Amendment
Bill No. 1589

Amendment No. 426201

CHAMBER ACTION
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1	Representative(s) Brown offered the following:
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3	Amendment (with title amendment)
4	Remove the entire body and insert:
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6	Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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8	Section 1.  Subsections (1), (2), and (11) of section
9	97.012, Florida Statutes, are amended, and subsection (14) is
10	added to said section, to read:
11	97.012  Secretary of State as chief election officer.--The
12	Secretary of State is the chief election officer of the state,
13	and it is his or her responsibility to:
14	(1)  Obtain and maintain uniformity in the application,
15	operation, and interpretation and implementation of the election
16	laws. In order to obtain and maintain uniformity in the
17	interpretation and implementation of the elections laws, the
18	Department of State may, pursuant to ss. 120.536(1) and 120.54,
19	adopt by rule uniform standards for the proper and equitable
20	interpretation and implementation of the requirements of
21	chapters 97 through 102 and 105 of the Florida Election Code.
22	(2)  Provide uniform standards for the proper and equitable
23	implementation of the registration laws by administrative rule
24	of the Department of State adopted pursuant to ss. 120.536(1)
25	and 120.54.
26	(11)  Create and administer maintain a statewide voter
27	registration system as required by the Help America Vote Act of
28	2002 database. The secretary may delegate voter registration
29	duties and records maintenance activities to voter registration
30	officials. Any responsibilities delegated by the secretary shall
31	be performed in accordance with state and federal law.
32	(14)  Bring and maintain such actions at law or in equity
33	by mandamus or injunction to enforce the performance of any
34	duties of a county supervisor of elections or any official
35	performing duties with respect to chapters 97 through 102 and
36	105 or to enforce compliance with a rule of the Department of
37	State adopted to interpret or implement any of those chapters.
38	(a)  Venue for such actions shall be in the Circuit Court
39	of Leon County.
40	(b)  When the secretary files an action under this section
41	and not more than 60 days remain before an election as defined
42	in s. 97.021, or during the time period after the election and
43	before certification of the election pursuant to s. 102.112 or
44	s. 102.121, the court, including an appellate court, shall set
45	an immediate hearing, giving the case priority over other
46	pending cases.
47	(c)  Prior to filing an action to enforce performance of
48	the duties of the supervisor of elections or any official
49	described in this subsection, the secretary or his or her
50	designee first must confer, or must make a good-faith attempt to
51	confer, with the supervisor of elections or the official to
52	ensure compliance with chapters 97 through 102 and 105 or the
53	rules of the Department of State adopted under any of those
54	chapters.
55	Section 2.  Subsection (13) of section 97.021, Florida
56	Statutes, is amended, present subsections (38) and (39) are
57	renumbered as subsections (39) and (40), respectively, and a new
58	subsection (38) is added to said section, to read:
59	97.021  Definitions.--For the purposes of this code, except
60	where the context clearly indicates otherwise, the term:
61	(13)  "Lists of registered electors" means names and
62	associated information copies of printed lists of registered
63	electors maintained by the department in the statewide voter
64	registration system or generated or derived from the statewide
65	voter registration system. Lists may be produced in printed or
66	electronic format, computer tapes or disks, or any other device
67	used by the supervisor of elections to maintain voter records.
68	(38)  "Voter registration official" means any supervisor of
69	elections or individual authorized by the Secretary of State to
70	accept voter registration applications and execute updates to
71	the statewide voter registration system.
72	Section 3.  Section 97.026, Florida Statutes, is amended to
73	read:
74	97.026  Forms to be available in alternative formats and
75	via the Internet.--It is the intent of the Legislature that all
76	forms required to be used in chapters 97-106 shall be made
77	available upon request, in alternative formats. Such forms shall
78	include absentee ballots as alternative formats for such ballots
79	become available and the Division of Elections is able to
80	certify systems that provide them. The department may, pursuant
81	to ss. 120.536(1) and 120.54, adopt rules to administer this
82	section. Whenever possible, such forms, with the exception of
83	absentee ballots, shall be made available by the Department of
84	State via the Internet. Sections that contain such forms
85	include, but are not limited to, ss. 97.051, 97.052, 97.053,
86	97.057, 97.058, 97.0583, 97.071, 97.073, 97.1031, 98.055,
87	98.075, 99.021, 100.361, 100.371, 101.045, 101.171, 101.20,
88	101.6103, 101.62, 101.64, 101.65, 101.657, 105.031, 106.023, and
89	106.087.
90	Section 4.  Section 97.051, Florida Statutes, is amended to
91	read:
92	97.051  Oath upon registering.--A person registering to
93	vote must subscribe to the following oath: "I do solemnly swear
94	(or affirm) that I will protect and defend the Constitution of
95	the United States and the Constitution of the State of Florida,
96	that I am qualified to register as an elector under the
97	Constitution and laws of the State of Florida, and that all
98	information provided in this application is true I am a citizen
99	of the United States and a legal resident of Florida."
100	Section 5.  Section 97.052, Florida Statutes, is amended to
101	read:
102	97.052  Uniform statewide voter registration application.--
103	(1)  The department shall prescribe by rule a uniform
104	statewide voter registration application for use in this state.
105	(a)  The uniform statewide voter registration application
106	must be accepted for any one or more of the following purposes:
107	1.  Initial registration.
108	2.  Change of address.
109	3.  Change of party affiliation.
110	4.  Change of name.
111	5.  Replacement of a voter information registration
112	identification card.
113	6.  Signature update.
114	(b)  The department is responsible for printing the uniform
115	statewide voter registration application and the voter
116	registration application form prescribed by the Federal Election
117	Assistance Commission pursuant to federal law the National Voter
118	Registration Act of 1993. The applications and forms must be
119	distributed, upon request, to the following:
120	1.  Individuals seeking to register to vote or update a
121	voter registration record.
122	2.  Individuals or groups conducting voter registration
123	programs. A charge of 1 cent per application shall be assessed
124	on requests for 10,000 or more applications.
125	3.  The Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles.
126	4.  Voter registration agencies.
127	5.  Armed forces recruitment offices.
128	6.  Qualifying educational institutions.
129	7.  Supervisors, who must make the applications and forms
130	available in the following manner:
131	a.  By distributing the applications and forms in their
132	offices to any individual or group.
133	b.  By distributing the applications and forms at other
134	locations designated by each supervisor.
135	c.  By mailing the applications and forms to applicants
136	upon the request of the applicant.
137	(c)  The uniform statewide voter registration application
138	may be reproduced by any private individual or group, provided
139	the reproduced application is in the same format as the
140	application prescribed by rule under this section.
141	(2)  The uniform statewide voter registration application
142	must be designed to elicit the following information from the
143	applicant:
144	(a)  Last, first, and middle Full name, including any
145	suffix.
146	(b)  Date of birth.
147	(c)  Address of legal residence.
148	(d)  Mailing address, if different.
149	(e)  County of legal residence.
150	(f)  Address of property for which the applicant has been
151	granted a homestead exemption, if any.
152	(f)(g)  Race or ethnicity that best describes the
153	applicant:
154	1.  American Indian or Alaskan Native.
155	2.  Asian or Pacific Islander.
156	3.  Black, not Hispanic.
157	4.  White, not Hispanic.
158	5.  Hispanic.
159	(g)(h)  State or country of birth.
160	(h)(i)  Sex.
161	(i)(j)  Party affiliation.
162	(j)(k)  Whether the applicant needs assistance in voting.
163	(k)(l)  Name and address where last registered.
164	(l)(m)  Last four digits of the applicant's social security
165	number.
166	(m)(n)  Florida driver's license number or the
167	identification number from a Florida identification card issued
168	under s. 322.051.
169	(n)  An indication, if applicable, that the applicant has
170	not been issued a Florida driver's license, a Florida
171	identification card, or a social security number.
172	(o)  Telephone number (optional).
173	(p)  Signature of applicant under penalty for false
174	swearing pursuant to s. 104.011, by which the person subscribes
175	to the oath required by s. 3, Art. VI of the State Constitution
176	and s. 97.051, and swears or affirms that the information
177	contained in the registration application is true.
178	(q)  Whether the application is being used for initial
179	registration, to update a voter registration record, or to
180	request a replacement voter information registration
181	identification card.
182	(r)  Whether the applicant is a citizen of the United
183	States by asking the question "Are you a citizen of the United
184	States of America?" and providing boxes for the applicant to
185	check to indicate whether the applicant is or is not a citizen
186	of the United States.
187	(s)  Whether That the applicant has not been convicted of a
188	felony, and or, if convicted, has had his or her civil rights
189	restored by including the statement "I affirm I am not a
190	convicted felon or, if I am, my rights relating to voting have
191	been restored." and providing a box for the applicant to check
192	to affirm the statement.
193	(t)  Whether That the applicant has not been adjudicated
194	mentally incapacitated with respect to voting or, if so
195	adjudicated, has had his or her right to vote restored by
196	including the statement "I affirm I have not been adjudicated
197	mentally incapacitated with respect to voting or, if I have, my
198	competency has been restored." and providing a box for the
199	applicant to check to affirm the statement.
200
201	The registration application form must be in plain language and
202	designed so that convicted felons whose civil rights have been
203	restored and persons who have been adjudicated mentally
204	incapacitated and have had their voting rights restored are not
205	required to reveal their prior conviction or adjudication.
206	(3)  The uniform statewide voter registration application
207	must also contain:
208	(a)  The oath required by s. 3, Art. VI of the State
209	Constitution and s. 97.051.
210	(b)  A statement specifying each eligibility requirement
211	under s. 97.041.
212	(c)  The penalties provided in s. 104.011 for false
213	swearing in connection with voter registration.
214	(d)  A statement that, if an applicant declines to register
215	to vote, the fact that the applicant has declined to register
216	will remain confidential and may be used only for voter
217	registration purposes.
218	(e)  A statement that informs the applicant who chooses to
219	register to vote or update a voter registration record that the
220	office at which the applicant submits a voter registration
221	application or updates a voter registration record will remain
222	confidential and may be used only for voter registration
223	purposes.
224	(f)  A statement that informs the applicant that any person
225	who has been granted a homestead exemption in this state, and
226	who registers to vote in any precinct other than the one in
227	which the property for which the homestead exemption has been
228	granted, shall have that information forwarded to the property
229	appraiser where such property is located, which may result in
230	the person's homestead exemption being terminated and the person
231	being subject to assessment of back taxes under s. 193.092,
232	unless the homestead granted the exemption is being maintained
233	as the permanent residence of a legal or natural dependent of
234	the owner and the owner resides elsewhere.
235	(f)(g)  A statement informing an the applicant who has not
236	been issued a Florida driver's license, a Florida identification
237	card, or a social security number that if the application form
238	is submitted by mail and the applicant is registering for the
239	first time in this state, the applicant will be required to
240	provide identification prior to voting the first time.
241	(4)  A supervisor may produce a voter registration
242	application that has the supervisor's direct mailing address if
243	the department has reviewed the application and determined that
244	it is substantially the same as the uniform statewide voter
245	registration application.
246	(5)  The voter registration application form prescribed by
247	the Federal Election Assistance Commission pursuant to federal
248	law the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 or the federal
249	postcard application must be accepted as an application for
250	registration in this state if the completed application or
251	postcard application contains the information required by the
252	constitution and laws of this state.
253	(6)  If a voter registration applicant fails to provide any
254	of the required information on the voter registration
255	application form, the supervisor shall notify the applicant of
256	the failure by mail within 5 business days after the supervisor
257	has the information available in the voter registration system.
258	The applicant shall have an opportunity to complete the
259	application form to vote in the next election up until the book
260	closing for that next election.
261	Section 6.  Section 97.053, Florida Statutes, is amended to
262	read:
263	97.053  Acceptance of voter registration applications.--
264	(1)  Voter registration applications, changes in
265	registration, and requests for a replacement voter information
266	registration identification card must be accepted in the office
267	of any supervisor, the division, a driver license office, a
268	voter registration agency, or an armed forces recruitment office
269	when hand delivered by the applicant or a third party during the
270	hours that office is open or when mailed.
271	(2)  A completed voter registration application is complete
272	and that contains the information necessary to establish an
273	applicant's eligibility pursuant to s. 97.041 becomes the
274	official voter registration record of that applicant when all
275	information necessary to establish the applicant's eligibility
276	pursuant to s. 97.041 is received by a voter registration
277	official and verified pursuant to subsection (6) the appropriate
278	supervisor. If the applicant fails to complete his or her voter
279	registration application prior to the date of book closing for
280	an election, then such applicant shall not be eligible to vote
281	in that election.
282	(3)  The registration date for a valid initial voter
283	registration application that has been hand delivered is the
284	date that the application is when received by a driver license
285	office, a voter registration agency, an armed forces recruitment
286	office, the division, or the office of any supervisor in the
287	state.
288	(4)  The registration date for a valid initial voter
289	registration application that has been mailed to a driver
290	license office, a voter registration agency, an armed forces
291	recruitment office, the division, or the office of any
292	supervisor in the state and bears a clear postmark is the date
293	of that the postmark. If an initial voter registration
294	application that has been mailed does not bear a postmark or if
295	the postmark is unclear, the registration date is the date the
296	application registration is received by any supervisor or the
297	division, unless it is received within 5 days after the closing
298	of the books for an election, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and
299	legal holidays, in which case the registration date is the book-
300	closing date.
301	(5)(a)  A voter registration application is complete if it
302	contains the following information necessary to establish the
303	applicant's eligibility pursuant to s. 97.041:
304	1.  The applicant's name.
