HB 287

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A bill to be entitled
2An act relating to overseas voting; amending s.
3101.697, F.S.; requiring that the Department of State
4adopt rules to authorize a supervisor of elections to
5accept from an overseas voter a request for an
6absentee ballot or a voted absentee ballot by secure
7electronic mail; providing an effective date.
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9Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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11     Section 1.  Section 101.697, Florida Statutes, is amended
12to read:
13     101.697  Electronic transmission of election materials.-The
14Department of State shall determine whether secure electronic
15means can be established for receiving ballots from overseas
16voters. If such security can be established, the department
17shall adopt rules to authorize a supervisor of elections to
18accept from an overseas voter a request for an absentee ballot
19or a voted absentee ballot by secure facsimile machine
20transmission, secure electronic mail, or other secure electronic
21means. The rules must provide that in order to accept a voted
22ballot, the verification of the voter must be established, the
23security of the transmission must be established, and each
24ballot received must be recorded.
25     Section 2.  This act shall take effect upon becoming a law.


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