Amendment
Bill No. 1589
Amendment No. 963791
CHAMBER ACTION
Senate House
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1Representative(s) Waters offered the following:
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3     Substitute Amendment for Amendment (426201) (with title
4amendment)
5     Remove everything after the enacting clause and insert:
6     Section 1.  Subsections (1), (2), and (11) of section
797.012, Florida Statutes, are amended, and subsection (14) is
8added to that section, to read:
9     97.012  Secretary of State as chief election officer.--The
10Secretary of State is the chief election officer of the state,
11and it is his or her responsibility to:
12     (1)  Obtain and maintain uniformity in the application,
13operation, and interpretation and implementation of the election
14laws. In order to obtain and maintain uniformity in the
15interpretation and implementation of the elections laws, the
16Department of State may, pursuant to ss. 120.536(1) and 120.54,
17adopt by rule uniform standards for the proper and equitable
18interpretation and implementation of the requirements of
19chapters 97 through 102 and 105 of the Election Code.
20     (2)  Provide uniform standards for the proper and equitable
21implementation of the registration laws by administrative rule
22of the Department of State adopted pursuant to ss. 120.536(1)
23and 120.54.
24     (11)  Create and administer maintain a statewide voter
25registration system as required by the Help America Vote Act of
262002 database. The secretary may delegate voter registration
27duties and records maintenance activities to voter registration
28officials. Any responsibilities delegated by the secretary shall
29be performed in accordance with state and federal law.
30     (14)  Bring and maintain such actions at law or in equity
31by mandamus or injunction to enforce the performance of any
32duties of a county supervisor of elections or any official
33performing duties with respect to chapters 97 through 102 and
34105 or to enforce compliance with a rule of the Department of
35State adopted to interpret or implement any of those chapters.
36     (a)  Venue for such actions shall be in the Circuit Court
37of Leon County.
38     (b)  When the secretary files an action under this section
39and not more than 60 days remain before an election as defined
40in s. 97.021, or during the time period after the election and
41before certification of the election pursuant to s. 102.112 or
42s. 102.121, the court, including an appellate court, shall set
43an immediate hearing, giving the case priority over other
44pending cases.
45     (c)  Prior to filing an action to enforce performance of
46the duties of the supervisor of elections or any official
47described in this subsection, the secretary or his or her
48designee first must confer, or must make a good-faith attempt to
49confer, with the supervisor of elections or the official to
50ensure compliance with chapters 97 through 102 and 105 or the
51rules of the Department of State adopted under any of those
52chapters.
53     Section 2.  Subsection (13) of section 97.021, Florida
54Statutes, is amended, present subsections (38) and (39) are
55renumbered as subsections (39) and (40), respectively, and a new
56subsection (38) is added to that section, to read:
57     97.021  Definitions.--For the purposes of this code, except
58where the context clearly indicates otherwise, the term:
59     (13)  "Lists of registered electors" means names and
60associated information copies of printed lists of registered
61electors maintained by the department in the statewide voter
62registration system or generated or derived from the statewide
63voter registration system. Lists may be produced in printed or
64electronic format, computer tapes or disks, or any other device
65used by the supervisor of elections to maintain voter records.
66     (38)  "Voter registration official" means any supervisor of
67elections or individual authorized by the Secretary of State to
68accept voter registration applications and execute updates to
69the statewide voter registration system.
70     Section 3.  Section 97.026, Florida Statutes, is amended to
71read:
72     97.026  Forms to be available in alternative formats and
73via the Internet.--It is the intent of the Legislature that all
74forms required to be used in chapters 97-106 shall be made
75available upon request, in alternative formats. Such forms shall
76include absentee ballots as alternative formats for such ballots
77become available and the Division of Elections is able to
78certify systems that provide them. The department may, pursuant
79to ss. 120.536(1) and 120.54, adopt rules to administer this
80section. Whenever possible, such forms, with the exception of
81absentee ballots, shall be made available by the Department of
82State via the Internet. Sections that contain such forms
83include, but are not limited to, ss. 97.051, 97.052, 97.053,
8497.057, 97.058, 97.0583, 97.071, 97.073, 97.1031, 98.055,
8598.075, 99.021, 100.361, 100.371, 101.045, 101.171, 101.20,
86101.6103, 101.62, 101.64, 101.65, 101.657, 105.031, 106.023, and
87106.087.
88     Section 4.  Section 97.051, Florida Statutes, is amended to
89read:
90     97.051  Oath upon registering.--A person registering to
91vote must subscribe to the following oath: "I do solemnly swear
92(or affirm) that I will protect and defend the Constitution of
93the United States and the Constitution of the State of Florida,
94that I am qualified to register as an elector under the
95Constitution and laws of the State of Florida, and that all
96information provided in this application is true I am a citizen
97of the United States and a legal resident of Florida."
98     Section 5.  Section 97.052, Florida Statutes, is amended to
99read:
100     97.052  Uniform statewide voter registration application.--
101     (1)  The department shall prescribe by rule a uniform
102statewide voter registration application for use in this state.
103     (a)  The uniform statewide voter registration application
104must be accepted for any one or more of the following purposes:
105     1.  Initial registration.
106     2.  Change of address.
107     3.  Change of party affiliation.
108     4.  Change of name.
109     5.  Replacement of a voter information registration
110identification card.
111     6.  Signature update.
112     (b)  The department is responsible for printing the uniform
113statewide voter registration application and the voter
114registration application form prescribed by the Federal Election
115Assistance Commission pursuant to federal law the National Voter
116Registration Act of 1993. The applications and forms must be
117distributed, upon request, to the following:
118     1.  Individuals seeking to register to vote or update a
119voter registration record.
120     2.  Individuals or groups conducting voter registration
121programs. A charge of 1 cent per application shall be assessed
122on requests for 10,000 or more applications.
123     3.  The Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles.
124     4.  Voter registration agencies.
125     5.  Armed forces recruitment offices.
126     6.  Qualifying educational institutions.
127     7.  Supervisors, who must make the applications and forms
128available in the following manner:
129     a.  By distributing the applications and forms in their
130offices to any individual or group.
131     b.  By distributing the applications and forms at other
132locations designated by each supervisor.
133     c.  By mailing the applications and forms to applicants
134upon the request of the applicant.
135     (c)  The uniform statewide voter registration application
136may be reproduced by any private individual or group, provided
137the reproduced application is in the same format as the
138application prescribed by rule under this section.
139     (2)  The uniform statewide voter registration application
140must be designed to elicit the following information from the
141applicant:
142     (a)  Last, first, and middle Full name, including any
143suffix.
144     (b)  Date of birth.
145     (c)  Address of legal residence.
146     (d)  Mailing address, if different.
147     (e)  County of legal residence.
148     (f)  Address of property for which the applicant has been
149granted a homestead exemption, if any.
150     (f)(g)  Race or ethnicity that best describes the
151applicant:
152     1.  American Indian or Alaskan Native.
153     2.  Asian or Pacific Islander.
154     3.  Black, not Hispanic.
155     4.  White, not Hispanic.
156     5.  Hispanic.
157     (g)(h)  State or country of birth.
158     (h)(i)  Sex.
159     (i)(j)  Party affiliation.
160     (j)(k)  Whether the applicant needs assistance in voting.
161     (k)(l)  Name and address where last registered.
162     (l)(m)  Last four digits of the applicant's social security
163number.
164     (m)(n)  Florida driver's license number or the
165identification number from a Florida identification card issued
166under s. 322.051.
167     (n)  An indication, if applicable, that the applicant has
168not been issued a Florida driver's license, a Florida
169identification card, or a social security number.
170     (o)  Telephone number (optional).
171     (p)  Signature of applicant under penalty for false
172swearing pursuant to s. 104.011, by which the person subscribes
173to the oath required by s. 3, Art. VI of the State Constitution
174and s. 97.051, and swears or affirms that the information
175contained in the registration application is true.
176     (q)  Whether the application is being used for initial
177registration, to update a voter registration record, or to
178request a replacement voter information registration
179identification card.
180     (r)  Whether the applicant is a citizen of the United
181States by asking the question "Are you a citizen of the United
182States of America?" and providing boxes for the applicant to
183check to indicate whether the applicant is or is not a citizen
184of the United States.
185     (s)  Whether That the applicant has not been convicted of a
186felony, and or, if convicted, has had his or her civil rights
187restored by including the statement "I affirm I am not a
188convicted felon or, if I am, my rights relating to voting have
189been restored." and providing a box for the applicant to check
190to affirm the statement.
191     (t)  Whether That the applicant has not been adjudicated
192mentally incapacitated with respect to voting or, if so
193adjudicated, has had his or her right to vote restored by
194including the statement "I affirm I have not been adjudicated
195mentally incapacitated with respect to voting or, if I have, my
196competency has been restored." and providing a box for the
197applicant to check to affirm the statement.
198
199The registration application form must be in plain language and
200designed so that convicted felons whose civil rights have been
201restored and persons who have been adjudicated mentally
202incapacitated and have had their voting rights restored are not
203required to reveal their prior conviction or adjudication.
204     (3)  The uniform statewide voter registration application
205must also contain:
206     (a)  The oath required by s. 3, Art. VI of the State
207Constitution and s. 97.051.
208     (b)  A statement specifying each eligibility requirement
209under s. 97.041.
210     (c)  The penalties provided in s. 104.011 for false
211swearing in connection with voter registration.
212     (d)  A statement that, if an applicant declines to register
213to vote, the fact that the applicant has declined to register
214will remain confidential and may be used only for voter
215registration purposes.
216     (e)  A statement that informs the applicant who chooses to
217register to vote or update a voter registration record that the
218office at which the applicant submits a voter registration
219application or updates a voter registration record will remain
220confidential and may be used only for voter registration
221purposes.
222     (f)  A statement that informs the applicant that any person
223who has been granted a homestead exemption in this state, and
224who registers to vote in any precinct other than the one in
225which the property for which the homestead exemption has been
226granted, shall have that information forwarded to the property
227appraiser where such property is located, which may result in
228the person's homestead exemption being terminated and the person
229being subject to assessment of back taxes under s. 193.092,
230unless the homestead granted the exemption is being maintained
231as the permanent residence of a legal or natural dependent of
232the owner and the owner resides elsewhere.
233     (f)(g)  A statement informing an the applicant who has not
234been issued a Florida driver's license, a Florida identification
235card, or a social security number that if the application form
236is submitted by mail and the applicant is registering for the
237first time in this state, the applicant will be required to
238provide identification prior to voting the first time.
239     (4)  A supervisor may produce a voter registration
240application that has the supervisor's direct mailing address if
241the department has reviewed the application and determined that
242it is substantially the same as the uniform statewide voter
243registration application.
244     (5)  The voter registration application form prescribed by
245the Federal Election Assistance Commission pursuant to federal
246law the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 or the federal
247postcard application must be accepted as an application for
248registration in this state if the completed application or
249postcard application contains the information required by the
250constitution and laws of this state.
251     Section 6.  Section 97.053, Florida Statutes, is amended to
252read:
253     97.053  Acceptance of voter registration applications.--
254     (1)  Voter registration applications, changes in
255registration, and requests for a replacement voter information
256registration identification card must be accepted in the office
257of any supervisor, the division, a driver license office, a
258voter registration agency, or an armed forces recruitment office
259when hand delivered by the applicant or a third party during the
260hours that office is open or when mailed.
261     (2)  A completed voter registration application is complete
262and that contains the information necessary to establish an
263applicant's eligibility pursuant to s. 97.041 becomes the
264official voter registration record of that applicant when all
265information necessary to establish the applicant's eligibility
266pursuant to s. 97.041 is received by a voter registration
267official and verified pursuant to subsection (6) the appropriate
268supervisor. If the applicant fails to complete his or her voter
269registration application prior to the date of book closing for
270an election, then such applicant shall not be eligible to vote
271in that election.
272     (3)  The registration date for a valid initial voter
273registration application that has been hand delivered is the
274date that the application is when received by a driver license
275office, a voter registration agency, an armed forces recruitment
276office, the division, or the office of any supervisor in the
277state.
278     (4)  The registration date for a valid initial voter
279registration application that has been mailed to a driver
280license office, a voter registration agency, an armed forces
281recruitment office, the division, or the office of any
282supervisor in the state and bears a clear postmark is the date
283of that the postmark. If an initial voter registration
284application that has been mailed does not bear a postmark or if
285the postmark is unclear, the registration date is the date the
286application registration is received by any supervisor or the
287division, unless it is received within 5 days after the closing
288of the books for an election, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and
289legal holidays, in which case the registration date is the book-
290closing date.
291     (5)(a)  A voter registration application is complete if it
292contains the following information necessary to establish the
293applicant's eligibility pursuant to s. 97.041, including:
294     1.  The applicant's name.
295     2.  The applicant's legal residence address.
296     3.  The applicant's date of birth.
297     4.  A mark in the checkbox affirming An indication that the
298applicant is a citizen of the United States.
