming to be properly registered in the county and eligible to vote at the precinct in the election, but whose eligibility cannot be determined, shall be entitled to vote a provisional ballot." Additionally, section 101.049 provides that provisional ballots are used exclusively whenever the polling time is extended by court or other order. These provisional ballots are segregated from all other provisional ballots.
Section 101.69 of the Florida Statutes states "An elector who has received an absentee ballot, but desires to vote in person, shall return the ballot, whether voted or not, to the election board at the elector's precinct. The returned ballot shall be marked 'canceled' by the board and placed with other canceled ballots. However, if the elector does not return the ballot and the election official:
A provisional ballot will not be issued to a voter who is found to be in the incorrect polling place. Those voters will be directed to their correct polling place where they can vote regular ballots.
The provisional ballot will be the same as the regular ballot for that precinct except that after the voter makes his or her selections, the provisional ballot is sealed in a certificate envelope instead of being fed into the tabulating machine. The affirmation printed on the envelope requires the voter to give their name, date of birth, address at the time of registration, registered party affiliation, current residence and mailing addresses, and signature. There is also space on the envelope for the voter to add any additional information that might be helpful in determining their eligibility. Additional useful information includes social security number, a prior name, or other identifying information related to registration. A voter may also present written evidence supporting his or her eligibility to vote to the Supervisor of Elections to 5 PM on the third day after the election. After the voter fills out the certificate and seals the envelope, it is deposited in a special ballot box designated for provisional ballots.
After the election the provisional ballot certificates will be individually examined to determine the voter eligibility. The county canvassing board will review voter eligibility status and will determine the provisional ballots to be counted. The vote totals from those ballots are then added to the totals from election night. Ballots from voters who are determined to be ineligible to vote remain sealed in their certificate envelopes. Ineligible provisional ballot envelopes will be marked as "rejected."
Provisional ballot voters will be given a numbered stub that corresponds to their provisional ballot envelope. This stub will contain information on how to access the Supervisor of Elections Office free access system, which allows the voter to determine whether or not their provisional ballot was counted.