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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 41. Subsections (7) and (8) of section
20 101.5614, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
21 101.5614 Canvass of returns.--
22 (7) Absentee ballots and early voted ballots shall may
23 be counted by automatic tabulating equipment if they have been
24 marked in a manner which will enable them to be properly
25 counted by such equipment and aggregated with the results for
26 each precinct. Votes from provisional ballots shall be
27 included in the total results of the county, but need not be
28 aggregated with individual precinct results.
29 (8) The return printed by the automatic tabulating
30 equipment, to which has been added the return of write-in
31 votes, absentee, and manually counted votes, and votes from
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1 provisional ballots, shall constitute the official return of
2 the election upon certification by the canvassing board. Upon
3 completion of the count, the returns shall be open to the
4 public. A copy of the returns may be posted at the central
5 counting place or at the office of the supervisor of elections
6 in lieu of the posting of returns at individual precincts.
7 Section 42. Effective August 1, 2006, section 101.573,
8 Florida Statutes, is created to read:
9 101.573 Record of votes by precinct.--
10 (1) Within 75 days after the date of a local election
11 or runoff, whichever occurs later, a presidential preference
12 primary, or a general election, the supervisor of elections
13 shall file with the Department of State precinct-level
14 election results for that election cycle, including any
15 primary or preliminary elections. Precinct-level election
16 results will record for each precinct the returns tabulated at
17 the precinct location to which have been added the returns for
18 the precinct of absentee and early-voted votes.
19 (2) The Department of State shall adopt rules pursuant
20 to ss. 120.536(1) and 120.54 prescribing the form by which
21 supervisors of elections shall submit election results for
22 each precinct.
23 Section 43. Subsection (3) is added to section 101.64,
24 Florida Statutes, to read:
25 101.64 Delivery of absentee ballots; envelopes;
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27 (3) The supervisor shall mark, code, indicate on, or
28 otherwise track the precinct of the absent elector for each
29 absentee ballot.
30 Section 44. Paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of section
31 101.657, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
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1 101.657 Early voting.--
2 (1)(a) The supervisor of elections shall allow an
3 elector to vote early in the main or branch office of the
4 supervisor by depositing the voted ballot in a voting device
5 used by the supervisor to collect or tabulate ballots. The
6 supervisor shall mark, code, indicate on, or otherwise track
7 the voter's precinct for each early-voted ballot. In order for
8 a branch office to be used for early voting, it shall be a
9 full-service facility of the supervisor and shall have been
10 designated as such at least 1 year prior to the election. The
11 supervisor may designate any city hall or public library as
12 early voting sites; however, if so designated, the sites must
13 be geographically located so as to provide all voters in the
14 county an equal opportunity to cast a ballot, insofar as is
15 practicable. The results or tabulation may not be made before
16 the close of the polls on election day.
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22 And the title is amended as follows:
23 On page 80, line 2, after the second semicolon,
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26 amending s. 101.5614, F.S., relating to the
27 canvas of returns; providing for automatic
28 tabulation of absentee and early-voted ballots
29 by precinct; including early-voted ballots
30 within the official return of the election;
31 creating s. 101.573, F.S.; requiring the
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1 supervisor of elections to file precinct-level
2 election results; requiring the Department of
3 State to adopt rules; amending ss. 101.64 and
4 101.657, F.S., relating to absentee ballots and
5 early voting; requiring that the supervisor of
6 elections indicate on each absentee or
7 early-voted ballot the precinct of the voter;
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