299     5.a.  The applicant's current and valid Florida driver's
300license number or, the identification number from a Florida
301identification card issued under s. 322.051, or
302     b.  If the applicant has not been issued a current and
303valid Florida driver's license or a Florida identification card,
304the last four digits of the applicant's social security number.
305
306In case an applicant has not been issued a current and valid
307Florida driver's license, Florida identification card, or social
308security number, the applicant shall affirm this fact in the
309manner prescribed in the uniform statewide voter registration
310application.
311     6.  A mark in the checkbox affirming An indication that the
312applicant has not been convicted of a felony or that, if
313convicted, has had his or her civil rights restored.
314     7.  A mark in the checkbox affirming An indication that the
315applicant has not been adjudicated mentally incapacitated with
316respect to voting or that, if so adjudicated, has had his or her
317right to vote restored.
318     8.  The original signature or a digital signature
319transmitted by the Department of Highway Safety and Motor
320Vehicles of the applicant swearing or affirming under the
321penalty for false swearing pursuant to s. 104.011 that the
322information contained in the registration application is true
323and subscribing to the oath required by s. 3, Art. VI of the
324State Constitution and s. 97.051.
325     (b)  An applicant who fails to designate party affiliation
326must be registered without party affiliation. The supervisor
327must notify the voter by mail that the voter has been registered
328without party affiliation and that the voter may change party
329affiliation as provided in s. 97.1031.
330     (6)  A voter registration application may be accepted as
331valid only after the department has verified the authenticity or
332nonexistence of the driver's license number, the Florida
333identification card number, or the last four digits of the
334social security number provided by the applicant. If a completed
335voter registration application has been received by the book-
336closing deadline but the driver's license number, the Florida
337identification card number, or the last four digits of the
338social security number provided by the applicant cannot be
339verified prior to the applicant presenting himself or herself to
340vote, the applicant shall be provided a provisional ballot. The
341provisional ballot shall be counted only if the application is
342verified by the end of the canvassing period or if the applicant
343presents evidence to the supervisor of elections sufficient to
344verify the authenticity of the driver's license number, Florida
345identification card number, or last four digits of the social
346security number provided on the application no later than 5 p.m.
347of the third day following the election.
348     (7)  All voter registration applications received by a
349voter registration official shall be entered into the statewide
350voter registration system within 15 days after receipt. Once
351entered, the application shall be immediately forwarded to the
352appropriate supervisor of elections.
353     Section 7.  Subsections (1), (2), and (3) of section
35497.0535, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
355     97.0535  Special requirements for certain applicants.--
356     (1)  Each applicant who registers by mail and who has never
357previously voted in the state and who the department has
358verified has not been issued a current and valid Florida
359driver's license, Florida identification card, or social
360security number county shall be required to provide a copy of a
361current and valid identification, as provided in subsection (3),
362or indicate that he or she is exempt from the requirements prior
363to voting. Such The applicant may provide the identification or
364indication may be provided at the time of registering, or at any
365time prior to voting for the first time in the state county. If
366the voter registration application clearly provides information
367from which a voter registration official the supervisor can
368determine that the applicant meets at least one of the
369exemptions in subsection (4), the voter registration official
370supervisor shall make the notation on the registration records
371of the statewide voter registration system and the applicant
372shall not be required to provide the identification required by
373this section further information that is required of first time
374voters who register by mail.
375     (2)  The voter registration official supervisor of
376elections shall, upon accepting the voter registration
377application submitted pursuant to subsection (1) for an
378applicant who registered by mail and who has not previously
379voted in the county, determine if the applicant provided the
380required identification at the time of registering. If the
381required identification was not provided, the supervisor shall
382notify the applicant that he or she must provide the
383identification prior to voting the first time in the state
384county.
385     (3)(a)  The following forms of identification shall be
386considered current and valid if they contain the name and
387photograph of the applicant and have not expired:
388     1.  Florida driver's license.
389     2.  Florida identification card issued by the Department of
390Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles.
391     1.3.  United States passport.
392     2.4.  Employee badge or identification.
393     3.5.  Buyer's club identification.
394     4.6.  Debit or credit card.
395     5.7.  Military identification.
396     6.8.  Student identification.
397     7.9.  Retirement center identification.
398     8.10.  Neighborhood association identification.
399     9.11.  Entertainment identification.
400     10.12.  Public assistance identification.
401     (b)  The following forms of identification shall be
402considered current and valid if they contain the name and
403current residence address of the applicant:
404     1.  Utility bill.
405     2.  Bank statement.
406     3.  Government check.
407     4.  Paycheck.
408     5.  Other government document (excluding voter
409identification card).
410     Section 8.  Subsection (1) of section 97.055, Florida
411Statutes, is amended to read:
412     97.055  Registration books; when closed for an election.--
413     (1)  The registration books must be closed on the 29th day
414before each election and must remain closed until after that
415election. If an election is called and there are fewer than 29
416days before that election, the registration books must be closed
417immediately. When the registration books are closed for an
418election, only updates to a voter's name, address, and signature
419pursuant to ss. 98.077 and 101.045 will be permitted for
420purposes of the upcoming election. Voter registration
421applications and party changes must be accepted but only for the
422purpose of subsequent elections. However, party changes received
423between the book-closing date of the first primary election and
424the date of the second primary election are not effective until
425after the second primary election.
426     Section 9.  Section 97.057, Florida Statutes, is amended to
427read:
428     97.057  Voter registration by the Department of Highway
429Safety and Motor Vehicles.--
430     (1)  The Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles
431shall provide the opportunity to register to vote or to update a
432voter registration record to each individual who comes to an
433office of that department to:
434     (a)  Apply for or renew a driver's license;
435     (b)  Apply for or renew an identification card pursuant to
436chapter 322; or
437     (c)  Change an address on an existing driver's license or
438identification card.
439     (2)  The Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles
440shall:
441     (a)  Notify each individual, orally or in writing, that:
442     1.  Information gathered for the completion of a driver's
443license or identification card application, renewal, or change
444of address can be automatically transferred to a voter
445registration application;
446     2.  If additional information and a signature are provided,
447the voter registration application will be completed and sent to
448the proper election authority;
449     3.  Information provided can also be used to update a voter
450registration record;
451     4.  All declinations will remain confidential and may be
452used only for voter registration purposes; and
453     5.  The particular driver license office in which the
454person applies to register to vote or updates a voter
455registration record will remain confidential and may be used
456only for voter registration purposes.
457     (b)  Require a driver's license examiner to inquire orally,
458or, if the applicant is hearing impaired, inquire in writing if
459the applicant is hearing impaired, and whether the applicant
460wishes to register to vote or update a voter registration record
461during the completion of a driver's license or identification
462card application, renewal, or change of address.
463     1.  If the applicant chooses to register to vote or to
464update a voter registration record:
465     a.  All applicable information received by the Department
466of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles in the course of filling
467out the forms necessary under subsection (1) must be transferred
468to a voter registration application.;
469     b.  The additional necessary information must be obtained
470by the driver's license examiner and must not duplicate any
471information already obtained while completing the forms required
472under subsection (1).; and
473     c.  A voter registration application with all of the
474applicant's voter registration information required to establish
475the applicant's eligibility pursuant to s. 97.041 must be
476presented to the applicant to review and verify the voter
477registration information received and provide an electronic
478signature affirming the accuracy of the information provided
479sign.
480     2.  If the applicant declines to register to vote, update
481the applicant's voter registration record, or change the
482applicant's address by either orally declining or by failing to
483sign the voter registration application, the Department of
484Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles must note such declination on
485its records and shall forward the declination to the statewide
486voter registration system keep the declination for 2 years but
487must forward a copy of the unsigned voter registration
488application within 5 days after receipt to the appropriate
489supervisor of elections.
490     (3)  For the purpose of this section, the Department of
491Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles, with the approval of the
492Department of State, shall prescribe:
493     (a)  A voter registration application that is the same in
494content, format, and size as the uniform statewide voter
495registration application prescribed under s. 97.052; and
496     (b)  A form that will inform applicants under subsection
497(1) of the information contained in paragraph (2)(a).
498     (4)  The Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles
499must electronically transmit forward completed voter
500registration applications within 24 hours after receipt to the
501statewide voter registration system. Completed paper voter
502registration applications received by the Department of Highway
503Safety and Motor Vehicles shall be forwarded within 5 days after
504receipt to the supervisor of the county where the office that
505processed or received that application is located.
506     (5)  The Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles
507must send, with each driver's license renewal extension
508application authorized pursuant to s. 322.18(8), a uniform
509statewide voter registration application, the voter registration
510application prescribed under paragraph (3)(a), or a voter
511registration application developed especially for the purposes
512of this subsection by the Department of Highway Safety and Motor
513Vehicles, with the approval of the Department of State, which
514must meet the requirements of s. 97.052.
515     (6)  A person providing voter registration services for a
516driver license office may not:
517     (a)  Seek to influence an applicant's political preference
518or party registration;
519     (b)  Display any political preference or party allegiance;
520     (c)  Make any statement to an applicant or take any action
521the purpose or effect of which is to discourage the applicant
522from registering to vote; or
523     (d)  Disclose any applicant's voter registration
524information except as needed for the administration of voter
525registration.
526     (7)  The Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles
527shall compile lists, by county, of those individuals whose names
528have been purged from its driver's license database because they
529have been licensed in another state and shall provide those
530lists annually to the appropriate supervisors.
531     (7)(8)  The Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles
532shall collect data determined necessary by the Department of
533State for program evaluation and reporting to the Federal
534Election Assistance Commission pursuant to federal law the
535National Voter Registration Act of 1993.
536     (8)(9)  The Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles
537must ensure that all voter registration services provided by
538driver license offices are in compliance with the Voting Rights
539Act of 1965.
540     (9)  The Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles
541shall retain complete records of voter registration information
542received, processed, and submitted to the statewide voter
543registration system by the Department of Highway Safety and
544Motor Vehicles. These records shall be for the explicit purpose
545of supporting audit and accounting controls established to
546ensure accurate and complete electronic transmission of records
547between the statewide voter registration system and the
548Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles.
549     (10)  The department shall provide the Department of
550Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles with an electronic database of
551street addresses valid for use as the legal residence address as
552required in s. 97.053(5). The Department of Highway Safety and
553Motor Vehicles shall compare the address provided by the
554applicant against the database of valid street addresses. If the
555address provided by the applicant does not match a valid street
556address in the database, the applicant will be asked to verify
557the address provided. The Department of Highway Safety and Motor
558Vehicles shall not reject any application for voter registration
559for which a valid match cannot be made.
560     (11)  The Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles
561shall enter into an agreement with the department to match
562information in the statewide voter registration system with
563information in the database of the Department of Highway Safety
564and Motor Vehicles to the extent required to verify the accuracy
565of the driver's license number, Florida identification number,
566or last four digits of the social security number provided on
567applications for voter registration as required in s. 97.053.
568     (12)  The Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles
569shall enter into an agreement with the Commissioner of Social
570Security as required by the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to
571verify the last four digits of the social security number
572provided in applications for voter registration as required in
573s. 97.053.
574     Section 10.  Subsections (6), (7), and (9) of section
57597.058, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
576     97.058  Voter registration agencies.--
577     (6)  A voter registration agency must forward all completed
578and incomplete voter registration applications within 5 days
579after receipt to the supervisor of the county where the agency
580that processed or received that application is located.
581     (7)  A voter registration agency must retain declinations
582for a period of 2 years, during which time the declinations are
583not considered a record of the client pursuant to the laws
584governing the agency's records. However, a voter registration
585agency must forward a copy of each incompleted voter
586registration application within 5 days after receipt to the
587appropriate supervisor of elections.
588     (9)  A voter registration agency must collect data
589determined necessary by the department, as provided by rule, for
590program evaluation and reporting to the Federal Election
591Assistance Commission pursuant to federal law the National Voter
592Registration Act of 1993.
593     Section 11.  Section 97.061, Florida Statutes, is amended
594to read:
595     97.061  Special registration for electors requiring
596assistance.--
597     (1)  Any person who is eligible to register and who is
598unable to read or write or who, because of some disability,
599needs assistance in voting shall upon that person's request be
600registered by the supervisor under the procedure prescribed by
601this section and shall be entitled to receive assistance at the
602polls under the conditions prescribed by this section. The
603department may adopt rules to administer this section.
604     (2)  If a person is qualified to register pursuant to this
605section, the voter registration official supervisor shall note
606in that person's registration record that the person needs
607assistance in voting.
608     (3)  The precinct register generated by the supervisor
609shall contain Upon registering any person pursuant to this
610section, the supervisor must make a notation on the registration
611books or records which are delivered to the polls on election
612day that such person is eligible for assistance in voting, and
613the supervisor may issue such person a special registration
614identification card or make a some notation on the voter
615information regular registration identification card that such
616person is eligible for assistance in voting. Such person shall
617be entitled to receive the assistance of two election officials
618or some other person of his or her own choice, other than the
619person's employer, the agent of the person's employer, or an
620officer or agent of the person's union, without the necessity of
621executing the "Declaration to Secure Assistance" prescribed in
622s. 101.051. Such person shall notify the supervisor of any
623change in his or her condition which makes it unnecessary for
624him or her to receive assistance in voting.
