The Florida Senate

CS/SB 448: Absentee Ballots

GENERAL BILL by Ethics and Elections ; Ethics and Elections ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Posey ; Smith ; Carlton ; Brown-Waite ; Dyer ; Lawson ; Sebesta ; Jones ; Constantine ; Bronson

Absentee Ballots; redefines term "absent elector"; modifies information on absentee ballot requests; modifies absentee ballot certificates; modifies instructions to absent electors & modifies information that must be included on such ballot; repeals provision re returning absentee ballots; deletes prohibition against persons witnessing more than five ballots & prohibition against returning more than two ballots in election, etc. Amends Ch. 101, 97.021, 104.047.

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• Bill History

  Date	Chamber	Action
  1/26/2001	Senate	• Prefiled
  2/8/2001	Senate	• Referred to Ethics and Elections; Rules and Calendar
  2/12/2001	Senate	• On Committee agenda-- Ethics and Elections, 02/21/01, 1:00 pm, 412-K --Temporarily postponed
  3/6/2001	Senate	• Introduced, referred to Ethics and Elections; Rules and Calendar -SJ 00035; On Committee agenda-- Ethics and Elections, 02/21/01, 1:00 pm, 412-K --Temporarily postponed
  3/9/2001	Senate	• On Committee agenda-- Ethics and Elections, 03/14/01, 9:15 am, 412-K
  3/14/2001	Senate	• CS by Ethics and Elections; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 -SJ 00149; CS read first time on 03/16/01 -SJ 00178
  3/15/2001	Senate	• Now in Rules and Calendar -SJ 00149
  4/25/2001	Senate	• Withdrawn from Rules and Calendar -SJ 00454; Placed on Calendar, on second reading
  5/4/2001	Senate	• Died on Calendar, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to CS/SB 1118 (Ch. 2001-40)

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• CS/SB 448, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 3/16/2001 at 1:12 AM

  Bill Text:	Web Page | PDF

  Analyses:	Ethics and Elections (Post-Meeting) 3/14/2001 (pdf)

  Related Bills (4)

  Bill Number	Subject	Filed By	Relationship	Last Action and Location
  H 1757	Absentee Ballots	Rules, Ethics & Elections	Similar	Last Action: 5/4/2001 S Died in Committee on Ethics and Elections, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to CS/SB 1118 (Ch. 2001-40) Location:
  H 1987	Elections	Goodlette	Compare	Last Action: 5/4/2001 H Died on Calendar, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to CS/SB 1118 (Ch. 2001-40) Location:
  S 1118 (e2)		Ethics and Elections	Compare	Last Action: 5/10/2001 Signed by Officers and presented to Governor; Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2001-40 Location:
  S 1374 (c2)	Elections	Carlton	Compare	Last Action: 5/4/2001 S Died on Calendar, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to CS/SB 1118 (Ch. 2001-40), CS/SB 1872 (Ch. 2001-220) Location:

  Citations - Statutes (9)

  Citation	Catchline	Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
  97.021	Definitions.
  101.62	Request for absentee ballots.
  101.64	Delivery of absentee ballots; envelopes; form.
  101.647	Return of absentee ballots.
  101.65	Instructions to absent electors.
  101.657	Voting absentee ballots in person.
  101.68	Canvassing of absentee ballot.
  101.685	Absentee ballot coordinators.
  104.047	Absentee ballots and voting; violations.

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• SB 448, Original Filed Version Posted 2/9/2001 at 2:20 PM

  Bill Text:	Web Page | PDF

  Analyses:	None

  Citations - Statutes (9)

  Citation	Catchline	Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
  97.021	Definitions.
  101.62	Request for absentee ballots.
  101.64	Delivery of absentee ballots; envelopes; form.
  101.647	Return of absentee ballots.
  101.65	Instructions to absent electors.
  101.657	Voting absentee ballots in person.
  101.68	Canvassing of absentee ballot.
  101.685	Absentee ballot coordinators.
  104.047	Absentee ballots and voting; violations.

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