Florida Senate - 2005 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
Bill No. SB 2176
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11 The Committee on Governmental Oversight and Productivity
12 (Sebesta) recommended the following amendment to amendment
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15 Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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19 Section 42. Effective August 1, 2006, section 101.573,
20 Florida Statutes, is created to read:
21 101.573 Record of votes by precinct.--
22 (1) Within 75 days after the date of a local election
23 or runoff, whichever occurs later, a presidential preference
24 primary, or a general election, the supervisor of elections
25 shall file with the Department of State precinct-level
26 election results for that election cycle, including any
27 primary elections. Precinct-level election results will record
28 for each precinct the returns of ballots cast at the precinct
29 location to which have been added the returns absentee and
30 early-voted ballots cast by voters registered in the precinct.
31 (2) The Department of State shall adopt rules pursuant
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1 to ss. 120.536(1) and 120.54 prescribing the form by which
2 supervisors of elections shall submit election results for
3 each precinct.
4 Section 43. Subsection (3) is added to section 101.64,
5 Florida Statutes, to read:
6 101.64 Delivery of absentee ballots; envelopes;
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8 (3) The supervisor shall mark, code, indicate on, or
9 otherwise track the precinct of the absent elector for each
10 absentee ballot.
11 Section 44. Paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of section
12 101.657, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
13 101.657 Early voting.--
14 (1)(a) The supervisor of elections shall allow an
15 elector to vote early in the main or branch office of the
16 supervisor by depositing the voted ballot in a voting device
17 used by the supervisor to collect or tabulate ballots. The
18 supervisor shall mark, code, indicate on, or otherwise track
19 the voter's precinct for each early-voted ballot. In order for
20 a branch office to be used for early voting, it shall be a
21 full-service facility of the supervisor and shall have been
22 designated as such at least 1 year prior to the election. The
23 supervisor may designate any city hall or public library as
24 early voting sites; however, if so designated, the sites must
25 be geographically located so as to provide all voters in the
26 county an equal opportunity to cast a ballot, insofar as is
27 practicable. The results or tabulation may not be made before
28 the close of the polls on election day.
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2 And the title is amended as follows:
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6 creating s. 101.573, F.S.; requiring the
7 supervisor of elections to file precinct-level
8 election results; requiring the Department of
9 State to adopt rules; amending ss. 101.64 and
10 101.657, F.S., relating to absentee ballots and
11 early voting; requiring that the supervisor of
12 elections indicate on each absentee or
13 early-voted ballot the precinct of the voter;
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