625     Section 12.  Section 97.071, Florida Statutes, is amended
626to read:
627     97.071  Voter information Registration identification
628card.--
629     (1)  A voter information registration identification card
630shall must be furnished by the supervisor to all registered
631voters residing in the supervisor's county. The card registering
632under the permanent single registration system and must contain:
633     (a)  Voter's registration number.
634     (b)  Date of registration.
635     (c)  Full name.
636     (d)  Party affiliation.
637     (e)  Date of birth.
638     (f)  Race or ethnicity, if provided by the applicant.
639     (g)  Sex, if provided by the applicant.
640     (f)(h)  Address of legal residence.
641     (g)(i)  Precinct number.
642     (h)(j)  Name of supervisor and contact information of
643supervisor.
644     (k)  Place for voter's signature.
645     (i)(l)  Other information deemed necessary by the
646supervisor department.
647     (2)  A voter may receive a replacement voter information of
648a registration identification card by providing a signed,
649written request for a replacement card to a voter registration
650official the supervisor. Upon verification of registration, the
651supervisor shall issue the voter a duplicate card without
652charge.
653     (3)  In the case of a change of name, address, or party
654affiliation, the supervisor shall must issue the voter a new
655voter information registration identification card. However, a
656voter information registration identification card indicating a
657party affiliation change made between the book-closing date for
658the first primary election and the date of the second primary
659election may not be issued until after the second primary
660election.
661     Section 13.  Section 97.073, Florida Statutes, is amended
662to read:
663     97.073  Disposition of voter registration applications;
664cancellation notice.--
665     (1)  The supervisor must notify each applicant of the
666disposition of the applicant's voter registration application.
667The notice must inform the applicant that the application has
668been approved, is incomplete, has been denied, or is a duplicate
669of a current registration. A voter information registration
670identification card sent to an applicant constitutes notice of
671approval of registration. If the application is incomplete, the
672supervisor must request that the applicant supply the missing
673information using a voter registration application signed by the
674applicant in writing and sign a statement that the additional
675information is true and correct. A notice of denial must inform
676the applicant of the reason the application was denied.
677     (2)  Within 2 weeks after approval of a voter registration
678application that indicates that the applicant was previously
679registered in another state jurisdiction, the department
680supervisor must notify the registration official in the prior
681state jurisdiction that the applicant is now registered in this
682state the supervisor's county.
683     Section 14.  Section 97.1031, Florida Statutes, is amended
684to read:
685     97.1031  Notice of change of residence within the same
686county, change of name, or change of party affiliation.--
687     (1)  When an elector moves from the address named on that
688person's voter registration record to another address within the
689state or changes his or her name by marriage or other legal
690process same county, the elector shall submit the new
691information to a voter registration official using a voter
692registration application signed by the elector must provide
693notification of such move to the supervisor of elections of that
694county. The elector may provide the supervisor a signed, written
695notice or may notify the supervisor by telephone or electronic
696means. However, notification of such move other than by signed,
697written notice must include the elector's date of birth. A voter
698information registration identification card reflecting the new
699information address of legal residence shall be issued to the
700elector as provided in subsection (3)(4).
701     (2)  When the name of an elector is changed by marriage or
702other legal process, the elector must provide a signed, written
703notification of such change to the supervisor and obtain a
704registration identification card reflecting the new name.
705     (2)(3)  When an elector seeks to change party affiliation,
706the elector shall must provide notice a signed, written
707notification of such intent to a voter registration official
708using a voter registration application signed by the elector. A
709voter information the supervisor and obtain a registration
710identification card reflecting the new party affiliation shall
711be issued by the supervisor to the elector, subject to the
712issuance restriction in s. 97.071(3).
713     (3)(4)  The voter registration official supervisor shall
714make the necessary changes in the elector's records as soon as
715practical upon receipt of such notice of a change of address of
716legal residence, name, or party affiliation and shall issue the
717new registration identification card as required by s.
71897.071(3).
719     Section 15.  Section 97.105, Florida Statutes, is amended
720to read:
721     97.105  Permanent single registration system
722established.--A permanent single registration system for the
723registration of electors to qualify them to vote in all
724elections is provided for the several counties and
725municipalities. This system shall be put into use by all
726municipalities and shall be in lieu of any other system of
727municipal registration. Electors shall be registered pursuant to
728in pursuance of this system by a voter registration official the
729supervisor or by a deputy supervisor, and electors registered
730shall not thereafter be required to register or reregister
731except as provided by law.
732     Section 16.  Subsections (3), (10), and (11) of section
73398.015, Florida Statutes, are amended, and subsection (12) is
734added to that section, to read:
735     98.015  Supervisor of elections; election, tenure of
736office, compensation, custody of books, office hours, successor,
737seal; appointment of deputy supervisors; duties.--
738     (3)  The supervisor shall update voter registration
739information, enter new voter registrations into the statewide
740voter registration system, and act as is the official custodian
741of documents received by the supervisor related to the
742registration of electors and changes in voter registration
743status of electors of the supervisor's county the registration
744books and has the exclusive control of matters pertaining to
745registration of electors.
746     (10)  Each supervisor shall must ensure that all voter
747registration and list maintenance procedures conducted by such
748supervisor are in compliance with any applicable requirements
749prescribed by rule of the department through the statewide voter
750registration system or prescribed by for that county under the
751Voting Rights Act of 1965, the National Voter Registration Act
752of 1993, or the Help America Vote Act of 2002.
753     (11)  Each supervisor shall ensure that any voter
754registration system used by the supervisor for administering his
755or her duties as a voter registration official complies with the
756specifications and procedures established by rule of the
757department and the statewide voter registration system Each
758supervisor of elections shall forward to the property appraiser
759for the county in which the homestead is claimed the name of the
760person and the address of the homestead of each person who
761registers to vote at an address other than that at which the
762person claims a homestead exemption, as disclosed on the uniform
763statewide voter registration application pursuant to s. 97.052.
764     (12)  Each supervisor shall maintain a list of valid
765residential street addresses for purposes of verifying the legal
766addresses of voters residing in the supervisor's county. The
767supervisor shall make all reasonable efforts to coordinate with
768county 911 service providers, property appraisers, the United
769States Postal Service, or other agencies as necessary to ensure
770the continued accuracy of such list. The supervisor shall
771provide the list of valid residential addresses to the statewide
772voter registration system in the manner and frequency specified
773by rule of the department.
774     Section 17.  Section 98.035, Florida Statutes, is created
775to read:
776     98.035  Statewide voter registration system;
777implementation, operation, and maintenance.--
778     (1)  The Secretary of State, as chief election officer of
779the state, shall be responsible for implementing, operating, and
780maintaining, in a uniform and nondiscriminatory manner, a
781single, uniform, official, centralized, interactive,
782computerized statewide voter registration system as required by
783the Help America Vote Act of 2002. The department may adopt
784rules to administer this section.
785     (2)  The statewide voter registration system must contain
786the name and registration information of every legally
787registered voter in the state. All voters shall be assigned a
788unique identifier. The system shall be the official list of
789registered voters in the state and shall provide secured access
790by authorized voter registration officials. The system shall
791enable voter registration officials to provide, access, and
792update voter registration information.
793     (3)  The department may not contract with any other entity
794for the operation of the statewide voter registration system.
795     (4)  The implementation of the statewide voter registration
796system shall not prevent any supervisor of elections from
797acquiring, maintaining, or using any hardware or software
798necessary or desirable to carry out the supervisor's
799responsibilities related to the use of voter registration
800information or the conduct of elections, provided that such
801hardware or software does not conflict with the operation of the
802statewide voter registration system.
803     (5)  The department may adopt rules governing the access,
804use, and operation of the statewide voter registration system to
805ensure security, uniformity, and integrity of the system.
806     Section 18.  Section 98.045, Florida Statutes, is amended
807to read:
808     98.045  Administration of voter registration.--
809     (1)  ELIGIBILITY OF APPLICANT.--The Each supervisor must
810ensure that any eligible applicant for voter registration is
811registered to vote and that each application for voter
812registration is processed in accordance with law. The supervisor
813shall determine whether a voter registration applicant is
814ineligible based on any of the following:
815     (a)  The failure to complete a voter registration
816application as specified in s. 97.053.
817     (b)  The applicant is deceased.
818     (c)  The applicant has been convicted of a felony for which
819his or her civil rights have not been restored.
820     (d)  The applicant has been adjudicated mentally
821incapacitated with respect to the right to vote and such right
822has not been restored.
823     (e)  The applicant does not meet the age requirement
824pursuant to s. 97.041.
825     (f)  The applicant is not a United States citizen.
826     (g)  The applicant is a fictitious person.
827     (h)  The applicant has provided an address of legal
828residence that is not his or her legal residence.
829     (i)  The applicant has provided a driver's license number,
830Florida identification card number, or the last four digits of a
831social security number that is not verifiable by the department.
832     (2)  REMOVAL OF REGISTERED VOTERS.--
833     (a)  Once a voter is registered, the name of that voter may
834not be removed from the statewide voter registration system
835books except at the written request of the voter, by reason of
836the voter's conviction of a felony or adjudication as mentally
837incapacitated with respect to voting, by death of the voter, or
838pursuant to a registration list maintenance program or other
839registration list maintenance activity conducted pursuant to s.
84098.065 or, s. 98.075, or s. 98.0977.
841     (b)(2)  Information received by a voter registration
842official supervisor from an election official in another state
843jurisdiction indicating that a registered voter in this state
844the supervisor's county has registered to vote in that other
845state jurisdiction shall be considered as a written request from
846the voter to have the voter's name removed from the statewide
847voter registration system books of the supervisor's county.
848     (3)  PUBLIC RECORDS ACCESS AND RETENTION.--Notwithstanding
849the provisions of ss. 98.095 and 98.0977, Each supervisor shall
850maintain for at least 2 years, and make available for public
851inspection and copying, all records concerning implementation of
852registration list maintenance programs and activities conducted
853pursuant to ss. 98.065 and, 98.075, and 98.0977. The records
854must include lists of the name and address of each person to
855whom a an address confirmation final notice was sent and
856information as to whether each such person responded to the
857mailing, but may not include any information that is
858confidential or exempt from public records requirements under
859this code.
860     (4)  STATEWIDE ELECTRONIC DATABASE OF VALID RESIDENTIAL
861STREET ADDRESSES.--
862     (a)  The department shall compile and maintain a statewide
863electronic database of valid residential street addresses from
864the information provided by the supervisors of elections
865pursuant to s. 98.015. The department shall evaluate the
866information provided by the supervisors of elections to identify
867any duplicate addresses and any address that may overlap county
868boundaries.
869     (b)  The department shall make the statewide database of
870valid street addresses available to the Department of Highway
871Safety and Motor Vehicles as provided in s. 97.057(10). The
872Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles shall use the
873database for purposes of validating the legal residential
874addresses provided in voter registration applications received
875by the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles.
876     (5)  FORMS.--The department may prescribe by rule forms
877necessary to conduct maintenance of records in the statewide
878voter registration system.
879     Section 19.  Section 98.065, Florida Statutes, as amended
880by chapter 2002-281, Laws of Florida, is amended to read:
881     98.065  Registration list maintenance programs.--
882     (1)  The supervisor must conduct a general registration
883list maintenance program to protect the integrity of the
884electoral process by ensuring the maintenance of accurate and
885current voter registration records in the statewide voter
886registration system. The program must be uniform,
887nondiscriminatory, and in compliance with the Voting Rights Act
888of 1965, the National Voter Registration Act of 1993, and the
889Help America Vote Act of 2002. As used in this subsection, the
890term "nondiscriminatory" applies to and includes persons with
891disabilities.
892     (2)  A supervisor must incorporate one or more of the
893following procedures in the supervisor's biennial registration
894list maintenance program under which:
895     (a)  Change-of-address information supplied by the United
896States Postal Service through its licensees is used to identify
897registered voters whose addresses might have changed;
898     (b)  Change-of-address information is identified from
899returned nonforwardable return-if-undeliverable mail sent to all
900registered voters in the county; or
901     (c)  Change-of-address information is identified from
902returned nonforwardable return-if-undeliverable address
903confirmation requests mailed to all registered voters who have
904not voted in the last 2 years and who did not make a written
905request that their registration records be updated during that
906time.
907     (3)  A registration list maintenance program must be
908conducted by each supervisor, at a minimum, in each odd-numbered
909year and must be completed not later than 90 days prior to the
910date of any federal election. All list maintenance actions
911associated with each voter must be entered, tracked, and
912maintained in the statewide voter registration system.