305	2.  The applicant's legal residence address.
306	3.  The applicant's date of birth.
307	4.  A mark in the checkbox affirming An indication that the
308	applicant is a citizen of the United States.
309	5.a.  The applicant's current and valid Florida driver's
310	license number or, the identification number from a Florida
311	identification card issued under s. 322.051, or
312	b.  If the applicant has not been issued a current and
313	valid Florida driver's license or a Florida identification card,
314	the last four digits of the applicant's social security number.
315
316	In case an applicant has not been issued a current and valid
317	Florida driver's license, Florida identification card, or social
318	security number, the applicant shall affirm this fact in the
319	manner prescribed in the uniform statewide voter registration
320	application.
321	6.  A mark in the checkbox affirming An indication that the
322	applicant has not been convicted of a felony or that, if
323	convicted, has had his or her civil rights restored.
324	7.  A mark in the checkbox affirming An indication that the
325	applicant has not been adjudicated mentally incapacitated with
326	respect to voting or that, if so adjudicated, has had his or her
327	right to vote restored.
328	8.  The original signature or a digital signature
329	transmitted by the Department of Highway Safety and Motor
330	Vehicles of the applicant swearing or affirming under the
331	penalty for false swearing pursuant to s. 104.011 that the
332	information contained in the registration application is true
333	and subscribing to the oath required by s. 3, Art. VI of the
334	State Constitution and s. 97.051.
335	(b)  An applicant who fails to designate party affiliation
336	must be registered without party affiliation. The supervisor
337	must notify the voter by mail that the voter has been registered
338	without party affiliation and that the voter may change party
339	affiliation as provided in s. 97.1031.
340	(6)  A voter registration application may be accepted as
341	valid only after the department has verified the authenticity or
342	nonexistence of the driver's license number, the Florida
343	identification card number, or the last four digits of the
344	social security number provided by the applicant. If a completed
345	voter registration application has been received by the book-
346	closing deadline but the driver's license number, the Florida
347	identification card number, or the last four digits of the
348	social security number provided by the applicant cannot be
349	verified prior to the applicant presenting himself or herself to
350	vote, the applicant shall be provided a provisional ballot. The
351	provisional ballot shall be counted only if the application is
352	verified by the end of the canvassing period or if the applicant
353	presents evidence to the supervisor of elections sufficient to
354	verify the authenticity of the driver's license number, Florida
355	identification card number, or last four digits of the social
356	security number provided on the application no later than 5 p.m.
357	of the third day following the election.
358	(7)  All voter registration applications received by a
359	voter registration official shall be entered into the statewide
360	voter registration system within 15 days after receipt. Once
361	entered, the application shall be immediately forwarded to the
362	appropriate supervisor of elections.
363	Section 7.  Subsections (1), (2), and (3) of section
364	97.0535, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
365	97.0535  Special requirements for certain applicants.--
366	(1)  Each applicant who registers by mail and who has never
367	previously voted in the state and who the department has
368	verified has not been issued a current and valid Florida
369	driver's license, Florida identification card, or social
370	security number county shall be required to provide a copy of a
371	current and valid identification, as provided in subsection (3),
372	or indicate that he or she is exempt from the requirements prior
373	to voting. Such The applicant may provide the identification or
374	indication may be provided at the time of registering, or at any
375	time prior to voting for the first time in the state county. If
376	the voter registration application clearly provides information
377	from which a voter registration official the supervisor can
378	determine that the applicant meets at least one of the
379	exemptions in subsection (4), the voter registration official
380	supervisor shall make the notation on the registration records
381	of the statewide voter registration system and the applicant
382	shall not be required to provide the identification required by
383	this section further information that is required of first time
384	voters who register by mail.
385	(2)  The voter registration official supervisor of
386	elections shall, upon accepting the voter registration
387	application submitted pursuant to subsection (1) for an
388	applicant who registered by mail and who has not previously
389	voted in the county, determine if the applicant provided the
390	required identification at the time of registering. If the
391	required identification was not provided, the supervisor shall
392	notify the applicant that he or she must provide the
393	identification prior to voting the first time in the state
394	county.
395	(3)(a)  The following forms of identification shall be
396	considered current and valid if they contain the name and
397	photograph of the applicant and have not expired:
398	1.  Florida driver's license.
399	2.  Florida identification card issued by the Department of
400	Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles.
401	1.3.  United States passport.
402	2.4.  Employee badge or identification.
403	3.5.  Buyer's club identification.
404	4.6.  Debit or credit card.
405	5.7.  Military identification.
406	6.8.  Student identification.
407	7.9.  Retirement center identification.
408	8.10.  Neighborhood association identification.
409	11.  Entertainment identification.
410	9.12.  Public assistance identification.
411	(b)  The following forms of identification shall be
412	considered current and valid if they contain the name and
413	current residence address of the applicant:
414	1.  Utility bill.
415	2.  Bank statement.
416	3.  Government check.
417	4.  Paycheck.
418	5.  Other government document (excluding voter
419	identification card).
420	Section 8.  Subsection (1) of section 97.055, Florida
421	Statutes, is amended to read:
422	97.055  Registration books; when closed for an election.--
423	(1)  The registration books must be closed on the 29th day
424	before each election and must remain closed until after that
425	election. If an election is called and there are fewer than 29
426	days before that election, the registration books must be closed
427	immediately. When the registration books are closed for an
428	election, only updates to a voter's name, address, and signature
429	pursuant to ss. 98.077 and 101.045 will be permitted for
430	purposes of the upcoming election. Voter registration
431	applications and party changes must be accepted but only for the
432	purpose of subsequent elections. However, party changes received
433	between the book-closing date of the first primary election and
434	the date of the second primary election are not effective until
435	after the second primary election.
436	Section 9.  Section 97.057, Florida Statutes, is amended to
437	read:
438	97.057  Voter registration by the Department of Highway
439	Safety and Motor Vehicles.--
440	(1)  The Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles
441	shall provide the opportunity to register to vote or to update a
442	voter registration record to each individual who comes to an
443	office of that department to:
444	(a)  Apply for or renew a driver's license;
445	(b)  Apply for or renew an identification card pursuant to
446	chapter 322; or
447	(c)  Change an address on an existing driver's license or
448	identification card.
449	(2)  The Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles
450	shall:
451	(a)  Notify each individual, orally or in writing, that:
452	1.  Information gathered for the completion of a driver's
453	license or identification card application, renewal, or change
454	of address can be automatically transferred to a voter
455	registration application;
456	2.  If additional information and a signature are provided,
457	the voter registration application will be completed and sent to
458	the proper election authority;
459	3.  Information provided can also be used to update a voter
460	registration record;
461	4.  All declinations will remain confidential and may be
462	used only for voter registration purposes; and
463	5.  The particular driver license office in which the
464	person applies to register to vote or updates a voter
465	registration record will remain confidential and may be used
466	only for voter registration purposes.
467	(b)  Require a driver's license examiner to inquire orally,
468	or, if the applicant is hearing impaired, inquire in writing if
469	the applicant is hearing impaired, and whether the applicant
470	wishes to register to vote or update a voter registration record
471	during the completion of a driver's license or identification
472	card application, renewal, or change of address.
473	1.  If the applicant chooses to register to vote or to
474	update a voter registration record:
475	a.  All applicable information received by the Department
476	of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles in the course of filling
477	out the forms necessary under subsection (1) must be transferred
478	to a voter registration application.;
479	b.  The additional necessary information must be obtained
480	by the driver's license examiner and must not duplicate any
481	information already obtained while completing the forms required
482	under subsection (1).; and
483	c.  A voter registration application with all of the
484	applicant's voter registration information required to establish
485	the applicant's eligibility pursuant to s. 97.041 must be
486	presented to the applicant to review and verify the voter
487	registration information received and provide an electronic
488	signature affirming the accuracy of the information provided
489	sign.
490	2.  If the applicant declines to register to vote, update
491	the applicant's voter registration record, or change the
492	applicant's address by either orally declining or by failing to
493	sign the voter registration application, the Department of
494	Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles must note such declination on
495	its records and shall forward the declination to the statewide
496	voter registration system keep the declination for 2 years but
497	must forward a copy of the unsigned voter registration
498	application within 5 days after receipt to the appropriate
499	supervisor of elections.
500	(3)  For the purpose of this section, the Department of
501	Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles, with the approval of the
502	Department of State, shall prescribe:
503	(a)  A voter registration application that is the same in
504	content, format, and size as the uniform statewide voter
505	registration application prescribed under s. 97.052; and
506	(b)  A form that will inform applicants under subsection
507	(1) of the information contained in paragraph (2)(a).
508	(4)  The Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles
509	must electronically transmit forward completed voter
510	registration applications within 24 hours after receipt to the
511	statewide voter registration system. Completed paper voter
512	registration applications received by the Department of Highway
513	Safety and Motor Vehicles shall be forwarded within 5 days after
514	receipt to the supervisor of the county where the office that
515	processed or received that application is located.
516	(5)  The Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles
517	must send, with each driver's license renewal extension
518	application authorized pursuant to s. 322.18(8), a uniform
519	statewide voter registration application, the voter registration
520	application prescribed under paragraph (3)(a), or a voter
521	registration application developed especially for the purposes
522	of this subsection by the Department of Highway Safety and Motor
523	Vehicles, with the approval of the Department of State, which
524	must meet the requirements of s. 97.052.
525	(6)  A person providing voter registration services for a
526	driver license office may not:
527	(a)  Seek to influence an applicant's political preference
528	or party registration;
529	(b)  Display any political preference or party allegiance;
530	(c)  Make any statement to an applicant or take any action
531	the purpose or effect of which is to discourage the applicant
532	from registering to vote; or
533	(d)  Disclose any applicant's voter registration
534	information except as needed for the administration of voter
535	registration.
536	(7)  The Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles
537	shall compile lists, by county, of those individuals whose names
538	have been purged from its driver's license database because they
539	have been licensed in another state and shall provide those
540	lists annually to the appropriate supervisors.
541	(7)(8)  The Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles
542	shall collect data determined necessary by the Department of
543	State for program evaluation and reporting to the Federal
544	Election Assistance Commission pursuant to federal law the
545	National Voter Registration Act of 1993.
546	(8)(9)  The Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles
547	must ensure that all voter registration services provided by
548	driver license offices are in compliance with the Voting Rights
549	Act of 1965.
550	(9)  The Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles
551	shall retain complete records of voter registration information
552	received, processed, and submitted to the statewide voter
553	registration system by the Department of Highway Safety and
554	Motor Vehicles. These records shall be for the explicit purpose
555	of supporting audit and accounting controls established to
556	ensure accurate and complete electronic transmission of records
557	between the statewide voter registration system and the
558	Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles.
559	(10)  The department shall provide the Department of
560	Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles with an electronic database of
561	street addresses valid for use as the legal residence address as
562	required in s. 97.053(5). The Department of Highway Safety and
563	Motor Vehicles shall compare the address provided by the
564	applicant against the database of valid street addresses. If the
565	address provided by the applicant does not match a valid street
566	address in the database, the applicant will be asked to verify
567	the address provided. The Department of Highway Safety and Motor
568	Vehicles shall not reject any application for voter registration
569	for which a valid match cannot be made.
570	(11)  The Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles
571	shall enter into an agreement with the department to match
572	information in the statewide voter registration system with
573	information in the database of the Department of Highway Safety
574	and Motor Vehicles to the extent required to verify the accuracy
575	of the driver's license number, Florida identification number,
576	or last four digits of the social security number provided on
577	applications for voter registration as required in s. 97.053.
578	(12)  The Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles
579	shall enter into an agreement with the Commissioner of Social
580	Security as required by the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to
581	verify the last four digits of the social security number
582	provided in applications for voter registration as required in
583	s. 97.053.
584	Section 10.  Subsections (6), (7), and (9) of section
585	97.058, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
586	97.058  Voter registration agencies.--
587	(6)  A voter registration agency must forward all completed
588	and incomplete voter registration applications within 5 days
589	after receipt to the supervisor of the county where the agency
590	that processed or received that application is located.
591	(7)  A voter registration agency must retain declinations
592	for a period of 2 years, during which time the declinations are
593	not considered a record of the client pursuant to the laws
594	governing the agency's records. However, a voter registration
595	agency must forward a copy of each incompleted voter
596	registration application within 5 days after receipt to the
597	appropriate supervisor of elections.
598	(9)  A voter registration agency must collect data
599	determined necessary by the department, as provided by rule, for
600	program evaluation and reporting to the Federal Election
601	Assistance Commission pursuant to federal law the National Voter
602	Registration Act of 1993.
603	Section 11.  Section 97.061, Florida Statutes, is amended
604	to read:
605	97.061  Special registration for electors requiring
606	assistance.--
607	(1)  Any person who is eligible to register and who is
608	unable to read or write or who, because of some disability,
609	needs assistance in voting shall upon that person's request be
610	registered by the supervisor under the procedure prescribed by
611	this section and shall be entitled to receive assistance at the
612	polls under the conditions prescribed by this section. The
613	department may adopt rules to administer this section.
614	(2)  If a person is qualified to register pursuant to this
615	section, the voter registration official supervisor shall note
616	in that person's registration record that the person needs
617	assistance in voting.
