(1) Purpose. This rule prescribes a uniform
ballot design for primary and general elections for each type of certified
voting system.
(2) Definitions. For
purposes of this rule:
(a) "Audio ballot"
means an electronic voting device which audibly reads a ballot and permits the
voter to select choices.
(b)
"Contest title" means the office title for a race on the ballot in which
candidates are seeking an elected office, e.g., "Attorney General" or "County
Commissioner, District 2." It also includes the title for a public measure on
the ballot, e.g., "Constitutional Amendment, " "County
Referendum, " or "City Referendum."
(c) "Font size" means the size of the printed
characters on the ballot. Font size is measured in millimeters (mm) and points.
A point equals 0.353mm.
(d)
"General election" refers to a general election as defined in Section
97.021, F.S.
(e) "Hybrid voting system" means an
electronic or electromechanical device by which a voter interacts with an
electronic visual display to produce a paper output that contains the contest
titles and the voter's selections, and may also contain, but not be limited to,
a barcode or other machine-readable optical label containing the voter's
selections.
(f) "Manual marking
device" means a roller-ball pen, or felt pen, which leaves an identifiable ink
mark on a paper ballot.
(g) "Paper
ballot" means an election ballot made of paper to be tabulated by optical scan
and for use by a voter to select choices on a vote target by using a manual
marking device.
(h) "Primary
election" refers to a primary election as defined in Section
97.021, F.S.
(i) "Presidential Preference Primary" refers
to a presidential preference primary election in Section
103.101, F.S.
(j) "Visual display ballot" means an
electronic display for a voter to select choices as shown on the display, which
may be on a touchscreen device or a personal computer display.
(k) "Vote target" means an area on the ballot
where the voter indicates his or her vote. The vote target shall be an
oval.
(l) "Universal Primary
Contest" refers to a contest in a primary election in which all candidates for
an office have the same party affiliation and the winner of that contest will
have no opposition in the general election. In a universal primary contest, all
qualified electors may vote in the primary for that office, regardless of party
affiliation.
(3) Ballot
language.
(a) The official language for a
ballot is English.
(b) Spanish
language translations of the ballot will be made available in at least one of
the forms provided for in Section
97.021(5),
F.S., and into other languages and forms when required by law or court order.
This rule does not prohibit a supervisor of elections from translating the
ballot into additional languages as he or she determines is necessary to
accommodate the respective electorate.
(c) Languages shall appear on the ballot as
follows:
1. Separate ballots for each
language, except in counties subject to multi-language ballot requirements by
Section 101.151(8),
F.S., and section 203 of the federal Voting Rights Act.
2. In counties subject to multi-language
requirements, all languages on the same ballot, with English appearing first
and Spanish appearing second, unless authorized pursuant to Section
101.151(8),
F.S., and section 203 of the federal Voting Rights Act.
3. Notwithstanding the requirements of
subparagraph (3)(c)1., nothing prohibits a supervisor of elections from
including all languages on the same ballot, with English appearing first and
Spanish appearing second, as he or she determines is appropriate to accommodate
the respective electorate.
(4) Ballot font, alignment, and columns.
(a) Font. The minimum and maximum font sizes
for the different ballots are:
1. Paper
ballots: The minimum font size is 10-point type (3.5mm), except the minimum
font size for the ballot title is bold, 12-point type (4.2mm). The maximum font
size for a paper ballot is 12-point type (4.2mm), except the maximum font size
for the ballot title is bold, 14-point type (5 mm).
2. Visual display ballot: The minimum font
size is 14-point type (5 mm) and the maximum font size is 24-point type (8.5
mm).
3. All fonts on a ballot shall
be within the same sans-serif font family (a narrow version of the same font is
considered within the same font family). Sans-serif font means a typeface that
does not have small projecting features (serifs) at the end of characters.
Recommended fonts are: Arial, Helvetica, Tahoma or Univers. All fonts shall be
black. Colored text, however, may be used on the ballot to differentiate
between precincts or ballot type (e.g., early voting, vote-by-mail ballot, or
election day ballot); in the ballot footer to direct the voter to vote both
sides of the ballot page as specified in paragraph (10)(g), below; and on a
visual display ballot as specified in paragraph (11)(a), below.
4. Each category on a ballot shall have
consistent font sizes; for example, if one candidate's name is in 10-point
type, the names of all candidates on that ballot shall be in 10 point
type.
