It is the intent of the Legislature that voting by vote-by-mail ballot be by methods that are fully accessible to all voters, including voters having a disability. The Department of State shall work with the supervisors of elections and the disability community to develop and implement procedures and technologies, as possible, which will include procedures for providing vote-by-mail ballots, upon request, in alternative formats that will allow all voters to cast a secret, independent, and verifiable vote-by-mail ballot without the assistance of another person.
Fla. Stat. § 101.662
Accessibility of vote-by-mail ballots
Known as the Electronic Voting Systems Act
The act spans §§ 101–101 (94 sections).
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Griffin v. Roupas (2004)
Most recently applied in 458 F. Supp. 2d 775 - Indiana Democratic Party v. Rokita (April 2006)
History.--s. 14, ch. 2002-281; s. 21, ch. 2016-37.
Official source: Online Sunshine (Florida Legislature). Reproduced from public-domain Florida statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.