| 1 | A bill to be entitled |
| 2 | An act relating to specifications for ballots; amending s. |
| 3 | 101.151, F.S.; requiring that each ballot include a |
| 4 | selection allowing the voter to indicate that he or she |
| 5 | chooses not to vote for any candidate; providing an |
| 6 | effective date. |
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| 8 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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| 10 | Section 1. Subsection (8) of section 101.151, Florida |
| 11 | Statutes, is renumbered as subsection (9), and a new subsection |
| 12 | (8) is added to that section to read: |
| 13 | 101.151 Specifications for ballots.-- |
| 14 | (8) For each office on the ballot, in addition to the |
| 15 | names of candidates or a blank space for a write-in candidate, |
| 16 | the ballot must include a selection that states "I choose not to |
| 17 | vote." This selection shall not be counted in the tabulation of |
| 18 | votes under s. 102.071. |
| 19 | Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2007. |