5. Unless specified by this
rule, the font shall not be in bold type.
6. A ballot shall not contain an ampersand,
"&", in any of its titles or text.
7. The contest titles and ballot title for
issues shall be in bold and in upper and lower case font. The ballot summary
or, when applicable for a proposed constitutional amendment or revision, the
financial impact statement, shall be in upper and lower case font followed by
the choices of Yes and No.
8. The
appropriate three-letter party affiliation or no party affiliation (NPA) for
candidates shall be in all capital letters.
(b) Alignment. Unless otherwise indicated
herein, all type on a ballot shall be aligned to the left of the page or
column, as applicable. The ballot title and the ballot instructions may be
centered or aligned to the left on the page or column. If the instructions
appear in the leftmost column, there shall be no individual races below the
column.
(c) Columns.
1. A paper ballot page shall contain no more
than four columns.
2. A visual
display ballot shall contain no more than two columns.
3. All candidates for the same race shall
appear on the same page and in the same column on a paper ballot or entirely on
one screen page of the default setting for a visual display ballot, except as
otherwise specified within this rule. A voter may magnify the default setting
of a visual display ballot so that all candidates in the same race may not
appear on one screen page.
4. No
issue or public measure choices of Yes and No shall be split between columns or
pages.
5. No judicial merit
selection and retention question on the ballot shall appear in more than one
column, span more than one column, or extend onto another side or page of the
ballot. However, each separate retention question relating to the same or
different category of judicial retention may be
split.
(5)
Ballot Title. The ballot title shall be printed single-spaced, flush left or
centered across the top of the first page of a paper ballot and on the first
ballot screen of a visual display ballot. The date of the election within the
ballot title shall list the full name of the month, the numeric day, and full
numeric year (for example, November 3, 2020). The ballot title, in bold upper
and lower case letters, shall be printed on the ballot for each election in no
less than two and not more than four lines for each language in which the
ballot is printed, for example:
|
Official Presidential Preference Primary Election
Ballot
(date of election)
(name) __ Party
[Insert county name], Florida
|
|
Official Primary Election Ballot, (date of
election)
(Insert name of Party or insert Nonpartisan, as
applicable), [Insert county name], Florida
|
|
Official General Election Ballot
(date of election)
[Insert county name], Florida
|
|
Official Special Election Ballot
(date of election)
[Insert county name], Florida
|
|
Official Special Primary Election Ballot
(date of election)
(Insert name of Party or insert Nonpartisan, as
applicable)
[Insert county name], Florida
|
(6)
Contest title. After the instructions, the title of each contest on the ballot
shall appear either against no background or a lightly shaded background in
bold, upper and lower case font. The contest title involving a public office
shall appear as prescribed for office titles in Section
101.151, F.S.,
e.g., State Senator. Additionally, the contest title for a
constitutional amendment shall read: No. ___ Constitutional Amendment, Article
____, Section ____.
(7) Listing of
election contests. Under each ballot title, the ballot shall list the contests
in the order specified in Sections
101.151 and
105.041, F.S., and as further
specified herein as follows:
(a) Partisan
offices.
1. Federal office.
2. State office.
3. County office.
4. Municipal office.
5. District and special district office. The
order of district and special district offices on a ballot shall be:
multi-county, county, municipal, and districts covering a geographical area
less than municipal. The special districts within each listing shall be listed
alphabetically.
6. Party offices.
The order of placement shall be state, district, and precinct committeemen and
committeewomen.
(b)
Nonpartisan offices.
1. Justice of the Supreme
Court (judicial merit selection and retention).
2. Judge of a District Court of Appeal
(judicial merit selection and retention).
3. Circuit Judge (election or merit selection
and retention).
4. County Judge
(election or merit selection and retention).
5. Nonpartisan county office. If a county
elects county officers listed in Section
101.151, F.S., on a nonpartisan
basis, the order of those offices shall be the same as the order in Section
101.151, F.S. for partisan
offices and shall appear before the contest for school board member.
6. School Board Member.
7. Nonpartisan municipal office.
8. Nonpartisan district and special district
office. The order of district and special district offices on a ballot shall
be: multi-county, county, municipal, and districts covering a geographical area
less than municipal. The district and special districts within each listing
shall be listed alphabetically, with district offices listed before special
district offices.