618	(3)  The precinct register generated by the supervisor
619	shall contain Upon registering any person pursuant to this
620	section, the supervisor must make a notation on the registration
621	books or records which are delivered to the polls on election
622	day that such person is eligible for assistance in voting, and
623	the supervisor may issue such person a special registration
624	identification card or make a some notation on the voter
625	information regular registration identification card that such
626	person is eligible for assistance in voting. Such person shall
627	be entitled to receive the assistance of two election officials
628	or some other person of his or her own choice, other than the
629	person's employer, the agent of the person's employer, or an
630	officer or agent of the person's union, without the necessity of
631	executing the "Declaration to Secure Assistance" prescribed in
632	s. 101.051. Such person shall notify the supervisor of any
633	change in his or her condition which makes it unnecessary for
634	him or her to receive assistance in voting.
635	Section 12.  Section 97.071, Florida Statutes, is amended
636	to read:
637	97.071  Voter information Registration identification
638	card.--
639	(1)  A voter information registration identification card
640	shall must be furnished by the supervisor to all registered
641	voters residing in the supervisor's county. The card may
642	registering under the permanent single registration system and
643	must contain:
644	(a)  Voter's registration number.
645	(b)  Date of registration.
646	(c)  Full name.
647	(d)  Party affiliation.
648	(e)  Date of birth.
649	(f)  Race or ethnicity, if provided by the applicant.
650	(g)  Sex, if provided by the applicant.
651	(f)(h)  Address of legal residence.
652	(g)(i)  Precinct number.
653	(h)(j)  Name of supervisor and contact information of
654	supervisor.
655	(k)  Place for voter's signature.
656	(i)(l)  Other information deemed necessary by the
657	supervisor department.
658	(2)  A voter may receive a replacement voter information of
659	a registration identification card by providing a signed,
660	written request for a replacement card to a voter registration
661	official the supervisor. Upon verification of registration, the
662	supervisor shall issue the voter a duplicate card without
663	charge.
664	(3)  In the case of a change of name, address, or party
665	affiliation, the supervisor shall must issue the voter a new
666	voter information registration identification card. However, a
667	voter information registration identification card indicating a
668	party affiliation change made between the book-closing date for
669	the first primary election and the date of the second primary
670	election may not be issued until after the second primary
671	election.
672	Section 13.  Section 97.073, Florida Statutes, is amended
673	to read:
674	97.073  Disposition of voter registration applications;
675	cancellation notice.--
676	(1)  The supervisor must notify each applicant of the
677	disposition of the applicant's voter registration application.
678	The notice must inform the applicant that the application has
679	been approved, is incomplete, has been denied, or is a duplicate
680	of a current registration. A voter information registration
681	identification card sent to an applicant constitutes notice of
682	approval of registration. If the application is incomplete, the
683	supervisor must request that the applicant supply the missing
684	information using a voter registration application signed by the
685	applicant in writing and sign a statement that the additional
686	information is true and correct. A notice of denial must inform
687	the applicant of the reason the application was denied.
688	(2)  Within 2 weeks after approval of a voter registration
689	application that indicates that the applicant was previously
690	registered in another state jurisdiction, the department
691	supervisor must notify the registration official in the prior
692	state jurisdiction that the applicant is now registered in this
693	state the supervisor's county.
694	Section 14.  Section 97.1031, Florida Statutes, is amended
695	to read:
696	97.1031  Notice of change of residence within the same
697	county, change of name, or change of party affiliation.--
698	(1)  When an elector moves from the address named on that
699	person's voter registration record to another address within the
700	same county, the elector must provide notification of such move
701	to the supervisor of elections of that county. The elector may
702	provide the supervisor a signed, written notice or may notify
703	the supervisor by telephone or electronic means. However,
704	notification of such move other than by signed, written notice
705	must include the elector's date of birth. An elector may also
706	provide notification to other voter registration officials as
707	provided in subsection (2). A voter information registration
708	identification card reflecting the new information address of
709	legal residence shall be issued to the elector as provided in
710	subsection (3)(4).
711	(2)  When an elector moves from the address named on that
712	person's voter registration record to another address in a
713	different county but within the state, the elector seeks to
714	change party affiliation, or the name of an elector is changed
715	by marriage or other legal process, the elector shall must
716	provide notice a signed, written notification of such change to
717	a voter registration official using a voter registration
718	application signed by the elector. A voter information the
719	supervisor and obtain a registration identification card
720	reflecting the new information shall be issued to the elector as
721	provided in subsection (3) name.
722	(3)  When an elector seeks to change party affiliation, the
723	elector must provide a signed, written notification of such
724	intent to the supervisor and obtain a registration
725	identification card reflecting the new party affiliation,
726	subject to the issuance restriction in s. 97.071(3).
727	(3)(4)  The voter registration official supervisor shall
728	make the necessary changes in the elector's records as soon as
729	practical upon receipt of such notice of a change of address of
730	legal residence, name, or party affiliation. The supervisor of
731	elections and shall issue the new voter information registration
732	identification card as required by s. 97.071(3).
733	Section 15.  Section 97.105, Florida Statutes, is amended
734	to read:
735	97.105  Permanent single registration system
736	established.--A permanent single registration system for the
737	registration of electors to qualify them to vote in all
738	elections is provided for the several counties and
739	municipalities. This system shall be put into use by all
740	municipalities and shall be in lieu of any other system of
741	municipal registration. Electors shall be registered pursuant to
742	in pursuance of this system by a voter registration official the
743	supervisor or by a deputy supervisor, and electors registered
744	shall not thereafter be required to register or reregister
745	except as provided by law.
746	Section 16.  Subsections (3), (10), and (11) of section
747	98.015, Florida Statutes, are amended, and subsection (12) is
748	added to said section, to read:
749	98.015  Supervisor of elections; election, tenure of
750	office, compensation, custody of books, office hours, successor,
751	seal; appointment of deputy supervisors; duties.--
752	(3)  The supervisor shall update voter registration
753	information, enter new voter registrations into the statewide
754	voter registration system, and act as is the official custodian
755	of documents received by the supervisor related to the
756	registration of electors and changes in voter registration
757	status of electors of the supervisor's county the registration
758	books and has the exclusive control of matters pertaining to
759	registration of electors.
760	(10)  Each supervisor shall must ensure that all voter
761	registration and list maintenance procedures conducted by such
762	supervisor are in compliance with any applicable requirements
763	prescribed by rule of the department through the statewide voter
764	registration system or prescribed by for that county under the
765	Voting Rights Act of 1965, the National Voter Registration Act
766	of 1993, or the Help America Vote Act of 2002.
767	(11)  Each supervisor shall ensure that any voter
768	registration system used by the supervisor for administering his
769	or her duties as a voter registration official complies with the
770	specifications and procedures established by rule of the
771	department and the statewide voter registration system Each
772	supervisor of elections shall forward to the property appraiser
773	for the county in which the homestead is claimed the name of the
774	person and the address of the homestead of each person who
775	registers to vote at an address other than that at which the
776	person claims a homestead exemption, as disclosed on the uniform
777	statewide voter registration application pursuant to s. 97.052.
778	(12)  Each supervisor shall maintain a list of valid
779	residential street addresses for purposes of verifying the legal
780	addresses of voters residing in the supervisor's county. The
781	supervisor shall make all reasonable efforts to coordinate with
782	county 911 service providers, property appraisers, the United
783	States Postal Service, or other agencies as necessary to ensure
784	the continued accuracy of such list. The supervisor shall
785	provide the list of valid residential addresses to the statewide
786	voter registration system in the manner and frequency specified
787	by rule of the department.
788	Section 17.  Section 98.035, Florida Statutes, is created
789	to read:
790	98.035  Statewide voter registration system;
791	implementation, operation, and maintenance.--
792	(1)  The Secretary of State, as chief election officer of
793	the state, shall be responsible for implementing, operating, and
794	maintaining, in a uniform and nondiscriminatory manner, a
795	single, uniform, official, centralized, interactive,
796	computerized statewide voter registration system as required by
797	the Help America Vote Act of 2002. The department may adopt
798	rules to administer this section.
799	(2)  The statewide voter registration system must contain
800	the name and registration information of every legally
801	registered voter in the state. All voters shall be assigned a
802	unique identifier. The system shall be the official list of
803	registered voters in the state and shall provide secured access
804	by authorized voter registration officials. The system shall
805	enable voter registration officials to provide, access, and
806	update voter registration information.
807	(3)  The department may not contract with any other entity
808	for the operation of the statewide voter registration system.
809	(4)  The implementation of the statewide voter registration
810	system shall not prevent any supervisor of elections from
811	acquiring, maintaining, or using any hardware or software
812	necessary or desirable to carry out the supervisor's
813	responsibilities related to the use of voter registration
814	information or the conduct of elections, provided that such
815	hardware or software does not conflict with the operation of the
816	statewide voter registration system.
817	(5)  The department may adopt rules governing the access,
818	use, and operation of the statewide voter registration system to
819	ensure security, uniformity, and integrity of the system.
820	Section 18.  Section 98.045, Florida Statutes, is amended
821	to read:
822	98.045  Administration of voter registration.--
823	(1)  ELIGIBILITY OF APPLICANT.--The Each supervisor must
824	ensure that any eligible applicant for voter registration is
825	registered to vote and that each application for voter
826	registration is processed in accordance with law. The supervisor
827	shall determine whether a voter registration applicant is
828	ineligible based on any of the following:
829	(a)  The failure to complete a voter registration
830	application as specified in s. 97.053.
831	(b)  The applicant is deceased.
832	(c)  The applicant has been convicted of a felony for which
833	his or her civil rights have not been restored.
834	(d)  The applicant has been adjudicated mentally
835	incapacitated with respect to the right to vote and such right
836	has not been restored.
837	(e)  The applicant does not meet the age requirement
838	pursuant to s. 97.041.
839	(f)  The applicant is not a United States citizen.
840	(g)  The applicant is a fictitious person.
841	(h)  The applicant has provided an address of legal
842	residence that is not his or her legal residence.
843	(i)  The applicant has provided a driver's license number,
844	Florida identification card number, or the last four digits of a
845	social security number that is not verifiable by the department.
846	(2)  REMOVAL OF REGISTERED VOTERS.--
847	(a)  Once a voter is registered, the name of that voter may
848	not be removed from the statewide voter registration system
849	books except at the written request of the voter, by reason of
850	the voter's conviction of a felony or adjudication as mentally
851	incapacitated with respect to voting, by death of the voter, or
852	pursuant to a registration list maintenance program or other
853	registration list maintenance activity conducted pursuant to s.
854	98.065 or, s. 98.075, or s. 98.0977.
855	(b)(2)  Information received by a voter registration
856	official supervisor from an election official in another state
857	jurisdiction indicating that a registered voter in this state
858	the supervisor's county has registered to vote in that other
859	state jurisdiction shall be considered as a written request from
860	the voter to have the voter's name removed from the statewide
861	voter registration system books of the supervisor's county.
862	(3)  PUBLIC RECORDS ACCESS AND RETENTION.--Notwithstanding
863	the provisions of ss. 98.095 and 98.0977, Each supervisor shall
864	maintain for at least 2 years, and make available for public
865	inspection and copying, all records concerning implementation of
866	registration list maintenance programs and activities conducted
867	pursuant to ss. 98.065 and, 98.075, and 98.0977. The records
868	must include lists of the name and address of each person to
869	whom a an address confirmation final notice was sent and
870	information as to whether each such person responded to the
871	mailing, but may not include any information that is
872	confidential or exempt from public records requirements under
873	this code.
874	(4)  STATEWIDE ELECTRONIC DATABASE OF VALID RESIDENTIAL
875	STREET ADDRESSES.--
876	(a)  The department shall compile and maintain a statewide
877	electronic database of valid residential street addresses from
878	the information provided by the supervisors of elections
879	pursuant to s. 98.015. The department shall evaluate the
880	information provided by the supervisors of elections to identify
881	any duplicate addresses and any address that may overlap county
882	boundaries.
883	(b)  The department shall make the statewide database of
884	valid street addresses available to the Department of Highway
885	Safety and Motor Vehicles as provided in s. 97.057(10). The
886	Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles shall use the
887	database for purposes of validating the legal residential
888	addresses provided in voter registration applications received
889	by the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles.
890	(5)  FORMS.--The department may prescribe by rule forms
891	necessary to conduct maintenance of records in the statewide
892	voter registration system.
893	Section 19.  Section 98.065, Florida Statutes, as amended
894	by section 6 of chapter 2002-281, Laws of Florida, is amended to
895	read:
896	98.065  Registration list maintenance programs.--
897	(1)  The supervisor must conduct a general registration
898	list maintenance program to protect the integrity of the
899	electoral process by ensuring the maintenance of accurate and
900	current voter registration records in the statewide voter
901	registration system. The program must be uniform,
902	nondiscriminatory, and in compliance with the Voting Rights Act
903	of 1965, the National Voter Registration Act of 1993, and the
904	Help America Vote Act of 2002. As used in this subsection, the
905	term "nondiscriminatory" applies to and includes persons with
906	disabilities.
907	(2)  A supervisor must incorporate one or more of the
908	following procedures in the supervisor's biennial registration
909	list maintenance program under which:
910	(a)  Change-of-address information supplied by the United
911	States Postal Service through its licensees is used to identify
912	registered voters whose addresses might have changed;
913	(b)  Change-of-address information is identified from
914	returned nonforwardable return-if-undeliverable mail sent to all
915	registered voters in the county; or
916	(c)  Change-of-address information is identified from
917	returned nonforwardable return-if-undeliverable address
918	confirmation requests mailed to all registered voters who have
919	not voted in the last 2 years and who did not make a written
920	request that their registration records be updated during that
921	time.
922	(3)  A registration list maintenance program must be
923	conducted by each supervisor, at a minimum, in each odd-numbered
924	year and must be completed not later than 90 days prior to the
925	date of any federal election. All list maintenance actions
926	associated with each voter must be entered, tracked, and
927	maintained in the statewide voter registration system.
