HB 109: Federal Write-In Absentee Ballot
GENERAL BILL by Broxson ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Drake ; Gaetz ; Hill ; McBurney ; Metz ; Rehwinkel Vasilinda
Federal Write-In Absentee Ballot; Authorizes absent uniformed services voters & overseas voters to use federal write-in absentee ballot in state or local election; authorizes elector to vote on ballot measure in election using federal write-in absentee ballot; specifies that vote cast in judicial merit retention election is treated in same manner as vote on certain ballot measures; allows for minor variations in name of ballot measure; prohibits supervisor of elections from canvassing federal write-in absentee ballots from overseas voters in certain elections until specified period after date of election; revises minimum requirements for DOS rules used to determine what constitutes valid vote on federal write-in absentee ballot.
Last Action: 4/21/2015 House - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see SB 184 (Ch. 2015-40) -HJ 609
Bill Text: PDF
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 12/16/2014 House • Filed
1/8/2015 House • Referred to Government Operations Subcommittee; Transportation and Economic Development Appropriations Subcommittee; State Affairs Committee -HJ 15
3/3/2015 House • Introduced -HJ 14
3/13/2015 House • On Committee agenda-- Government Operations Subcommittee, 03/17/15, 8:00 am, Webster Hall
3/17/2015 House • Favorable by Government Operations Subcommittee; YEAS 11 NAYS 0 -HJ 250
• Now in Transportation and Economic Development Appropriations Subcommittee -HJ 250
4/3/2015 House • On Committee agenda-- Transportation and Economic Development Appropriations Subcommittee, 04/07/15, 8:45 am, Reed Hall
4/7/2015 House • Favorable by Transportation and Economic Development Appropriations Subcommittee; YEAS 12 NAYS 0 -HJ 444
• Now in State Affairs Committee -HJ 444
4/10/2015 House • On Committee agenda-- State Affairs Committee, 04/14/15, 9:00 am, Morris Hall
4/14/2015 House • Favorable by- State Affairs Committee; YEAS 17 NAYS 0 -HJ 551
• Placed on Calendar -HJ 551
4/17/2015 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/21/15
4/21/2015 House • Substituted SB 184 -HJ 609
• Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see SB 184 (Ch. 2015-40) -HJ 609
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HB 109, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 12/16/2014 at 1:40 PM
Bill Text: PDF Related Bills (2)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills S 184 (er) Federal Write-in Absentee Ballot Evers Identical Last Action: 5/22/2015 Chapter No. 2015-40
Location: Became Law
H 1161 Elections Passidomo Compare Last Action: 4/28/2015 H Died in Government Operations Subcommittee, companion bill(s) passed, see SB 184 (Ch. 2015-40), CS/CS/SB 228 (Ch. 2015-36)
Location: In committee/council (GVOPS)
Citations - Statutes (2)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 101.6952 Absentee ballots for absent uniformed services and overseas voters. Page 2 (pdf) 102.166 Manual recounts of overvotes and undervotes. Page 5 (pdf)
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