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    Florida Senate - 2001                                    SB 90

    By Senator Meek





    36-10-01

  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to the Voting System Technology

  3         Task Force; creating a Voting System Technology

  4         Task Force; providing for membership, officers,

  5         organization, per diem, and staffing; providing

  6         duties; providing for a report and termination

  7         of the task force upon submission of the

  8         report; providing an appropriation; providing

  9         an effective date.

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11  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:

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13         Section 1.  (1)  The Voting System Technology Task

14  Force is created within the Department of State to study the

15  issues and costs of developing and implementing an Internet or

16  on-line voting system for use in this state. The task force

17  shall be composed of 21 members, as follows:

18         (a)  The Secretary of State, or the secretary's

19  designee, who shall serve as chair of the task force;

20         (b)  One member of the Florida Senate appointed by the

21  President of the Senate;

22         (c)  One member of the Florida House of Representatives

23  appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives;

24         (d)  One member of the Florida Senate appointed by the

25  minority leader of the Senate;

26         (e)  One member of the Florida House of Representatives

27  appointed by the minority leader of the House of

28  Representatives;

29         (f)  One person appointed by the Governor;

30         (g)  Two faculty members of the State University System

31  who are technical experts appointed by the Chancellor;

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  1         (h)  Twelve persons appointed by the Secretary of State

  2  as follows: four supervisors of elections, two from urban

  3  counties and two from rural counties; two public or private

  4  technical experts; one member of the Florida State Conference

  5  of Branches of the National Association for the Advancement of

  6  Colored People, upon recommendation of the state conference

  7  president; one member of the League of United Latin American

  8  Citizens, upon recommendation of the state director; two other

  9  interested persons of diverse age, race, gender, economic, and

10  other relevant demographic characteristics; and two other

11  persons whom the Secretary of State deems qualified or who

12  have expertise in the field of computers, the Internet, or

13  associated technologies; and

14         (i)  The chair of the Information Service Technology

15  Development Task Force, or the chair's designee.

16         (2)  Members of the task force shall serve without

17  compensation, but are entitled to reimbursement for per diem

18  and travel expenses pursuant to section 112.061, Florida

19  Statutes, while engaged in their official duties.

20         (3)  The task force shall consider an Internet or

21  on-line voting system that will allow voters to cast secure

22  electronic ballots from sites not under the control of

23  elections officials and a system that will allow voters to

24  cast secure electronic ballots from sites under the control of

25  elections officials. The study must address the following

26  issues:

27         (a)  Security and voter fraud and privacy issues;

28         (b)  Public accessibility to the voting system,

29  including demographic factors that limit access;

30         (c)  Voter acceptance and support for the voting

31  system;

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  1         (d)  Cost estimates for developing and implementing

  2  pilot projects; and

  3         (e)  Estimated costs and savings to be realized in

  4  continuing development, full implementation, maintenance, and

  5  operation of the system over time.

  6         (4)  The Secretary of State shall submit to the

  7  Governor, the President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the

  8  House of Representatives, by July 1, 2002, a report presenting

  9  the task force's recommendation and findings concerning

10  whether the state should pursue the development and

11  implementation of a widespread Internet or on-line voting

12  system. If the task force recommends Internet or on-line

13  voting favorably, the report must recommend steps for

14  developing and implementing such a system. Upon submission of

15  the secretary's report, the task force is abolished.

16         (5)  The Division of Elections of the Department of

17  State shall provide support staff for the task force. The

18  State Technology Office of the Department of Management

19  Services and the State University System shall assist the task

20  force, upon request.

21         (6)  Effective July 1, 2001, the sum of $200,000 is

22  appropriated from the General Revenue Fund to the Department

23  of State, and two positions are created within the department,

24  to implement this act.

25         Section 2.  This act shall take effect upon becoming a

26  law.

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  3    Creates the Voting System Technology Task Force and
      provides for membership, officers, organization, expense
  4    reimbursement, and staffing. Provides duties and requires
      a report. Provides for termination of the task force and
  5    provides an appropriation.

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