928	(4)(a)  If the supervisor receives change-of-address
929	information pursuant to the activities conducted in subsection
930	(2), from jury notices signed by the voter and returned to the
931	courts, from the Department of Highway Safety and Motor
932	Vehicles, or from other sources, which information indicates
933	that the legal address of a registered voter might have changed,
934	the supervisor shall send by forwardable return-if-undeliverable
935	mail an address confirmation notice to the address at which the
936	voter was last registered. A supervisor may also send an address
937	confirmation notice to any voter who the supervisor has reason
938	to believe has moved from his or her legal residence.
939	(b)  The address confirmation notice shall contain a
940	postage prepaid preaddressed return form on which:
941	1.  If the voter has changed his or her address of legal
942	residence to a location outside the state, the voter shall mark
943	that the voter's legal residence has changed to a location
944	outside the state. The form shall also include information on
945	how to register in the new state in order to be eligible to
946	vote. The form must be returned within 30 days after the date of
947	the notice. The completed form shall constitute a request to be
948	removed from the statewide voter registration system.
949	2.  If the voter has changed his or her address of legal
950	residence to a location inside the state, the voter shall set
951	forth the updated or corrected address and submit the return
952	form within 30 days after the date of the notice. The completed
953	form shall constitute a request to update the statewide voter
954	registration system with the updated or corrected address
955	information.
956	3.  If the voter has not changed his or her address of
957	legal residence as printed on the address confirmation notice,
958	the voter shall confirm that his or her address of legal
959	residence has not changed and submit the form within 30 days
960	after the date of the notice.
961	(c)  The supervisor must designate as inactive all voters
962	who have been sent an address confirmation notice and who have
963	not returned the postage prepaid preaddressed return form within
964	30 days or for which an address confirmation notice has been
965	returned as undeliverable. Names on the inactive list may not be
966	used to calculate the number of signatures needed on any
967	petition. A voter on the inactive list may be restored to the
968	active list of voters upon the voter updating his or her
969	registration, requesting an absentee ballot, or appearing to
970	vote. However, if the voter does not update his or her voter
971	registration information, request an absentee ballot, or vote by
972	the second general election after being placed on the inactive
973	list, the voter's name shall be removed from the statewide voter
974	registration system and the voter shall be required to
975	reregister to have his or her name restored to the statewide
976	voter registration system.
977	(5)  A notice may not be issued pursuant to this section
978	and a voter's name may not be removed from the statewide voter
979	registration system later than 90 days prior to the date of a
980	federal election. However, this section does not preclude the
981	removal of the name of a voter from the statewide voter
982	registration system at any time upon the voter's written
983	request, by reason of the voter's death, or upon a determination
984	of the voter's ineligibility as provided in s. 98.075(7).
985	(6)(a)  No later than July 31 and January 31 of each year,
986	the supervisor must certify to the department the list
987	maintenance activities conducted during the first 6 months and
988	the second 6 months of the year, respectively, including the
989	number of address confirmation requests sent, the number of
990	voters designated as inactive, and the number of voters removed
991	from the statewide voter registration system.
992	(b)  If, based on the certification provided pursuant to
993	paragraph (a), the department determines that a supervisor has
994	not conducted the list maintenance activities required by this
995	section, the department shall conduct the appropriate list
996	maintenance activities for that county. Failure to conduct list
997	maintenance activities as required in this section constitutes a
998	violation of s. 104.051. A voter's name may not be removed from
999	the registration books later than 90 days prior to the date of a
1000	federal election. However, nothing in this section shall
1001	preclude the removal of the name of a voter from the voter
1002	registration books, at any time and without prior notification,
1003	upon the written request of the voter, by reason of conviction
1004	of the voter of a felony, by reason of adjudication of the voter
1005	as mentally incapacitated with respect to voting, by reason of
1006	the death of the voter, or upon a determination of ineligibility
1007	as provided in s. 98.075(3).
1008	(4)  If the supervisor receives change-of-address
1009	information from the United States Postal Service or its
1010	licensees or from jury notices signed by the voter and returned
1011	to the courts, which indicates that:
1012	(a)  The voter has moved within the supervisor's county,
1013	the supervisor must change the registration records to show the
1014	new address and must send the voter a notice of the change by
1015	forwardable mail, including a postage prepaid preaddressed
1016	return form with which the voter may verify or correct the
1017	address information.
1018	(b)  The voter has moved outside the supervisor's county,
1019	or contains no forwarding address, the supervisor shall send an
1020	address confirmation final notice and remove the name of the
1021	voter from the registration record if that voter did not:
1022	1.  Return the postage prepaid preaddressed return form;
1023	2.  Appear to vote;
1024	3.  Change the voter's registration; or
1025	4.  Request an absentee ballot
1026
1027	during the period beginning on the date when the address
1028	confirmation final notice was sent and ending on the day after
1029	the date of the second general election thereafter.
1030	(5)  The supervisor must designate as inactive all voters
1031	who have been sent an address confirmation final notice and who
1032	have not returned the postage prepaid preaddressed return form
1033	within 30 days. A voter on the inactive list must be allowed to
1034	vote and to change the voter's name or address of legal
1035	residence at the polls pursuant to s. 101.045. Names on the
1036	inactive list may not be used to calculate the number of
1037	signatures needed on any petition or the quantity of voting
1038	equipment needed.
1039	Section 20.  Section 98.075, Florida Statutes, is amended
1040	to read:
1041	(Substantial rewording of section. See
1042	s. 98.075, F.S., for present text.)
1043	98.075  Registration records maintenance activities;
1044	ineligibility determinations.--
1045	(1)  MAINTENANCE OF RECORDS.--The department shall protect
1046	the integrity of the electoral process by ensuring the
1047	maintenance of accurate and current voter registration records.
1048	List maintenance activities must be uniform, nondiscriminatory,
1049	and in compliance with the Voting Rights Act of 1965, the
1050	National Voter Registration Act of 1993, and the Help America
1051	Vote Act of 2002. The department may adopt by rule uniform
1052	standards and procedures to interpret and administer this
1053	section.
1054	(2)  DUPLICATE REGISTRATION.--The department shall identify
1055	those voters who are registered more than once or those
1056	applicants whose registration applications would result in
1057	duplicate registrations. The most recent application shall be
1058	deemed an update to the voter registration record.
1059	(3)  DECEASED PERSONS.--The department shall identify those
1060	registered voters who are deceased by comparing information on
1061	the lists of deceased persons received from the Department of
1062	Health as provided in s. 98.093. Upon receipt of such
1063	information through the statewide voter registration system, the
1064	supervisor shall remove the name of the registered voter.
1065	(4)  ADJUDICATION OF MENTAL INCAPACITY.--The department
1066	shall identify those registered voters who have been adjudicated
1067	mentally incapacitated with respect to voting and who have not
1068	had their voting rights restored by comparing information
1069	received from the clerk of the circuit court as provided in s.
1070	98.093. The department shall review such information and make an
1071	initial determination as to whether the information is credible
1072	and reliable. If the department determines that the information
1073	is credible and reliable, the department shall notify the
1074	supervisor and provide a copy of the supporting documentation
1075	indicating the potential ineligibility of the voter to be
1076	registered. Upon receipt of the notice that the department has
1077	made a determination of initial credibility and reliability, the
1078	supervisor shall adhere to the procedures set forth in
1079	subsection (7) prior to the removal of a registered voter from
1080	the statewide voter registration system.
1081	(5)  FELONY CONVICTION.--The department shall identify
1082	those registered voters who have been convicted of a felony and
1083	whose rights have not been restored by comparing information
1084	received from, but not limited to, a clerk of the circuit court,
1085	the Board of Executive Clemency, the Department of Corrections,
1086	the Department of Law Enforcement, or a United States Attorney's
1087	Office, as provided in s. 98.093. The department shall review
1088	such information and make an initial determination as to whether
1089	the information is credible and reliable. If the department
1090	determines that the information is credible and reliable, the
1091	department shall notify the supervisor and provide a copy of the
1092	supporting documentation indicating the potential ineligibility
1093	of the voter to be registered. Upon receipt of the notice that
1094	the department has made a determination of initial credibility
1095	and reliability, the supervisor shall adhere to the procedures
1096	set forth in subsection (7) prior to the removal of a registered
1097	voter's name from the statewide voter registration system.
1098	(6)  OTHER BASES FOR INELIGIBILITY.--If the department or
1099	supervisor receives information other than from the sources
1100	identified in subsections (2)-(5) that a registered voter does
1101	not meet the age requirement pursuant to s. 97.041, is not a
1102	United States citizen, is a fictitious person, or has listed a
1103	residence that is not his or her legal residence, the supervisor
1104	shall adhere to the procedures set forth in subsection (7) prior
1105	to the removal of a registered voter's name from the statewide
1106	voter registration system.
1107	(7)  PROCEDURES FOR REMOVAL.--
1108	(a)  If the supervisor receives notice or information
1109	pursuant to subsections (4)-(6), the supervisor of the county in
1110	which the voter is registered shall:
1111	1.  Notify the registered voter of his or her potential
1112	ineligibility by mail within 7 days after receipt of notice or
1113	information. The notice shall include:
1114	a.  A statement of the basis for the registered voter's
1115	potential ineligibility and a copy of any documentation upon
1116	which the potential ineligibility is based.
1117	b.  A statement that failure to respond within 30 days
1118	after receipt of the notice may result in a determination of
1119	ineligibility and in removal of the registered voter's name from
1120	the statewide voter registration system.
1121	c.  A return form that requires the registered voter to
1122	admit or deny the accuracy of the information underlying the
1123	potential ineligibility for purposes of a final determination by
1124	the supervisor.
1125	d.  A statement that, if the voter is denying the accuracy
1126	of the information underlying the potential ineligibility, the
1127	voter has a right to request a hearing for the purpose of
1128	determining eligibility.
1129	e.  Instructions for the registered voter to contact the
1130	supervisor of elections of the county in which the voter is
1131	registered if assistance is needed in resolving the matter.
1132	f.  Instructions for seeking restoration of civil rights
1133	following a felony conviction, if applicable.
1134	2.  If the mailed notice is returned as undeliverable, the
1135	supervisor shall publish notice once in a newspaper of general
1136	circulation in the county in which the voter was last
1137	registered. The notice shall contain the following:
1138	a.  The voter's name and address.
1139	b.  A statement that the voter is potentially ineligible to
1140	be registered to vote.
1141	c.  A statement that failure to respond within 30 days
1142	after the notice is published may result in a determination of
1143	ineligibility by the supervisor and removal of the registered
1144	voter's name from the statewide voter registration system.
1145	d.  An instruction for the voter to contact the supervisor
1146	no later than 30 days after the date of the published notice to
1147	receive information regarding the basis for the potential
1148	ineligibility and the procedure to resolve the matter.
1149	e.  An instruction to the voter that, if further assistance
1150	is needed, the voter should contact the supervisor of elections
1151	of the county in which the voter is registered.
1152	3.  If a registered voter fails to respond to a notice
1153	pursuant to subparagraph 1. or subparagraph 2., the supervisor
1154	shall make a final determination of the voter's eligibility. If
1155	the supervisor determines that the voter is ineligible, the
1156	supervisor shall remove the name of the registered voter from
1157	the statewide voter registration system. The supervisor shall
1158	notify the registered voter of the supervisor's determination
1159	and action.
1160	4.  If a registered voter responds to the notice pursuant
1161	to subparagraph 1. or subparagraph 2. and admits the accuracy of
1162	the information underlying the potential ineligibility, the
1163	supervisor shall make a final determination of ineligibility and
1164	shall remove the voter's name from the statewide voter
1165	registration system. The supervisor shall notify the registered
1166	voter of the supervisor's determination and action.
1167	5.  If a registered voter responds to the notice issued
1168	pursuant to subparagraph 1. or subparagraph 2. and denies the
1169	accuracy of the information underlying the potential
1170	ineligibility but does not request a hearing, the supervisor
1171	shall review the evidence and make a final determination of
1172	eligibility. If such registered voter requests a hearing, the
1173	supervisor shall send notice to the registered voter to attend a
1174	hearing at a time and place specified in the notice. Upon
1175	hearing all evidence presented at the hearing, the supervisor
1176	shall make a determination of eligibility. If the supervisor
1177	determines that the registered voter is ineligible, the
1178	supervisor shall remove the voter's name from the statewide
1179	voter registration system and notify the registered voter of the
1180	supervisor's determination and action.
1181	(b)  The following shall apply to this subsection:
1182	1.  All determinations of eligibility shall be based on a
1183	preponderance of the evidence.
1184	2.  All proceedings are exempt from the provisions of
1185	chapter 120.
1186	3.  Any notice shall be sent to the registered voter by
1187	certified mail, return receipt requested, or other means that
1188	provides a verification of receipt or shall be published in a
1189	newspaper of general circulation where the voter was last
1190	registered, whichever is applicable.
1191	4.  The supervisor shall remove the name of any registered
1192	voter from the statewide voter registration system only after
1193	the supervisor makes a final determination that the voter is
1194	ineligible to vote.
1195	5.  Any voter whose name has been removed from the
1196	statewide voter registration system pursuant to a determination
1197	of ineligibility may appeal that determination under the
1198	provisions of s. 98.0755.
1199	6.  Any voter whose name was removed from the statewide
1200	voter registration system on the basis of a determination of
1201	ineligibility who subsequently becomes eligible to vote must
1202	reregister in order to have his or her name restored to the
1203	statewide voter registration system.