(c)
Candidate names. Names of candidates shall be in upper and lower case font. The
space between candidate names in the same contest may be single-spaced or
double-spaced.
(d) Issue or public
measure.
1. Statewide constitutional
amendment or other statewide public measure.
2. County public measure including local
option for merit selection and retention or election for circuit or county
judge.
3. Municipal public
measure.
4. Special district public
measure. Special district public measures shall be listed in the same order as
special district offices.
(8) Contest instructions. Immediately below
the contest title for public office, the ballot shall instruct the voter about
his or her choices as follows:
(a) In
contests for office in which the voter may make only one choice, including
offices with paired or joint candidates, the instruction shall read: (Vote for
1) or it may be spelled out as (Vote for One).
(b) In contests for office in which the voter
may make more than one choice, the instruction shall read: (Vote for up to
[enter number to be elected]). The number may be written numerically or spelled
out.
(c) When a primary election
includes one or more Universal Primary Contests, the phrase, Universal Primary
Contest, shall appear in bold beneath the office title of the Universal Primary
Contest and before the contest instruction.
(9) Contest choices.
(a) Candidate names other than write-in
candidates.
1. The list of names of nominees
or candidates shall follow the instructions for contest choices as set forth in
subsection (7).
2. Each nominee or
candidate's name shall be displayed in the following order notwithstanding any
other order or designation as indicated on the candidate oath per Section
99.021, F.S.
a. First name or a shortened form as provided
by the candidate or nominee (e.g., Rob, instead of Robert, or
J. instead of James). A period shall immediately follow any designation of a
first initial.
b. Middle initial or
middle name, and if applicable, a bona fide nickname by which the candidate or
nominee is commonly or customarily known. If the oath includes both the first
and last names and the nickname of a candidate, the nickname shall be enclosed
in quotation marks (e.g., Garrett R. "Gator"
Cane) on the ballot. If the candidate does not indicate on the oath that the
nickname should be included with the candidate's first name
(e.g., Ted Davis printed on the oath for a candidate named
Thomas Eugene Davis; or Dottie Smith printed on the oath for a candidate named
Doris Smith), the nickname shall not be in quotation marks on the ballot
(e.g., Ted Davis, not "Ted" Davis; or Dottie Smith, not
"Dottie" Smith). A period shall immediately follow any designation of any
middle initial(s).
c. Surname (last
name).
d. Suffix such as Sr or Jr
or II or sequential numbers. No comma shall be included in the name before any
suffix and no period shall be included after a suffix; for example, the name on
the ballot shall appear as John O. Doe Jr without further
punctuation.
3. The name
of each nominee or candidate shall be in upper and lower case
letters.
4. Each name of a nominee
or candidate shall be associated with a corresponding vote target.
a. The name(s) shall appear after the oval
vote target on the same line.
b.
The name of the second candidate or nominee in a paired or joined candidacy
shall appear indented under the name of the principal candidate. Only the
principal candidate's name shall have the party designation and vote target
associated with it.
(b) Write-in candidates.
1. In a contest in which one or more write-in
candidates have qualified, the phrase "Write-in" or "Write-in Candidate" shall
appear directly after the end of the list of candidate names printed or
displayed on the ballot for that contest. A blank line shall be placed after or
immediately over Write-in or Write-in Candidate, and a corresponding vote
target shall be associated with the blank line. In a contest with joint
candidacies, no second write-in line is required.
2. In a contest in which multiple candidates
may be selected and more than one write-in candidate has qualified, the phrase
"Write-in" or "Write-in Candidate" shall be added and a blank line for each
number of selections, or for each number of qualified write-in candidates,
whichever is less, shall appear on the ballot. The write-in option shall be
added directly below the list of candidate names printed on the ballot for that
contest and a corresponding vote target shall be associated with each blank
line with the word Write-in (or the words Write-in Candidate) immediately
preceding the blank line or over it. For example, when a contest is "Vote for
up to 2, " and three write-in candidates have qualified, the contest would
reflect the phrase "Write-in" or "Write-in Candidate(s)" and have two blank
lines placed after or immediately over the word Write-in or words Write-in
Candidate(s) with a corresponding vote target associated with each blank line
to ensure that voters could write in the names of two of the three qualified
write-in candidates if they so choose.
(c) Party Affiliation.
