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SB 240: Overseas Electors & Faxed Ballots

GENERAL BILL by Executive Business, Ethics and Elections ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Crist ; Latvala ; Silver ; Clary ; Bronson ; Meadows ; Childers ; Lee ; Kirkpatrick ; Dyer ; Hargrett ; Harris

Overseas Electors & Faxed Ballots; defines terms "absent qualified elector overseas," "fax," & "faxed"; revises notice of election to overseas electors; designates procedures for tabulating faxed ballots; authorizes supervisors of elections to fax absentee ballots to overseas electors requesting faxed ballots; provides instructions to be included with faxed overseas ballots; authorizes Dept. of State to adopt rules to administer faxed balloting, etc. Amends Ch. 101, 97.021, 100.025.

Effective Date: 07/01/1998
Last Action: 5/1/1998 House - Died in Messages
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    10/13/1997 Senate • Prefiled
    10/24/1997 Senate • Referred to Executive Business, Ethics and Elections; Ways and Means
    10/28/1997 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Executive Business, Ethics and Elections, 11/05/97, 11:30 am, Room-309C
    11/5/1997 Senate • Comm. Action: Favorable by Executive Business, Ethics and Elections; Now in Ways and Means
    3/3/1998 Senate • Introduced, referred to Executive Business, Ethics and Elections; Ways and Means -SJ 00021; On Committee agenda-- Executive Business, Ethics and Elections, 11/05/97, 11:30 am, Room-309C; Comm. Action: Favorable by Executive Business, Ethics and Elections -SJ 00007; Now in Ways and Means -SJ 00007; Withdrawn from Ways and Means -SJ 00003; Placed on Calendar
    4/1/1998 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 00343
    4/2/1998 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 00343; Read second time -SJ 00363
    4/8/1998 Senate • Read third time -SJ 00388; Passed; YEAS 37 NAYS 0 -SJ 00388; Immediately certified -SJ 00388
    4/8/1998 House • In Messages
    5/1/1998 House • Died in Messages

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  • SB 240, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 12/23/1997 at 2:09 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Executive Business, Ethics and Elections (Post-Meeting) 10/27/1997 (pdf)

    Floor Amendments (2)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Floor Action Format
    373351 - Amendment
    Cosgrove 10/10/1997
    1:00 AM
    Web Page
    443945 - Amendment
    Cosgrove 10/10/1997
    1:00 AM
    Web Page

    Floor Votes (1)

    Date Chamber Result
    4/8/1998 10:27 AM Senate 37 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (10)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    97.021 Definitions.
    100.025 Citizens residing overseas; notice of elections.
    101.5614 Canvass of returns.
    101.62 Request for absentee ballots.
    101.64 Delivery of absentee ballots; envelopes; form.
    101.65 Instructions to absent electors.
    101.653
    101.68 Canvassing of absentee ballot.
    101.694 Mailing of ballots upon receipt of federal postcard application.
    101.697

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