1204	(8)  CERTIFICATION.--
1205	(a)  No later than July 31 and January 31 of each year, the
1206	supervisor shall certify to the department the activities
1207	conducted pursuant to this section during the first 6 months and
1208	the second 6 months of the year, respectively. The certification
1209	shall include the number of persons to whom notices were sent
1210	pursuant to subsection (7), the number of persons who responded
1211	to the notices, the number of notices returned as undeliverable,
1212	the number of notices published in the newspaper, the number of
1213	hearings conducted, and the number of persons removed from the
1214	statewide voter registration systems and the reasons for such
1215	removals.
1216	(b)  If, based on the certification provided pursuant to
1217	paragraph (a), the department determines that a supervisor has
1218	not satisfied the requirements of this section, the department
1219	shall satisfy the appropriate requirements for that county.
1220	Failure to satisfy the requirements of this section shall
1221	constitute a violation of s. 104.051.
1222	Section 21.  Section 98.0755, Florida Statutes, is created
1223	to read:
1224	98.0755  Appeal of determination of ineligibility.--Appeal
1225	of the supervisor's determination of ineligibility pursuant to
1226	s. 98.075(7) may be taken to the circuit court in and for the
1227	county where the person was registered. Notice of appeal must be
1228	filed within the time and in the manner provided by the Florida
1229	Rules of Appellate Procedure and acts as supersedeas. Trial in
1230	the circuit court is de novo and governed by the rules of that
1231	court. Unless the person can show that his or her name was
1232	erroneously or illegally removed from the statewide voter
1233	registration system, or that he or she is indigent, the person
1234	must bear the costs of the trial in the circuit court.
1235	Otherwise, the cost of the appeal must be paid by the supervisor
1236	of elections.
1237	Section 22.  Section 98.077, Florida Statutes, is amended
1238	to read:
1239	98.077  Update of voter signature.--
1240	(1)  A registered voter may update his or her signature on
1241	file in the statewide voter registration system at any time
1242	using a voter registration application submitted to a voter
1243	registration official.
1244	(2)  The department and supervisors supervisor of elections
1245	shall include in any correspondence, other than postcard
1246	notifications and notices relating to eligibility, sent to a
1247	provide to each registered voter information regarding of the
1248	county the opportunity to update his or her signature on file at
1249	the supervisor's office by providing notification of the ability
1250	to do so in any correspondence, other than postcard
1251	notifications, sent to the voter. The notice shall advise when,
1252	where, and how to update the voter's signature and shall provide
1253	the voter information on how to obtain a voter registration
1254	application form from a voter registration official the
1255	supervisor that can be returned to update the signature.
1256	(3)  In addition, At least once during each general
1257	election year, the supervisor shall publish in a newspaper of
1258	general circulation or other newspaper in the county deemed
1259	appropriate by the supervisor a notice specifying when, where,
1260	or how a voter can update his or her signature that is on file
1261	and or how a voter can obtain a voter registration application
1262	form from a voter registration official the supervisor to do so.
1263	(4)  All signature updates for use in verifying absentee
1264	and provisional ballots must be received by the appropriate
1265	supervisor of elections no later than the start of the
1266	canvassing of absentee ballots by the canvassing board. The
1267	signature on file at the start of the canvass of the absentees
1268	is the signature that shall be used in verifying the signature
1269	on the absentee and provisional ballot certificates.
1270	Section 23.  Section 98.081, Florida Statutes, is amended
1271	to read:
1272	98.081  Names removed from the statewide voter registration
1273	system books; restrictions on reregistering; recordkeeping;
1274	restoration of erroneously or illegally removed names.--
1275	(1)  Any person who requested that his or her name be
1276	removed from the statewide voter registration system books
1277	between the book-closing date of the first primary and the date
1278	of the second primary may not register in a different political
1279	party until after the date of the second primary election.
1280	(2)  When the name of any elector is removed from the
1281	statewide voter registration system books pursuant to s. 98.065
1282	or, s. 98.075, or s. 98.093, the elector's original registration
1283	application form shall be retained by the supervisor of
1284	elections having custody of the application filed alphabetically
1285	in the office of the supervisor. As alternatives, registrations
1286	removed from the statewide voter registration system books may
1287	be microfilmed and such microfilms substituted for the original
1288	registration applications forms; or, when voter registration
1289	information, including the voter's signature, is maintained
1290	digitally or on electronic, magnetic, or optic media, such
1291	stored information may be substituted for the original
1292	registration application form. Such microfilms or stored
1293	information shall be retained by the supervisor of elections
1294	having in the custody of the supervisor. In the event the
1295	original registration applications forms are microfilmed or
1296	maintained digitally or on electronic or other media, such
1297	originals may be destroyed in accordance with the schedule
1298	approved by the Bureau of Archives and Records Management of the
1299	Division of Library and Information Services of the department.
1300	(3)  When the name of any elector has been erroneously or
1301	illegally removed from the statewide voter registration system
1302	books, the name of the elector shall be restored by a voter
1303	registration official the supervisor upon satisfactory proof,
1304	even though the registration period for that election is closed.
1305	Section 24.  Section 98.093, Florida Statutes, is amended
1306	to read:
1307	98.093  Duty of officials to furnish lists of deceased
1308	persons, persons adjudicated mentally incapacitated, and persons
1309	convicted of a felony.--
1310	(1)  In order to ensure the maintenance of accurate and
1311	current voter registration records, it is necessary for the
1312	department to receive certain information from state and federal
1313	officials and entities. The department and supervisors of
1314	elections shall use the information provided from the sources in
1315	subsection (2) to maintain the voter registration records.
1316	(2)  To the maximum extent feasible, state and local
1317	government agencies shall facilitate provision of information
1318	and access to data to the department, including, but not limited
1319	to, databases that contain reliable criminal records and records
1320	of deceased persons. State and local government agencies that
1321	provide such data shall do so without charge if the direct cost
1322	incurred by those agencies is not significant.
1323	(a)  The Department of Health shall furnish monthly to the
1324	department each supervisor of elections a list containing the
1325	name, address, date of birth, date of death, social security
1326	number, race, and sex of each deceased person 17 years of age or
1327	older who was a resident of such supervisor's county.
1328	(b)(2)  Each clerk of the circuit court shall furnish
1329	monthly to the department, at least once each month, deliver to
1330	each supervisor of elections a list of those persons who have
1331	been adjudicated mentally incapacitated with respect to voting
1332	during the preceding calendar month, a list of those persons
1333	whose mental capacity with respect to voting has been restored
1334	during the preceding calendar month, and a list of those persons
1335	who have returned signed jury notices during the preceding
1336	months to the clerk of the circuit court indicating a change of
1337	address. Each list shall include stating the name, address, date
1338	of birth, race, and sex, and, whichever is available, the
1339	Florida driver's license number, Florida identification card
1340	number, or social security number of each such person convicted
1341	of a felony during the preceding calendar month who was a
1342	resident of that supervisor's county, a list stating the name,
1343	address, date of birth, race, and sex of each person adjudicated
1344	mentally incapacitated with respect to voting during the
1345	preceding calendar month who was a resident of that supervisor's
1346	county, and a list stating the name, address, date of birth,
1347	race, and sex of each person whose mental capacity with respect
1348	to voting has been restored who was a resident of that
1349	supervisor's county.
1350	(c)(3)  Upon receipt of information from the United States
1351	Attorney, listing persons convicted of a felony in federal
1352	court, the department shall use such information to identify
1353	registered voters or applicants for voter registration who may
1354	be potentially ineligible based on information provided in
1355	accordance with s. 98.075 immediately forward such information
1356	to the supervisor of elections for the county where the offender
1357	resides.
1358	(d)  The Department of Law Enforcement shall furnish
1359	monthly to the department a list of those persons who have been
1360	convicted of a felony in the preceding month or any updates to
1361	prior records that have occurred in the preceding month. The
1362	list shall contain the name, address, date of birth, race, sex,
1363	date of conviction, county of conviction, and social security
1364	number and a unique identifier of each conviction of each
1365	person.
1366	(e)  The Board of Executive Clemency shall furnish monthly
1367	to the department a list of those persons granted clemency in
1368	the preceding month or any updates to prior records that have
1369	occurred in the preceding month. The list shall contain the
1370	Board of Executive Clemency case number, name, address, date of
1371	birth, race, sex, social security number, if available, and
1372	references to record identifiers assigned by the Department of
1373	Corrections, a unique identifier of each clemency case, and the
1374	effective date of clemency of each person.
1375	(f)  The Department of Corrections shall furnish monthly to
1376	the department a list of those persons transferred to the
1377	Department of Corrections in the preceding month or any updates
1378	to prior records that have occurred in the preceding month. The
1379	list shall contain the name, address, date of birth, race, sex,
1380	social security number, Department of Corrections record
1381	identification number, and associated Department of Law
1382	Enforcement felony conviction record number of each person.
1383	(g)  The Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles
1384	shall furnish monthly to the department a list of those persons
1385	whose names have been removed from the driver's license database
1386	because they have been licensed in another state. The list shall
1387	contain the name, address, date of birth, sex, social security
1388	number, and driver's license number of each such person.
1389	(4)  Upon receipt of any such list, the supervisor shall
1390	remove from the registration books the name of any person listed
1391	who is deceased, convicted of a felony, or adjudicated mentally
1392	incapacitated with respect to voting. A person who has had his
1393	or her mental capacity with respect to voting restored or who
1394	has had his or her right to vote restored after conviction of a
1395	felony shall be required to reregister to have his or her name
1396	restored to the registration books.
1397	(3)(5)  Nothing in this section shall limit or restrict the
1398	supervisor in his or her duty to remove the names of such
1399	persons from the statewide voter registration system pursuant to
1400	s. 98.075(7) based upon books after verification of information
1401	received from other sources.
1402	Section 25.  Effective August 1, 2006, section 98.0981,
1403	Florida Statutes, is created to read:
1404	98.0981  Statewide voter registration database.--The
1405	department shall send to the Legislature in electronic format a
1406	file containing all voters qualified to vote in an election. The
1407	file shall contain a unique identifier of the voter; the
1408	information requested in the uniform statewide voter
1409	registration application pursuant to s. 97.052(2), except for
1410	such information that is by statute specifically identified as
1411	confidential or exempt from public records requirements; the
1412	date of registration; the representative district, senatorial
1413	district, congressional district, and precinct in which the
1414	voter resides; and whether the voter voted at the poll, by
1415	absentee ballot, or by early vote at a designated location, or
1416	whether the voter did not vote. If a person voted by absentee
1417	ballot and the ballot was not counted, the file shall contain
1418	the reason, where possible, that the ballot was not counted.
1419	This file shall be delivered within 60 days after an election to
1420	the Legislature.
1421	Section 26.  Section 98.212, Florida Statutes, is amended
1422	to read:
1423	98.212  Department and supervisors to furnish statistical
1424	and other information.--
1425	(1)(a)  Upon written request, the department and any
1426	supervisor of the respective counties supervisors shall, as
1427	promptly as possible, furnish to recognized public or private
1428	universities and senior colleges within the state, to state or
1429	county governmental agencies, and to recognized political party
1430	committees statistical information for the purpose of analyzing
1431	election returns and results.
1432	(b)  The department and any supervisor Supervisors may
1433	require reimbursement for any part or all of the actual expenses
1434	of supplying any information requested under paragraph (a). For
1435	the purposes of this subsection, the department and supervisors
1436	may use the services of any research and statistical personnel
1437	that may be supplied.
1438	(c)  Lists of names submitted to the department and any
1439	supervisor of the respective counties supervisors for indication
1440	of registration or nonregistration or of party affiliation shall
1441	be processed at any time at cost, except that in no case shall
1442	the charge exceed 10 cents for each name on which the
1443	information is furnished.
1444	(2)  The supervisors shall provide information as requested
1445	by the department for program evaluation and reporting to the
1446	Federal Election Assistance Commission pursuant to federal law
1447	the National Voter Registration Act of 1993.
1448	Section 27.  Section 98.461, Florida Statutes, is amended
1449	to read:
1450	98.461  Registration application form, precinct register;
1451	contents.--
1452	(1)  A registration application form, approved by the
1453	Department of State, containing the information required in s.
1454	97.052 shall be retained by the supervisor of elections of the
1455	county of the applicant's registration filed alphabetically in
1456	the office of the supervisor as the master list of electors of
1457	the county. However, the registration application forms may be
1458	microfilmed and such microfilm microfilms substituted for the
1459	original registration application forms; or, when voter
1460	registration information, including the voter's signature, is
1461	maintained digitally or on electronic, magnetic, or optic media,
1462	such stored information may be substituted for the original
1463	registration application form. Such microfilms or stored
1464	information shall be retained in the custody of the supervisor
1465	of elections of the county of the applicant's registration. In
1466	the event the original registration applications forms are
1467	microfilmed or maintained digitally or on electronic or other
1468	media, such originals may be destroyed in accordance with the
1469	schedule approved by the Bureau of Archives and Records
1470	Management of the Division of Library and Information Services
1471	of the Department of State. As an alternative, the information
1472	from the registration form, including the signature, may be
1473	electronically reproduced and stored as provided in s. 98.451.
1474	(2)  A computer printout or electronic database shall be
1475	used at the polls as a precinct register in lieu of the
1476	registration books. The precinct register shall contain the date
1477	of the election, the precinct number, and the following
1478	information concerning each registered elector: last name, first
1479	name, and middle name or initial, and suffix; party affiliation;
1480	residence address; registration number; date of birth; sex, if
1481	provided; race, if provided; whether the voter needs assistance
1482	in voting; and such other additional information as to readily
1483	identify the elector. The precinct register shall also contain a
1484	space for the elector's signature and a space for the initials
1485	of the witnessing clerk or inspector or an electronic device may
1486	be provided for this purpose.