1. In a general election, the appropriate
three-letter abbreviation of a political party name or no party affiliation
(NPA) in capital letters shall be included for each candidate or pair of
candidates in a partisan contest. The party abbreviation shall appear on the
same line to the right of the candidate's name or the first candidate's name of
a paired or joint candidacy.
2. The
party abbreviation placed on the ballot shall be the same abbreviation the
Division of Elections assigns to the registered political party or as appears
on the Division's official certification of candidates for the election. The
party abbreviation shall not be enclosed in parentheses.
3. The party abbreviation shall not be
included on primary election ballots, unless there is a Universal Primary
Contest on one or more ballot styles in the county. In a Universal Primary
Contest, the names of all candidates for all partisan offices, including
candidates for the Universal Primary Contest, shall be displayed with an
appropriate abbreviation of the party name.
(d) Incumbent designation. When the law
permits the ballot to designate the incumbent on the ballot, the word incumbent
shall appear in lower case letters to the right of the incumbent's
name.
(e) Multiple contests under
one contest title. When there are multiple contests under one contest title
(e.g., judicial retention or party office (committeemen and committeewomen)
contests), the contests shall be separated by a solid line across the column in
which the contest appears.
(10) Paper ballots.
(a) Paper stock. Paper ballots shall be on
applicable paper stock so they may be properly read by the optical scan voting
equipment. The paper ballot's size shall be a minimum of 8 1/2'' x 11'' to a
maximum of 8 1/2'' x 22'', not including optional ballot stubs that may be
included on the ballot.
(b) Paper
color. The ballot color shall be white. Color markings may be on the
white-colored ballot.
(c) Ballot
layout.
1. Ballot stub. An optional ballot
stub of a minimum length of one inch to a maximum length of three inches may be
located at the top or bottom of the paper ballot with the bottom being the
preferred location. The stub should have a control number that may be used for
later reconciliation of ballots.
2.
Barcode. A paper ballot may contain an optional barcode to identify:
a. The ballot, which barcode may be on the
ballot, the ballot stub, or both. This barcode shall only identify the party,
precinct, ballot style, page number, or type of ballot. The barcode may not be
used in any manner to identify the voter.
b. The voter's voted choices on the ballot,
which barcode may be located in any area of the ballot, except within the area
containing the contests. This barcode shall only contain the voter's selections
and may not be used in any manner to identify the
voter.
(d)
Ballot Instructions.
1. Ballot instructions
shall appear flush left or centered in normal or bold font with a minimum size
of 10-point type (3.5mm) immediately below the ballot title either across the
page or in the first column. The following instructions or substantially
similar instructions shall appear:
a. To vote,
fill in the (oval) completely (insert picture of filled oval) next to your
choice. Use (insert type(s) of appropriate marking device).
If you make a mistake, ask for a new ballot. Do not cross out
or your vote may not count.
b. Where a write-in candidate has qualified,
add an additional instruction to read:
To vote for a write-in candidate, fill in the oval and print
the name clearly on the blank line provided for the write-in
candidate.
2. The
space for marking the vote target shall comply with the voting system's
specifications.
3. In contests for
retention, constitutional amendments or other public measures, the choices Yes
and No shall follow the ballot question in upper and lower case letters on
separate lines.
(e) Vote
target. The vote target must be an oval, and shall be in black outline. The
alignment of the vote target shall be at an available location that allows it
to be flush or indented from the left margin.
(f) Ballot front page. The front page of the
paper ballot shall conform to the following requirements:
1. The ballot title shall appear as set forth
in subsection (5).
2. The election
contest(s) shall appear as set forth in subsections (6), (7), (8), and
(9).
(g) Ballot footer. A
ballot footer shall appear on the bottom of the front page and the bottom of
the reverse page if one or more contests appear on the reverse page of the
ballot. The text shall be in bold, upper and lower case text, with a minimum
font of 10-point (3.5mm) type, and read: Vote Both Sides of Page.
(h) Reverse side of ballot front page. The
reverse side of the first page of the paper ballot, if a reverse side is
required, shall conform to the requirements for the front page of the ballot,
except the ballot title and ballot instructions need not be included.
(i) Multiple ballot sheets. A second ballot
sheet of paper and any additional ballot sheets of a paper ballot, if
applicable, shall conform to the requirements of the reverse side of the first
page of a paper ballot. When multiple ballot sheets exist, page numbers for
each ballot page may be inserted for clarification. If page numbers are used,
both the current page number and the total page count shall be provided and be
located in the same place on each page; for example, Page 1 of 4, Page 3/4, 3
of 5, or similar notations.
