SB 508: Voting Systems
GENERAL BILL by Gainer ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Latvala
Voting Systems; Defining the term “automatic tabulating equipment” for purposes of the Florida Election Code; revising procedures governing the canvassing of returns to specify usage of a voting system’s automatic tabulating equipment; revising minimum requirements for Department of State rules to require procedures regarding the certification and use of automatic tabulating equipment for manual recounts, etc.
Effective Date: 7/1/2017
Last Action: 4/20/2017 Senate - Unfavorable by Ethics and Elections, laid on Table; YEAS 2 NAYS 2 -SJ 443
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Last Action: 4/20/2017 Senate - Unfavorable by Ethics and Elections, laid on Table; YEAS 2 NAYS 2 -SJ 443
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
- Ethics and Elections (EE)
- Governmental Oversight and Accountability (GO)
- Rules (RC)
-
Bill History
Date Chamber Action 1/26/2017 Senate • Filed
2/9/2017 Senate • Referred to Ethics and Elections; Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Rules -SJ 73
3/7/2017 Senate • Introduced -SJ 73
4/14/2017 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Ethics and Elections, 04/19/17, 1:30 pm, 412 Knott Building
4/20/2017 Senate • Unfavorable by Ethics and Elections, laid on Table; YEAS 2 NAYS 2 -SJ 443
-
SB 508, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 1/26/2017 at 9:43 AM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Analyses: Ethics and Elections (Pre-Meeting) 4/17/2017 (pdf)
Ethics and Elections (Post-Meeting) 4/20/2017 (pdf)
Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills H 519 Elections Trumbull Similar Last Action: 5/5/2017 H Died in Oversight, Transparency and Administration Subcommittee 
Committee Votes (1)
Date Committee Result 4/19/2017 1:30 PM Ethics and Elections 2 Yeas - 2 Nays Citations - Statutes (4)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 97.021 Definitions. Page 1 (pdf) 101.5614 Canvass of returns. Page 2 (pdf) 102.141 County canvassing board; duties. Page 3 (pdf) 102.166 Manual recounts of overvotes and undervotes. Page 4 (pdf)