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CS/CS/HB 1567: Elections

GENERAL BILL by Reagan ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Ambler ; Bowen ; Homan

Elections; authorizes Secretary of State to investigate voter fraud; provides for qualifying for nomination or election by petition process; requires that elector in line at time polls close be allowed to vote; revises Voter's Bill of Rights to authorize provisional ballot if person's identity is in question; provides requirements for ballots for persons with disabilities; revises times to begin & end early voting, etc. Amends FS.

Effective Date: 01/01/2006 except as otherwise provided
Last Action: 6/20/2005 - Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2005-277; See also HB 1589 (Ch. 2005-278)
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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
3/8/2005 House • Filed; Introduced -HJ 00137
3/21/2005 House • Referred to Ethics & Elections (SAC); Transportation & Economic Development Appropriations (FC); State Administration Council -HJ 00253
4/4/2005 House • On Committee agenda-- Ethics & Elections (SAC), 04/06/05, 1:00 pm, 306-H
4/6/2005 House • Favorable with CS amendment by Ethics & Elections (SAC); YEAS 7 NAYS 3 -HJ 00508
4/13/2005 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 6.3(b); Withdrawn from- Transportation & Economic Development Appropriations (FC) -HJ 00491; Now in State Administration Council -HJ 00508
4/18/2005 House • On Council agenda-- State Administration Council, 04/20/05, 9:15 am, Morris Hall
4/20/2005 House • Favorable with CS amendment by- State Administration Council; YEAS 7 NAYS 1 -HJ 00616; Pending review of CS -under Rule 6.3(b); Placed on Calendar -HJ 00616
4/22/2005 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar; Read second time -HJ 00653; Amendment(s) failed -HJ 00656; Amendment(s) adopted -HJ 00656; Ordered engrossed -HJ 00657
4/26/2005 House • Read third time -HJ 00695; Passed as amended; YEAS 83 NAYS 35 -HJ 00697
4/26/2005 Senate • In Messages
4/28/2005 Senate • Received, referred to Ethics and Elections; Judiciary; Transportation and Economic Development Appropriations; Ways and Means; Rules and Calendar -SJ 00706
5/4/2005 Senate • Withdrawn from Ethics and Elections; Judiciary; Transportation and Economic Development Appropriations; Ways and Means; Rules and Calendar -SJ 01001; Substituted for CS/CS/SB 2086 -SJ 01002; Read second time -SJ 01001; Amendment(s) adopted -SJ 01002
5/5/2005 Senate • Read third time -SJ 01096; Passed as amended; YEAS 29 NAYS 9 -SJ 01097
5/5/2005 House • In returning messages; Temporarily postponed, on Unfinished Business -HJ 01476, -HJ 01504
5/6/2005 House • Was taken up -HJ 01510; Amendment(s) to Senate amendment(s) failed -HJ 01512; Concurred -HJ 01513; Passed as amended; YEAS 82 NAYS 36 -HJ 01513; Ordered engrossed, then enrolled -HJ 01514
6/14/2005 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
6/20/2005 • Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2005-277; See also HB 1589 (Ch. 2005-278)