HB 31

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A bill to be entitled
2An act relating to early voting; amending s. 101.657,
3F.S.; authorizing the supervisor of elections to establish
4early voting hours; providing a daily minimum and a daily
5maximum number of hours for early voting; providing an
6effective date.
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8Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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10     Section 1.  Paragraph (d) of subsection (1) of section
11101.657, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
12     101.657  Early voting.--
13     (1)
14     (d)  Early voting shall begin on the 15th day before an
15election and end on the 2nd day before an election. For purposes
16of a special election held pursuant to s. 100.101, early voting
17shall begin on the 8th day before an election and end on the 2nd
18day before an election. Early voting hours shall be established
19by the supervisor of elections for each county. However, early
20voting shall be provided for a period of not less than 8 hours
21or more than 12 hours per day per weekday and 8 hours in the
22aggregate each weekend at each site during the applicable
23periods. Early voting sites shall open no sooner than 7 a.m. and
24close no later than 7 p.m. on each applicable day.
25     Section 2.  This act shall take effect October 1, 2009.


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