(j)
Contest designation. Each contest title on the paper ballot shall be in a box
outlined in black type or, in the absence of an outline box, each contest title
shall have a straight black line above the top of the contest
title.
(11) Visual
display ballots.
(a) Display.
1. The initial or welcome screen shall
contain the ballot title set forth in subsection (5), and may have an icon for
the county's seal. The start of the visual introduction or welcome screen can
be manual or automatic and may continue on more than one screen.
2. The visual display may have accompanying
audio which reads the text on the visual display ballot.
3. The visual display ballot may have color
background and color text.
4. The
visual display may have contrast and magnification
capabilities.
(b) Choice
selection. The voter must be able to make selections using a keyboard, number
keypad, tactile device, assistive device, mouse, or finger touch.
(c) Ballot instructions. The visual display
ballot instructions may appear at any point before the contest choices or may
be posted separately and prominently in each voting booth. The instructions on
a visual display ballot shall inform the voter how to:
1. Select a language other than English for
the ballot and have the remainder of the visual display ballot displayed in the
selected language. This instruction is only required if two or more language
choices are offered or required in the county for its voting system.
2. Start voting the ballot.
3. Mark a choice and how that choice will be
reflected or appear on the screen, to include how to vote for a write-in
candidate.
4. Vote for a qualified
write-in candidate whose name is not printed on the ballot. This instruction is
to be added in which one or more write-in candidates have qualified for an
office.
5. Change or undo a choice
if the voter changes his or her mind on a particular candidate or
issue.
6. Proceed to the next
ballot page.
7. Go back a
screen.
8. Review his or her
choices before casting the ballot.
9. Cast the ballot in order for his or her
vote to be recorded.
(d)
Contest title. Before the listing of the election contests on a visual display
ballot, the contest title shall appear as specified in subsection
(6).
(e) Contest order. The visual
display ballot shall list the contests in the order specified in subsection
(7).
(f) Contest choices.
1. Below the contest title, the ballot shall
direct the voter about the choices in each contest as specified in subsection
(8).
2. Each screen of a visual
display ballot may have one or more contests on the screen.
3. Each screen of the visual display ballot
shall display all candidates in a contest, but if not all candidates can be
displayed at the minimum font size on one screen, the visual display shall
indicate that additional candidates are on a following display or on a scroll
display.
4. The vote target shall
be flush or indented on either the left or right side.
5. The selection of choice may be made at the
vote target or anywhere on the line containing the vote target.
6. For any public measures, the text may be
displayed on as many screens as necessary to accommodate the text. Any coding
of the text shall be displayed in the same manner as on paper
ballots.
(g) Undervoted
contest. The visual display ballot shall indicate to the voter when the voter
did not select the total number of allowable vote(s) in a contest.
(h) Final instructions before casting the
ballot.
1. The visual display shall indicate
to the voter if the voter is about to cast a blank ballot and that no vote on
the ballot will be counted.
2. The
visual display shall allow the voter to review the ballot and make any desired
changes.
3. The visual display
shall provide a clear instruction how to cast the ballot and confirm whether
the voter desires to cast the ballot.
4. The visual display shall visually display
that the ballot was cast and voting is complete.
(12) Hybrid voting system.
(a) Electronic display requirements. The
electronic display for a hybrid voting system shall comply with the
requirements for a visual display ballot contained in this rule.
(b) Paper output requirements. The font of
the paper output must be no less than 10-point type and the paper output itself
may be of any size and format so long as it includes all contests and
selections and the output can be properly tabulated. The paper output must
contain:
1. Human readable text without
abbreviations or shortened text for the ballot title, except dates may be in
all numeric text, for example, 08/26/2014;
2. Human readable text identical in content
as displayed on the visual display ballot for each contest title for which the
voter made a selection;
3. Human
readable text identical in content as displayed on the visual display ballot
for the voter's selections in each contest; and,
4. If the paper output is designed for the
tabulator to read the barcode or optical label, a corresponding barcode or
other machine-readable optical label for each of the voter's
selections.
(13) Audio ballot.
(a) Audio format.
1. The audio system shall allow the voter to
change the volume at any point in the balloting process.
2. An audio voting device may have both a
visual display ballot and an audio ballot separately or in
combination.
