| 1 | Representative Randolph offered the following: |
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| 3 | Amendment (with title amendment) |
| 4 | Between lines 2053 and 2054, insert: |
| 5 | Section 33. Subsection (1) of section 101.657, Florida |
| 6 | Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 7 | 101.657 Early voting.- |
| 8 | (1)(a) As a convenience to the voter, the supervisor of |
| 9 | elections shall allow an elector to vote early in the main or |
| 10 | branch office of the supervisor. The supervisor shall mark, |
| 11 | code, indicate on, or otherwise track the voter's precinct for |
| 12 | each early voted ballot. In order for a branch office to be used |
| 13 | for early voting, it shall be a permanent facility of the |
| 14 | supervisor and shall have been designated and used as such for |
| 15 | at least 1 year prior to the election. |
| 16 | (b) The supervisor shall also designate any city hall as |
| 17 | an early voting site. The supervisor may also designate any |
| 18 | permanent public library facility or any polling place to be |
| 19 | used on election day or any other facility open to the public as |
| 20 | an early voting site. In any general election in which a |
| 21 | candidate for President of the United States appears on the |
| 22 | ballot, the supervisor of elections shall designate at least one |
| 23 | early voting site for every 40,000 registered voters within the |
| 24 | county. In any general election in which a candidate for |
| 25 | President of the United States does not appear on the ballot, |
| 26 | the supervisor shall designate at least one early voting site |
| 27 | for every 80,000 registered voters within the county. To the |
| 28 | extent practicable, the designated sites must be geographically |
| 29 | located so as to provide all voters in the county an equal |
| 30 | opportunity to cast a ballot. The supervisor may also designate |
| 31 | any city hall or permanent public library facility as early |
| 32 | voting sites; however, if so designated, the sites must be |
| 33 | geographically located so as to provide all voters in the county |
| 34 | an equal opportunity to cast a ballot, insofar as is |
| 35 | practicable. The results or tabulation of votes cast during |
| 36 | early voting may not be made before the close of the polls on |
| 37 | election day. Results shall be reported by precinct. |
| 38 | (c)(b) The supervisor shall designate each early voting |
| 39 | site by no later than the 30th day prior to an election and |
| 40 | shall designate an early voting area, as defined in s. 97.021, |
| 41 | at each early voting site. |
| 42 | (d)(c) All early voting sites in a county shall be open on |
| 43 | the same days for the same amount of time and shall allow any |
| 44 | person in line at the closing of an early voting site to vote. |
| 45 | (e)(d) Early voting shall begin on the 15th day before an |
| 46 | election and end on the 2nd day before an election. For purposes |
| 47 | of a special election held pursuant to s. 100.101, early voting |
| 48 | shall begin on the 8th day before an election and end on the 2nd |
| 49 | day before an election. Early voting shall be provided for 8 |
| 50 | hours each day per weekday and 8 hours in the aggregate each |
| 51 | weekend at each site during the applicable periods. Early voting |
| 52 | sites shall open no sooner than 7 a.m. and close no later than 7 |
| 53 | p.m. on each applicable day. |
| 54 | (f)(e) Notwithstanding the requirements of s. 100.3605, |
| 55 | municipalities may provide early voting in municipal elections |
| 56 | that are not held in conjunction with county or state elections. |
| 57 | If a municipality provides early voting, it may designate as |
| 58 | many sites as necessary and shall conduct its activities in |
| 59 | accordance with the provisions of paragraphs (a)-(c). The |
| 60 | supervisor is not required to conduct early voting if it is |
| 61 | provided pursuant to this subsection. |
| 62 | (g)(f) Notwithstanding the requirements of s. 189.405, |
| 63 | special districts may provide early voting in any district |
| 64 | election not held in conjunction with county or state elections. |
| 65 | If a special district provides early voting, it may designate as |
| 66 | many sites as necessary and shall conduct its activities in |
| 67 | accordance with the provisions of paragraphs (a)-(c). The |
| 68 | supervisor is not required to conduct early voting if it is |
| 69 | provided pursuant to this subsection. |
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| 73 | T I T L E A M E N D M E N T |
| 74 | Remove line 167 and insert: |
| 75 | informing voter when signature must be updated; amending |
| 76 | s. 101.657, F.S.; revising and expanding early voting |
| 77 | locations and hours; amending |