Florida Senate - 2015                                    SB 1360
       
       
        
       By Senator Lee
       
       
       
       
       
       24-01237A-15                                          20151360__
    1                        A bill to be entitled                      
    2         An act relating to election reform; amending s.
    3         97.021, F.S.; defining the term “address of legal
    4         residence”; amending s. 97.053, F.S.; requiring a
    5         voter registration application to include certain
    6         additional distinguishing information; amending s.
    7         98.015, F.S.; providing that a list of valid addresses
    8         maintained by a supervisor of elections include
    9         certain additional distinguishing information;
   10         providing an effective date.
   11          
   12  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
   13  
   14         Section 1. Subsections (3) through (44) of section 97.021,
   15  Florida Statutes, are renumbered as subsections (4) through
   16  (45), respectively, and a new subsection (3) is added to that
   17  section, to read:
   18         97.021 Definitions.—For the purposes of this code, except
   19  where the context clearly indicates otherwise, the term:
   20         (3) “Address of legal residence” means the legal
   21  residential address of the elector and includes all information
   22  necessary to differentiate one residence from another,
   23  including, but not limited to, a distinguishing apartment,
   24  suite, lot, room, or dormitory room number or other identifier.
   25         Section 2. Paragraph (a) of subsection (5) of section
   26  97.053, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
   27         97.053 Acceptance of voter registration applications.—
   28         (5)(a) A voter registration application is complete if it
   29  contains the following information necessary to establish the
   30  applicant’s eligibility pursuant to s. 97.041, including:
   31         1. The applicant’s name.
   32         2. The applicant’s address of legal residence, including a
   33  distinguishing apartment, suite, lot, room, or dormitory room
   34  number or other identifier, if appropriate address.
   35         3. The applicant’s date of birth.
   36         4. A mark in the checkbox affirming that the applicant is a
   37  citizen of the United States.
   38         5.a. The applicant’s current and valid Florida driver
   39  license number or the identification number from a Florida
   40  identification card issued under s. 322.051, or
   41         b. If the applicant has not been issued a current and valid
   42  Florida driver license or a Florida identification card, the
   43  last four digits of the applicant’s social security number.
   44  
   45  In case an applicant has not been issued a current and valid
   46  Florida driver license, Florida identification card, or social
   47  security number, the applicant shall affirm this fact in the
   48  manner prescribed in the uniform statewide voter registration
   49  application.
   50         6. A mark in the checkbox affirming that the applicant has
   51  not been convicted of a felony or that, if convicted, has had
   52  his or her civil rights restored.
   53         7. A mark in the checkbox affirming that the applicant has
   54  not been adjudicated mentally incapacitated with respect to
   55  voting or that, if so adjudicated, has had his or her right to
   56  vote restored.
   57         8. The original signature or a digital signature
   58  transmitted by the Department of Highway Safety and Motor
   59  Vehicles of the applicant swearing or affirming under the
   60  penalty for false swearing pursuant to s. 104.011 that the
   61  information contained in the registration application is true
   62  and subscribing to the oath required by s. 3, Art. VI of the
   63  State Constitution and s. 97.051.
   64         Section 3. Subsection (12) of section 98.015, Florida
   65  Statutes, is amended to read:
   66         98.015 Supervisor of elections; election, tenure of office,
   67  compensation, custody of registration-related documents, office
   68  hours, successor, seal; appointment of deputy supervisors;
   69  duties.—
   70         (12) Each supervisor shall maintain a list of valid
   71  residential street addresses for purposes of verifying the legal
   72  addresses of voters residing in the supervisor’s county. To the
   73  maximum extent practicable, the list shall include information
   74  necessary to differentiate one residence from another,
   75  including, but not limited to, a distinguishing apartment,
   76  suite, lot, room, or dormitory room number or other identifier.
   77  The supervisor shall make all reasonable efforts to coordinate
   78  with county 911 service providers, property appraisers, the
   79  United States Postal Service, or other agencies as necessary to
   80  ensure the continued accuracy of such list. The supervisor shall
   81  provide the list of valid residential addresses to the statewide
   82  voter registration system in the manner and frequency specified
   83  by rule of the department.
   84         Section 4. This act shall take effect July 1, 2015.