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Title IX
ELECTORS AND ELECTIONS
Chapter 101
Voting Methods And Procedure
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Section 101.445, Florida Statutes 2000

101.445  Write-in ballots.--In counties in which voting machines are used, write-in ballots shall be deposited, written, or affixed in or upon the receptacle or device provided for that purpose. Each write-in ballot shall be cast in its appropriate place on the machine or it is void and shall not be counted. When a write-in ballot is cast, it shall not be necessary to use the (X) mark.

History.--s. 10, ch. 81-105.