House Bill 3743 (1998) - The Florida Senate

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CS/HB 3743: Elections

GENERAL BILL by Election Reform ; Morse ; Meek ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Garcia ; Alexander

Elections; (THIS BILL COMBINES H3743,3941) provides additional duty of Secretary of State; requires supervisors of elections to notify property appraisers of voters who are registered at address other than voters' homestead address; revises definition of absent elector; provides that voter registration cards be mailed to voter registration address; requires absentee voters to personally mark their ballots, etc. Amends FS.

Effective Date: 07/01/1998 except as otherwise provided
Last Action: 5/1/1998 House - Died on Calendar, Iden./Sim./Compare Bill(s) passed, refer to CS/SB 1402 (Ch. 98-129)
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Bill History

Date	Chamber	Action
2/20/1998	House	• Prefiled
3/3/1998	House	• Introduced -HJ 00053
3/10/1998	House	• Referred to Election Reform (GRC); Crime & Punishment (JC) -HJ 00160; On Committee agenda-- Election Reform (GRC), 03/12/98, 1:30 pm, Reed Hall --Not considered
3/11/1998	House	• On Committee agenda-- Election Reform (GRC), 03/17/98, 1:30 pm, 413C
3/17/1998	House	• CS combines this bill with 3941; Comm. Action: CS by Election Reform (GRC) -HJ 00307
3/20/1998	House	• CS read first time on 03/20/98 -HJ 00304; Now in Crime & Punishment (JC) -HJ 00307; On Committee agenda-- Crime & Punishment (JC), 03/25/98, 10:00 am, Morris Hall
3/25/1998	House	• Comm. Action:-Unanimously Favorable by Crime & Punishment (JC) -HJ 00387
3/27/1998	House	• In Governmental Responsibility Council, pending ranking -HJ 00387
4/8/1998	House	• Placed on Governmental Responsibility Council Calendar -HJ 00500
4/13/1998	House	• Read second time -HJ 00530; Amendment(s) adopted -HJ 00530, -HJ 00540, -HJ 00545
4/14/1998	House	• Temporarily postponed, on Third Reading -HJ 00575
4/20/1998	House	• Temporarily postponed, on Third Reading -HJ 00728
4/21/1998	House	• Temporarily postponed on third reading; On Unfinished Business -HJ 00954
5/1/1998	House	• Died on Calendar, Iden./Sim./Compare Bill(s) passed, refer to CS/SB 1402 (Ch. 98-129)

Related Bills

Bill Number	Subject	Filed By	Relationship	Last Action and Location
H 3683 (c1)	Truth in Voting Act of 1998	Diaz de la Portilla	Similar	Last Action: 5/1/1998 H Died in Committee on Crime & Punishment (JC), Iden./Sim./Compare Bill(s) passed, refer to CS/SB 1402 (Ch. 98-129)
S 1402 (e2)		Latvala	Similar	Last Action: 5/22/1998 Became Law without Governor's Signature; Chapter No. 98-129
H 3941	Elections	Meek	Compare	Last Action: 3/17/1998 H CS combines this bill with 3743; Comm. Action: CS by Election Reform (GRC); Original bill laid on Table, refer to combined CS/HB 3743 (Died on House Calendar); Refer to CS/SB 1402 (Ch. 98-129)
H 3945	Election Boards	Horan	Compare	Last Action: 5/1/1998 H Died, reference deferred, Iden./Sim./Compare Bill(s) passed, refer to CS/SB 1402 (Ch. 98-129)
S 1792	Election Boards	Jones	Compare	Last Action: 5/1/1998 S Died on Calendar, Iden./Sim./Compare Bill(s) passed, refer to CS/SB 1402 (Ch. 98-129)
S 2192	Elections	Silver	Compare	Last Action: 5/1/1998 S Died in Committee on Executive Business, Ethics and Elections, Iden./Sim./Compare Bill(s) passed, refer to CS/SB 1402 (Ch. 98-129)

Version	Posted	Format
H 3743 Filed	8/28/2000 11:09 AM	Web Page \| PDF
H 3743 c1	8/28/2000 11:09 AM	Web Page \| PDF
H 3743 e1	8/28/2000 11:09 AM	Web Page \| PDF

