Amendment
Bill No. HB 7149
Amendment No. 930527
CHAMBER ACTION
Senate House
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1Representative Randolph offered the following:
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3     Amendment (with title amendment)
4     Remove lines 304-335 and insert:
5identification card number, United States passport number, or
6the last four digits of the social security number provided by
7the applicant. If a completed voter registration application has
8been received by the book-closing deadline but the driver's
9license number, the Florida identification card number, the
10United States passport number, or the last four digits of the
11social security number provided by the applicant cannot be
12verified, the applicant shall be notified that the number cannot
13be verified and that the applicant must provide evidence to the
14supervisor sufficient to verify the authenticity of the
15applicant's driver's license number, Florida identification card
16number, United States passport number, or last four digits of
17the social security number. If the applicant provides the
18necessary evidence, the supervisor shall place the applicant's
19name on the registration rolls as an active voter. If the
20applicant has not provided the necessary evidence or the number
21has not otherwise been verified before election day prior to the
22applicant presenting himself or herself to vote, the applicant
23shall be provided a provisional ballot. The provisional ballot
24shall be counted only if the number is verified by the end of
25the canvassing period or if the applicant presents evidence to
26the supervisor of elections sufficient to verify the
27authenticity of the applicant's driver's license number, Florida
28identification card number, United States passport number, or
29last four digits of the social security number no later than 5
30p.m. of the second day following the election.
31     Section 6.  Subsections (1) and (2) and paragraph (a) of
32subsection (3) of section 97.0535, Florida Statutes, are amended
33to read:
34     97.0535  Special requirements for certain applicants.--
35     (1)  Each applicant who registers by mail and who has never
36previously voted in the state and who the department has
37verified has not been issued a current and valid Florida
38driver's license, Florida identification card, United States
39passport, or social
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T I T L E  A M E N D M E N T
43     Remove lines 12-14 and insert:
44information; amending s. 97.053, F.S.; authorizing acceptance of
45a voter registration application based upon verification of a
46United States passport number; providing that certain voter
47application information must be provided or verified before
48election day; amending s. 97.0535, F.S.; conforming provisions;


CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions.