| 1 | A bill to be entitled |
| 2 | An act relating to voter information cards; amending s. |
| 3 | 97.071, F.S.; requiring that voter information cards |
| 4 | contain the address of the polling place of the registered |
| 5 | voter; requiring a supervisor of elections to issue a new |
| 6 | voter information card to a voter upon a change in a |
| 7 | voter's address of legal residence or a change in a |
| 8 | voter's polling place address; providing instructions for |
| 9 | implementation by the supervisors of elections; providing |
| 10 | an effective date. |
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| 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. |