Florida Senate - 2022 SENATOR AMENDMENT
Bill No. CS for CS for SB 524
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LEGISLATIVE ACTION
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Floor: 4/AD/2R .
03/03/2022 02:22 PM .
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Senator Hutson moved the following:
1 Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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3 Delete lines 223 - 984
4 and insert:
5 Section 5. Paragraph (g) is added to subsection (3) of
6 section 97.052, Florida Statutes, to read:
7 97.052 Uniform statewide voter registration application.—
8 (3) The uniform statewide voter registration application
9 must also contain:
10 (g) A statement informing the applicant that if the
11 application is being collected by a third-party voter
12 registration organization, the organization might not deliver
13 the application to the division or the supervisor in the county
14 in which the applicant resides in less than 14 days or before
15 registration closes for the next ensuing election, and that the
16 applicant may instead elect to deliver the application in person
17 or by mail or choose to register online. The statement must
18 further inform the applicant how to determine whether the
19 application has been delivered.
20 Section 6. Effective January 1, 2023, subsection (13) of
21 section 97.057, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
22 97.057 Voter registration by the Department of Highway
23 Safety and Motor Vehicles.—
24 (13) The Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles
25 must assist the Department of State in regularly identifying
26 changes in residence address on the driver license or
27 identification card of a voter. The Department of State must
28 report each such change to the appropriate supervisor of
29 elections who must change the voter’s registration records in
30 accordance with s. 98.065(5) s. 98.065(4).
31 Section 7. Present subsections (4) through (7) of section
32 97.0575, Florida Statutes, are redesignated as subsections (5)
33 through (8), respectively, a new subsection (4) is added to that
34 section, and paragraph (a) of subsection (3) of that section is
35 amended, to read:
36 97.0575 Third-party voter registrations.—
37 (3)(a) A third-party voter registration organization that
38 collects voter registration applications serves as a fiduciary
39 to the applicant, ensuring that any voter registration
40 application entrusted to the organization, irrespective of party
41 affiliation, race, ethnicity, or gender, must be promptly
42 delivered to the division or the supervisor of elections in the
43 county in which the applicant resides within 14 days after the
44 application was completed by the applicant, but not after
45 registration closes for the next ensuing election. A third-party
46 voter registration organization must notify the applicant at the
47 time the application is collected that the organization might
48 not deliver the application to the division or the supervisor of
49 elections in the county in which the applicant resides in less
50 than 14 days or before registration closes for the next ensuing
51 election and must advise the applicant that he or she may
52 deliver the application in person or by mail. The third-party
53 voter registration organization must also inform the applicant
54 how to register online with the division and how to determine
55 whether the application has been delivered. If a voter
56 registration application collected by any third-party voter
57 registration organization is not promptly delivered to the
58 division or supervisor of elections in the county in which the
59 applicant resides, the third-party voter registration
60 organization is liable for the following fines:
61 1. A fine in the amount of $50 for each application
62 received by the division or the supervisor of elections in the
63 county in which the applicant resides more than 14 days after
64 the applicant delivered the completed voter registration
65 application to the third-party voter registration organization
66 or any person, entity, or agent acting on its behalf. A fine in
67 the amount of $250 for each application received if the third
68 party voter registration organization or person, entity, or
69 agency acting on its behalf acted willfully.
70 2. A fine in the amount of $100 for each application
71 collected by a third-party voter registration organization or
72 any person, entity, or agent acting on its behalf, before book
73 closing for any given election for federal or state office and
74 received by the division or the supervisor of elections in the
75 county in which the applicant resides after the book-closing
76 deadline for such election. A fine in the amount of $500 for
77 each application received if the third-party registration
78 organization or person, entity, or agency acting on its behalf
79 acted willfully.
80 3. A fine in the amount of $500 for each application
81 collected by a third-party voter registration organization or
82 any person, entity, or agent acting on its behalf, which is not
83 submitted to the division or supervisor of elections in the
84 county in which the applicant resides. A fine in the amount of
85 $1,000 for any application not submitted if the third-party
86 voter registration organization or person, entity, or agency
87 acting on its behalf acted willfully.
88
89 The aggregate fine pursuant to this paragraph which may be
90 assessed against a third-party voter registration organization,
91 including affiliate organizations, for violations committed in a
92 calendar year is $50,000 $1,000.
93 (4) If a person collecting voter registration applications
94 on behalf of a third-party voter registration organization
95 alters the voter registration application of any other person,
96 without the other person’s knowledge and consent, in violation
97 of s. 104.012(4) and is subsequently convicted of such offense,
98 the applicable third-party voter registration organization is
99 liable for a fine in the amount of $1,000 for each application
100 altered.
101 Section 8. Effective January 1, 2023, present subsections
102 (3) through (6) of section 98.065, Florida Statutes, are
103 redesignated as subsections (4) through (7), respectively, a new
104 subsection (3) is added to that section, and subsection (2) and
105 present subsections (3), (4), and (5) of that section are
106 amended, to read:
107 98.065 Registration list maintenance programs.—
108 (2) A supervisor must incorporate one or more of the
109 following procedures in the supervisor’s annual biennial
110 registration list maintenance program under which the supervisor
111 shall:
112 (a) Use change-of-address information supplied by the
113 United States Postal Service through its licensees is used to
114 identify registered voters whose addresses might have changed.
115 Additionally, in odd-numbered years, unless the supervisor is
116 conducting the procedure specified in paragraph (b), the
117 supervisor must identify change-of-address information from
118 returned nonforwardable return-if-undeliverable address
119 confirmation requests mailed to all registered voters who have
120 not voted in the preceding two general elections or any
121 intervening election and who have not made a request that their
122 registration records be updated during that time; or
123 (b) Identify change-of-address information is identified
124 from returned nonforwardable return-if-undeliverable mail sent
125 to all registered voters in the county; or
126 (c) Change-of-address information is identified from
127 returned nonforwardable return-if-undeliverable address
128 confirmation requests mailed to all registered voters who have
129 not voted in the last 2 years and who did not make a written
130 request that their registration records be updated during that
131 time.
132 (3) Address confirmation requests sent pursuant to
133 paragraph (2)(a) and mail sent pursuant to paragraph (b) must be
134 addressed to the voter’s address of legal residence, not
135 including voters temporarily residing outside the county and
136 registered in the precinct designated by the supervisor pursuant
137 to s. 101.045(1). If a request is returned as undeliverable, any
138 other notification sent to the voter pursuant to subsection (5)
139 or s. 98.0655 must be addressed to the voter’s mailing address
140 on file, if any.
