| 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. Present subsection (8) of section 101.151, |
| 11 | Florida Statutes, is redesignated as subsection (9), and a new |
| 12 | subsection (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 stating "I choose not to |
| 17 | vote." |
| 18 | Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2009. |