Florida Senate - 2012                        COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
       Bill No. CS for SB 1596
       
       
       
       
       
       
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                    Senate             .             House              
                   Comm: WD            .                                
                  01/30/2012           .                                
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       The Committee on Rules (Smith) recommended the following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment to Amendment (928620) (with title
    2  amendment)
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    4         Delete lines 5 - 48
    5  and insert:
    6         Section 2. Paragraphs (a) of subsection (1) of section
    7  101.657, Florida 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 and may allow such early voting
   12  in any city hall, public library facility, courthouse, place of
   13  worship, civic center, convention center, community center,
   14  county government center, conference center, Florida College
   15  System institution facility, university or college facility,
   16  fairgrounds, or any facility designated by the supervisor as
   17  meeting the requirements of this section. The supervisor shall
   18  mark, code, indicate on, or otherwise track the voter’s precinct
   19  for each early voted ballot. In order for a branch office to be
   20  used for early voting, it shall be a permanent facility of the
   21  supervisor and shall have been designated and used as such for
   22  at least 1 year prior to the election. The supervisor may also
   23  designate any city hall or permanent public library facility as
   24  early voting sites; however, if so designated, the sites must be
   25  geographically located so as to provide all voters in the county
   26  an equal opportunity to cast a ballot, insofar as is
   27  practicable. The results or tabulation of votes cast during
   28  early voting may not be made before the close of the polls on
   29  election day. Results shall be reported by precinct.
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   32         And the title is amended as follows:
   33         Delete lines 56 - 58
   34  and insert:
   35         voting; amending s. 106.025, F.S.;