3. Audio can be
synthesized voice or recorded human speech, which speech may be a male or
female voice.
4. The audio ballot
shall have the capability for a voter to use either a headphone or tactile
interface device to listen to the audio.
5. The audio ballot must produce auditory
feedback tones for providing important and necessary information to the
voter.
6. All instructions,
information, text, and candidate names shall be given without voice inflection
so as to favor or disfavor any potential selection.
7. The order of election contests on the
audio ballot shall be the same as the requirements in subsection
(7).
(b) Audio
introduction. The start of the audio introduction can be manual, automatic, or
continual repetition. The default language for the audio ballot is English. The
introduction shall repeat itself in all applicable languages until the voter
confirms to continue with the ballot in English or makes a change to a
different language. The introduction must have instructions regarding how the
voter may select an additional language. If the voter chooses another language,
the remainder of the audio shall be in the selected language.
(c) At the beginning, the audio ballot shall
instruct the voter as to:
1. The ballot title,
party identification for a primary election, and the number of contests on the
ballot.
2. How to have an
instruction repeated.
3. How each
contest is indicated on the ballot, and if applicable, the number
associated with the contest to facilitate the voter's ability to locate the
contest on the ballot.
4.
How to return to a previous contest on the ballot.
5. How to proceed from one contest to another
or from one candidate to another.
6. How to make and change a selection in a
contest.
7. How to repeat the
selections made.
8. How to confirm
a choice that has been made.
9. How
to enter a write-in candidate's name and vote for the
write-candidate.
(d)
During the voting session, the audio ballot shall inform the voter of:
1. The contest title and optional contest
number of the contest, the number of available votes which can be cast in the
contest, the number of candidates for the office, the candidates' names and
their corresponding party designation, if included on the ballot, and whether a
candidate is an incumbent if authorized by Section
101.151, F.S.
2. Any constitutional amendment as specified
in the following order:
a. No. ____
Constitutional Amendment, Article ____, Section ____.
b. The ballot title for the proposed
amendment.
c. The ballot summary
for the proposed amendment, or when applicable, the full text of the proposed
constitutional amendment or revision, followed by the financial impact
statement, if provided.
d. The
choices of Yes and No.
3.
Any other public measure in the following order: the ballot title, ballot
summary, and the choices of Yes and No.
4. When the voter has not made a selection in
a contest or has selected less than the allowable number of choices for the
contest.
5. How the voter can
change or undo a selection for a candidate or choice.
6. How the voter can continue to the next
contest on the ballot.
7. That the
voter has reached the end of the ballot.
8. Review his or her choices before casting
the ballot and to make any desired changes.
9. How to cast the ballot.
10. A confirmation that the ballot was cast
and that voting has been completed.
(14) Deviation from the rule.
A supervisor of elections may reasonably deviate from those
requirements to the extent necessary for any of the following reasons:
(a) There are more candidates for a contest
than will fit in one column or screen.
(b) The candidate's name is longer than will
allow the party abbreviation to fit to the right of the candidate's
name.
(c) A candidate's name is too
long to fit on one line in the minimum font size.
(d) The party abbreviation cannot be printed
in the minimum font size without going onto a second line.
(e) Printing the (Vote for 1) or (Vote for up
to [enter number to be elected]) designations in the minimum font size will
require an additional ballot card.
(f) The voting system will not permit the
suppression of party abbreviations on ballots when a universal primary contest
exists.
(g) Any other extraordinary
circumstances which cannot reasonably be accommodated except by deviation from
the requirements of the rule.
(15) Graphic depiction of ballots.
(a) The forms in this paragraph represent
illustrations of uniform presidential preference primary, primary, and general
election ballots which may be adapted to each type of voting system certified
in Florida based upon the requirements of each voting system and this rule
(e.g., font size, flush left or centering of the ballot title, and placement of
ballot instructions in the first column or centered across the page). Common
examples of adaptations may include, but not be limited to, the insertion of
timing marks and barcodes on the ballot, precinct designations, vote targets
being of a different type, or vote targets being at a different location on the
ballot; otherwise, the ballot used in an election shall be substantially in
accordance with one of the following applicable forms:
(b) The forms in paragraph (a), are hereby
incorporated by reference and may be obtained from the Division of Elections,
R.A. Gray Building, 500 S. Bronough Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0250,
(850)245-6200, or may be printed directly from the Division of Elections'
website.