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SB 954: Canvassing of Vote-by-mail Ballots

GENERAL BILL by Passidomo ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Braynon ; Gibson ; Powell

Canvassing of Vote-by-mail Ballots; Authorizing use of the vote-by-mail ballot cure affidavit if an elector’s signature does not match the signature in the registration books or precinct register; requiring the supervisor of elections to immediately notify an elector upon receipt of a vote-by-mail ballot with a missing or mismatched signature; specifying that a Florida driver license or Florida identification card are acceptable forms of identification for purposes of curing a vote-by-mail ballot, etc.

Effective Date: Upon becoming a law
 Last Action: 4/4/2017 Senate - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 105 (Ch. 2017-45) -SJ 286
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Ethics and Elections (EE)
  2. Judiciary (JU)
  3. Rules (RC)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    2/15/2017 Senate • Filed
    2/23/2017 Senate • Referred to Ethics and Elections; Judiciary; Rules -SJ 108
    3/2/2017 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Ethics and Elections, 03/07/17, 4:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
    3/7/2017 Senate • Introduced -SJ 108
    • Favorable by Ethics and Elections; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 -SJ 167
    3/8/2017 Senate • Now in Judiciary -SJ 167
    3/17/2017 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 03/22/17, 4:00 pm, 110 Senate Office Building
    3/22/2017 Senate • Favorable by Judiciary; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 -SJ 243
    3/23/2017 Senate • Now in Rules -SJ 243
    3/24/2017 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Rules, 03/29/17, 1:00 pm, 110 Senate Office Building
    3/29/2017 Senate • Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 12 NAYS 0 -SJ 277
    • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 277
    3/30/2017 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/04/17
    4/4/2017 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 286
    • Substituted CS/HB 105 -SJ 286
    • Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 105 (Ch. 2017-45) -SJ 286

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  • SB 954, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/15/2017 at 9:39 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Ethics and Elections (Pre-Meeting) 3/7/2017 (pdf)
    Ethics and Elections (Post-Meeting) 3/7/2017 (pdf)
    Judiciary (Pre-Meeting) 3/21/2017 (pdf)
    Judiciary (Post-Meeting) 3/22/2017 (pdf)
    Rules (Pre-Meeting) 3/28/2017 (pdf)
    Rules (Post-Meeting) 3/29/2017 (pdf)

    Related Bills (4)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 105 (er) Canvassing of Vote-by-mail Ballots Oversight, Transparency and Administration Subcommittee Identical Last Action: 6/2/2017 Chapter No. 2017-45 Track This Bill
    H 733 Elections Stafford Compare Last Action: 5/5/2017 H Died in Oversight, Transparency and Administration Subcommittee, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 105 (Ch. 2017-45) Track This Bill
    S 544 Vote-by-mail Ballots Braynon Compare Last Action: 5/5/2017 S Died in Ethics and Elections, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 105 (Ch. 2017-45) Track This Bill
    S 1160 Elections Bradley Compare Last Action: 5/5/2017 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 105 (Ch. 2017-45) -SJ 938 Track This Bill

    Committee Votes (3)

    Date Committee Result
    3/7/2017 4:00 PM Ethics and Elections 7 Yeas - 0 Nays
    3/22/2017 4:00 PM Judiciary 6 Yeas - 0 Nays
    3/29/2017 1:00 PM Rules 12 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    101.68 Canvassing of vote-by-mail ballot. Page 1 (pdf)

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