913     (4)(a)  If the supervisor receives change-of-address
914information pursuant to the activities conducted in subsection
915(2), from jury notices signed by the voter and returned to the
916courts, from the Department of Highway Safety and Motor
917Vehicles, or from other sources, which information indicates
918that the legal address of a registered voter might have changed,
919the supervisor shall send by forwardable return-if-undeliverable
920mail an address confirmation notice to the address at which the
921voter was last registered. A supervisor may also send an address
922confirmation notice to any voter who the supervisor has reason
923to believe has moved from his or her legal residence.
924     (b)  The address confirmation notice shall contain a
925postage prepaid preaddressed return form on which:
926     1.  If the voter has changed his or her address of legal
927residence to a location outside the state, the voter shall mark
928that the voter's legal residence has changed to a location
929outside the state. The form shall also include information on
930how to register in the new state in order to be eligible to
931vote. The form must be returned within 30 days after the date of
932the notice. The completed form shall constitute a request to be
933removed from the statewide voter registration system.
934     2.  If the voter has changed his or her address of legal
935residence to a location inside the state, the voter shall set
936forth the updated or corrected address and submit the return
937form within 30 days after the date of the notice. The completed
938form shall constitute a request to update the statewide voter
939registration system with the updated or corrected address
940information.
941     3.  If the voter has not changed his or her address of
942legal residence as printed on the address confirmation notice,
943the voter shall confirm that his or her address of legal
944residence has not changed and submit the form within 30 days
945after the date of the notice.
946     (c)  The supervisor must designate as inactive all voters
947who have been sent an address confirmation notice and who have
948not returned the postage prepaid preaddressed return form within
94930 days or for which an address confirmation notice has been
950returned as undeliverable. Names on the inactive list may not be
951used to calculate the number of signatures needed on any
952petition. A voter on the inactive list may be restored to the
953active list of voters upon the voter updating his or her
954registration, requesting an absentee ballot, or appearing to
955vote. However, if the voter does not update his or her voter
956registration information, request an absentee ballot, or vote by
957the second general election after being placed on the inactive
958list, the voter's name shall be removed from the statewide voter
959registration system and the voter shall be required to
960reregister to have his or her name restored to the statewide
961voter registration system.
962     (5)  A notice may not be issued pursuant to this section
963and a voter's name may not be removed from the statewide voter
964registration system later than 90 days prior to the date of a
965federal election. However, this section does not preclude the
966removal of the name of a voter from the statewide voter
967registration system at any time upon the voter's written
968request, by reason of the voter's death, or upon a determination
969of the voter's ineligibility as provided in s. 98.075(7).
970     (6)(a)  No later than July 31 and January 31 of each year,
971the supervisor must certify to the department the list
972maintenance activities conducted during the first 6 months and
973the second 6 months of the year, respectively, including the
974number of address confirmation requests sent, the number of
975voters designated as inactive, and the number of voters removed
976from the statewide voter registration system.
977     (b)  If, based on the certification provided pursuant to
978paragraph (a), the department determines that a supervisor has
979not conducted the list maintenance activities required by this
980section, the department shall conduct the appropriate list
981maintenance activities for that county. Failure to conduct list
982maintenance activities as required in this section constitutes a
983violation of s. 104.051. A voter's name may not be removed from
984the registration books later than 90 days prior to the date of a
985federal election. However, nothing in this section shall
986preclude the removal of the name of a voter from the voter
987registration books, at any time and without prior notification,
988upon the written request of the voter, by reason of conviction
989of the voter of a felony, by reason of adjudication of the voter
990as mentally incapacitated with respect to voting, by reason of
991the death of the voter, or upon a determination of ineligibility
992as provided in s. 98.075(3).
993     (4)  If the supervisor receives change-of-address
994information from the United States Postal Service or its
995licensees or from jury notices signed by the voter and returned
996to the courts, which indicates that:
997     (a)  The voter has moved within the supervisor's county,
998the supervisor must change the registration records to show the
999new address and must send the voter a notice of the change by
1000forwardable mail, including a postage prepaid preaddressed
1001return form with which the voter may verify or correct the
1002address information.
1003     (b)  The voter has moved outside the supervisor's county,
1004or contains no forwarding address, the supervisor shall send an
1005address confirmation final notice and remove the name of the
1006voter from the registration record if that voter did not:
1007     1.  Return the postage prepaid preaddressed return form;
1008     2.  Appear to vote;
1009     3.  Change the voter's registration; or
1010     4.  Request an absentee ballot
1011
1012during the period beginning on the date when the address
1013confirmation final notice was sent and ending on the day after
1014the date of the second general election thereafter.
1015     (5)  The supervisor must designate as inactive all voters
1016who have been sent an address confirmation final notice and who
1017have not returned the postage prepaid preaddressed return form
1018within 30 days. A voter on the inactive list must be allowed to
1019vote and to change the voter's name or address of legal
1020residence at the polls pursuant to s. 101.045. Names on the
1021inactive list may not be used to calculate the number of
1022signatures needed on any petition or the quantity of voting
1023equipment needed.
1024     Section 20.  Section 98.075, Florida Statutes, is amended
1025to read:
1026     (Substantial rewording of section. See
1027     s. 98.075, F.S., for present text.)
1028     98.075  Registration records maintenance activities;
1029ineligibility determinations.--
1030     (1)  MAINTENANCE OF RECORDS.--The department shall protect
1031the integrity of the electoral process by ensuring the
1032maintenance of accurate and current voter registration records.
1033List maintenance activities must be uniform, nondiscriminatory,
1034and in compliance with the Voting Rights Act of 1965, the
1035National Voter Registration Act of 1993, and the Help America
1036Vote Act of 2002. The department may adopt by rule uniform
1037standards and procedures to interpret and administer this
1038section.
1039     (2)  DUPLICATE REGISTRATION.--The department shall identify
1040those voters who are registered more than once or those
1041applicants whose registration applications would result in
1042duplicate registrations. The most recent application shall be
1043deemed an update to the voter registration record.
1044     (3)  DECEASED PERSONS.--The department shall identify those
1045registered voters who are deceased by comparing information on
1046the lists of deceased persons received from the Department of
1047Health as provided in s. 98.093. Upon receipt of such
1048information through the statewide voter registration system, the
1049supervisor shall remove the name of the registered voter.
1050     (4)  ADJUDICATION OF MENTAL INCAPACITY.--The department
1051shall identify those registered voters who have been adjudicated
1052mentally incapacitated with respect to voting and who have not
1053had their voting rights restored by comparing information
1054received from the clerk of the circuit court as provided in s.
105598.093. The department shall review such information and make an
1056initial determination as to whether the information is credible
1057and reliable. If the department determines that the information
1058is credible and reliable, the department shall notify the
1059supervisor and provide a copy of the supporting documentation
1060indicating the potential ineligibility of the voter to be
1061registered. Upon receipt of the notice that the department has
1062made a determination of initial credibility and reliability, the
1063supervisor shall adhere to the procedures set forth in
1064subsection (7) prior to the removal of a registered voter from
1065the statewide voter registration system.
1066     (5)  FELONY CONVICTION.--The department shall identify
1067those registered voters who have been convicted of a felony and
1068whose rights have not been restored by comparing information
1069received from, but not limited to, a clerk of the circuit court,
1070the Board of Executive Clemency, the Department of Corrections,
1071the Department of Law Enforcement, or a United States Attorney's
1072Office, as provided in s. 98.093. The department shall review
1073such information and make an initial determination as to whether
1074the information is credible and reliable. If the department
1075determines that the information is credible and reliable, the
1076department shall notify the supervisor and provide a copy of the
1077supporting documentation indicating the potential ineligibility
1078of the voter to be registered. Upon receipt of the notice that
1079the department has made a determination of initial credibility
1080and reliability, the supervisor shall adhere to the procedures
1081set forth in subsection (7) prior to the removal of a registered
1082voter's name from the statewide voter registration system.
1083     (6)  OTHER BASES FOR INELIGIBILITY.--If the department or
1084supervisor receives information other than from the sources
1085identified in subsections (2)-(5) that a registered voter does
1086not meet the age requirement pursuant to s. 97.041, is not a
1087United States citizen, is a fictitious person, or has listed a
1088residence that is not his or her legal residence, the supervisor
1089shall adhere to the procedures set forth in subsection (7) prior
1090to the removal of a registered voter's name from the statewide
1091voter registration system.
1092     (7)  PROCEDURES FOR REMOVAL.--
1093     (a)  If the supervisor receives notice or information
1094pursuant to subsections (4)-(6), the supervisor of the county in
1095which the voter is registered shall:
1096     1.  Notify the registered voter of his or her potential
1097ineligibility by mail within 7 days after receipt of notice or
1098information. The notice shall include:
1099     a.  A statement of the basis for the registered voter's
1100potential ineligibility and a copy of any documentation upon
1101which the potential ineligibility is based.
1102     b.  A statement that failure to respond within 30 days
1103after receipt of the notice may result in a determination of
1104ineligibility and in removal of the registered voter's name from
1105the statewide voter registration system.
1106     c.  A return form that requires the registered voter to
1107admit or deny the accuracy of the information underlying the
1108potential ineligibility for purposes of a final determination by
1109the supervisor.
1110     d.  A statement that, if the voter is denying the accuracy
1111of the information underlying the potential ineligibility, the
1112voter has a right to request a hearing for the purpose of
1113determining eligibility.
1114     e.  Instructions for the registered voter to contact the
1115supervisor of elections of the county in which the voter is
1116registered if assistance is needed in resolving the matter.
1117     f.  Instructions for seeking restoration of civil rights
1118following a felony conviction, if applicable.
1119     2.  If the mailed notice is returned as undeliverable, the
1120supervisor shall publish notice once in a newspaper of general
1121circulation in the county in which the voter was last
1122registered. The notice shall contain the following:
1123     a.  The voter's name and address.
1124     b.  A statement that the voter is potentially ineligible to
1125be registered to vote.
1126     c.  A statement that failure to respond within 30 days
1127after the notice is published may result in a determination of
1128ineligibility by the supervisor and removal of the registered
1129voter's name from the statewide voter registration system.
1130     d.  An instruction for the voter to contact the supervisor
1131no later than 30 days after the date of the published notice to
1132receive information regarding the basis for the potential
1133ineligibility and the procedure to resolve the matter.
1134     e.  An instruction to the voter that, if further assistance
1135is needed, the voter should contact the supervisor of elections
1136of the county in which the voter is registered.
1137     3.  If a registered voter fails to respond to a notice
1138pursuant to subparagraph 1. or subparagraph 2., the supervisor
1139shall make a final determination of the voter's eligibility. If
1140the supervisor determines that the voter is ineligible, the
1141supervisor shall remove the name of the registered voter from
1142the statewide voter registration system. The supervisor shall
1143notify the registered voter of the supervisor's determination
1144and action.
1145     4.  If a registered voter responds to the notice pursuant
1146to subparagraph 1. or subparagraph 2. and admits the accuracy of
1147the information underlying the potential ineligibility, the
1148supervisor shall make a final determination of ineligibility and
1149shall remove the voter's name from the statewide voter
1150registration system. The supervisor shall notify the registered
1151voter of the supervisor's determination and action.
1152     5.  If a registered voter responds to the notice issued
1153pursuant to subparagraph 1. or subparagraph 2. and denies the
1154accuracy of the information underlying the potential
1155ineligibility but does not request a hearing, the supervisor
1156shall review the evidence and make a final determination of
1157eligibility. If such registered voter requests a hearing, the
1158supervisor shall send notice to the registered voter to attend a
1159hearing at a time and place specified in the notice. Upon
1160hearing all evidence presented at the hearing, the supervisor
1161shall make a determination of eligibility. If the supervisor
1162determines that the registered voter is ineligible, the
1163supervisor shall remove the voter's name from the statewide
1164voter registration system and notify the registered voter of the
1165supervisor's determination and action.
1166     (b)  The following shall apply to this subsection:
1167     1.  All determinations of eligibility shall be based on a
1168preponderance of the evidence.
1169     2.  All proceedings are exempt from the provisions of
1170chapter 120.
1171     3.  Any notice shall be sent to the registered voter by
1172certified mail, return receipt requested, or other means that
1173provides a verification of receipt or shall be published in a
1174newspaper of general circulation where the voter was last
1175registered, whichever is applicable.
1176     4.  The supervisor shall remove the name of any registered
1177voter from the statewide voter registration system only after
1178the supervisor makes a final determination that the voter is
1179ineligible to vote.
1180     5.  Any voter whose name has been removed from the
1181statewide voter registration system pursuant to a determination
1182of ineligibility may appeal that determination under the
1183provisions of s. 98.0755.
1184     6.  Any voter whose name was removed from the statewide
1185voter registration system on the basis of a determination of
1186ineligibility who subsequently becomes eligible to vote must
1187reregister in order to have his or her name restored to the
1188statewide voter registration system.
1189     (8)  CERTIFICATION.--
1190     (a)  No later than July 31 and January 31 of each year, the
1191supervisor shall certify to the department the activities
1192conducted pursuant to this section during the first 6 months and
1193the second 6 months of the year, respectively. The certification
1194shall include the number of persons to whom notices were sent
1195pursuant to subsection (7), the number of persons who responded
1196to the notices, the number of notices returned as undeliverable,
1197the number of notices published in the newspaper, the number of
1198hearings conducted, and the number of persons removed from the
1199statewide voter registration systems and the reasons for such
1200removals.