1487	Section 28.  Effective January 1, 2007, section 100.371,
1488	Florida Statutes, as amended by section 9 of chapter 2002-281,
1489	Laws of Florida, is amended to read:
1490	100.371  Initiatives; procedure for placement on ballot.--
1491	(1)  Constitutional amendments proposed by initiative shall
1492	be placed on the ballot for the general election provided the
1493	initiative has been filed with occurring in excess of 90 days
1494	from the certification of ballot position by the Secretary of
1495	State no later than February 1 of the year the general election
1496	is held. A petition shall be deemed to be filed with the
1497	Secretary of State upon the date the secretary determines that
1498	the petition has been signed by the constitutionally required
1499	number of electors.
1500	(2)  Such certification shall be issued when the Secretary
1501	of State has received verification certificates from the
1502	supervisors of elections indicating that the requisite number
1503	and distribution of valid signatures of electors have been
1504	submitted to and verified by the supervisors. Every signature
1505	shall be dated when made and shall be valid for a period of 4
1506	years following such date, provided all other requirements of
1507	law are complied with.
1508	(2)(3)  The sponsor of an initiative amendment shall, prior
1509	to obtaining any signatures, register as a political committee
1510	pursuant to s. 106.03 and submit the text of the proposed
1511	amendment to the Secretary of State, with the form on which the
1512	signatures will be affixed, and shall obtain the approval of the
1513	Secretary of State of such form. The Secretary of State shall
1514	adopt rules pursuant to s. 120.54 prescribing the style and
1515	requirements of such form. Upon filing with the Secretary of
1516	State, the text of the proposed amendment and all forms filed in
1517	connection with this section must, upon request, be made
1518	available in alternative formats.
1519	(3)(4)  Each signature shall be dated when made and shall
1520	be valid for a period of 4 years following such date, provided
1521	all other requirements of law are met. The sponsor shall submit
1522	signed and dated forms to the appropriate supervisor of
1523	elections for verification as to the number of registered
1524	electors whose valid signatures appear thereon. The supervisor
1525	shall promptly verify the signatures upon payment of the fee
1526	required by s. 99.097. The supervisor shall promptly record each
1527	valid signature in the statewide voter registration system in
1528	the manner prescribed by the Secretary of State. The supervisor
1529	shall, upon request, advise the sponsor of an initiative of the
1530	number of signatures verified and recorded in the statewide
1531	voter registration system. Upon completion of verification, the
1532	supervisor shall execute a certificate indicating the total
1533	number of signatures checked, the number of signatures verified
1534	as valid and as being of registered electors, and the
1535	distribution by congressional district. This certificate shall
1536	be immediately transmitted to the Secretary of State. The
1537	supervisor shall retain the signature forms for at least 1 year
1538	following the election in which the issue appeared on the ballot
1539	or until the Division of Elections notifies the supervisors of
1540	elections that the committee which circulated the petition is no
1541	longer seeking to obtain ballot position.
1542	(4)(5)  The Secretary of State shall determine from the
1543	signatures verified by the verification certificates received
1544	from supervisors of elections and recorded in the statewide
1545	voter registration system the total number of verified valid
1546	signatures and the distribution of such signatures by
1547	congressional districts. Upon a determination that the requisite
1548	number and distribution of valid signatures have been obtained,
1549	the secretary shall issue a certificate of ballot position for
1550	that proposed amendment and shall assign a designating number
1551	pursuant to s. 101.161. A petition shall be deemed to be filed
1552	with the Secretary of State upon the date of the receipt by the
1553	secretary of a certificate or certificates from supervisors of
1554	elections indicating the petition has been signed by the
1555	constitutionally required number of electors.
1556	(5)(6)(a)  Within 45 days after receipt of a proposed
1557	revision or amendment to the State Constitution by initiative
1558	petition from the Secretary of State or, within 30 days after
1559	such receipt if receipt occurs 120 days or less before the
1560	election at which the question of ratifying the amendment will
1561	be presented, the Financial Impact Estimating Conference shall
1562	complete an analysis and financial impact statement to be placed
1563	on the ballot of the estimated increase or decrease in any
1564	revenues or costs to state or local governments resulting from
1565	the proposed initiative. The Financial Impact Estimating
1566	Conference shall submit the financial impact statement to the
1567	Attorney General and Secretary of State.
1568	(b)1.  The Financial Impact Estimating Conference shall
1569	provide an opportunity for any proponents or opponents of the
1570	initiative to submit information and may solicit information or
1571	analysis from any other entities or agencies, including the
1572	Office of Economic and Demographic Research. All meetings of the
1573	Financial Impact Estimating Conference shall be open to the
1574	public as provided in chapter 286.
1575	2.  The Financial Impact Estimating Conference is
1576	established to review, analyze, and estimate the financial
1577	impact of amendments to or revisions of the State Constitution
1578	proposed by initiative. The Financial Impact Estimating
1579	Conference shall consist of four principals: one person from the
1580	Executive Office of the Governor; the coordinator of the Office
1581	of Economic and Demographic Research, or his or her designee;
1582	one person from the professional staff of the Senate; and one
1583	person from the professional staff of the House of
1584	Representatives. Each principal shall have appropriate fiscal
1585	expertise in the subject matter of the initiative. A Financial
1586	Impact Estimating Conference may be appointed for each
1587	initiative.
1588	3.  Principals of the Financial Impact Estimating
1589	Conference shall reach a consensus or majority concurrence on a
1590	clear and unambiguous financial impact statement, no more than
1591	75 words in length, and immediately submit the statement to the
1592	Attorney General. Nothing in this subsection prohibits the
1593	Financial Impact Estimating Conference from setting forth a
1594	range of potential impacts in the financial impact statement.
1595	Any financial impact statement that a court finds not to be in
1596	accordance with this section shall be remanded solely to the
1597	Financial Impact Estimating Conference for redrafting. The
1598	Financial Impact Estimating Conference shall redraft the
1599	financial impact statement within 15 days.
1600	4.  If the members of the Financial Impact Estimating
1601	Conference are unable to agree on the statement required by this
1602	subsection, or if the Supreme Court has rejected the initial
1603	submission by the Financial Impact Estimating Conference and no
1604	redraft has been approved by the Supreme Court by 5 p.m. on the
1605	75th day before the election, the following statement shall
1606	appear on the ballot pursuant to s. 101.161(1): "The financial
1607	impact of this measure, if any, cannot be reasonably determined
1608	at this time."
1609	(c)  The financial impact statement must be separately
1610	contained and be set forth after the ballot summary as required
1611	in s. 101.161(1).
1612	(d)1.  Any financial impact statement that the Supreme
1613	Court finds not to be in accordance with this subsection shall
1614	be remanded solely to the Financial Impact Estimating Conference
1615	for redrafting, provided the court's advisory opinion is
1616	rendered at least 75 days before the election at which the
1617	question of ratifying the amendment will be presented. The
1618	Financial Impact Estimating Conference shall prepare and adopt a
1619	revised financial impact statement no later than 5 p.m. on the
1620	15th day after the date of the court's opinion.
1621	2.  If, by 5 p.m. on the 75th day before the election, the
1622	Supreme Court has not issued an advisory opinion on the initial
1623	financial impact statement prepared by the Financial Impact
1624	Estimating Conference for an initiative amendment that otherwise
1625	meets the legal requirements for ballot placement, the financial
1626	impact statement shall be deemed approved for placement on the
1627	ballot.
1628	3.  In addition to the financial impact statement required
1629	by this subsection, the Financial Impact Estimating Conference
1630	shall draft an initiative financial information statement. The
1631	initiative financial information statement should describe in
1632	greater detail than the financial impact statement any projected
1633	increase or decrease in revenues or costs that the state or
1634	local governments would likely experience if the ballot measure
1635	were approved. If appropriate, the initiative financial
1636	information statement may include both estimated dollar amounts
1637	and a description placing the estimated dollar amounts into
1638	context. The initiative financial information statement must
1639	include both a summary of not more than 500 words and additional
1640	detailed information that includes the assumptions that were
1641	made to develop the financial impacts, workpapers, and any other
1642	information deemed relevant by the Financial Impact Estimating
1643	Conference.
1644	4.  The Department of State shall have printed, and shall
1645	furnish to each supervisor of elections, a copy of the summary
1646	from the initiative financial information statements. The
1647	supervisors shall have the summary from the initiative financial
1648	information statements available at each polling place and at
1649	the main office of the supervisor of elections upon request.
1650	5.  The Secretary of State and the Office of Economic and
1651	Demographic Research shall make available on the Internet each
1652	initiative financial information statement in its entirety. In
1653	addition, each supervisor of elections whose office has a
1654	website shall post the summary from each initiative financial
1655	information statement on the website. Each supervisor shall
1656	include the Internet addresses for the information statements on
1657	the Secretary of State's and the Office of Economic and
1658	Demographic Research's websites in the publication or mailing
1659	required by s. 101.20.
1660	(6)(7)  The Department of State may adopt rules in
1661	accordance with s. 120.54 to carry out the provisions of
1662	subsections (1)-(5)(6).
1663	Section 29.  Effective August 1, 2006, subsection (3) of
1664	section 101.001, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
1665	101.001  Precincts and polling places; boundaries.--
1666	(3)  Each supervisor of elections shall maintain a suitable
1667	map drawn to a scale no smaller than 3 miles to the inch and
1668	clearly delineating all major observable features such as roads,
1669	streams, and railway lines and showing the current geographical
1670	boundaries of each precinct, representative district, and
1671	senatorial district, and other type of district in the county
1672	subject to the elections process in this code. On maps of new
1673	precincts, a delineation of area shall also be included for each
1674	precinct employing the official census county divisions, tracts,
1675	block numbering areas, block groups, and blocks used by the
1676	United States Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, and
1677	adopted by the state for the delineation of representative
1678	districts pursuant to s. 10.00001. The supervisor of elections
1679	shall notify the Secretary of State in writing within 30 days
1680	after of any new reorganization of precincts and shall furnish a
1681	copy of the map showing the current geographical boundaries and
1682	designation of each new precinct and a delineation of the census
1683	blocks included in each precinct. Until January 1, 2012, any
1684	supervisor may apply for and obtain from the Secretary of State
1685	a waiver of the requirement to delineate precincts by census
1686	geography.
1687	Section 30.  Subsections (1) and (3) of section 101.043,
1688	Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
1689	101.043  Identification required at polls.--
1690	(1)  The precinct register, as prescribed in s. 98.461,
1691	shall be used at the polls in lieu of the registration books for
1692	the purpose of identifying the elector at the polls prior to
1693	allowing him or her to vote. The clerk or inspector shall
1694	require each elector, upon entering the polling place, to
1695	present one of the following a current and valid picture
1696	identifications:
1697	(a)  Florida driver's license.
1698	(b)  Florida identification card issued by the Department
1699	of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles.
1700	(c)  United States passport.
1701	(d)  Employee badge or identification.
1702	(e)  Buyer's club identification.
1703	(f)  Debit or credit card.
1704	(g)  Military identification.
1705	(h)  Student identification.
1706	(i)  Retirement center identification.
1707	(j)  Neighborhood association identification.
1708	(k)  Public assistance identification as provided in s.
1709	97.0535(3)(a).
1710
1711	If the picture identification does not contain the signature of
1712	the voter, an additional identification that provides the
1713	voter's signature shall be required. The elector shall sign his
1714	or her name in the space provided on the precinct register or on
1715	an electronic device provided for recording the voter's
1716	signature., and The clerk or inspector shall compare the
1717	signature with that on the identification provided by the
1718	elector and enter his or her initials in the space provided on
1719	the precinct register or on an electronic device provided for
1720	that purpose and allow the elector to vote if the clerk or
1721	inspector is satisfied as to the identity of the elector.
1722	(3)  If the elector who fails to furnish the required
1723	identification is an elector subject to s. 97.0535 a first-time
1724	voter who registered by mail and has not provided the required
1725	identification to a voter registration official the supervisor
1726	of elections prior to election day, the elector shall be allowed
1727	to vote a provisional ballot. The canvassing board shall
1728	determine the validity of the ballot pursuant to s. 101.048(2).
1729	Section 31.  Subsections (2) and (3) of section 101.045,
1730	Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
1731	101.045  Electors must be registered in precinct;
1732	provisions for residence or name change.--
1733	(2)(a)  An elector who moves from the precinct within the
1734	county in which the elector is registered may be permitted to
1735	vote in the precinct to which he or she has moved his or her
1736	legal residence, provided such elector completes an affirmation
1737	in substantially the following form:
1738
1739	Change of Legal Residence of Registered
1740	Voter
1741
1742	Under penalties for false swearing, I,   (Name of voter)  ,
1743	swear (or affirm) that the former address of my legal residence
1744	was   (Address of legal residence)   in the municipality of
1745	_____, in _____ County, Florida, and I was registered to vote in
1746	the _____ precinct of _____ County, Florida; that I have not
1747	voted in the precinct of my former registration in this
1748	election; that I now reside at   (Address of legal residence)
1749	in the Municipality of _____, in _____ County, Florida, and am
1750	therefore eligible to vote in the _____ precinct of _____
1751	County, Florida; and I further swear (or affirm) that I am
1752	otherwise legally registered and entitled to vote.
