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The Brevard County Supervisor of Elections offices will be closed on Wednesday, December 24 and Thursday, December 25 in observance of Christmas and will re-open on Friday, December 26 at 8:00 am.

Florida Voter Protection Act

104.0615 Voter intimidation or suppression prohibited; criminal penalties.

  1. This section may be cited as the “Voter Protection Act.”
  2. A person may not directly or indirectly use or threaten to use force, violence, or intimidation or any tactic of coercion or intimidation to induce or compel an individual to:
    1. Vote or refrain from voting;
    2. Vote or refrain from voting for any particular individual or ballot measure;
    3. Refrain from registering to vote; or
    4. Refrain from acting as a legally authorized election official or poll watcher.
  3. A person may not knowingly use false information to:
    1. Challenge an individual’s right to vote;
    2. Induce or attempt to induce an individual to refrain from voting or registering to vote; or
    3. Induce or attempt to induce an individual to refrain from acting as a legally authorized election official or poll watcher.
  4. A person may not knowingly destroy, mutilate, or deface a voter registration form or election ballot or obstruct or delay the delivery of a voter registration form or election ballot.
  5. A person who violates subsection (2), subsection (3), or subsection (4) commits a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.