141 (4) A registration list maintenance program must be
142 conducted by each supervisor, at a minimum, once in each odd
143 numbered year and must be completed not later than 90 days
144 before prior to the date of any federal election. All list
145 maintenance actions associated with each voter must be entered,
146 tracked, and maintained in the statewide voter registration
147 system.
148 (5)(a)(4)(a) If the supervisor receives change-of-address
149 information pursuant to the activities conducted in subsection
150 (2), from jury notices signed by the voter and returned to the
151 courts, from the Department of Highway Safety and Motor
152 Vehicles, or from other sources which indicates that a
153 registered voter’s legal residence might have changed to another
154 location within the state, the supervisor must change the
155 registration records to reflect the new address and must send
156 the voter an address change notice as provided in s. 98.0655(2).
157 (b) If the supervisor of elections receives change-of
158 address information pursuant to the activities conducted in
159 subsection (2), from jury notices signed by the voter and
160 returned to the courts, or from other sources which indicates
161 that a registered voter’s legal residence might have changed to
162 a location outside the state, the supervisor of elections shall
163 send an address confirmation final notice to the voter as
164 provided in s. 98.0655(3).
165 (c) If an address confirmation request required by
166 paragraph (2)(a) is returned as undeliverable without indication
167 of an address change, or there is no response from the voter
168 within 30 days, or if any other nonforwardable return-if
169 undeliverable mail is returned as undeliverable with no
170 indication of an address change, the supervisor shall send an
171 address confirmation final notice to all addresses on file for
172 the voter.
173 (d) The supervisor must designate as inactive all voters
174 who have been sent an address confirmation final notice and who
175 have not returned the postage prepaid, preaddressed return form
176 within 30 days or for which the final notice has been returned
177 as undeliverable. Names on the inactive list may not be used to
178 calculate the number of signatures needed on any petition. A
179 voter on the inactive list may be restored to the active list of
180 voters upon the voter updating his or her registration and
181 confirming his or her current address of legal residence,
182 requesting a vote-by-mail ballot and confirming his or her
183 current address of legal residence, or appearing to vote and
184 confirming his or her current address of legal residence.
185 However, if the voter does not update his or her voter
186 registration information, request a vote-by-mail ballot, or vote
187 by the second general election after being placed on the
188 inactive list, the voter’s name shall be removed from the
189 statewide voter registration system and the voter shall be
190 required to reregister to have his or her name restored to the
191 statewide voter registration system.
192 (6)(5) A notice may not be issued pursuant to this section
193 and a voter’s name may not be removed from the statewide voter
194 registration system later than 90 days prior to the date of a
195 federal election. However, this section does not preclude the
196 correction of registration records based on information
197 submitted by the voter or removal of the name of a voter from
198 the statewide voter registration system at any time upon the
199 voter’s written request, by reason of the voter’s death, or upon
200 a determination of the voter’s ineligibility as provided in s.
201 98.075(7).
202 Section 9. Effective January 1, 2023, subsections (1) and
203 (3) of section 98.0655, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
204 98.0655 Registration list maintenance forms.—The department
205 shall prescribe registration list maintenance forms to be used
206 by the supervisors which must include:
207 (1) An address confirmation request that must contain:
208 (a) The voter’s name and address of legal residence as
209 shown on the voter registration record; and
210 (b) A request that the voter notify the supervisor if
211 either the voter’s name or address of legal residence is
212 incorrect;
213 (c) If the address confirmation request is required by s.
214 98.065(2)(a), a statement that if the voter has not changed his
215 or her legal residence or has changed his or her legal residence
216 within the state, the voter should return the form within 30
217 days after the date on which the notice was sent to the voter;
218 and
219 (d) Information about updating voter information through
220 the online voter registration system.
221 (3) An address confirmation final notice that must be sent
222 to the newly recorded address of legal residence, or to all
223 addresses on file for the voter if no indication of new address
224 has been received, by forwardable mail and must contain a
225 postage prepaid, preaddressed return form and a statement that:
226 (a) If the voter has not changed his or her legal residence
227 or has changed his or her legal residence within the state, the
228 voter should return the form within 30 days after the date on
229 which the notice was sent to the voter.
230 (b) If the voter has changed his or her legal residence to
231 a location outside the state:
232 1. The voter shall return the form, which serves as a
233 request to be removed from the registration books; and
234 2. The voter shall be provided with information on how to
235 register in the new jurisdiction in order to be eligible to
236 vote.
237 (c) If the return form is not returned, the voter’s name
238 shall be designated as inactive in the statewide voter
239 registration system, and confirmation of the voter’s address of
240 legal residence may be required before the voter is authorized
241 to vote in an election.
242 Section 10. Paragraph (a) of subsection (3) of section
243 98.075, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
244 98.075 Registration records maintenance activities;
245 ineligibility determinations.—
246 (3) DECEASED PERSONS.—
247 (a)1. The department shall identify those registered voters
248 who are deceased by comparing information received from either:
249 a. The Department of Health as provided in s. 98.093; or
250 b. The United States Social Security Administration,
251 including, but not limited to, any master death file or index
252 compiled by the United States Social Security Administration;
253 and
254 c. The Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles.
255 2. Within 7 days after receipt of such information through
256 the statewide voter registration system, the supervisor shall
257 remove the name of the registered voter.
258 Section 11. Section 98.093, Florida Statutes, is amended to
259 read:
260 98.093 Duty of officials to furnish information relating to
261 deceased persons, persons adjudicated mentally incapacitated,
262 and persons convicted of a felony, and persons who are not
263 United States citizens.—
264 (1) In order to identify ineligible registered voters and
265 maintain accurate and current voter registration records in the
266 statewide voter registration system pursuant to procedures in s.
267 98.065 or s. 98.075, it is necessary for the department and
268 supervisors of elections to receive or access certain
269 information from state and federal officials and entities in the
270 format prescribed.
271 (2) To the maximum extent feasible, state and local
272 government agencies shall facilitate provision of information
273 and access to data to the department, including, but not limited
274 to, databases that contain reliable criminal records and records
275 of deceased persons. State and local government agencies that
276 provide such data shall do so without charge if the direct cost
277 incurred by those agencies is not significant.
278 (a) The Department of Health shall furnish monthly to the
279 department a list containing the name, address, date of birth,
280 date of death, social security number, race, and sex of each
281 deceased person 17 years of age or older.
282 (b) Each clerk of the circuit court shall furnish monthly
283 to the department:
284 1. A list of those persons who have been adjudicated
285 mentally incapacitated with respect to voting during the
286 preceding calendar month, a list of those persons whose mental
287 capacity with respect to voting has been restored during the
288 preceding calendar month, and a list of those persons who have
289 returned signed jury notices during the preceding months to the
290 clerk of the circuit court indicating a change of address. Each
291 list shall include the name, address, date of birth, race, sex,
292 and, whichever is available, the Florida driver license number,
293 Florida identification card number, or social security number of
294 each such person.
295 2. Information on the terms of sentence for felony
296 convictions, including any financial obligations for court
297 costs, fees, and fines, of all persons listed in the clerk’s
298 records whose last known address in the clerk’s records is
299 within this state and who have been convicted of a felony during
300 the preceding month. The information may be provided directly by
301 individual clerks of the circuit court or may be provided on
302 their behalf through the Comprehensive Case Information System.
303 For each felony conviction reported, the information must
304 include:
305 a. The full name, last known address, date of birth, race,
306 sex, and, if available, the Florida driver license number or
307 Florida identification card number, as applicable, and the
308 social security number of the person convicted.
309 b. The amounts of all financial obligations, including
310 restitution and court costs, fees, and fines, and, if known, the
311 amount of financial obligations not yet satisfied.
312 c. The county in which the conviction occurred.
313 d. The statute number violated, statute table text, date of
314 conviction, and case number.
315 (c) Upon receipt of information from the United States
316 Attorney, listing persons convicted of a felony in federal
317 court, the department shall use such information to identify
318 registered voters or applicants for voter registration who may
319 be potentially ineligible based on information provided in
320 accordance with s. 98.075.
321 (d) The Department of Law Enforcement shall identify those
322 persons who have been convicted of a felony who appear in the
323 voter registration records supplied by the statewide voter
324 registration system, in a time and manner that enables the
325 department to meet its obligations under state and federal law.
326 (e) The Florida Commission on Offender Review shall furnish
327 at least bimonthly to the department data, including the
328 identity of those persons granted clemency in the preceding
329 month or any updates to prior records which have occurred in the
330 preceding month. The data shall contain the commission’s case
331 number and the person’s name, address, date of birth, race,
332 gender, Florida driver license number, Florida identification
333 card number, or the last four digits of the social security
334 number, if available, and references to record identifiers
335 assigned by the Department of Corrections and the Department of
336 Law Enforcement, a unique identifier of each clemency case, and
337 the effective date of clemency of each person.
338 (f) The Department of Corrections shall identify those
339 persons who have been convicted of a felony and committed to its
340 custody or placed on community supervision. The information must
341 be provided to the department at a time and in a manner that
342 enables the department to identify registered voters who are
343 convicted felons and to meet its obligations under state and
344 federal law.
345 (g) The Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles
346 shall furnish monthly to the department:
347 1. A list of those persons whose names have been removed
348 from the driver license database because they have been licensed
349 in another state. The list must shall contain the name, address,
350 date of birth, sex, social security number, and driver license
351 number of each such person.
352 2. A list of those persons who presented evidence of non
353 United States citizenship upon being issued a new or renewed
354 Florida driver license or Florida identification card. The list
355 must contain the name; address; date of birth; social security
356 number, if applicable; and Florida driver license number or
357 Florida identification card number, as applicable, of each such
358 person.
359 (3) This section does not limit or restrict the supervisor
360 in his or her duty to remove the names of persons from the
361 statewide voter registration system pursuant to s. 98.075(7)
362 based upon information received from other sources.
363 Section 12. Paragraph (a) of subsection (2) of section
364 100.041, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
365 100.041 Officers chosen at general election.—
366 (2)(a) Except as provided in s. 124.011 relating to single
367 member districts after decennial redistricting, each county
368 commissioner from an odd-numbered district shall be elected at
369 the general election in each year the number of which is a
370 multiple of 4, for a 4-year term commencing on the second
371 Tuesday following such election, and each county commissioner
372 from an even-numbered district shall be elected at the general
373 election in each even-numbered year the number of which is not a
374 multiple of 4, for a 4-year term commencing on the second
375 Tuesday following such election. A county commissioner is
376 “elected” for purposes of this paragraph on the date that the
377 county canvassing board certifies the results of the election
378 pursuant to s. 102.151.
379 Section 13. Paragraphs (a) and (c) of subsection (11) and
380 paragraph (a) of subsection (13) of section 100.371, Florida
381 Statutes, are amended to read:
382 100.371 Initiatives; procedure for placement on ballot.—
383 (11)(a) An initiative petition form circulated for
384 signature may not be bundled with or attached to any other
385 petition. Each signature shall be dated when made and shall be
386 valid until the next February 1 occurring in an even-numbered
387 year for the purpose of the amendment appearing on the ballot
388 for the general election occurring in that same year, provided
389 all other requirements of law are met. The sponsor shall submit
390 signed and dated forms to the supervisor of elections for the
391 county of residence listed by the person signing the form for
392 verification of the number of valid signatures obtained. If a
393 signature on a petition is from a registered voter in another
394 county, the supervisor shall notify the petition sponsor of the
395 misfiled petition. The supervisor shall promptly verify the
396 signatures within 60 days after receipt of the petition forms
397 and payment of a fee for the actual cost of signature
398 verification incurred by the supervisor. However, for petition
399 forms submitted less than 60 days before February 1 of an even
400 numbered year, the supervisor shall promptly verify the
401 signatures within 30 days after receipt of the form and payment
402 of the fee for signature verification. The supervisor shall
403 promptly record, in the manner prescribed by the Secretary of
404 State, the date each form is received by the supervisor, and the
405 date the signature on the form is verified as valid. The
406 supervisor may verify that the signature on a form is valid only
407 if:
408 1. The form contains the original signature of the
409 purported elector.
410 2. The purported elector has accurately recorded on the
411 form the date on which he or she signed the form.
412 3. The form sets forth the purported elector’s name,
413 address, city, county, and voter registration number or date of
414 birth.
415 4. The purported elector is, at the time he or she signs
416 the form and at the time the form is verified, a duly qualified
417 and registered elector in the state.
418 5. The signature was obtained legally, including that if a
419 paid petition circulator was used, the circulator was validly
420 registered under subsection (3) when the signature was obtained.