Committee Amendments

No Committee Amendments Available

Floor Amendments

H 3743 c1
Amendments	Sponsor	Filed	Format
403741 - Amendment	Morse	4/11/1998 2:14 AM	Web Page PDF
081449 - Amendment to Amendment (403741)	Miller	4/13/1998 8:23 PM	Web Page PDF
112325 - Amendment to Amendment (403741)	Turnbull	4/13/1998 8:23 PM	Web Page PDF
184463 - Amendment to Amendment (403741)	Boyd	4/13/1998 8:24 PM	Web Page PDF
314979 - Amendment to Amendment (403741)	Mackenzie	4/13/1998 8:24 PM	Web Page PDF
342687 - Amendment to Amendment (403741)	Brown	4/13/1998 8:24 PM	Web Page PDF
473649 - Amendment to Amendment (403741)	Tobin	4/13/1998 8:25 PM	Web Page PDF
731233 - Amendment to Amendment (403741)	Brown	4/13/1998 8:27 PM	Web Page PDF
200563 - Amendment	Brown	4/13/1998 8:24 PM	Web Page PDF
553189 - Substitute Amendment (200563)	Brown	4/13/1998 8:26 PM	Web Page PDF
295407 - Amendment	Mackenzie	4/13/1998 8:24 PM	Web Page PDF
485057 - Amendment	Miller	4/13/1998 8:26 PM	Web Page PDF

H 3743 e1
Amendments	Sponsor	Filed	Format
325279 - Amendment	Rojas	4/23/1998 8:32 PM	Web Page PDF
442223 - Amendment	Rojas	4/23/1998 8:35 PM	Web Page PDF
812243 - Amendment	Feeney	4/23/1998 8:43 PM	Web Page PDF

Bill Analyses

Type	Analysis	Author	Posted	Format
Bill Analysis	H 3743	Election Reform (Post-Meeting)	3/9/1998 12:00 AM	PDF
Bill Analysis	H 3743	Election Reform (Post-Meeting)	3/9/1998 12:00 AM	PDF
Bill Analysis	H 3743	Crime & Punishment (Post-Meeting)	3/23/1998 12:00 AM	PDF
Bill Analysis	H 3743	Crime & Punishment (Post-Meeting)	3/23/1998 12:00 AM	PDF
Bill Analysis	H 3743	Crime & Punishment (Post-Meeting)	3/25/1998 12:00 AM	PDF
Bill Analysis	H 3743	Crime & Punishment (Post-Meeting)	3/25/1998 12:00 AM	PDF
Bill Analysis	H 3743	Crime & Punishment (Post-Meeting)	3/25/1998 12:00 AM	PDF
Bill Analysis	H 3743	Election Reform (Post-Meeting)	3/20/1998 12:00 AM	PDF
Bill Analysis	H 3743	Election Reform (Post-Meeting)	3/20/1998 12:00 AM	PDF
Bill Analysis	H 3743	Election Reform (Post-Meeting)	3/20/1998 12:00 AM	PDF
Bill Analysis	H 3743	Election Reform (Post-Meeting)	5/12/1998 12:00 AM	PDF
Bill Analysis	H 3743	Election Reform (Post-Meeting)	5/12/1998 12:00 AM	PDF
Bill Analysis	H 3743	Election Reform (Post-Meeting)	5/12/1998 12:00 AM	PDF

Citations - Statutes (38)

Citation	Catchline	Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
97.012	Secretary of State as chief election officer.
97.021	Definitions.
97.052	Uniform statewide voter registration application.
97.053	Acceptance of voter registration applications.
97.056
97.071	Registration identification card.
98.015	Supervisor of elections; election, tenure of office, compensation, custody of books, office hours, successor, seal; appointment of deputy supervisors; duties.
98.0975
98.461	Registration form, precinct register; contents.
98.471	Use of precinct register at polls.
100.041	Officers chosen at general election.
101.5611	Instructions to electors.
101.62	Request for absentee ballots.
101.64	Delivery of absentee ballots; envelopes; form.
101.647
101.65	Instructions to absent electors.
101.657
101.66
101.665	Administration of oaths; military personnel, federal employees, and other absentee registrants.
101.68	Canvassing of absentee ballot.
101.685
102.012	Inspectors and clerks to conduct elections.
104.012	Consideration for registration; interference with registration; soliciting registrations for compensation; alteration of registration application.
104.013	Unauthorized use, possession, or destruction of voter registration identification card.
104.045	Vote selling.
104.047
104.051	Violations; neglect of duty; corrupt practices.
104.0515	Voting rights; deprivation of, or interference with, prohibited; penalty.
104.061	Corruptly influencing voting.
104.081	Threats of employers to control votes of employees.
104.24	Penalty for assuming name.
104.42	Fraudulent registration and illegal voting; investigation.
106.25	Reports of alleged violations to Florida Elections Commission; disposition of findings.
106.26	Powers of commission; rights and responsibilities of parties; findings by commission.
106.265	Civil penalties.
106.27	Determinations by commission; legal disposition.
117.05	Use of notary commission; unlawful use; notary fee; seal; duties; employer liability; name change; advertising; photocopies; penalties.
196.141	Homestead exemptions; duty of property appraiser.

Citations - Constitution (0)

No Constitutional citations.

Citations - Chapter Law (0)

No Chapter Law citations.

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