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CS/CS/SB 964: Voting Systems

GENERAL BILL by Ethics and Elections ; Community Affairs ; Baxley

Voting Systems; Revising the definition of the term “marksense ballots” for purposes of the Florida Election Code; providing applicability of specified ballot requirements to a voter interface device, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2018
 Last Action: 3/10/2018 Senate - Died in Rules
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Ethics and Elections (EE)
  2. Community Affairs (CA)
  3. Ethics and Elections (EE)
  4. Rules (RC)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    11/17/2017 Senate • Filed
    12/4/2017 Senate • Referred to Ethics and Elections; Community Affairs; Rules -SJ 74
    1/5/2018 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Ethics and Elections, 01/10/18, 2:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
    1/9/2018 Senate • Introduced -SJ 74
    1/10/2018 Senate • Favorable by Ethics and Elections; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 -SJ 141
    • Now in Community Affairs -SJ 141
    2/1/2018 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Community Affairs, 02/06/18, 11:00 am, 301 Senate Office Building
    2/6/2018 Senate • CS by Community Affairs; YEAS 3 NAYS 2 -SJ 297
    • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    2/7/2018 Senate • CS by Community Affairs read 1st time -SJ 302
    2/8/2018 Senate • Remaining references corrected to Ethics and Elections; Rules -SJ 341
    • Now in Ethics and Elections -SJ 341
    2/15/2018 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Ethics and Elections, 02/20/18, 4:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
    2/20/2018 Senate • CS/CS by Ethics and Elections; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 -SJ 374
    2/21/2018 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    • CS/CS by Ethics and Elections read 1st time -SJ 375
    2/23/2018 Senate • Now in Rules -SJ 374
    3/10/2018 Senate • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
    • Died in Rules

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  • CS/CS/SB 964, Committee Substitute 2 (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/21/2018 at 11:42 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 709 (e1) Voting Drake Compare Last Action: 3/10/2018 S Died in Messages Track This Bill

    Citations - Statutes (4)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    97.021 Definitions. Page 1 (pdf)
    101.151 Specifications for ballots. Page 2 (pdf)
    101.5603 Definitions relating to Electronic Voting Systems Act. Page 2 (pdf)
    101.56075 Voting methods. Page 2 (pdf)

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  • CS/SB 964, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 2/6/2018 at 4:16 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Ethics and Elections (Pre-Meeting) 2/15/2018 (pdf)
    Ethics and Elections (Post-Meeting) 2/21/2018 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 709 Voting Systems Drake Similar Last Action: 3/10/2018 S Died in Messages Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    500832 - Amendment (Delete All)
    Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:     		Ethics and Elections
    (Passidomo)     		2/19/2018
    3:34 PM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    2/21/2018     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    2/20/2018 4:00 PM Ethics and Elections 8 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (7)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    97.021 Definitions. Page 2 (pdf)
    101.151 Specifications for ballots. Page 2 (pdf)
    101.5603 Definitions relating to Electronic Voting Systems Act. Page 3 (pdf)
    101.56075 Voting methods. Page 3 (pdf)
    101.5614 Canvass of returns. Page 3 (pdf)
    102.141 County canvassing board; duties. Page 4 (pdf)
    102.166 Manual recounts of overvotes and undervotes. Page 6 (pdf)

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  • SB 964, Original Filed Version Posted 11/17/2017 at 2:03 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Ethics and Elections (Pre-Meeting) 2/15/2018 (pdf)
    Ethics and Elections (Post-Meeting) 1/10/2018 (pdf)
    Community Affairs (Pre-Meeting) 2/5/2018 (pdf)
    Community Affairs (Post-Meeting) 2/6/2018 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 709 Voting Systems Drake Identical Last Action: 3/10/2018 S Died in Messages Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    620480 - Amendment (Delete All)
    Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:     		Community Affairs
    (Baxley)     		2/5/2018
    11:23 AM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    2/6/2018     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (2)

    Date Committee Result
    1/10/2018 2:00 PM Ethics and Elections 6 Yeas - 0 Nays
    2/6/2018 11:00 AM Community Affairs 3 Yeas - 2 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (4)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    97.021 Definitions. Page 1 (pdf)
    101.151 Specifications for ballots. Page 2 (pdf)
    101.5603 Definitions relating to Electronic Voting Systems Act. Page 2 (pdf)
    101.56075 Voting methods. Page 2 (pdf)

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