421
422 The supervisor shall retain all the signature forms, separating
423 forms verified as valid from those deemed invalid, for at least
424 1 year following the election for in which the petition was
425 circulated issue appeared on the ballot or until the division
426 notifies the supervisors of elections that the committee that
427 circulated the petition is no longer seeking to obtain ballot
428 position.
429 (c) On the last day of each month, or on the last day of
430 each week from December 1 of an odd-numbered year through
431 February 1 of the following year, each supervisor shall post on
432 his or her website the total number of signatures submitted, the
433 total number of invalid signatures, the total number of
434 signatures processed, and the aggregate number of verified valid
435 signatures and the distribution of such signatures by
436 congressional district for each proposed amendment proposed by
437 initiative, along with the following information specific to the
438 reporting period: the total number of signed petition forms
439 received, the total number of signatures verified, the
440 distribution of verified valid signatures by congressional
441 district, and the total number of verified petition forms
442 forwarded to the Secretary of State.
443 (13)(a) At the same time the Secretary of State submits an
444 initiative petition to the Attorney General pursuant to s.
445 15.21, the secretary shall submit a copy of the initiative
446 petition to the Financial Impact Estimating Conference. Within
447 75 days after receipt of a proposed revision or amendment to the
448 State Constitution by initiative petition from the Secretary of
449 State, the Financial Impact Estimating Conference shall complete
450 an analysis and financial impact statement to be placed on the
451 ballot of the estimated increase or decrease in any revenues or
452 costs to state or local governments and the overall impact to
453 the state budget resulting from the proposed initiative. The 75
454 day time limit is tolled when the Legislature is in session. The
455 Financial Impact Estimating Conference shall submit the
456 financial impact statement to the Attorney General and Secretary
457 of State. If the initiative petition has been submitted to the
458 Financial Impact Estimating Conference but the validity of
459 signatures has expired and the initiative petition no longer
460 qualifies for ballot placement at the ensuing general election,
461 the Secretary of State must notify the Financial Impact
462 Estimating Conference. The Financial Impact Estimating
463 Conference is not required to complete an analysis and financial
464 impact statement for an initiative petition that fails to meet
465 the requirements of subsection (1) for placement on the ballot
466 before the 75-day time limit, including any tolling period,
467 expires. The initiative petition may be resubmitted to the
468 Financial Impact Estimating Conference if the initiative
469 petition meets the requisite criteria for a subsequent general
470 election cycle. A new Financial Impact Estimating Conference
471 shall be established at such time as the initiative petition
472 again satisfies the criteria in s. 15.21(1).
473 Section 14. Section 101.019, Florida Statutes, is created
474 to read:
475 101.019 Ranked-choice voting prohibited.—
476 (1) A ranked-choice voting method that allows voters to
477 rank candidates for an office in order of preference and has
478 ballots cast be tabulated in multiple rounds following the
479 elimination of a candidate until a single candidate attains a
480 majority may not be used in determining the election or
481 nomination of any candidate to any local, state, or federal
482 elective office in this state.
483 (2) Any existing or future ordinance enacted or adopted by
484 a county, a municipality, or any other local governmental entity
485 which is in conflict with this section is void.
486 Section 15. Paragraphs (b) and (c) of subsection (1) of
487 section 101.043, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
488 101.043 Identification required at polls.—
489 (1)
490 (b) If the picture identification does not contain the
491 signature of the elector, an additional identification that
492 provides the elector’s signature shall be required. The address
493 appearing on the identification presented by the elector may not
494 be used as the basis to confirm an elector’s legal residence or
495 otherwise challenge an elector’s legal residence. The elector
496 shall sign his or her name in the space provided on the precinct
497 register or on an electronic device provided for recording the
498 elector’s signature. The clerk or inspector shall compare the
499 signature with that on the identification provided by the
500 elector and enter his or her initials in the space provided on
501 the precinct register or on an electronic device provided for
502 that purpose and allow the elector to vote if the clerk or
503 inspector is satisfied as to the identity of the elector.
504 (c) When an elector presents his or her picture
505 identification to the clerk or inspector and the elector’s
506 address on the picture identification matches the elector’s
507 address in the supervisor’s records, the elector may not be
508 asked to provide additional information or to recite his or her
509 home address.
510 Section 16. Subsections (2) and (5) of section 101.051,
511 Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
512 101.051 Electors seeking assistance in casting ballots;
513 oath to be executed; forms to be furnished.—
514 (2) It is unlawful for any person to be in the voting booth
515 with any elector except as provided in subsection (1). A person
516 at a polling place, a secure ballot intake station drop box
517 location, or an early voting site, or within 150 feet of a
518 secure ballot intake station drop box location or the entrance
519 of a polling place or an early voting site, may not solicit any
520 elector in an effort to provide assistance to vote pursuant to
521 subsection (1). Any person who violates this subsection commits
522 a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s.
523 775.082 or s. 775.083.
524 (5) If an elector needing assistance requests that a person
525 other than an election official provide him or her with
526 assistance in voting, the clerk or one of the inspectors shall
527 require the person providing assistance to take the following
528 oath:
529
530 DECLARATION TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE
531
532 State of Florida
533 County of ....
534 Date ....
535 Precinct ....
536
537 I, ...(Print name)..., have been requested by ...(print
538 name of elector needing assistance)... to provide him or her
539 with assistance to vote. I swear or affirm that I am not the
540 employer, an agent of the employer, or an officer or agent of
541 the union of the voter and that I have not solicited this voter
542 at the polling place, secure ballot intake station drop box
543 location, or early voting site or within 150 feet of such
544 locations in an effort to provide assistance.
545
546 ...(Signature of assistor)...
547
548 Sworn and subscribed to before me this .... day of ....,
549 ...(year)....
550
551 ...(Signature of Official Administering Oath)...
552
553 Section 17. Subsection (9) of section 101.151, Florida
554 Statutes, is amended to read:
555 101.151 Specifications for ballots.—
556 (9)(a) The Department of State shall adopt rules
557 prescribing a uniform primary and general election ballot for
558 each certified voting system. The rules shall incorporate the
559 requirements set forth in this section and shall prescribe
560 additional matters and forms that include, without limitation:
561 1. The ballot title followed by clear and unambiguous
562 ballot instructions and directions limited to a single location
563 on the ballot, either:
564 a. Centered across the top of the ballot; or
565 b. In the leftmost column, with no individual races in that
566 column unless it is the only column on the ballot;
567 2. Individual race layout; and
568 3. Overall ballot layout; and
569 4. Oval vote targets as the only permissible type of vote
570 target, except as provided in s. 101.56075.
