Florida Senate - 2010                                     SB 192
       
       
       
       By Senator Joyner
       
       
       
       
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    1                        A bill to be entitled                      
    2         An act relating to voter information cards; amending
    3         s. 97.071, F.S.; requiring that voter information
    4         cards contain the address of the polling place of the
    5         registered voter; requiring a supervisor of elections
    6         to issue a new voter information card to a voter upon
    7         a change in a voter’s address of legal residence or a
    8         change in a voter’s polling place address; providing
    9         instructions for implementation by the supervisors of
   10         elections; providing an effective date.
   11  
   12  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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   14         Section 1. Section 97.071, Florida Statutes, is amended to
   15  read:
   16         97.071 Voter information card.—
   17         (1) A voter information card shall be furnished by the
   18  supervisor to all registered voters residing in the supervisor’s
   19  county. The card must contain:
   20         (a) Voter’s registration number.
   21         (b) Date of registration.
   22         (c) Full name.
   23         (d) Party affiliation.
   24         (e) Date of birth.
   25         (f) Address of legal residence.
   26         (g) Precinct number.
   27         (h)Polling place address.
   28         (i)(h) Name of supervisor and contact information of
   29  supervisor.
   30         (j)(i) Other information deemed necessary by the
   31  supervisor.
   32         (2) A voter may receive a replacement voter information
   33  card by providing a signed, written request for a replacement
   34  card to a voter registration official. Upon verification of
   35  registration, the supervisor shall issue the voter a duplicate
   36  card without charge.
   37         (3) In the case of a change of name, address of legal
   38  residence, polling place address, or party affiliation, the
   39  supervisor shall issue the voter a new voter information card.
   40         Section 2. The supervisor must meet the requirements of
   41  this act for any elector who is registered to vote on July 1,
   42  2010, no later than 30 days before the first election
   43  administered by the supervisor in which the elector is eligible
   44  to vote.
   45         Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2010.