1201     (b)  If, based on the certification provided pursuant to
1202paragraph (a), the department determines that a supervisor has
1203not satisfied the requirements of this section, the department
1204shall satisfy the appropriate requirements for that county.
1205Failure to satisfy the requirements of this section shall
1206constitute a violation of s. 104.051.
1207     Section 21.  Section 98.0755, Florida Statutes, is created
1208to read:
1209     98.0755  Appeal of determination of ineligibility.--Appeal
1210of the supervisor's determination of ineligibility pursuant to
1211s. 98.075(7) may be taken to the circuit court in and for the
1212county where the person was registered. Notice of appeal must be
1213filed within the time and in the manner provided by the Florida
1214Rules of Appellate Procedure and acts as supersedeas. Trial in
1215the circuit court is de novo and governed by the rules of that
1216court. Unless the person can show that his or her name was
1217erroneously or illegally removed from the statewide voter
1218registration system, or that he or she is indigent, the person
1219must bear the costs of the trial in the circuit court.
1220Otherwise, the cost of the appeal must be paid by the supervisor
1221of elections.
1222     Section 22.  Section 98.077, Florida Statutes, is amended
1223to read:
1224     98.077  Update of voter signature.--
1225     (1)  A registered voter may update his or her signature on
1226file in the statewide voter registration system at any time
1227using a voter registration application submitted to a voter
1228registration official.
1229     (2)  The department and supervisors supervisor of elections
1230shall include in any correspondence, other than postcard
1231notifications and notices relating to eligibility, sent to a
1232provide to each registered voter information regarding of the
1233county the opportunity to update his or her signature on file at
1234the supervisor's office by providing notification of the ability
1235to do so in any correspondence, other than postcard
1236notifications, sent to the voter. The notice shall advise when,
1237where, and how to update the voter's signature and shall provide
1238the voter information on how to obtain a voter registration
1239application form from a voter registration official which the
1240supervisor that can be returned to update the signature.
1241     (3)  In addition, At least once during each general
1242election year, the supervisor shall publish in a newspaper of
1243general circulation or other newspaper in the county deemed
1244appropriate by the supervisor a notice specifying when, where,
1245or how a voter can update his or her signature that is on file
1246and or how a voter can obtain a voter registration application
1247form from a voter registration official the supervisor to do so.
1248     (4)  All signature updates for use in verifying absentee
1249and provisional ballots must be received by the appropriate
1250supervisor of elections no later than the start of the
1251canvassing of absentee ballots by the canvassing board. The
1252signature on file at the start of the canvass of the absentees
1253is the signature that shall be used in verifying the signature
1254on the absentee and provisional ballot certificates.
1255     Section 23.  Section 98.081, Florida Statutes, is amended
1256to read:
1257     98.081  Names removed from the statewide voter registration
1258system books; restrictions on reregistering; recordkeeping;
1259restoration of erroneously or illegally removed names.--
1260     (1)  Any person who requested that his or her name be
1261removed from the statewide voter registration system books
1262between the book-closing date of the first primary and the date
1263of the second primary may not register in a different political
1264party until after the date of the second primary election.
1265     (2)  When the name of any elector is removed from the
1266statewide voter registration system books pursuant to s. 98.065
1267or, s. 98.075, or s. 98.093, the elector's original registration
1268application form shall be retained by the supervisor of
1269elections having custody of the application filed alphabetically
1270in the office of the supervisor. As alternatives, registrations
1271removed from the statewide voter registration system books may
1272be microfilmed and such microfilms substituted for the original
1273registration applications forms; or, when voter registration
1274information, including the voter's signature, is maintained
1275digitally or on electronic, magnetic, or optic media, such
1276stored information may be substituted for the original
1277registration application form. Such microfilms or stored
1278information shall be retained by the supervisor of elections
1279having in the custody of the supervisor. In the event the
1280original registration applications forms are microfilmed or
1281maintained digitally or on electronic or other media, such
1282originals may be destroyed in accordance with the schedule
1283approved by the Bureau of Archives and Records Management of the
1284Division of Library and Information Services of the department.
1285     (3)  When the name of any elector has been erroneously or
1286illegally removed from the statewide voter registration system
1287books, the name of the elector shall be restored by a voter
1288registration official the supervisor upon satisfactory proof,
1289even though the registration period for that election is closed.
1290     Section 24.  Section 98.093, Florida Statutes, is amended
1291to read:
1292     98.093  Duty of officials to furnish lists of deceased
1293persons, persons adjudicated mentally incapacitated, and persons
1294convicted of a felony.--
1295     (1)  In order to ensure the maintenance of accurate and
1296current voter registration records, it is necessary for the
1297department to receive certain information from state and federal
1298officials and entities. The department and supervisors of
1299elections shall use the information provided from the sources in
1300subsection (2) to maintain the voter registration records.
1301     (2)  To the maximum extent feasible, state and local
1302government agencies shall facilitate provision of information
1303and access to data to the department, including, but not limited
1304to, databases that contain reliable criminal records and records
1305of deceased persons. State and local government agencies that
1306provide such data shall do so without charge if the direct cost
1307incurred by those agencies is not significant.
1308     (a)  The Department of Health shall furnish monthly to the
1309department each supervisor of elections a list containing the
1310name, address, date of birth, date of death, social security
1311number, race, and sex of each deceased person 17 years of age or
1312older who was a resident of such supervisor's county.
1313     (b)(2)  Each clerk of the circuit court shall furnish
1314monthly to the department, at least once each month, deliver to
1315each supervisor of elections a list of those persons who have
1316been adjudicated mentally incapacitated with respect to voting
1317during the preceding calendar month, a list of those persons
1318whose mental capacity with respect to voting has been restored
1319during the preceding calendar month, and a list of those persons
1320who have returned signed jury notices during the preceding
1321months to the clerk of the circuit court indicating a change of
1322address. Each list shall include stating the name, address, date
1323of birth, race, and sex, and, whichever is available, the
1324Florida driver's license number, Florida identification card
1325number, or social security number of each such person convicted
1326of a felony during the preceding calendar month who was a
1327resident of that supervisor's county, a list stating the name,
1328address, date of birth, race, and sex of each person adjudicated
1329mentally incapacitated with respect to voting during the
1330preceding calendar month who was a resident of that supervisor's
1331county, and a list stating the name, address, date of birth,
1332race, and sex of each person whose mental capacity with respect
1333to voting has been restored who was a resident of that
1334supervisor's county.
1335     (c)(3)  Upon receipt of information from the United States
1336Attorney, listing persons convicted of a felony in federal
1337court, the department shall use such information to identify
1338registered voters or applicants for voter registration who may
1339be potentially ineligible based on information provided in
1340accordance with s. 98.075 immediately forward such information
1341to the supervisor of elections for the county where the offender
1342resides.
1343     (d)  The Department of Law Enforcement shall furnish
1344monthly to the department a list of those persons who have been
1345convicted of a felony in the preceding month or any updates to
1346prior records which have occurred in the preceding month. The
1347list shall contain the name, address, date of birth, race, sex,
1348date of conviction, county of conviction, and social security
1349number and a unique identifier of each conviction of each
1350person.
1351     (e)  The Board of Executive Clemency shall furnish monthly
1352to the department a list of those persons granted clemency in
1353the preceding month or any updates to prior records which have
1354occurred in the preceding month. The list shall contain the
1355Board of Executive Clemency case number, name, address, date of
1356birth, race, sex, social security number, if available, and
1357references to record identifiers assigned by the Department of
1358Corrections, a unique identifier of each clemency case, and the
1359effective date of clemency of each person.
1360     (f)  The Department of Corrections shall furnish monthly to
1361the department a list of those persons transferred to the
1362Department of Corrections in the preceding month or any updates
1363to prior records which have occurred in the preceding month. The
1364list shall contain the name, address, date of birth, race, sex,
1365social security number, Department of Corrections record
1366identification number, and associated Department of Law
1367Enforcement felony conviction record number of each person.
1368     (g)  The Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles
1369shall furnish monthly to the department a list of those persons
1370whose names have been removed from the driver's license database
1371because they have been licensed in another state. The list shall
1372contain the name, address, date of birth, sex, social security
1373number, and driver's license number of each such person.
1374     (4)  Upon receipt of any such list, the supervisor shall
1375remove from the registration books the name of any person listed
1376who is deceased, convicted of a felony, or adjudicated mentally
1377incapacitated with respect to voting. A person who has had his
1378or her mental capacity with respect to voting restored or who
1379has had his or her right to vote restored after conviction of a
1380felony shall be required to reregister to have his or her name
1381restored to the registration books.
1382     (3)(5)  Nothing in this section shall limit or restrict the
1383supervisor in his or her duty to remove the names of such
1384persons from the statewide voter registration system pursuant to
1385s. 98.075(7) based upon books after verification of information
1386received from other sources.
1387     Section 25.  Section 98.212, Florida Statutes, is amended
1388to read:
1389     98.212  Department and supervisors to furnish statistical
1390and other information.--
1391     (1)(a)  Upon written request, the department and any
1392supervisor of the respective counties supervisors shall, as
1393promptly as possible, furnish to recognized public or private
1394universities and senior colleges within the state, to state or
1395county governmental agencies, and to recognized political party
1396committees statistical information for the purpose of analyzing
1397election returns and results.
1398     (b)  The department and any supervisor Supervisors may
1399require reimbursement for any part or all of the actual expenses
1400of supplying any information requested under paragraph (a). For
1401the purposes of this subsection, the department and supervisors
1402may use the services of any research and statistical personnel
1403that may be supplied.
1404     (c)  Lists of names submitted to the department and any
1405supervisor of the respective counties supervisors for indication
1406of registration or nonregistration or of party affiliation shall
1407be processed at any time at cost, except that in no case shall
1408the charge exceed 10 cents for each name on which the
1409information is furnished.
1410     (2)  The supervisors shall provide information as requested
1411by the department for program evaluation and reporting to the
1412Federal Election Assistance Commission pursuant to federal law
1413the National Voter Registration Act of 1993.
1414     Section 26.  Section 98.461, Florida Statutes, is amended
1415to read:
1416     98.461  Registration application form, precinct register;
1417contents.--
1418     (1)  A registration application form, approved by the
1419Department of State, containing the information required in s.
142097.052 shall be retained by the supervisor of elections of the
1421county of the applicant's registration filed alphabetically in
1422the office of the supervisor as the master list of electors of
1423the county. However, the registration application forms may be
1424microfilmed and such microfilm microfilms substituted for the
1425original registration application forms; or, when voter
1426registration information, including the voter's signature, is
1427maintained digitally or on electronic, magnetic, or optic media,
1428such stored information may be substituted for the original
1429registration application form. Such microfilms or stored
1430information shall be retained in the custody of the supervisor
1431of elections of the county of the applicant's registration. In
1432the event the original registration applications forms are
1433microfilmed or maintained digitally or on electronic or other
1434media, such originals may be destroyed in accordance with the
1435schedule approved by the Bureau of Archives and Records
1436Management of the Division of Library and Information Services
1437of the Department of State. As an alternative, the information
1438from the registration form, including the signature, may be
1439electronically reproduced and stored as provided in s. 98.451.
1440     (2)  A computer printout or electronic database shall be
1441used at the polls as a precinct register in lieu of the
1442registration books. The precinct register shall contain the date
1443of the election, the precinct number, and the following
1444information concerning each registered elector: last name, first
1445name, and middle name or initial, and suffix; party affiliation;
1446residence address; registration number; date of birth; sex, if
1447provided; race, if provided; whether the voter needs assistance
1448in voting; and such other additional information as to readily
1449identify the elector. The precinct register shall also contain a
1450space for the elector's signature and a space for the initials
1451of the witnessing clerk or inspector or an electronic device may
1452be provided for this purpose.
1453     Section 27.  Effective January 1, 2007, section 100.371,
1454Florida Statutes, as amended by section 9 of chapter 2002-281,
1455Laws of Florida, is amended to read:
1456     100.371  Initiatives; procedure for placement on ballot.--
1457     (1)  Constitutional amendments proposed by initiative shall
1458be placed on the ballot for the general election provided the
1459initiative has been filed with occurring in excess of 90 days
1460from the certification of ballot position by the Secretary of
1461State no later than February 1 of the year the general election
1462is held. A petition shall be deemed to be filed with the
1463Secretary of State upon the date the secretary determines that
1464the petition has been signed by the constitutionally required
1465number of electors.
1466     (2)  Such certification shall be issued when the Secretary
1467of State has received verification certificates from the
1468supervisors of elections indicating that the requisite number
1469and distribution of valid signatures of electors have been
1470submitted to and verified by the supervisors. Every signature
1471shall be dated when made and shall be valid for a period of 4
1472years following such date, provided all other requirements of
1473law are complied with.
1474     (2)(3)  The sponsor of an initiative amendment shall, prior
1475to obtaining any signatures, register as a political committee
1476pursuant to s. 106.03 and submit the text of the proposed
1477amendment to the Secretary of State, with the form on which the
1478signatures will be affixed, and shall obtain the approval of the
1479Secretary of State of such form. The Secretary of State shall
1480adopt rules pursuant to s. 120.54 prescribing the style and
1481requirements of such form. Upon filing with the Secretary of
1482State, the text of the proposed amendment and all forms filed in
1483connection with this section must, upon request, be made
1484available in alternative formats.
1485     (3)(4)  Each signature shall be dated when made and shall
1486be valid for a period of 4 years following such date, provided
1487all other requirements of law are met. The sponsor shall submit
1488signed and dated forms to the appropriate supervisor of
1489elections for verification as to the number of registered
1490electors whose valid signatures appear thereon. The supervisor
1491shall promptly verify the signatures upon payment of the fee
1492required by s. 99.097. The supervisor shall promptly record each
1493valid signature in the statewide voter registration system in
1494the manner prescribed by the Secretary of State. Upon completion
1495of verification, the supervisor shall execute a certificate
1496indicating the total number of signatures checked, the number of
1497signatures verified as valid and as being of registered
1498electors, and the distribution by congressional district. This
1499certificate shall be immediately transmitted to the Secretary of
1500State. The supervisor shall retain the signature forms for at
1501least 1 year following the election in which the issue appeared
1502on the ballot or until the Division of Elections notifies the
1503supervisors of elections that the committee which circulated the
1504petition is no longer seeking to obtain ballot position.
1505     (4)(5)  The Secretary of State shall determine from the
1506signatures verified by the verification certificates received
1507from supervisors of elections and recorded in the statewide
1508voter registration system the total number of verified valid
1509signatures and the distribution of such signatures by
1510congressional districts. Upon a determination that the requisite
1511number and distribution of valid signatures have been obtained,
1512the secretary shall issue a certificate of ballot position for
1513that proposed amendment and shall assign a designating number
1514pursuant to s. 101.161. A petition shall be deemed to be filed
1515with the Secretary of State upon the date of the receipt by the
1516secretary of a certificate or certificates from supervisors of
1517elections indicating the petition has been signed by the
1518constitutionally required number of electors.
1519     (5)(6)(a)  Within 45 days after receipt of a proposed
1520revision or amendment to the State Constitution by initiative
1521petition from the Secretary of State or, within 30 days after
1522such receipt if receipt occurs 120 days or less before the
1523election at which the question of ratifying the amendment will
1524be presented, the Financial Impact Estimating Conference shall
1525complete an analysis and financial impact statement to be placed
1526on the ballot of the estimated increase or decrease in any
1527revenues or costs to state or local governments resulting from
1528the proposed initiative. The Financial Impact Estimating
1529Conference shall submit the financial impact statement to the
1530Attorney General and Secretary of State.
1531     (b)1.  The Financial Impact Estimating Conference shall
1532provide an opportunity for any proponents or opponents of the
1533initiative to submit information and may solicit information or
1534analysis from any other entities or agencies, including the
1535Office of Economic and Demographic Research. All meetings of the
1536Financial Impact Estimating Conference shall be open to the
1537public as provided in chapter 286.
1538     2.  The Financial Impact Estimating Conference is
1539established to review, analyze, and estimate the financial
1540impact of amendments to or revisions of the State Constitution
1541proposed by initiative. The Financial Impact Estimating
1542Conference shall consist of four principals: one person from the
1543Executive Office of the Governor; the coordinator of the Office
1544of Economic and Demographic Research, or his or her designee;
1545one person from the professional staff of the Senate; and one
1546person from the professional staff of the House of
1547Representatives. Each principal shall have appropriate fiscal
1548expertise in the subject matter of the initiative. A Financial
1549Impact Estimating Conference may be appointed for each
1550initiative.
1551     3.  Principals of the Financial Impact Estimating
1552Conference shall reach a consensus or majority concurrence on a
1553clear and unambiguous financial impact statement, no more than
155475 words in length, and immediately submit the statement to the
1555Attorney General. Nothing in this subsection prohibits the
1556Financial Impact Estimating Conference from setting forth a
1557range of potential impacts in the financial impact statement.
1558Any financial impact statement that a court finds not to be in
1559accordance with this section shall be remanded solely to the
1560Financial Impact Estimating Conference for redrafting. The
1561Financial Impact Estimating Conference shall redraft the
1562financial impact statement within 15 days.
1563     4.  If the members of the Financial Impact Estimating
1564Conference are unable to agree on the statement required by this
1565subsection, or if the Supreme Court has rejected the initial
1566submission by the Financial Impact Estimating Conference and no
1567redraft has been approved by the Supreme Court by 5 p.m. on the
156875th day before the election, the following statement shall
1569appear on the ballot pursuant to s. 101.161(1): "The financial
1570impact of this measure, if any, cannot be reasonably determined
1571at this time."
1572     (c)  The financial impact statement must be separately
1573contained and be set forth after the ballot summary as required
1574in s. 101.161(1).
1575     (d)1.  Any financial impact statement that the Supreme
1576Court finds not to be in accordance with this subsection shall
1577be remanded solely to the Financial Impact Estimating Conference
1578for redrafting, provided the court's advisory opinion is
1579rendered at least 75 days before the election at which the
1580question of ratifying the amendment will be presented. The
1581Financial Impact Estimating Conference shall prepare and adopt a
1582revised financial impact statement no later than 5 p.m. on the
158315th day after the date of the court's opinion.
1584     2.  If, by 5 p.m. on the 75th day before the election, the
1585Supreme Court has not issued an advisory opinion on the initial
1586financial impact statement prepared by the Financial Impact
1587Estimating Conference for an initiative amendment that otherwise
1588meets the legal requirements for ballot placement, the financial
1589impact statement shall be deemed approved for placement on the
1590ballot.
1591     3.  In addition to the financial impact statement required
1592by this subsection, the Financial Impact Estimating Conference
1593shall draft an initiative financial information statement. The
1594initiative financial information statement should describe in
1595greater detail than the financial impact statement any projected
1596increase or decrease in revenues or costs that the state or
1597local governments would likely experience if the ballot measure
1598were approved. If appropriate, the initiative financial
1599information statement may include both estimated dollar amounts
1600and a description placing the estimated dollar amounts into
1601context. The initiative financial information statement must
1602include both a summary of not more than 500 words and additional
1603detailed information that includes the assumptions that were
1604made to develop the financial impacts, workpapers, and any other
1605information deemed relevant by the Financial Impact Estimating
1606Conference.
1607     4.  The Department of State shall have printed, and shall
1608furnish to each supervisor of elections, a copy of the summary
1609from the initiative financial information statements. The
1610supervisors shall have the summary from the initiative financial
1611information statements available at each polling place and at
1612the main office of the supervisor of elections upon request.
1613     5.  The Secretary of State and the Office of Economic and
1614Demographic Research shall make available on the Internet each
1615initiative financial information statement in its entirety. In
1616addition, each supervisor of elections whose office has a
1617website shall post the summary from each initiative financial
1618information statement on the website. Each supervisor shall
1619include the Internet addresses for the information statements on
1620the Secretary of State's and the Office of Economic and
1621Demographic Research's websites in the publication or mailing
1622required by s. 101.20.
1623     (6)(7)  The Department of State may adopt rules in
1624accordance with s. 120.54 to carry out the provisions of
1625subsections (1)-(5) (1)-(6).
1626     Section 28.  Subsections (1) and (3) of section 101.043,
1627Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
1628     101.043  Identification required at polls.--
1629     (1)  The precinct register, as prescribed in s. 98.461,
1630shall be used at the polls in lieu of the registration books for
1631the purpose of identifying the elector at the polls prior to
1632allowing him or her to vote. The clerk or inspector shall
1633require each elector, upon entering the polling place, to
1634present one of the following a current and valid picture
1635identifications:
1636     (a)  Florida driver's license.
1637     (b)  Florida identification card issued by the Department
1638of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles.
1639     (c)  United States passport.
1640     (d)  Employee badge or identification.
1641     (e)  Buyer's club identification.
1642     (f)  Debit or credit card.
1643     (g)  Military identification.
1644     (h)  Student identification.
1645     (i)  Retirement center identification.
1646     (j)  Neighborhood association identification.
1647     (k)  Entertainment identification.
1648     (l)  Public assistance identification as provided in s.
164997.0535(3)(a).
1650
1651If the picture identification does not contain the signature of
1652the voter, an additional identification that provides the
1653voter's signature shall be required. The elector shall sign his
1654or her name in the space provided on the precinct register or on
1655an electronic device provided for recording the voter's
1656signature., and The clerk or inspector shall compare the
1657signature with that on the identification provided by the
1658elector and enter his or her initials in the space provided on
1659the precinct register or on an electronic device provided for
1660that purpose and allow the elector to vote if the clerk or
1661inspector is satisfied as to the identity of the elector.
1662     (3)  If the elector who fails to furnish the required
1663identification is an elector subject to s. 97.0535 a first-time
1664voter who registered by mail and has not provided the required
1665identification to a voter registration official the supervisor
1666of elections prior to election day, the elector shall be allowed
1667to vote a provisional ballot. The canvassing board shall
1668determine the validity of the ballot pursuant to s. 101.048(2).
1669     Section 29.  Subsections (2) and (3) of section 101.045,
1670Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
1671     101.045  Electors must be registered in precinct;
1672provisions for residence or name change.--
1673     (2)(a)  An elector who moves from the precinct within the
1674county in which the elector is registered may be permitted to
1675vote in the precinct to which he or she has moved his or her
1676legal residence, provided such elector completes an affirmation
1677in substantially the following form:
1678
Change of Legal Residence of Registered
1679
Voter
1680
1681
1682Under penalties for false swearing, I,  (Name of voter)  , swear
1683(or affirm) that the former address of my legal residence was  
1684(Address of legal residence)  in the municipality of _____, in
1685_____ County, Florida, and I was registered to vote in the _____
1686precinct of _____ County, Florida; that I have not voted in the
1687precinct of my former registration in this election; that I now
1688reside at  (Address of legal residence)  in the Municipality of
1689_____, in _____ County, Florida, and am therefore eligible to
1690vote in the _____ precinct of _____ County, Florida; and I
1691further swear (or affirm) that I am otherwise legally registered
1692and entitled to vote.
1693
1694(Signature of voter whose address of legal
1695residence has changed)
1696
1697     (b)  An elector whose name changes because of marriage or
1698other legal process may be permitted to vote, provided such
1699elector completes an affirmation in substantially the following
1700form:
1701
Change of Name of Registered
1702
Voter
1703
1704
1705Under penalties for false swearing, I,
1706(New name of voter)  , swear (or affirm) that my name has been
1707changed
1708because of marriage or other legal process. My former name and
1709address of legal residence appear on the registration records
1710books of precinct _____ as follows:
1711
1712Name
1713
1714Address
1715
1716Municipality
1717
1718County
1719
1720Florida, Zip
1721
1722My present name and address of legal residence are as follows:
1723
1724Name
1725
1726Address
1727
1728Municipality
1729
1730County
1731
1732Florida, Zip
1733
1734and I further swear (or affirm) that I am otherwise legally
1735registered and entitled to vote.  
1736(Signature of voter whose name has changed)
1737
1738     (c)  Such affirmation, when completed and presented at the
1739precinct in which such elector is entitled to vote, and upon
1740verification of the elector's registration, shall entitle such
1741elector to vote as provided in this subsection. If the elector's
1742eligibility to vote cannot be determined, he or she shall be
1743entitled to vote a provisional ballot, subject to the
1744requirements and procedures in s. 101.048. Upon receipt of an
1745affirmation certifying a change in address of legal residence or
1746name, the supervisor shall as soon as practicable make the
1747necessary changes in the statewide voter registration system
1748records of the county to indicate the change in address of legal
1749residence or name of such elector.
1750     (d)  Instead of the affirmation contained in paragraph (a)
1751or paragraph (b), an elector may complete a voter registration
1752application that indicates the change of name or change of
1753address of legal residence.
1754     (e)  A request for an absentee ballot pursuant to s. 101.62
1755which indicates that the elector has had a change of address of
1756legal residence from that in the supervisor's records shall be
1757sufficient as the notice to the supervisor of change of address
1758of legal residence required by this section. Upon receipt of
1759such request for an absentee ballot from an elector who has
1760changed his or her address of legal residence, the supervisor
1761shall provide the elector with the proper ballot for the
1762precinct in which the elector then has his or her legal
1763residence.
1764     (3)  When an elector's name does not appear on the
1765registration books of the election precinct in which the elector
1766is registered, the elector may have his or her name restored if
1767the supervisor is otherwise satisfied that the elector is
1768validly registered, that the elector's name has been erroneously
1769omitted from the books, and that the elector is entitled to have
1770his or her name restored. The supervisor, if he or she is
1771satisfied as to the elector's previous registration, shall allow
1772such person to vote and shall thereafter issue a duplicate
1773registration identification card.
