I haven't found such a requirement in Florida law. See below. -Declan ... In counties where paper ballots are used, each elector shall be given a ballot by the inspector. Before delivering the ballot to the elector, one of the inspectors shall write his or her initials or name on the stub attached to the ballot; then the elector shall, without leaving the polling place, retire alone to a booth or compartment provided, and place an "X" mark after the name of the candidate of his or her choice for each office to be filled, and likewise mark an "X" after the answer he or she desires in case of a constitutional amendment or other question submitted to a vote. ... 101.191 Form of general election ballot.-- (1) The general election ballot shall be in substantially the following form: OFFICIAL BALLOT GENERAL ELECTION No. _____ _____ COUNTY, FLORIDA Precinct No. _____ (Date) (Signature of Voter) (Initials of Issuing Official) Stub No. 1 OFFICIAL BALLOT GENERAL ELECTION No. _____ _____ COUNTY, FLORIDA Precinct No. _____ (Date) (Initials of Issuing Official) Stub No. 2 OFFICIAL BALLOT GENERAL ELECTION _____COUNTY, FLORIDA Precinct No. _____ (Date) TO VOTE for a candidate whose name is printed on the ballot, mark a cross (X) in the blank space at the RIGHT of the name of the candidate for whom you desire to vote. To vote for a candidate whose name is not printed on the ballot, write the candidate's name in the blank space provided for that purpose. ELECTORS For President and Vice President (A vote for the candidates will actually be a vote for their electors) Vote for group DEMOCRATIC (Name of Candidate) For President [ ] (Name of Candidate) For Vice President REPUBLICAN (Name of Candidate) For President [ ] (Name of Candidate) For Vice President (NAME OF MINOR PARTY) (Name of Candidate) For President [ ] (Name of Candidate) For Vice President NO PARTY AFFILIATION (Name of Candidate) For President [ ] (Name of Candidate) For Vice President WRITE-IN For President For Vice President CONGRESSIONAL UNITED STATES SENATOR Vote for One (Name of Candidate) (Party abbreviation) [ ] (Name of Candidate) (Party abbreviation) [ ] (And thence other offices under this heading, followed by the headings and offices as prescribed in s. 101.151.) PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS OR OTHER PUBLIC MEASURES To vote on a constitutional amendment or other public measure, mark a cross (X) in the blank space next to either YES or NO. No. _____ CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT ARTICLE _____, SECTION _____ (Here the wording of the substance of the amendment shall be inserted.) YES for Approval [ ] NO for Rejection [ ] (2) The general election ballot shall be arranged and printed so that the offices of President and Vice President are joined in a single voting space to allow each elector to cast a single vote for the joint candidacies for President and Vice President and so that the offices of Governor and Lieutenant Governor are joined in a single voting space to allow each elector to cast a single vote for the joint candidacies for Governor and Lieutenant Governor.