Florida Senate - 2011                          SENATOR AMENDMENT
       Bill No. CS/CS/HB 1355, 1st Eng.
       
       
       
       
       
       
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       Senator Hill moved the following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment to Amendment (404618) (with title
    2  amendment)
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    4         Delete lines 1886 - 1940
    5  and insert:
    6         Section 38. Subsection (1) of section 101.657, Florida
    7  Statutes, is amended to read:
    8         101.657 Early voting.—
    9         (1)(a) As a convenience to the voter, the supervisor of
   10  elections shall allow an elector to vote early in the main or
   11  branch office of the supervisor. The supervisor shall mark,
   12  code, indicate on, or otherwise track the voter’s precinct for
   13  each early voted ballot. In order for a branch office to be used
   14  for early voting, it shall be a permanent facility of the
   15  supervisor and shall have been designated and used as such for
   16  at least 1 year prior to the election.
   17         (b) The supervisor shall also designate any city hall as an
   18  early voting site. The supervisor may also designate any
   19  permanent public library facility or any polling place to be
   20  used on election day or any other facility open to the public as
   21  an early voting site. In any general election in which a
   22  candidate for President of the United States appears on the
   23  ballot, the supervisor of elections shall designate at least one
   24  early voting site for every 40,000 registered voters within the
   25  county. In any general election in which a candidate for
   26  President of the United States does not appear on the ballot,
   27  the supervisor shall designate at least one early voting site
   28  for every 80,000 registered voters within the county. To the
   29  extent practicable, the designated sites must be geographically
   30  located so as to provide all voters in the county an equal
   31  opportunity to cast a ballot. The supervisor may also designate
   32  any city hall or permanent public library facility as early
   33  voting sites; however, if so designated, the sites must be
   34  geographically located so as to provide all voters in the county
   35  an equal opportunity to cast a ballot, insofar as is
   36  practicable. The results or tabulation of votes cast during
   37  early voting may not be made before the close of the polls on
   38  election day. Results shall be reported by precinct. 
   39         (c)(b) The supervisor shall designate each early voting
   40  site by no later than the 30th day prior to an election and
   41  shall designate an early voting area, as defined in s. 97.021,
   42  at each early voting site.
   43         (d)(c) All early voting sites in a county shall be open on
   44  the same days for the same amount of time and shall allow any
   45  person in line at the closing of an early voting site to vote.
   46         (e)(d) Early voting shall begin on the 15th day before an
   47  election and end on the 2nd day before an election. For purposes
   48  of a special election held pursuant to s. 100.101, early voting
   49  shall begin on the 8th day before an election and end on the 2nd
   50  day before an election. Early voting shall be provided for 8
   51  hours per weekday and 8 hours in the aggregate each weekend at
   52  each site during the applicable periods. Early voting sites
   53  shall open no sooner than 7 a.m. and close no later than 7 p.m.
   54  on each applicable day.
   55         (f)(e) Notwithstanding the requirements of s. 100.3605,
   56  municipalities may provide early voting in municipal elections
   57  that are not held in conjunction with county or state elections.
   58  If a municipality provides early voting, it may designate as
   59  many sites as necessary and shall conduct its activities in
   60  accordance with the provisions of paragraphs (a)-(c). The
   61  supervisor is not required to conduct early voting if it is
   62  provided pursuant to this subsection.
   63         (g)(f) Notwithstanding the requirements of s. 189.405,
   64  special districts may provide early voting in any district
   65  election not held in conjunction with county or state elections.
   66  If a special district provides early voting, it may designate as
   67  many sites as necessary and shall conduct its activities in
   68  accordance with the provisions of paragraphs (a)-(c). The
   69  supervisor is not required to conduct early voting if it is
   70  provided pursuant to this subsection.
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   73         And the title is amended as follows:
   74         Delete lines 4168 - 4174
   75  and insert:
   76         F.S.; revising and expanding early voting locations;