Rules

Adopted Rules

Visit the Florida Administrative Code and Florida Administrative Register's homepage for current and past Division of Elections’ Rules within these three chapters.

Rule 1S-2.034 - Polling Place Procedures Manual (effective April 23, 2020)
- DS-DE 11 Polling Place Procedures Manual
Rule 1S-2.032 - Uniform Design for Election Ballot (effective April 23, 2020)
- Incorporated forms as revised DS-DE 200, 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206
- Incorporated forms also found under the Forms webpage
Chapter 1S-2 - Elections
Chapter 1S-5 - Certification of Electronic of Electromechanical Voting Systems
Chapter 1S-9 - Elections Emergency Contingency Plan

Visit our Forms Incorporated in Rule page for forms incorporated into current rules.

Emergency Rules

1SER20-1 - Designation of Division of Elections as Filing Office for Department of State; Requirements for Candidate Qualifying Papers; Withdrawal of Candidacy.
1SER20-2 - Candidate Petition Process

Proposed Rules and Rule Changes

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1S-2.009 - Constitutional Amendment by Initiative Petition

1S-2.0091 - Constitutional Amendment by Initiative Petition; Submission Deadline, Signature Verification

1S-2.015 - Minimum Security Procedures for Voting Systems

Notice of Rule Development with preliminary text (Published August 8, 2019)