The Florida Senate

SB 1782: Elections

GENERAL BILL by Latvala ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Dyer

Elections; deletes procedures for mailing voter registration ID cards; requires that filing fees paid by certain candidates be deposited in Elections Commission Trust Fund; modifies absentee ballot certificates & information that must be included on absentee ballot; modifies instructions to absent electors; moves date for presidential preference primary to first Tuesday in March in each presidential election year, etc. Amends Chs. 97, 99, 101, 103, 104, 105, 106.

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• Bill History

  Date	Chamber	Action
  3/2/1999	Senate	• Filed
  3/10/1999	Senate	• Introduced, referred to Ethics and Elections; Fiscal Resource -SJ 00199
  3/12/1999	Senate	• On Committee agenda-- Ethics and Elections, 03/17/99, 3:30 pm, Room-309C
  3/17/1999	Senate	• Comm. Action: Favorable with 1 amendment(s) by Ethics and Elections -SJ 00308
  3/18/1999	Senate	• Now in Fiscal Resource -SJ 00309
  3/25/1999	Senate	• Withdrawn from Fiscal Resource -SJ 00322; Placed on Calendar
  4/26/1999	Senate	• Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 00886
  4/27/1999	Senate	• Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 00886, -SJ 01221; Read second time -SJ 01214; Amendment(s) adopted -SJ 01214; House Bill substituted -SJ 01215; Laid on Table, Refer to HB 819 (Died in House returning Messages); Refer to SB 756 (Ch. 99-326)

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• SB 1782, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 8/28/2000 at 9:55 AM

  Bill Text:	Web Page | PDF

  Analyses:	Ethics and Elections (Post-Meeting) 3/15/1999 (pdf)

  Related Bills (4)

  Bill Number	Subject	Filed By	Relationship	Last Action and Location
  H 1507 (e2)	Elections	Brown	Similar	Last Action: 4/30/1999 S Died in Committee on Ethics and Elections, Iden./Sim./Compare Bill(s) passed, refer to SB 756 (Ch. 99-326) Location:
  H 819 (e1)	Presidential Preference Primary	Maygarden	Compare	Last Action: 4/30/1999 H Died in returning Messages Location:
  S 756 (e2)		Ethics and Elections	Compare	Last Action: 6/11/1999 Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 99-326; See also HB 2163 (Ch. 99-355) Location:
  S 2132	Elections	Saunders	Compare	Last Action: 4/30/1999 S Died in Committee on Fiscal Policy Location:

  Committee Amendments (1)

  Amendment	Sponsor	Filed	Last Committee Action	Format
  480820 - Amendment	Ethics and Elections	3/27/1999 1:23 AM		Web Page PDF

  Floor Amendments (9)

  Amendment	Sponsor	Filed	Last Floor Action	Format
  824140 - Amendment	Campbell	4/7/1999 12:58 AM		Web Page PDF
  582976 - Amendment	Dyer	4/24/1999 3:09 AM		Web Page PDF
  210650 - Amendment	Latvala	4/27/1999 9:24 AM		Web Page PDF
  641758 - Amendment to Amendment (210650)	Geller	4/28/1999 3:27 AM		Web Page PDF
  981092 - Amendment to Amendment (210650)	Dyer	4/28/1999 3:33 AM		Web Page PDF
  352052 - Amendment	Silver	4/27/1999 9:25 AM		Web Page PDF
  041204 - Amendment	Dyer	4/28/1999 3:13 AM		Web Page PDF
  643574 - Amendment	Grant	4/28/1999 3:27 AM		Web Page PDF
  672034 - Amendment	Geller	4/28/1999 3:27 AM		Web Page PDF

  Citations - Statutes (12)

  Citation	Catchline	Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
  97.071	Registration identification card.
  99.092	Qualifying fee of candidate; notification of Department of State.
  101.64	Delivery of absentee ballots; envelopes; form.
  101.647	Return of absentee ballots.
  101.65	Instructions to absent electors.
  101.68	Canvassing of absentee ballot.
  103.101	Presidential preference primary.
  104.047	Absentee voting.
  105.031	Qualification; filing fee; candidate's oath; items required to be filed.
  106.011	Definitions.
  106.071	Independent expenditures; reports; disclaimers.
  106.15	Certain acts prohibited.

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