1753
1754	(Signature of voter whose address of legal residence has
1755	changed)
1756
1757	(b)  An elector whose name changes because of marriage or
1758	other legal process may be permitted to vote, provided such
1759	elector completes an affirmation in substantially the following
1760	form:
1761
1762	Change of Name of Registered
1763	Voter
1764
1765	Under penalties for false swearing, I,   (New name of voter)  ,
1766	swear (or affirm) that my name has been changed because of
1767	marriage or other legal process. My former name and address of
1768	legal residence appear on the registration records books of
1769	precinct _____ as follows:
1770	Name
1771	Address
1772	Municipality
1773	County
1774	Florida, Zip
1775	My present name and address of legal residence are as follows:
1776	Name
1777	Address
1778	Municipality
1779	County
1780	Florida, Zip
1781	and I further swear (or affirm) that I am otherwise legally
1782	registered and entitled to vote.
1783
1784	(Signature of voter whose name has changed)
1785
1786	(c)  Such affirmation, when completed and presented at the
1787	precinct in which such elector is entitled to vote, and upon
1788	verification of the elector's registration, shall entitle such
1789	elector to vote as provided in this subsection. If the elector's
1790	eligibility to vote cannot be determined, he or she shall be
1791	entitled to vote a provisional ballot, subject to the
1792	requirements and procedures in s. 101.048. Upon receipt of an
1793	affirmation certifying a change in address of legal residence or
1794	name, the supervisor shall as soon as practicable make the
1795	necessary changes in the statewide voter registration system
1796	records of the county to indicate the change in address of legal
1797	residence or name of such elector.
1798	(d)  Instead of the affirmation contained in paragraph (a)
1799	or paragraph (b), an elector may complete a voter registration
1800	application that indicates the change of name or change of
1801	address of legal residence.
1802	(e)  A request for an absentee ballot pursuant to s. 101.62
1803	which indicates that the elector has had a change of address of
1804	legal residence from that in the supervisor's records shall be
1805	sufficient as the notice to the supervisor of change of address
1806	of legal residence required by this section. Upon receipt of
1807	such request for an absentee ballot from an elector who has
1808	changed his or her address of legal residence, the supervisor
1809	shall provide the elector with the proper ballot for the
1810	precinct in which the elector then has his or her legal
1811	residence.
1812	(3)  When an elector's name does not appear on the
1813	registration books of the election precinct in which the elector
1814	is registered, the elector may have his or her name restored if
1815	the supervisor is otherwise satisfied that the elector is
1816	validly registered, that the elector's name has been erroneously
1817	omitted from the books, and that the elector is entitled to have
1818	his or her name restored. The supervisor, if he or she is
1819	satisfied as to the elector's previous registration, shall allow
1820	such person to vote and shall thereafter issue a duplicate
1821	registration identification card.
1822	Section 32.  Subsection (1) of section 101.048, Florida
1823	Statutes, is amended to read:
1824	101.048  Provisional ballots.--
1825	(1)  At all elections, a voter claiming to be properly
1826	registered in the state county and eligible to vote at the
1827	precinct in the election, but whose eligibility cannot be
1828	determined, and other persons specified in the code shall be
1829	entitled to vote a provisional ballot. Once voted, the
1830	provisional ballot shall be placed in a secrecy envelope and
1831	thereafter sealed in a provisional ballot envelope. The
1832	provisional ballot shall be deposited in a ballot box. All
1833	provisional ballots shall remain sealed in their envelopes for
1834	return to the supervisor of elections. The department shall
1835	prescribe the form of the provisional ballot envelope.
1836	Section 33.  Effective January 1, 2007, subsection (1) of
1837	section 101.161, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
1838	101.161  Referenda; ballots.--
1839	(1)  Whenever a constitutional amendment or other public
1840	measure is submitted to the vote of the people, the substance of
1841	such amendment or other public measure shall be printed in clear
1842	and unambiguous language on the ballot after the list of
1843	candidates, followed by the word "yes" and also by the word
1844	"no," and shall be styled in such a manner that a "yes" vote
1845	will indicate approval of the proposal and a "no" vote will
1846	indicate rejection. The wording of the substance of the
1847	amendment or other public measure and the ballot title to appear
1848	on the ballot shall be embodied in the joint resolution,
1849	constitutional revision commission proposal, constitutional
1850	convention proposal, taxation and budget reform commission
1851	proposal, or enabling resolution or ordinance. Except for
1852	amendments and ballot language proposed by joint resolution, the
1853	substance of the amendment or other public measure shall be an
1854	explanatory statement, not exceeding 75 words in length, of the
1855	chief purpose of the measure. In addition, for every amendment
1856	proposed by initiative, the ballot shall include, following the
1857	ballot summary, a separate financial impact statement concerning
1858	the measure prepared by the Financial Impact Estimating
1859	Conference in accordance with s. 100.371(5)(6). The ballot title
1860	shall consist of a caption, not exceeding 15 words in length, by
1861	which the measure is commonly referred to or spoken of.
1862	Section 34.  Subsection (2) of section 101.56062, Florida
1863	Statutes, as created by section 12 of chapter 2002-281, Laws of
1864	Florida, is amended to read:
1865	101.56062  Standards for accessible voting systems.--
1866	(2)  Such voting system must include at least one
1867	accessible voter interface device installed in each polling
1868	place precinct which meets the requirements of this section,
1869	except for paragraph (1)(d).
1870	Section 35.  Subsection (1) of section 101.5608, Florida
1871	Statutes, is amended to read:
1872	101.5608  Voting by electronic or electromechanical method;
1873	procedures.--
1874	(1)  Each elector desiring to vote shall be identified to
1875	the clerk or inspector of the election as a duly qualified
1876	elector of such election and shall sign his or her name on the
1877	in ink or indelible pencil to an identification blank, signature
1878	slip, precinct register, or other form or device provided by the
1879	supervisor ballot stub on which the ballot serial number may be
1880	recorded. The inspector shall compare the signature with the
1881	signature on the identification provided by the elector. If the
1882	inspector is reasonably sure that the person is entitled to
1883	vote, the inspector shall provide the person with a ballot.
1884	Section 36.  Effective August 1, 2006, section 101.573,
1885	Florida Statutes, is created to read:
1886	101.573  Record of votes by precinct.--
1887	(1)  Within 75 days after the date of a municipal election
1888	or runoff, whichever occurs later, a presidential preference
1889	primary, or a general election, the supervisor of elections
1890	shall file with the Department of State precinct-level election
1891	results for that election cycle, including any primary
1892	elections. Precinct-level election results shall record for each
1893	precinct the returns of ballots cast at the precinct location to
1894	which have been added the returns of absentee and early ballots
1895	cast by voters registered in the precinct.
1896	(2)  The Department of State shall adopt rules pursuant to
1897	ss. 120.536(1) and 120.54 prescribing the form by which
1898	supervisors of elections shall submit election results for each
1899	precinct.
1900	Section 37.  Effective January 1, 2007, paragraph (a) of
1901	subsection (4) of section 101.62, Florida Statutes, is amended
1902	to read:
1903	101.62  Request for absentee ballots.--
1904	(4)(a)  To each absent qualified elector overseas who has
1905	requested an absentee ballot, the supervisor of elections shall,
1906	not fewer than 35 days before the first primary election, mail
1907	an absentee ballot. Not fewer than 45 days before the second
1908	primary and general election, the supervisor of elections shall
1909	mail an advance absentee ballot to those persons requesting
1910	ballots for such elections. The advance absentee ballot for the
1911	second primary shall be the same as the first primary absentee
1912	ballot as to the names of candidates, except that for any
1913	offices where there are only two candidates, those offices and
1914	all political party executive committee offices shall be
1915	omitted. Except as provided in ss. 99.063(4) and 100.371(5)(6),
1916	the advance absentee ballot for the general election shall be as
1917	specified in s. 101.151, except that in the case of candidates
1918	of political parties where nominations were not made in the
1919	first primary, the names of the candidates placing first and
1920	second in the first primary election shall be printed on the
1921	advance absentee ballot. The advance absentee ballot or advance
1922	absentee ballot information booklet shall be of a different
1923	color for each election and also a different color from the
1924	absentee ballots for the first primary, second primary, and
1925	general election. The supervisor shall mail an advance absentee
1926	ballot for the second primary and general election to each
1927	qualified absent elector for whom a request is received until
1928	the absentee ballots are printed. The supervisor shall enclose
1929	with the advance second primary absentee ballot and advance
1930	general election absentee ballot an explanation stating that the
1931	absentee ballot for the election will be mailed as soon as it is
1932	printed; and, if both the advance absentee ballot and the
1933	absentee ballot for the election are returned in time to be
1934	counted, only the absentee ballot will be counted. The
1935	Department of State may prescribe by rule the requirements for
1936	preparing and mailing absentee ballots to absent qualified
1937	electors overseas.
1938	Section 38.  Subsection (3) is added to section 101.64,
1939	Florida Statutes, to read:
1940	101.64  Delivery of absentee ballots; envelopes; form.--
1941	(3)  The supervisor shall mark, code, indicate on, or
1942	otherwise track the precinct of the absent elector for each
1943	absentee ballot.
1944	Section 39.  Paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of section
1945	101.657, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
1946	101.657  Early voting.--
1947	(1)(a)  The supervisor of elections shall allow an elector
1948	to vote early in the main or branch office of the supervisor by
1949	depositing the voted ballot in a voting device used by the
1950	supervisor to collect or tabulate ballots. The supervisor shall
1951	mark, code, indicate on, or otherwise track the voter's precinct
1952	for each early voted ballot. In order for a branch office to be
1953	used for early voting, it shall be a full-service facility of
1954	the supervisor and shall have been designated as such at least 1
1955	year prior to the election. The supervisor may designate any
1956	city hall or public library as early voting sites; however, if
1957	so designated, the sites must be geographically located so as to
1958	provide all voters in the county an equal opportunity to cast a
1959	ballot, insofar as is practicable. The results or tabulation may
1960	not be made before the close of the polls on election day.
1961	Section 40.  Section 101.663, Florida Statutes, is amended
1962	to read:
1963	101.663  Electors; change of residence to another state.--
1964	(1)  An elector who changes his or her residence to another
1965	county in Florida from the county in Florida in which he or she
1966	is registered as an elector after the books in the county to
1967	which the elector has changed his or her residence are closed
1968	for any general, primary, or special election shall be permitted
1969	to vote absentee in the county of his or her former residence in
1970	that election for President and Vice President, United States
1971	Senator, statewide offices, and statewide issues. Such person
1972	shall not be permitted to vote in the county of the person's
1973	former residence after the general election.
1974	(2)  An elector registered in this state who moves his or
1975	her permanent residence to another state and who is prohibited
1976	by the laws of that state from voting for the offices of
1977	President and Vice President of the United States shall be
1978	permitted to vote absentee in the county of his or her former
1979	residence for those offices.
1980	Section 41.  Subsection (1) of section 101.6921, Florida
1981	Statutes, is amended to read:
1982	101.6921  Delivery of special absentee ballot to certain
1983	first-time voters.--
1984	(1)  The provisions of this section apply to voters who are
1985	subject to the provisions of s. 97.0535 registered to vote by
1986	mail, who have not previously voted in the county, and who have
1987	not provided the identification or certification required by s.
1988	97.0535 by the time the absentee ballot is mailed.
1989	Section 42.  Section 101.6923, Florida Statutes, is amended
1990	to read:
1991	101.6923  Special absentee ballot instructions for certain
1992	first-time voters.--
1993	(1)  The provisions of this section apply to voters who are
1994	subject to the provisions of s. 97.0535 registered to vote by
1995	mail, who have not previously voted in the county, and who have
1996	not provided the identification or information required by s.
1997	97.0535 by the time the absentee ballot is mailed.
1998	(2)  A voter covered by this section shall be provided with
1999	the following printed instructions with his or her absentee
2000	ballot in substantially the following form:
2001
2002	READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY BEFORE MARKING YOUR
2003	BALLOT. FAILURE TO FOLLOW THESE INSTRUCTIONS MAY CAUSE
2004	YOUR BALLOT NOT TO COUNT.
2005
2006	1.  In order to ensure that your absentee ballot will be
2007	counted, it should be completed and returned as soon as possible
2008	so that it can reach the supervisor of elections of the county
2009	in which your precinct is located no later than 7 p.m. on the
2010	date of the election.
2011	2.  Mark your ballot in secret as instructed on the ballot.
2012	You must mark your own ballot unless you are unable to do so
2013	because of blindness, disability, or inability to read or write.
2014	3.  Mark only the number of candidates or issue choices for
2015	a race as indicated on the ballot. If you are allowed to "Vote
2016	for One" candidate and you vote for more than one, your vote in
2017	that race will not be counted.
2018	4.  Place your marked ballot in the enclosed secrecy
2019	envelope and seal the envelope.
2020	5.  Insert the secrecy envelope into the enclosed envelope
2021	bearing the Voter's Certificate. Seal the envelope and
2022	completely fill out the Voter's Certificate on the back of the
2023	envelope.
2024	a.  You must sign your name on the line above (Voter's
2025	Signature).
2026	b.  If you are an overseas voter, you must include the date
2027	you signed the Voter's Certificate on the line above (Date) or
2028	your ballot may not be counted.
2029	6.  Unless you meet one of the exemptions in Item 7., you
2030	must make a copy of one of the following forms of
2031	identification:
2032	a.  Identification which must include your name and
2033	photograph: current and valid Florida driver's license; Florida
2034	identification card issued by the Department of Highway Safety
2035	and Motor Vehicles; United States passport; employee badge or
2036	identification; buyer's club identification card; debit or
2037	credit card; military identification; student identification;
2038	retirement center identification; neighborhood association
2039	identification; entertainment identification; or public
2040	assistance identification; or
2041	b.  Identification which shows your name and current
2042	residence address: current utility bill, bank statement,
2043	government check, paycheck, or government document (excluding
2044	voter identification card).
