Florida Senate - 2013                        COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
       Bill No. PCS (184420) for SB 600
       
       
       
       
       
       
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                              LEGISLATIVE ACTION                        
                    Senate             .             House              
                   Comm: WD            .                                
                  03/18/2013           .                                
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       The Committee on Ethics and Elections (Sobel) recommended the
       following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
    2  
    3         Delete lines 856 - 906
    4  and insert:
    5         (b) Until 7 p.m. on the day of the election, the supervisor
    6  shall allow an elector who has returned an absentee ballot that
    7  does not include the elector’s signature to complete an
    8  affidavit in order to cure the unsigned absentee ballot.
    9         (c) The elector shall provide identification to the
   10  supervisor and must complete an absentee ballot affidavit in
   11  substantially the following form:
   12  
   13                      ABSENTEE BALLOT AFFIDAVIT                    
   14         I, ...., am a qualified voter in this election and
   15  registered voter of .... County, Florida. I do solemnly swear or
   16  affirm that I requested and returned the absentee ballot and
   17  that I have not and will not vote more than one ballot in this
   18  election. I understand that if I commit or attempt any fraud in
   19  connection with voting, vote a fraudulent ballot, or vote more
   20  than once in an election, I may be convicted of a felony of the
   21  third degree and fined up to $5,000 and imprisoned for up to 5
   22  years. I understand that my failure to sign this affidavit means
   23  that my absentee ballot will be invalidated.
   24  
   25  ...(Voter’s Signature)...
   26  
   27  ...(Address)...
   28  
   29  Note: Your Signature Must Be Witnessed by One Witness 18 Years
   30  of Age or Older.
   31  
   32         I swear or affirm that the voter signed this Absentee
   33  Ballot Affidavit in my presence.
   34  
   35  ...(Signature of Witness)...
   36  
   37  ...(Printed Name of Witness)...
   38  
   39  ...(Date)...
   40  ...(Address)...
   41  
   42         (d) Instructions must accompany the absentee ballot
   43  affidavit in substantially the following form:
   44  
   45         READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY BEFORE COMPLETING THE
   46  AFFIDAVIT. FAILURE TO FOLLOW THESE INSTRUCTIONS MAY CAUSE YOUR
   47  BALLOT NOT TO COUNT.
   48  
   49         1. In order to ensure that your absentee ballot will be
   50  counted, your affidavit should be completed and returned as soon
   51  as possible so that it can reach the supervisor of elections of
   52  the county in which your precinct is located no later than 7
   53  p.m. the day of the election.
   54  
   55  ================= T I T L E  A M E N D M E N T ================
   56         And the title is amended as follows:
   57         Delete line 72
   58  and insert:
   59         absentee ballot for a specified period; providing the