571 (b) The rules must graphically depict a sample uniform
572 primary and general election ballot form for each certified
573 voting system.
574 Section 18. Paragraph (a) of subsection (4) and subsection
575 (8) of section 101.5614, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
576 101.5614 Canvass of returns.—
577 (4)(a) If any vote-by-mail ballot is physically damaged so
578 that it cannot properly be counted by the voting system’s
579 automatic tabulating equipment, a true duplicate copy shall be
580 made of the damaged ballot in an open and accessible room in the
581 presence of witnesses and substituted for the damaged ballot.
582 Likewise, a duplicate ballot shall be made of a vote-by-mail
583 ballot containing an overvoted race if there is a clear
584 indication on the ballot that the voter has made a definite
585 choice in the overvoted race or ballot measure. A duplicate
586 shall include all valid votes as determined by the canvassing
587 board based on rules adopted by the division pursuant to s.
588 102.166(4). A duplicate may be made of a ballot containing an
589 undervoted race or ballot measure if there is a clear indication
590 on the ballot that the voter has made a definite choice in the
591 undervoted race or ballot measure. A duplicate may not include a
592 vote if the voter’s intent in such race or on such measure is
593 not clear. Upon request, a physically present candidate, a
594 political party official, a political committee official, or an
595 authorized designee thereof, must be allowed to observe the
596 duplication of ballots upon signing an affidavit affirming his
597 or her acknowledgment that disclosure of election results
598 discerned from observing the ballot duplication process while
599 the election is ongoing is a felony, as provided under
600 subsection (8). The observer must be allowed to observe the
601 duplication of ballots in such a way that the observer is able
602 to see the markings on each ballot and the duplication taking
603 place. All duplicate ballots must be clearly labeled
604 “duplicate,” bear a serial number which shall be recorded on the
605 defective ballot, and be counted in lieu of the defective
606 ballot. The duplication of ballots must happen in the presence
607 of at least one canvassing board member. After a ballot has been
608 duplicated, the defective ballot shall be placed in an envelope
609 provided for that purpose, and the duplicate ballot shall be
610 tallied with the other ballots for that precinct. If any
611 observer makes a reasonable objection to a duplicate of a
612 ballot, the ballot must be presented to the canvassing board for
613 a determination of the validity of the duplicate. The canvassing
614 board must document the serial number of the ballot in the
615 canvassing board’s minutes. The canvassing board must decide
616 whether the duplication is valid. If the duplicate ballot is
617 determined to be valid, the duplicate ballot must be counted. If
618 the duplicate ballot is determined to be invalid, the duplicate
619 ballot must be rejected and a proper duplicate ballot must be
620 made and counted in lieu of the original.
621 (8) Any supervisor of elections, deputy supervisor of
622 elections, canvassing board member, election board member, or
623 election employee, or other person authorized to observe,
624 review, or inspect ballot materials or observe canvassing who
625 releases any information about votes cast for or against any
626 candidate or ballot measure or any the results of any election
627 before prior to the closing of the polls in that county on
628 election day commits a felony of the third degree, punishable as
629 provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.
630 Section 19. Subsections (1) and (6) of section 101.6103,
631 Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
632 101.6103 Mail ballot election procedure.—
633 (1) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (7), the
634 supervisor of elections shall mail all official ballots with a
635 secrecy envelope, a return mailing envelope, and instructions
636 sufficient to describe the voting process to each elector
637 entitled to vote in the election within the timeframes specified
638 in s. 101.62(4) not sooner than the 20th day before the election
639 and not later than the 10th day before the date of the election.
640 All such ballots shall be mailed by first-class mail. Ballots
641 shall be addressed to each elector at the address appearing in
642 the registration records and placed in an envelope which is
643 prominently marked “Do Not Forward.”
644 (6) The canvassing board may begin the canvassing of mail
645 ballots as provided by s. 101.68(2)(a). The criminal penalty
646 specified in that paragraph for the release of results before 7
647 p.m. on election day is also applicable to canvassing conducted
648 under this act at 7 a.m. on the sixth day before the election,
649 including processing the ballots through the tabulating
650 equipment. However, results may not be released until after 7
651 p.m. on election day. Any canvassing board member or election
652 employee who releases any result before 7 p.m. on election day
653 commits a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in
654 s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.
655 Section 20. Section 101.65, Florida Statutes, is amended to
656 read:
657 101.65 Instructions to absent electors.—The supervisor
658 shall enclose with each vote-by-mail ballot separate printed
659 instructions in substantially the following form; however, where
660 the instructions appear in capitalized text, the text of the
661 printed instructions must be in bold font:
662
663 READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY
664 BEFORE MARKING BALLOT.
665
666 1. VERY IMPORTANT. In order to ensure that your vote-by
667 mail ballot will be counted, it should be completed and returned
668 as soon as possible so that it can reach the supervisor of
669 elections of the county in which your precinct is located no
670 later than 7 p.m. on the day of the election. However, if you
671 are an overseas voter casting a ballot in a presidential
672 preference primary or general election, your vote-by-mail ballot
673 must be postmarked or dated no later than the date of the
674 election and received by the supervisor of elections of the
675 county in which you are registered to vote no later than 10 days
676 after the date of the election. Note that the later you return
677 your ballot, the less time you will have to cure any signature
678 deficiencies, which is authorized until 5 p.m. on the 2nd day
679 after the election.
680 2. Mark your ballot in secret as instructed on the ballot.
681 You must mark your own ballot unless you are unable to do so
682 because of blindness, disability, or inability to read or write.
683 3. Mark only the number of candidates or issue choices for
684 a race as indicated on the ballot. If you are allowed to “Vote
685 for One” candidate and you vote for more than one candidate,
686 your vote in that race will not be counted.
687 4. Place your marked ballot in the enclosed secrecy
688 envelope.
689 5. Insert the secrecy envelope into the enclosed mailing
690 envelope which is addressed to the supervisor.
691 6. Seal the mailing envelope and completely fill out the
692 Voter’s Certificate on the back of the mailing envelope.
693 7. VERY IMPORTANT. In order for your vote-by-mail ballot to
694 be counted, you must sign your name on the line above (Voter’s
695 Signature). A vote-by-mail ballot will be considered illegal and
696 not be counted if the signature on the voter’s certificate does
697 not match the signature on record. The signature on file at the
698 time the supervisor of elections in the county in which your
699 precinct is located receives your vote-by-mail ballot is the
700 signature that will be used to verify your signature on the
701 voter’s certificate. If you need to update your signature for
702 this election, send your signature update on a voter
703 registration application to your supervisor of elections so that
704 it is received before your vote-by-mail ballot is received.