2045	7.  The identification requirements of Item 6. do not apply
2046	if you meet one of the following requirements:
2047	a.  You are 65 years of age or older.
2048	b.  You have a temporary or permanent physical disability.
2049	c.  You are a member of a uniformed service on active duty
2050	who, by reason of such active duty, will be absent from the
2051	county on election day.
2052	d.  You are a member of the Merchant Marine who, by reason
2053	of service in the Merchant Marine, will be absent from the
2054	county on election day.
2055	e.  You are the spouse or dependent of a member referred to
2056	in paragraph c. or paragraph d. who, by reason of the active
2057	duty or service of the member, will be absent from the county on
2058	election day.
2059	f.  You are currently residing outside the United States.
2060	8.  Place the envelope bearing the Voter's Certificate into
2061	the mailing envelope addressed to the supervisor. Insert a copy
2062	of your identification in the mailing envelope. DO NOT PUT YOUR
2063	IDENTIFICATION INSIDE THE SECRECY ENVELOPE WITH THE BALLOT OR
2064	INSIDE THE ENVELOPE WHICH BEARS THE VOTER'S CERTIFICATE OR YOUR
2065	BALLOT WILL NOT COUNT.
2066	9.  Mail, deliver, or have delivered the completed mailing
2067	envelope. Be sure there is sufficient postage if mailed.
2068	10.  FELONY NOTICE. It is a felony under Florida law to
2069	accept any gift, payment, or gratuity in exchange for your vote
2070	for a candidate. It is also a felony under Florida law to vote
2071	in an election using a false identity or false address, or under
2072	any other circumstances making your ballot false or fraudulent.
2073	Section 43.  Subsection (3) of section 102.012, Florida
2074	Statutes, is amended to read:
2075	102.012  Inspectors and clerks to conduct elections.--
2076	(3)  The supervisor shall furnish inspectors of election
2077	for each precinct with the list of registered electors for that
2078	precinct registration books divided alphabetically as will best
2079	facilitate the holding of an election. The supervisor shall also
2080	furnish to the inspectors of election at the polling place at
2081	each precinct in the supervisor's county a sufficient number of
2082	forms and blanks for use on election day.
2083	Section 44.  Subsections (1), (2), and (3) of section
2084	104.013, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
2085	104.013  Unauthorized use, possession, or destruction of
2086	voter information registration identification card.--
2087	(1)  It is unlawful for any person knowingly to have in his
2088	or her possession any blank, forged, stolen, fictitious,
2089	counterfeit, or unlawfully issued voter information registration
2090	identification card unless possession by such person has been
2091	duly authorized by the supervisor.
2092	(2)  It is unlawful for any person to barter, trade, sell,
2093	or give away a voter information registration identification
2094	card unless said person has been duly authorized to issue a
2095	voter information registration identification card.
2096	(3)  It is unlawful for any person willfully to destroy or
2097	deface the information registration identification card of a
2098	duly registered voter.
2099	Section 45.  Section 196.141, Florida Statutes, is amended
2100	to read:
2101	196.141  Homestead exemptions; duty of property
2102	appraiser.--
2103	(1)  The property appraiser shall examine each claim for
2104	exemption filed with or referred to him or her and shall allow
2105	the same, if found to be in accordance with law, by marking the
2106	same approved and by making the proper deductions on the tax
2107	books.
2108	(2)  The property appraiser shall examine each referral, of
2109	a person registering to vote at an address different from the
2110	one where the person has filed for a homestead exemption, which
2111	has been provided by a supervisor of elections pursuant to s.
2112	98.015. The property appraiser shall initiate procedures to
2113	terminate a person's homestead exemption and assess back taxes,
2114	if appropriate, if the person claiming such exemption is not
2115	entitled to the exemption under law.
2116	Section 46.  Paragraph (b) of subsection (4) of section
2117	120.54, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
2118	120.54  Rulemaking.--
2119	(4)  EMERGENCY RULES.--
2120	(b)  Rules pertaining to the public health, safety, or
2121	welfare shall include rules pertaining to perishable
2122	agricultural commodities or rules pertaining to the
2123	interpretation and implementation of the requirements of
2124	chapters 97 through 102 and 105 of the Florida Election Code
2125	which are filed when not more than 60 days remain before an
2126	election as defined in s. 97.021 or which are filed during the
2127	time period after the election and before certification of the
2128	election pursuant to s. 102.112 or s. 102.121.
2129	Section 47.  Sections 98.055, 98.095, 98.0977, 98.0979,
2130	98.101, 98.181, 98.231, 98.451, 98.481, and 101.635, Florida
2131	Statutes, are repealed.
2132	Section 48.  Except as otherwise provided herein, this act
2133	shall take effect January 1, 2006.
2134
2135	================= T I T L E  A M E N D M E N T =================
2136	Remove the entire title and insert:
2137	A bill to be entitled
2138	An act relating to elections; amending s. 97.012, F.S.;
2139	revising the duties of the Secretary of State and the
2140	Department of State relating to election laws; providing
2141	for rulemaking; authorizing the Secretary of State to
2142	delegate voter registration and records maintenance duties
2143	to voter registration officials; providing that the
2144	secretary has a duty to bring legal action to enforce the
2145	performance of county supervisors of elections or other
2146	officials performing duties relating to the Florida
2147	Election Code; providing a prerequisite to bringing such
2148	an action; providing venue; requiring that courts give
2149	priority to such an action; providing penalties; providing
2150	for the adoption of rules; amending s. 97.021, F.S.;
2151	revising and providing definitions; amending s. 97.026,
2152	F.S.; providing rulemaking authority to make forms
2153	available in alternative formats and via the Internet;
2154	removing a cross reference; amending s. 97.051, F.S.;
2155	revising the oath taken by a person registering to vote;
2156	amending s. 97.052, F.S.; requiring that the uniform
2157	statewide voter registration application be accepted for
2158	replacement of a voter information card and signature
2159	update; revising the information the uniform statewide
2160	voter registration application must contain and must
2161	elicit from the applicant; providing for the failure of a
2162	voter registration applicant to answer questions on the
2163	voter registration application; amending s. 97.053, F.S.;
2164	revising the criteria for completeness of a voter
2165	registration application; specifying the possible valid
2166	recipients of a mailed voter registration application;
2167	revising the information needed on a voter registration
2168	application to establish an applicant's eligibility;
2169	providing for verification of authenticity of certain
2170	voter registration application information; providing for
2171	a provisional ballot to be provided to an applicant if the
2172	application is not verified by a certain date; requiring a
2173	voter registration official to enter all voter
2174	registration applications into the voter registration
2175	system within a certain time period and forward such
2176	applications to the supervisor of elections; amending s.
2177	97.0535, F.S.; providing for applicants who have no valid
2178	Florida driver's license, identification card, or social
2179	security number; amending s. 97.055, F.S.; specifying the
2180	information updates permitted for purposes of an upcoming
2181	election once registration books are closed; amending s.
2182	97.057, F.S.; revising the voter registration procedure by
2183	the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles;
2184	amending s. 97.058, F.S.; revising duties of voter
2185	registration agencies; amending s. 97.061, F.S.; revising
2186	special registration procedures for electors requiring
2187	assistance; amending s. 97.071, F.S.; redesignating the
2188	registration identification card as the voter information
2189	card; revising requirements for the contents of the card;
2190	amending s. 97.073, F.S.; revising the procedure by which
2191	an applicant must supply missing information on the voter
2192	registration application; revising provisions relating to
2193	cancellation of previous registration; amending s.
2194	97.1031, F.S.; revising provisions relating to notice of
2195	change of residence, name, or party affiliation; amending
2196	s. 97.105, F.S., relating to establishment of the
2197	permanent single registration system, to conform; amending
2198	s. 98.015, F.S.; revising the duties of supervisors of
2199	elections; creating s. 98.035, F.S.; establishing a
2200	statewide voter registration system; requiring the
2201	Secretary of State to be responsible for the
2202	implementation, operation, and maintenance of the system;
2203	prohibiting the department from contracting with any other
2204	entity to operate the system; authorizing the department
2205	to adopt rules relating to the access, use, and operation
2206	of the system; amending s. 98.045, F.S.; revising
2207	provisions relating to administration of voter
2208	registration; providing for the responsibility of such
2209	administration to be undertaken by the department in lieu
2210	of supervisors of elections; specifying ineligibility
2211	criteria; revising provisions relating to removal of
2212	registered voters; revising provisions relating to public
2213	records access and retention; providing for the
2214	establishment of a statewide electronic database of valid
2215	residential street addresses; authorizing the department
2216	to adopt rules relating to certain voter registration
2217	system forms; amending s. 98.065, F.S.; revising
2218	provisions relating to registration records maintenance;
2219	providing for change of address; providing limitations on
2220	notice and renewal; requiring supervisors of elections to
2221	certify to the department certain list maintenance
2222	activities; providing penalties; amending s. 98.075, F.S.;
2223	providing for registration records maintenance by the
2224	department; providing procedures in cases involving
2225	duplicate registration, deceased persons, adjudication of
2226	mental incapacity, felony conviction, and other bases for
2227	ineligibility; providing procedures for removal; requiring
2228	supervisors of elections to certify to the department
2229	certain registration records maintenance activities;
2230	creating s. 98.0755, F.S.; providing for appeal of a
2231	determination of ineligibility; providing for
2232	jurisdiction, burden of proof, and trial costs; amending
2233	s. 98.077, F.S.; revising provisions relating to updating
2234	a voter's signature; amending s. 98.081, F.S., relating to
2235	removal of names from the statewide voter registration
2236	system, to conform; amending s. 98.093, F.S.; revising the
2237	duty of officials to furnish lists of deceased persons,
2238	persons adjudicated mentally incapacitated, and persons
2239	convicted of a felony; creating s. 98.0981, F.S.;
2240	requiring the department to establish and maintain a
2241	statewide voter registration database and provide such
2242	database to the Legislature; specifying the required
2243	contents of the database; amending s. 98.212, F.S.,
2244	relating to furnishing of statistical and other
2245	information, to conform; amending s. 98.461, F.S.;
2246	authorizing use of an electronic database as a precinct
2247	register and use of an electronic device for voter
2248	signatures and witness initials; amending s. 100.371,
2249	F.S.; revising the procedure by which constitutional
2250	amendments proposed by initiative shall be placed on the
2251	ballot; amending s. 101.001, F.S.; providing requirements
2252	relating to maps of new precincts; revising procedural
2253	requirements of supervisors of elections relating to
2254	precincts and precinct maps; amending s. 101.043, F.S.;
2255	revising requirements and procedures relating to
2256	identification required at polls; amending s. 101.045,
2257	F.S., relating to provisions for residence or name change
2258	at the polls, to conform; amending s. 101.048, F.S.,
2259	relating to provisional ballots, to conform; amending s.
2260	101.161, F.S.; correcting a cross reference; amending s.
2261	101.56062, F.S., relating to standards for accessible
2262	voting systems, to conform;  amending s. 101.5608, F.S.;
2263	revising a provision relating to an elector's signature
2264	provided with identification prior to voting; creating s.
2265	101.573, F.S.; requiring supervisors of elections to file
2266	precinct-level election results; requiring the Department
2267	of State to adopt rules; amending s. 101.62, F.S.;
2268	correcting a cross reference; amending ss. 101.64 and
2269	101.657, F.S.; requiring that the supervisor of elections
2270	indicate on each absentee or early voted ballot the
2271	precinct of the voter; amending s. 101.663, F.S., relating
2272	to change of residence, to conform; amending s. 101.6921,
2273	F.S., relating to delivery of special absentee ballots to
2274	certain first-time voters, to conform; amending s.
2275	101.6923, F.S., relating to special absentee ballot
2276	instructions for certain first-time voters, to conform;
2277	amending s. 102.012, F.S., relating to conduct of
2278	elections by inspectors and clerks, to conform; amending
2279	s. 104.013, F.S., relating to unauthorized use,
2280	possession, or destruction of voter information cards, to
2281	conform; amending s. 196.141, F.S., relating to homestead
2282	exemptions and duties of property appraisers, to conform;
2283	amending s. 120.54, F.S.; including certain rules
2284	pertaining to the Florida Election Code within the
2285	definition of emergency rules governing public health,
2286	safety, or welfare during specified times; repealing s.
2287	98.055, F.S., relating to registration list maintenance
2288	forms; repealing s. 98.095, F.S., relating to county
2289	registers open to inspection and copies; repealing s.
2290	98.0977, F.S., relating to the statewide voter
2291	registration database and its operation and maintenance;
2292	repealing s. 98.0979, F.S., relating to inspection of the
2293	statewide voter registration; repealing s. 98.101, F.S.,
2294	relating to specifications for permanent registration
2295	binders, files, and forms; repealing s. 98.181, F.S.,
2296	relating to duty of the supervisor of elections to make up
2297	indexes or records; repealing s. 98.231, F.S., relating to
2298	duty of the supervisor of elections to furnish the
2299	department the number of registered electors; repealing s.
2300	98.451, F.S., relating to automation in processing
2301	registration data; repealing s. 98.481, F.S., relating to
2302	challenges to electors; repealing s. 101.635, F.S.,
2303	relating to distribution of blocks of printed ballots;
2304	providing effective dates.

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