1774     Section 30.  Subsection (1) of section 101.048, Florida
1775Statutes, is amended to read:
1776     101.048  Provisional ballots.--
1777     (1)  At all elections, a voter claiming to be properly
1778registered in the state county and eligible to vote at the
1779precinct in the election, but whose eligibility cannot be
1780determined, and other persons specified in the code shall be
1781entitled to vote a provisional ballot. Once voted, the
1782provisional ballot shall be placed in a secrecy envelope and
1783thereafter sealed in a provisional ballot envelope. The
1784provisional ballot shall be deposited in a ballot box. All
1785provisional ballots shall remain sealed in their envelopes for
1786return to the supervisor of elections. The department shall
1787prescribe the form of the provisional ballot envelope.
1788     Section 31.  Subsection (1) of section 101.161, Florida
1789Statutes, is amended to read:
1790     101.161  Referenda; ballots.--
1791     (1)  Whenever a constitutional amendment or other public
1792measure is submitted to the vote of the people, the substance of
1793such amendment or other public measure shall be printed in clear
1794and unambiguous language on the ballot after the list of
1795candidates, followed by the word "yes" and also by the word
1796"no," and shall be styled in such a manner that a "yes" vote
1797will indicate approval of the proposal and a "no" vote will
1798indicate rejection. The wording of the substance of the
1799amendment or other public measure and the ballot title to appear
1800on the ballot shall be embodied in the joint resolution,
1801constitutional revision commission proposal, constitutional
1802convention proposal, taxation and budget reform commission
1803proposal, or enabling resolution or ordinance. Except for
1804amendments and ballot language proposed by joint resolution, the
1805substance of the amendment or other public measure shall be an
1806explanatory statement, not exceeding 75 words in length, of the
1807chief purpose of the measure. In addition, for every amendment
1808proposed by initiative, the ballot shall include, following the
1809ballot summary, a separate financial impact statement concerning
1810the measure prepared by the Financial Impact Estimating
1811Conference in accordance with s. 100.371(5)(6). The ballot title
1812shall consist of a caption, not exceeding 15 words in length, by
1813which the measure is commonly referred to or spoken of.
1814     Section 32.  Subsection (2) of section 101.56062, Florida
1815Statutes, as created by chapter 2002-281, Laws of Florida, is
1816amended to read:
1817     101.56062  Standards for accessible voting systems.--
1818     (2)  Such voting system must include at least one
1819accessible voter interface device installed in each polling
1820place precinct which meets the requirements of this section,
1821except for paragraph (1)(d).
1822     Section 33.  Subsection (1) of section 101.5608, Florida
1823Statutes, is amended to read:
1824     101.5608  Voting by electronic or electromechanical method;
1825procedures.--
1826     (1)  Each elector desiring to vote shall be identified to
1827the clerk or inspector of the election as a duly qualified
1828elector of such election and shall sign his or her name on the
1829in ink or indelible pencil to an identification blank, signature
1830slip, precinct register, or other form or device provided by the
1831supervisor ballot stub on which the ballot serial number may be
1832recorded. The inspector shall compare the signature with the
1833signature on the identification provided by the elector. If the
1834inspector is reasonably sure that the person is entitled to
1835vote, the inspector shall provide the person with a ballot.
1836     Section 34.  Effective August 1, 2006, section 101.573,
1837Florida Statutes, is created to read:
1838     101.573  Record of votes by precinct.--
1839     (1)  Within 75 days after the date of a municipal election
1840or runoff, whichever occurs later, a presidential preference
1841primary, or a general election, the supervisor of elections
1842shall file with the Department of State precinct-level election
1843results for that election cycle, including any primary
1844elections. Precinct-level election results shall record for each
1845precinct the returns of ballots cast at the precinct location to
1846which have been added the returns of absentee and early ballots
1847cast by voters registered in the precinct.
1848     (2)  The Department of State shall adopt rules pursuant to
1849ss. 120.536(1) and 120.54 prescribing the form by which
1850supervisors of elections shall submit election results for each
1851precinct.
1852     Section 35.  Paragraph (a) of subsection (4) of section
1853101.62, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
1854     101.62  Request for absentee ballots.--
1855     (4)(a)  To each absent qualified elector overseas who has
1856requested an absentee ballot, the supervisor of elections shall,
1857not fewer than 35 days before the first primary election, mail
1858an absentee ballot. Not fewer than 45 days before the second
1859primary and general election, the supervisor of elections shall
1860mail an advance absentee ballot to those persons requesting
1861ballots for such elections. The advance absentee ballot for the
1862second primary shall be the same as the first primary absentee
1863ballot as to the names of candidates, except that for any
1864offices where there are only two candidates, those offices and
1865all political party executive committee offices shall be
1866omitted. Except as provided in ss. 99.063(4) and 100.371(5)(6),
1867the advance absentee ballot for the general election shall be as
1868specified in s. 101.151, except that in the case of candidates
1869of political parties where nominations were not made in the
1870first primary, the names of the candidates placing first and
1871second in the first primary election shall be printed on the
1872advance absentee ballot. The advance absentee ballot or advance
1873absentee ballot information booklet shall be of a different
1874color for each election and also a different color from the
1875absentee ballots for the first primary, second primary, and
1876general election. The supervisor shall mail an advance absentee
1877ballot for the second primary and general election to each
1878qualified absent elector for whom a request is received until
1879the absentee ballots are printed. The supervisor shall enclose
1880with the advance second primary absentee ballot and advance
1881general election absentee ballot an explanation stating that the
1882absentee ballot for the election will be mailed as soon as it is
1883printed; and, if both the advance absentee ballot and the
1884absentee ballot for the election are returned in time to be
1885counted, only the absentee ballot will be counted. The
1886Department of State may prescribe by rule the requirements for
1887preparing and mailing absentee ballots to absent qualified
1888electors overseas.
1889     Section 36.  Subsection (3) is added to section 101.64,
1890Florida Statutes, to read:
1891     101.64  Delivery of absentee ballots; envelopes; form.--
1892     (3)  The supervisor shall mark, code, indicate on, or
1893otherwise track the precinct of the absent elector for each
1894absentee ballot.
1895     Section 37.  Paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of section
1896101.657, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
1897     101.657  Early voting.--
1898     (1)(a)  The supervisor of elections shall allow an elector
1899to vote early in the main or branch office of the supervisor by
1900depositing the voted ballot in a voting device used by the
1901supervisor to collect or tabulate ballots. The supervisor shall
1902mark, code, indicate on, or otherwise track the voter's precinct
1903for each early voted ballot. In order for a branch office to be
1904used for early voting, it shall be a full-service facility of
1905the supervisor and shall have been designated as such at least 1
1906year prior to the election. The supervisor may designate any
1907city hall or public library as early voting sites; however, if
1908so designated, the sites must be geographically located so as to
1909provide all voters in the county an equal opportunity to cast a
1910ballot, insofar as is practicable. The results or tabulation may
1911not be made before the close of the polls on election day.
1912     Section 38.  Section 101.663, Florida Statutes, is amended
1913to read:
1914     101.663  Electors; change of residence to another state.--
1915     (1)  An elector who changes his or her residence to another
1916county in Florida from the county in Florida in which he or she
1917is registered as an elector after the books in the county to
1918which the elector has changed his or her residence are closed
1919for any general, primary, or special election shall be permitted
1920to vote absentee in the county of his or her former residence in
1921that election for President and Vice President, United States
1922Senator, statewide offices, and statewide issues. Such person
1923shall not be permitted to vote in the county of the person's
1924former residence after the general election.
1925     (2)  An elector registered in this state who moves his or
1926her permanent residence to another state and who is prohibited
1927by the laws of that state from voting for the offices of
1928President and Vice President of the United States shall be
1929permitted to vote absentee in the county of his or her former
1930residence for those offices.
1931     Section 39.  Subsection (1) of section 101.6921, Florida
1932Statutes, is amended to read:
1933     101.6921  Delivery of special absentee ballot to certain
1934first-time voters.--
1935     (1)  The provisions of this section apply to voters who are
1936subject to the provisions of s. 97.0535 registered to vote by
1937mail, who have not previously voted in the county, and who have
1938not provided the identification or certification required by s.
193997.0535 by the time the absentee ballot is mailed.
1940     Section 40.  Section 101.6923, Florida Statutes, is amended
1941to read:
1942     101.6923  Special absentee ballot instructions for certain
1943first-time voters.--
1944     (1)  The provisions of this section apply to voters who are
1945subject to the provisions of s. 97.0535 registered to vote by
1946mail, who have not previously voted in the county, and who have
1947not provided the identification or information required by s.
194897.0535 by the time the absentee ballot is mailed.
1949     (2)  A voter covered by this section shall be provided with
1950the following printed instructions with his or her absentee
1951ballot in substantially the following form:
1952READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY BEFORE MARKING YOUR BALLOT.
1953FAILURE TO FOLLOW THESE INSTRUCTIONS MAY CAUSE YOUR BALLOT NOT
1954TO COUNT.
1955     1.  In order to ensure that your absentee ballot will be
1956counted, it should be completed and returned as soon as possible
1957so that it can reach the supervisor of elections of the county
1958in which your precinct is located no later than 7 p.m. on the
1959date of the election.
1960     2.  Mark your ballot in secret as instructed on the ballot.
1961You must mark your own ballot unless you are unable to do so
1962because of blindness, disability, or inability to read or write.
1963     3.  Mark only the number of candidates or issue choices for
1964a race as indicated on the ballot. If you are allowed to "Vote
1965for One" candidate and you vote for more than one, your vote in
1966that race will not be counted.
1967     4.  Place your marked ballot in the enclosed secrecy
1968envelope and seal the envelope.
1969     5.  Insert the secrecy envelope into the enclosed envelope
1970bearing the Voter's Certificate. Seal the envelope and
1971completely fill out the Voter's Certificate on the back of the
1972envelope.
1973     a.  You must sign your name on the line above (Voter's
1974Signature).
1975     b.  If you are an overseas voter, you must include the date
1976you signed the Voter's Certificate on the line above (Date) or
1977your ballot may not be counted.
1978     6.  Unless you meet one of the exemptions in Item 7., you
1979must make a copy of one of the following forms of
1980identification:
1981     a.  Identification which must include your name and
1982photograph: current and valid Florida driver's license; Florida
1983identification card issued by the Department of Highway Safety
1984and Motor Vehicles; United States passport; employee badge or
1985identification; buyer's club identification card; debit or
1986credit card; military identification; student identification;
1987retirement center identification; neighborhood association
1988identification; entertainment identification; or public
1989assistance identification; or
1990     b.  Identification which shows your name and current
1991residence address: current utility bill, bank statement,
1992government check, paycheck, or government document (excluding
1993voter identification card).
1994     7.  The identification requirements of Item 6. do not apply
1995if you meet one of the following requirements:
1996     a.  You are 65 years of age or older.
1997     b.  You have a temporary or permanent physical disability.
1998     c.  You are a member of a uniformed service on active duty
1999who, by reason of such active duty, will be absent from the
2000county on election day.
2001     d.  You are a member of the Merchant Marine who, by reason
2002of service in the Merchant Marine, will be absent from the
2003county on election day.
2004     e.  You are the spouse or dependent of a member referred to
2005in paragraph c. or paragraph d. who, by reason of the active
2006duty or service of the member, will be absent from the county on
2007election day.
2008     f.  You are currently residing outside the United States.
2009     8.  Place the envelope bearing the Voter's Certificate into
2010the mailing envelope addressed to the supervisor. Insert a copy
2011of your identification in the mailing envelope. DO NOT PUT YOUR
2012IDENTIFICATION INSIDE THE SECRECY ENVELOPE WITH THE BALLOT OR
2013INSIDE THE ENVELOPE WHICH BEARS THE VOTER'S CERTIFICATE OR YOUR
2014BALLOT WILL NOT COUNT.
2015     9.  Mail, deliver, or have delivered the completed mailing
2016envelope. Be sure there is sufficient postage if mailed.
2017     10.  FELONY NOTICE. It is a felony under Florida law to
2018accept any gift, payment, or gratuity in exchange for your vote
2019for a candidate. It is also a felony under Florida law to vote
2020in an election using a false identity or false address, or under
2021any other circumstances making your ballot false or fraudulent.
2022     Section 41.  Subsection (3) of section 102.012, Florida
2023Statutes, is amended to read:
2024     102.012  Inspectors and clerks to conduct elections.--
2025     (3)  The supervisor shall furnish inspectors of election
2026for each precinct with the list of registered electors for that
2027precinct registration books divided alphabetically as will best
2028facilitate the holding of an election. The supervisor shall also
2029furnish to the inspectors of election at the polling place at
2030each precinct in the supervisor's county a sufficient number of
2031forms and blanks for use on election day.