705 8. VERY IMPORTANT. If you are an overseas voter, you must
706 include the date you signed the Voter’s Certificate on the line
707 above (Date) or your ballot may not be counted.
708 9. Mail, deliver, or have delivered the completed mailing
709 envelope. Be sure there is sufficient postage if mailed. THE
710 COMPLETED MAILING ENVELOPE CAN BE DELIVERED TO THE OFFICE OF THE
711 SUPERVISOR OF ELECTIONS OF THE COUNTY IN WHICH YOUR PRECINCT IS
712 LOCATED OR DROPPED OFF AT AN AUTHORIZED SECURE BALLOT INTAKE
713 STATION DROP BOX, AVAILABLE AT EACH EARLY VOTING LOCATION.
714 10. FELONY NOTICE. It is a felony under Florida law to
715 accept any gift, payment, or gratuity in exchange for your vote
716 for a candidate. It is also a felony under Florida law to vote
717 in an election using a false identity or false address, or under
718 any other circumstances making your ballot false or fraudulent.
719 Section 21. Subsection (1) of section 101.655, Florida
720 Statutes, is amended to read:
721 101.655 Supervised voting by absent electors in certain
722 facilities.—
723 (1) The supervisor of elections of a county shall provide
724 supervised voting for absent electors residing in any assisted
725 living facility, as defined in s. 429.02, or nursing home
726 facility, as defined in s. 400.021, within that county at the
727 request of any administrator of such a facility. Such request
728 for supervised voting in the facility shall be made by
729 submitting a written request to the supervisor of elections no
730 later than 28 21 days prior to the election for which that
731 request is submitted. The request shall specify the name and
732 address of the facility and the name of the electors who wish to
733 vote by mail in that election. If the request contains the names
734 of fewer than five voters, the supervisor of elections is not
735 required to provide supervised voting.
736 Section 22. Subsections (2) and (3) of section 101.69,
737 Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
738 101.69 Voting in person; return of vote-by-mail ballot.—
739 (2)(a) The supervisor shall allow an elector who has
740 received a vote-by-mail ballot to physically return a voted
741 vote-by-mail ballot to the supervisor by placing the return mail
742 envelope containing his or her marked ballot in a secure ballot
743 intake station drop box. Secure ballot intake stations drop
744 boxes shall be placed at the main office of the supervisor, at
745 each permanent branch office of the supervisor, and at each
746 early voting site. Secure ballot intake stations drop boxes may
747 also be placed at any other site that would otherwise qualify as
748 an early voting site under s. 101.657(1). Secure ballot intake
749 stations Drop boxes must be geographically located so as to
750 provide all voters in the county with an equal opportunity to
751 cast a ballot, insofar as is practicable. Except for secure
752 ballot intake stations drop boxes at an office of the
753 supervisor, a secure ballot intake station at an early voting
754 site drop box may only be used during the county’s early voting
755 hours of operation and must be monitored in person by an
756 employee of the supervisor’s office. A secure ballot intake
757 station drop box at an office of the supervisor must be
758 continuously monitored in person by an employee of the
759 supervisor’s office when the secure ballot intake station drop
760 box is accessible for deposit of ballots.
761 (b) A supervisor shall designate each secure ballot intake
762 station location drop box site at least 30 days before an
763 election. The supervisor shall provide the address of each
764 secure ballot intake station drop box location to the division
765 at least 30 days before an election. After a secure ballot
766 intake station drop box location has been designated, it may not
767 be moved or changed except as approved by the division to
768 correct a violation of this subsection.
769 (c)1. On each day of early voting, all secure ballot intake
770 stations drop boxes must be emptied at the end of early voting
771 hours and all ballots retrieved from the secure ballot intake
772 stations drop boxes must be returned to the supervisor’s office.
773 2. For secure ballot intake stations drop boxes located at
774 an office of the supervisor, all ballots must be retrieved
775 before the secure ballot intake station drop box is no longer
776 monitored by an employee of the supervisor.
777 3. Employees of the supervisor must comply with procedures
778 for the chain of custody of ballots as required by s.
779 101.015(4).
780 (3) If any secure ballot intake station drop box is left
781 accessible for ballot receipt other than as authorized by this
782 section, the supervisor is subject to a civil penalty of
783 $25,000. The division is authorized to enforce this provision.
784 Section 23. Paragraph (a) of subsection (4) of section
785 102.031, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
786 102.031 Maintenance of good order at polls; authorities;
787 persons allowed in polling rooms and early voting areas;
788 unlawful solicitation of voters.—
789 (4)(a) No person, political committee, or other group or
790 organization may solicit voters inside the polling place or
791 within 150 feet of a secure ballot intake station drop box or
792 the entrance to any polling place, a polling room where the
793 polling place is also a polling room, an early voting site, or
794 an office of the supervisor where vote-by-mail ballots are
795 requested and printed on demand for the convenience of electors
796 who appear in person to request them. Before the opening of a
797 secure ballot intake station drop box location, a polling place,
798 or an early voting site, the clerk or supervisor shall designate
799 the no-solicitation zone and mark the boundaries.
800 Section 24. Section 102.091, Florida Statutes, is amended
801 to read:
802 102.091 Duty of sheriff to watch for violations;
803 appointment of special officers.—
804 (1) The sheriff shall exercise strict vigilance in the
805 detection of any violations of the election laws and in
806 apprehending the violators.
807 (2) The Governor, in consultation with the executive
808 director of the Department of Law Enforcement, shall may appoint
809 special officers to investigate alleged violations of the
810 election laws, when it is deemed necessary to see that violators
811 of the election laws are apprehended and punished. A special
812 officer must be a sworn special agent employed by the Department
813 of Law Enforcement. At least one special officer must be
814 designated in each operational region of the Department of Law
815 Enforcement to serve as a dedicated investigator of alleged
816 violations of the election laws. Appointment as a special
817 officer does not preclude a sworn special agent from conducting
818 other investigations of alleged violations of law, provided that
819 such other investigations do not hinder or interfere with the
820 individual’s ability to investigate alleged violations of the
821 election laws.
