| 1 | A bill to be entitled |
| 2 | An act relating to early voting; amending s. 101.657, |
| 3 | F.S.; authorizing the supervisor of elections to establish |
| 4 | early voting hours; providing a daily minimum and a daily |
| 5 | maximum number of hours for early voting; 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. Paragraph (d) of subsection (1) of section |
| 11 | 101.657, 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 |
| 15 | election and end on the 2nd day before an election. For purposes |
| 16 | of a special election held pursuant to s. 100.101, early voting |
| 17 | shall begin on the 8th day before an election and end on the 2nd |
| 18 | day before an election. Early voting hours shall be established |
| 19 | by the supervisor of elections for each county. However, early |
| 20 | voting shall be provided for a period of not less than 8 hours |
| 21 | or more than 12 hours per day per weekday and 8 hours in the |
| 22 | aggregate each weekend at each site during the applicable |
| 23 | periods. Early voting sites shall open no sooner than 7 a.m. and |
| 24 | close no later than 7 p.m. on each applicable day. |
| 25 | Section 2. This act shall take effect October 1, 2009. |