2032     Section 42.  Subsections (1), (2), and (3) of section
2033104.013, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
2034     104.013  Unauthorized use, possession, or destruction of
2035voter information registration identification card.--
2036     (1)  It is unlawful for any person knowingly to have in his
2037or her possession any blank, forged, stolen, fictitious,
2038counterfeit, or unlawfully issued voter information registration
2039identification card unless possession by such person has been
2040duly authorized by the supervisor.
2041     (2)  It is unlawful for any person to barter, trade, sell,
2042or give away a voter information registration identification
2043card unless said person has been duly authorized to issue a
2044voter information registration identification card.
2045     (3)  It is unlawful for any person willfully to destroy or
2046deface the information registration identification card of a
2047duly registered voter.
2048     Section 43.  Section 196.141, Florida Statutes, is amended
2049to read:
2050     196.141  Homestead exemptions; duty of property
2051appraiser.--
2052     (1)  The property appraiser shall examine each claim for
2053exemption filed with or referred to him or her and shall allow
2054the same, if found to be in accordance with law, by marking the
2055same approved and by making the proper deductions on the tax
2056books.
2057     (2)  The property appraiser shall examine each referral, of
2058a person registering to vote at an address different from the
2059one where the person has filed for a homestead exemption, which
2060has been provided by a supervisor of elections pursuant to s.
206198.015. The property appraiser shall initiate procedures to
2062terminate a person's homestead exemption and assess back taxes,
2063if appropriate, if the person claiming such exemption is not
2064entitled to the exemption under law.
2065     Section 44.  Subsection (4) of section 120.54, Florida
2066Statutes, is amended to read:
2067     120.54  Rulemaking.--
2068     (4)  EMERGENCY RULES.--
2069     (a)  If an agency finds that an immediate danger to the
2070public health, safety, or welfare requires emergency action, the
2071agency may adopt any rule necessitated by the immediate danger.
2072The agency may adopt a rule by any procedure which is fair under
2073the circumstances if:
2074     1.  The procedure provides at least the procedural
2075protection given by other statutes, the State Constitution, or
2076the United States Constitution.
2077     2.  The agency takes only that action necessary to protect
2078the public interest under the emergency procedure.
2079     3.  The agency publishes in writing at the time of, or
2080prior to, its action the specific facts and reasons for finding
2081an immediate danger to the public health, safety, or welfare and
2082its reasons for concluding that the procedure used is fair under
2083the circumstances. In any event, notice of emergency rules,
2084other than those of educational units or units of government
2085with jurisdiction in only one or a part of one county, including
2086the full text of the rules, shall be published in the first
2087available issue of the Florida Administrative Weekly and
2088provided to the committee. The agency's findings of immediate
2089danger, necessity, and procedural fairness shall be judicially
2090reviewable.
2091     (b)  Rules pertaining to the public health, safety, or
2092welfare shall include rules pertaining to perishable
2093agricultural commodities or rules pertaining to the
2094interpretation and implementation of the requirements of
2095chapters 97 through 102 and 105 of the Election Code which are
2096filed when not more than 60 days remain before an election as
2097defined in s. 97.021 or which are filed during the time period
2098after the election and before certification of the election
2099pursuant to s. 102.112 or s. 102.12.
2100     (c)  An emergency rule adopted under this subsection shall
2101not be effective for a period longer than 90 days and shall not
2102be renewable, except during the pendency of a challenge to
2103proposed rules addressing the subject of the emergency rule.
2104However, the agency may take identical action by the rulemaking
2105procedures specified in this chapter.
2106     (d)  Subject to applicable constitutional and statutory
2107provisions, an emergency rule becomes effective immediately on
2108filing, or on a date less than 20 days thereafter if specified
2109in the rule, if the adopting agency finds that such effective
2110date is necessary because of immediate danger to the public
2111health, safety, or welfare.
2112     Section 45.  Subsection (1) of section 99.061, Florida
2113Statutes, is amended to read:
2114     99.061  Method of qualifying for nomination or election to
2115federal, state, county, or district office.--
2116     (1)  The provisions of any special act to the contrary
2117notwithstanding, each person seeking to qualify for nomination
2118or election to a federal, state, or multicounty district office,
2119other than election to a judicial office as defined in chapter
2120105 or the office of school board member, shall file his or her
2121qualification papers with, and pay the qualifying fee, which
2122shall consist of the filing fee and election assessment, and
2123party assessment, if any has been levied, to, the Department of
2124State, or qualify by the alternative method with the Department
2125of State, at any time after noon of the 1st day for qualifying,
2126which shall be as follows:  the 120th day prior to the first
2127primary, but not later than noon of the 116th day prior to the
2128date of the first primary, for persons seeking to qualify for
2129nomination or election to federal office or the office of the
2130state attorney or public defender; and noon of the 50th day
2131prior to the first primary, but not later than noon of the 46th
2132day prior to the date of the first primary, for persons seeking
2133to qualify for nomination or election to a state or multicounty
2134district office, other than the office of state attorney or
2135public defender.
2136     Section 46.  Sections 98.055, 98.095, 98.0977, 98.0979,
213798.101, 98.181, 98.231, 98.451, 98.481, and 101.635, Florida
2138Statutes, are repealed.
2139     Section 47.  Except as otherwise expressly provided in this
2140act, this act shall take effect January 1, 2006.
2141
2142================= T I T L E  A M E N D M E N T =================
2143     Remove the entire title and insert:
2144
A bill to be entitled
2145An act relating to elections; amending s. 97.012, F.S.;
2146revising the duties of the Secretary of State and the
2147Department of State relating to election laws; providing
2148for rulemaking; authorizing the Secretary of State to
2149delegate voter registration and records maintenance duties
2150to voter registration officials; providing that the
2151secretary has a duty to bring legal action to enforce the
2152performance of county supervisors of elections or other
2153officials performing duties relating to the Election Code;
2154providing a prerequisite to bringing such an action;
2155providing venue; requiring that courts give priority to
2156such an action; providing penalties; providing for the
2157adoption of rules; amending s. 97.021, F.S.; revising and
2158providing definitions; amending s. 97.026, F.S.;
2159correcting a cross-reference; amending s. 97.051, F.S.;
2160revising the oath taken by a person registering to vote;
2161amending s. 97.052, F.S.; requiring that the uniform
2162statewide voter registration application be accepted for
2163replacement of a voter information card and signature
2164update; revising the information the uniform statewide
2165voter registration application must contain and must
2166elicit from the applicant; amending s. 97.053, F.S.;
2167revising the criteria for completeness of a voter
2168registration application; specifying the possible valid
2169recipients of a mailed voter registration application;
2170revising the information needed on a voter registration
2171application to establish an applicant's eligibility;
2172providing for verification of authenticity of certain
2173voter registration application information; providing for
2174a provisional ballot to be provided to an applicant if the
2175application is not verified by a certain date; requiring a
2176voter registration official to enter all voter
2177registration applications into the voter registration
2178system within a certain time period and forward such
2179applications to the supervisor of elections; amending s.
218097.0535, F.S.; providing for applicants who have no valid
2181Florida driver's license, identification card, or social
2182security number; amending s. 97.055, F.S.; specifying the
2183information updates permitted for purposes of an upcoming
2184election once registration books are closed; amending s.
218597.057, F.S.; revising the voter registration procedure by
2186the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles;
2187amending s. 97.058, F.S.; revising duties of voter
2188registration agencies; amending s. 97.061, F.S.; revising
2189special registration procedures for electors requiring
2190assistance; amending s. 97.071, F.S.; redesignating the
2191registration identification card as the voter information
2192card; revising the required contents of the card; amending
2193s. 97.073, F.S.; revising the procedure by which an
2194applicant must supply missing information on the voter
2195registration application; revising provisions relating to
2196cancellation of previous registration; amending s.
219797.1031, F.S.; revising provisions relating to notice of
2198change of residence, name, or party affiliation; amending
2199s. 97.105, F.S., relating to establishment of the
2200permanent single registration system, to conform; amending
2201s. 98.015, F.S.; revising the duties of supervisors of
2202elections; creating s. 98.035, F.S.; establishing a
2203statewide voter registration system; requiring the
2204Secretary of State to be responsible for the
2205implementation, operation, and maintenance of the system;
2206prohibiting the department from contracting with any other
2207entity to operate the system; authorizing the department
2208to adopt rules relating to the access, use, and operation
2209of the system; amending s. 98.045, F.S.; revising
2210provisions relating to administration of voter
2211registration; providing for the responsibility of such
2212administration to be undertaken by the department in lieu
2213of supervisors of elections; specifying ineligibility
2214criteria; revising provisions relating to removal of
2215registered voters; revising provisions relating to public
2216records access and retention; providing for the
2217establishment of a statewide electronic database of valid
2218residential street addresses; authorizing the department
2219to adopt rules relating to certain voter registration
2220system forms; amending s. 98.065, F.S.; revising
2221provisions relating to registration records maintenance;
2222providing for change of address; providing limitations on
2223notice and renewal; requiring supervisors of elections to
2224certify to the department certain list maintenance
2225activities; providing penalties; amending s. 98.075, F.S.;
2226providing for registration records maintenance by the
2227department; providing procedures in cases involving
2228duplicate registration, deceased persons, adjudication of
2229mental incapacity, felony conviction, and other bases for
2230ineligibility; providing procedures for removal; requiring
2231supervisors of elections to certify to the department
2232certain registration records maintenance activities;
2233creating s. 98.0755, F.S.; providing for appeal of a
2234determination of ineligibility; providing for
2235jurisdiction, burden of proof, and trial costs; amending
2236s. 98.077, F.S.; revising provisions relating to updating
2237a voter's signature; amending s. 98.081, F.S., relating to
2238removal of names from the statewide voter registration
2239system, to conform; amending s. 98.093, F.S.; revising the
2240duty of officials to furnish lists of deceased persons,
2241persons adjudicated mentally incapacitated, and persons
2242convicted of a felony; amending s. 98.212, F.S., relating
2243to furnishing of statistical and other information, to
2244conform; amending s. 98.461, F.S; authorizing use of an
2245electronic database as a precinct register and use of an
2246electronic device for voter signatures and witness
2247initials; amending s. 100.371, F.S.; revising the
2248procedure by which constitutional amendments proposed by
2249initiative shall be placed on the ballot; amending s.
2250101.043, F.S.; revising requirements and procedures
2251relating to identification required at polls; amending s.
2252101.045, F.S., relating to provisions for residence or
2253name change at the polls, to conform; amending s. 101.048,
2254F.S., relating to provisional ballots, to conform;
2255amending s. 101.161, F.S.; conforming a cross-reference;
2256amending s. 101.56062, F.S., relating to standards for
2257accessible voting systems, to conform; amending s.
2258101.5608, F.S.; revising a provision relating to an
2259elector's signature provided with identification prior to
2260voting; creating s. 101.573, F.S.; requiring supervisors
2261of elections to file precinct-level election results;
2262requiring the Department of State to adopt rules; amending
2263s. 101.62, F.S.; conforming a cross-reference; amending
2264ss. 101.64 and 101.657, F.S.; requiring that the
2265supervisor of elections indicate on each absentee or early
2266voted ballot the precinct of the voter; amending s.
2267101.663, F.S., relating to change or residence, to
2268conform; amending s. 101.6921, F.S., relating to delivery
2269of special absentee ballots to certain first-time voters,
2270to conform; amending s. 101.6923, F.S., relating to
2271special absentee ballot instructions for certain first-
2272time voters, to conform; amending s. 102.012, F.S.,
2273relating to conduct of elections by inspectors and clerks,
2274to conform; amending s. 104.013, F.S., relating to
2275unauthorized use, possession, or destruction of voter
2276information cards, to conform; amending s. 196.141, F.S.,
2277relating to homestead exemptions and duties of property
2278appraisers, to conform; amending s. 120.54, F.S.;
2279including certain rules pertaining to the Florida Election
2280Code within the definition of emergency rules governing
2281public health, safety, or welfare during specified times;
2282amending s. 99.061, F.S.; providing the method of
2283qualifying for nomination or election to the office of the
2284state attorney or public defender; repealing s. 98.055,
2285F.S., relating to registration list maintenance forms;
2286repealing s. 98.095, F.S., relating to county registers
2287open to inspection and copies; repealing s. 98.0977, F.S.,
2288relating to the statewide voter registration database and
2289its operation and maintenance; repealing s. 98.0979, F.S.,
2290relating to inspection of the statewide voter
2291registration; repealing s. 98.101, F.S., relating to
2292specifications for permanent registration binders, files,
2293and forms; repealing s. 98.181, F.S., relating to duty of
2294the supervisor of elections to make up indexes or records;
2295repealing s. 98.231, F.S., relating to duty of the
2296supervisor of elections to furnish the department the
2297number of registered electors; repealing s. 98.451, F.S.,
2298relating to automation in processing registration data;
2299repealing s. 98.481, F.S., relating to challenges to
2300electors; repealing s. 101.635, F.S., relating to
2301distribution of blocks of printed ballots; providing
2302effective dates.


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