822 Section 25. Section 102.101, Florida Statutes, is amended
823 to read:
824 102.101 Sheriff and other officers not allowed in polling
825 place.—A No sheriff, a deputy sheriff, a police officer, a
826 special officer appointed pursuant to s. 102.091, or any other
827 officer of the law is not shall be allowed within a the polling
828 place without permission from the clerk or a majority of the
829 inspectors, except to cast his or her ballot. Upon the failure
830 of any such officer of said officers to comply with this section
831 provision, the clerk or the inspectors must or any one of them
832 shall make an affidavit against the such officer for his or her
833 arrest.
834 Section 26. Subsection (2) of section 104.0616, Florida
835 Statutes, is amended to read:
836 104.0616 Vote-by-mail ballots and voting; violations.—
837 (2) Any person who distributes, orders, requests, collects,
838 delivers, or otherwise physically possesses more than two vote
839 by-mail ballots per election in addition to his or her own
840 ballot or a ballot belonging to an immediate family member,
841 except as provided in ss. 101.6105-101.694, including supervised
842 voting at assisted living facilities and nursing home facilities
843 as authorized under s. 101.655, commits a felony misdemeanor of
844 the third first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, or
845 s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.
846 Section 27. Subsection (2) of section 104.185, Florida
847 Statutes, is amended to read:
848 104.185 Petitions; knowingly signing more than once;
849 signing another person’s name or a fictitious name.—
850 (2) A person who signs another person’s name or a
851 fictitious name to any petition to secure ballot position for a
852 candidate, a minor political party, or an issue commits a felony
853 misdemeanor of the third first degree, punishable as provided in
854 s. 775.082, or s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.
855 Section 28. Section 104.186, Florida Statutes, is amended
856 to read:
857 104.186 Initiative petitions; violations.—A person who
858 compensates a petition circulator as defined in s. 97.021 based
859 on the number of petition forms gathered commits a felony
860 misdemeanor of the third first degree, punishable as provided in
861 s. 775.082, or s. 775.083, or s. 775.084. This section does not
862 prohibit employment relationships that do not base payment on
863 the number of signatures collected.
864 Section 29. Subsection (2) of section 124.011, Florida
865 Statutes, is amended to read:
866 124.011 Alternate procedure for the election of county
867 commissioners to provide for single-member representation;
868 applicability.—
869 (2)(a) All commissioners shall be elected for 4-year terms
870 which shall be staggered so that, alternately, one more or one
871 less than half of the commissioners elected from residence areas
872 and, if applicable, one of the commissioners elected at large
873 from the entire county are elected every 2 years, except that
874 any commissioner may be elected to an initial term of less than
875 4 years if necessary to achieve or maintain such system of
876 staggered terms. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, at the
877 general election immediately following redistricting directed by
878 s. 1(e), Art. VIII of the State Constitution, each commissioner
879 elected only by electors who reside in the district must be
880 elected and terms thereafter shall be staggered as provided in
881 s. 100.041.
882 (b) The term of a commissioner elected under paragraph (a)
883 commences on the second Tuesday after such election.
884 (c) This subsection does not apply to:
885 1. Miami-Dade County.
886 2. Any noncharter county.
887 3. Any county the charter of which limits the number of
888 terms a commissioner may serve.
889 4. Any county in which voters have never approved a charter
890 amendment limiting the number of terms a commissioner may serve
891 regardless of subsequent judicial nullification.
892 Section 30. Paragraph (a) of subsection (3) of section
893 921.0022, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
894 921.0022 Criminal Punishment Code; offense severity ranking
895 chart.—
896 (3) OFFENSE SEVERITY RANKING CHART
897 (a) LEVEL 1
898
899 FloridaStatute FelonyDegree Description
900 24.118(3)(a) 3rd Counterfeit or altered state lottery ticket.
901 104.0616(2) 3rd Unlawfully distributing, ordering, requesting, collecting, delivering, or possessing vote-by-mail ballots.
902 212.054(2)(b) 3rd Discretionary sales surtax; limitations, administration, and collection.
903 212.15(2)(b) 3rd Failure to remit sales taxes, amount $1,000 or more but less than $20,000.
904 316.1935(1) 3rd Fleeing or attempting to elude law enforcement officer.
905 319.30(5) 3rd Sell, exchange, give away certificate of title or identification number plate.
906 319.35(1)(a) 3rd Tamper, adjust, change, etc., an odometer.
907 320.26(1)(a) 3rd Counterfeit, manufacture, or sell registration license plates or validation stickers.
908 322.212 (1)(a)-(c) 3rd Possession of forged, stolen, counterfeit, or unlawfully issued driver license; possession of simulated identification.
909 322.212(4) 3rd Supply or aid in supplying unauthorized driver license or identification card.
910 322.212(5)(a) 3rd False application for driver license or identification card.
911 414.39(3)(a) 3rd Fraudulent misappropriation of public assistance funds by employee/official, value more than $200.
912 443.071(1) 3rd False statement or representation to obtain or increase reemployment assistance benefits.
913 509.151(1) 3rd Defraud an innkeeper, food or lodging value $1,000 or more.
914 517.302(1) 3rd Violation of the Florida Securities and Investor Protection Act.
915 713.69 3rd Tenant removes property upon which lien has accrued, value $1,000 or more.
916 812.014(3)(c) 3rd Petit theft (3rd conviction); theft of any property not specified in subsection (2).
917 815.04(5)(a) 3rd Offense against intellectual property (i.e., computer programs, data).
918 817.52(2) 3rd Hiring with intent to defraud, motor vehicle services.
919 817.569(2) 3rd Use of public record or public records information or providing false information to facilitate commission of a felony.
920 826.01 3rd Bigamy.
921 828.122(3) 3rd Fighting or baiting animals.
922 831.04(1) 3rd Any erasure, alteration, etc., of any replacement deed, map, plat, or other document listed in s. 92.28.
923 831.31(1)(a) 3rd Sell, deliver, or possess counterfeit controlled substances, all but s. 893.03(5) drugs.
924 832.041(1) 3rd Stopping payment with intent to defraud $150 or more.
925 832.05(2)(b) & (4)(c) 3rd Knowing, making, issuing worthless checks $150 or more or obtaining property in return for worthless check $150 or more.
926 838.15(2) 3rd Commercial bribe receiving.
927 838.16 3rd Commercial bribery.
928 843.18 3rd Fleeing by boat to elude a law enforcement officer.
