| 1 | A bill to be entitled |
| 2 | An act relating to polling place procedures; amending s. |
| 3 | 102.014, F.S.; including criteria for providing expedited |
| 4 | voting access to disabled individuals in the uniform |
| 5 | polling place procedures manual; providing an effective |
| 6 | date. |
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| 8 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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| 10 | Section 1. Subsection (5) of section 102.014, Florida |
| 11 | Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 12 | 102.014 Poll worker recruitment and training.-- |
| 13 | (5) The Department of State shall create a uniform polling |
| 14 | place procedures manual and adopt the manual by rule. Each |
| 15 | supervisor of elections shall ensure that the manual is |
| 16 | available in hard copy or electronic form in every precinct in |
| 17 | the supervisor's jurisdiction on election day. The manual shall |
| 18 | guide inspectors, clerks, and deputy sheriffs in the proper |
| 19 | implementation of election procedures and laws. The manual shall |
| 20 | be indexed by subject, and written in plain, clear, unambiguous |
| 21 | language. The manual shall provide specific examples of common |
| 22 | problems encountered at the polls on election day, and detail |
| 23 | specific procedures for resolving those problems. The manual |
| 24 | shall include, without limitation: |
| 25 | (a) Regulations governing solicitation by individuals and |
| 26 | groups at the polling place; |
| 27 | (b) Procedures to be followed with respect to voters whose |
| 28 | names are not on the precinct register; |
| 29 | (c) Proper operation of the voting system; |
| 30 | (d) Ballot handling procedures; |
| 31 | (e) Procedures governing spoiled ballots; |
| 32 | (f) Procedures to be followed after the polls close; |
| 33 | (g) Rights of voters at the polls; |
| 34 | (h) Procedures for handling emergency situations; |
| 35 | (i) Procedures for dealing with irate voters; |
| 36 | (j) The handling and processing of provisional ballots; |
| 37 | and |
| 38 | (k) Security procedures. |
| 39 | (l) Criteria for providing expedited voting access to |
| 40 | disabled individuals. |
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| 42 | The Department of State shall revise the manual as necessary to |
| 43 | address new procedures in law or problems encountered by voters |
| 44 | and poll workers at the precincts. |
| 45 | Section 2. This act shall take effect upon becoming a law. |