929 847.011(1)(a) 3rd Sell, distribute, etc., obscene, lewd, etc., material (2nd conviction).
930 849.09(1)(a)-(d) 3rd Lottery; set up, promote, etc., or assist therein, conduct or advertise drawing for prizes, or dispose of property or money by means of lottery.
931 849.23 3rd Gambling-related machines; “common offender” as to property rights.
932 849.25(2) 3rd Engaging in bookmaking.
933 860.08 3rd Interfere with a railroad signal.
934 860.13(1)(a) 3rd Operate aircraft while under the influence.
935 893.13(2)(a)2. 3rd Purchase of cannabis.
936 893.13(6)(a) 3rd Possession of cannabis (more than 20 grams).
937 934.03(1)(a) 3rd Intercepts, or procures any other person to intercept, any wire or oral communication.
938
939
940 Section 31. (1) It is the intent of the Legislature to
941 balance the security of vote-by-mail balloting with voter
942 privacy and election transparency. The Legislature finds that
943 further modifications to procedures governing vote-by-mail
944 balloting would help to further ensure election integrity while
945 also protecting voters from identity theft and preserving the
946 public’s right to participate in election processes. To achieve
947 this purpose, the Legislature directs the Department of State to
948 provide a plan to prescribe the use of a Florida driver license
949 number, Florida identification card number, social security
950 number, or any part thereof to confirm the identity of each
951 elector returning a vote-by-mail ballot.
952 (2) The Department of State shall review issues involving
953 the feasibility, development, and implementation of such a plan,
954 including issues related to:
955 (a) In coordination with other agencies such as the
956 Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles, obtaining a
957 Florida driver license number or Florida identification card
958 number and the last four digits of a social security number for
959 each registered voter who does not have such numbers on file in
960 the Florida Voter Registration System.
961 (b) Populating such numbers in the Florida Voter
962 Registration System.
963 (c) Protecting identifying numbers submitted with a vote
964 by-mail ballot, including, but not limited to, prescribing the
965 form of the return mailing envelope.
966 (d) Any necessary modifications to canvassing procedures
967 for vote-by-mail ballots.
968 (e) Costs associated with development and implementation of
969 the plan.
970 (f) A proposal for a program to educate electors on changes
971 to the vote-by-mail process.
972 (g) A proposal for including a declaration of an elector’s
973 current address of legal residence with each written request for
974 a vote-by-mail ballot.
975 (3) In the course of reviewing the required issues, the
976 Department of State must, at a minimum:
977 (a) Review relevant processes of other states.
978 (b) Review relevant federal law.
979 (c) Seek input from supervisors of elections, which must
980 include representation from supervisors of counties with large,
981 medium, and small populations.
982 (4) By February 1, 2023, the Department of State shall
983
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986 And the title is amended as follows:
987 Delete lines 26 - 83
988 and insert:
989 amending s. 97.052, F.S.; adding requirements to the
990 uniform statewide voter registration application;
991 amending s. 97.057, F.S.; conforming a cross
992 reference; amending s. 97.0575, F.S.; deleting a
993 requirement that a third-party voter registration
994 organization provide a certain notification to an
995 applicant; revising a limitation on the amount of
996 aggregate fines which may be assessed against a third
997 party voter registration organization in a calendar
998 year; specifying that a third-party voter registration
999 organization is liable for a certain fine if a person
1000 collecting voter registration applications on its
1001 behalf is convicted of unlawfully altering any
1002 application; amending s. 98.065, F.S.; revising the
1003 frequency with which supervisors of elections must
1004 conduct a registration list maintenance program;
1005 modifying required components of registration list
1006 maintenance programs; conforming provisions to changes
1007 made by the act; amending s. 98.0655, F.S.; revising
1008 requirements for certain registration list maintenance
1009 forms to be prescribed by the Department of State;
1010 amending s. 98.075, F.S.; requiring the Department of
1011 State to identify deceased registered voters using
1012 information received by specified agencies; amending
1013 s. 98.093, F.S.; requiring clerks of the circuit court
1014 and the Department of Highway Safety and Motor
1015 Vehicles to furnish additional information to the
1016 Department of State on a monthly basis; amending s.
1017 100.041, F.S.; providing an exception to certain
1018 county commissioner election requirements for certain
1019 districts; amending s. 100.371, F.S.; revising duties
1020 of the supervisor with respect to the processing and
1021 retention of initiative petition forms; requiring the
1022 supervisor to post additional information regarding
1023 petition forms on his or her website; requiring the
1024 Secretary of State to notify the Financial Impact
1025 Estimating Conference if the signatures for an
1026 initiative petition are no longer valid; specifying
1027 conditions under which the Financial Impact Estimating
1028 Conference does not need to complete an analysis and
1029 financial impact statement for an initiative petition;
1030 creating s. 101.019, F.S.; prohibiting the use of
1031 ranked-choice voting to determine election or
1032 nomination to elective office; voiding existing or
1033 future local ordinances authorizing the use of ranked
1034 choice voting; amending s. 101.043, F.S.; deleting a
1035 provision that prohibits using an address appearing on
1036 identification presented by an elector as a basis to
1037 confirm an elector’s legal residence; deleting a
1038 provision that prohibits a clerk or an inspector from
1039 asking an elector to provide additional identification
1040 information under specified circumstances; amending s.
1041 101.051, F.S.; replacing references to “secure drop
1042 boxes” with “secure ballot intake stations”;
1043 conforming terminology to changes made by the act;
1044 amending s. 101.151, F.S.; revising requirements for
1045 Department of State rules regarding certified voting
1046 systems and ballot specifications; amending s.
1047 101.5614, F.S.; requiring specified individuals
1048 observing the ballot duplication process to sign a
1049 specified affidavit acknowledging certain criminal
1050 penalties; prohibiting persons authorized to observe,
1051 review, or inspect ballot materials or observe
1052 canvassing from releasing certain information about an
1053 election before the closing of the polls; providing
1054 criminal penalties; amending s. 101.6103, F.S.;
1055 conforming certain provisions governing the Mail
1056 Ballot Election Act to provisions applicable to the
1057 mailing and canvassing of vote-by-mail ballots;
1058 amending s. 101.65, F.S.; conforming terminology to
1059 changes made by the act; amending s. 101.655, F.S.;
1060 revising the date by which requests for supervised
1061 voting must be submitted to the supervisor; amending
1062 ss. 101.69 and 102.031, F.S.; conforming terminology
1063 to changes made by the act; amending s.