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    1                        A bill to be entitled                      
    2         An act relating to elections; amending s. 97.012,
    3         F.S.; requiring the Secretary of State to provide
    4         mandatory formal signature matching training to
    5         specified persons; requiring the Department of State
    6         to adopt specified rules; amending s. 97.052, F.S.;
    7         conforming a provision to changes made by the act;
    8         amending s. 97.057, F.S.; conforming a cross
    9         reference; amending s. 97.0575, F.S.; requiring that
   10         third-party voter registration organizations provide
   11         to the Division of Elections the general election
   12         cycle for which they are registering persons to vote,
   13         beginning on a certain date; requiring that third
   14         party voter registration organizations provide to the
   15         division certain affirmations; providing that a third
   16         party voter registration organization is liable for
   17         certain fines in certain circumstances; providing that
   18         the registration of such organizations expires at the
   19         conclusion of the organizations’ lawful
   20         responsibilities following such election cycle,
   21         beginning on a certain date; requiring such
   22         organizations to provide applicants with a specified
   23         receipt; requiring the division to adopt by rule a
   24         uniform format for such receipt by a specified date;
   25         revising the timeframe within which such organizations
   26         must deliver applications to the division or a
   27         supervisor of elections; revising the fines for
   28         failure to submit applications to the division or the
   29         supervisor within the specified timeframe; prohibiting
   30         a person collecting applications on behalf of a third
   31         party voter registration organization from copying
   32         specified information from the application for reasons
   33         other than complying with specified requirements;
   34         providing criminal penalties; prohibiting
   35         organizations from providing prefilled voter
   36         registration applications to applicants; providing
   37         civil penalties; providing for retroactive
   38         application; amending s. 97.071, F.S.; revising the
   39         contents of voter information cards; providing
   40         construction; providing applicability; amending s.
   41         98.065, F.S.; revising the procedures a supervisor
   42         must incorporate as part of his or her list
   43         maintenance program; deleting a provision relating to
   44         the address to which certain voter registration mail
   45         must be addressed; revising requirements applicable to
   46         registration list maintenance programs; requiring a
   47         supervisor to conduct a certain review of voter
   48         registration records at least annually and take
   49         certain actions; amending s. 98.0655, F.S.; deleting a
   50         provision that requires an address confirmation
   51         request to include a certain statement; amending s.
   52         98.075, F.S.; deleting the scheduled repeal of a
   53         public records exemption for certain voter
   54         registration information from another state or the
   55         District of Columbia; requiring the supervisor to
   56         remove the name of a registered voter from the
   57         statewide voter registration system within a specified
   58         timeframe if certain conditions exist; requiring the
   59         supervisor to coordinate with his or her respective
   60         clerk of the court to obtain information of those
   61         registered voters convicted of a felony who have not
   62         had their voting rights restored; requiring a
   63         supervisor to adhere to specified procedures before
   64         the removal of a registered voter from the statewide
   65         voter registration system; providing construction;
   66         requiring the notice that the supervisor must provide
   67         to a potentially ineligible voter to include a
   68         specified statement; authorizing a supervisor to post
   69         a specified notice on the county’s website or the
   70         supervisor’s website; requiring the notice to contain
   71         specified statements; requiring the supervisor to make
   72         a final determination of the voter’s eligibility
   73         within a specified timeframe and remove the name of a
   74         registered voter within a specified timeframe if the
   75         registered voter fails to respond or responds in a
   76         certain manner to certain notices; requiring the
   77         supervisor to review evidence and make a determination
   78         of eligibility within a specified timeframe in certain
   79         circumstances; requiring the supervisor to remove an
   80         ineligible voter within a specified timeframe and
   81         notify the voter that he or she has the right to
   82         appeal the determination of ineligibility; requiring
   83         the supervisor to schedule and issue notice of a
   84         hearing within a specified timeframe after receiving
   85         the voter’s hearing request; requiring that the
   86         hearing be held within a specified timeframe;
   87         authorizing the voter to request an extension;
   88         conforming provisions to changes made by the act;
   89         amending s. 98.077, F.S.; deleting a reference to the
   90         department from a provision requiring correspondence
   91         to include certain information; requiring a supervisor
   92         to publish a specified notice in a newspaper, on the
   93         county’s website, or on the supervisor’s website;
   94         requiring that signature updates used to verify
   95         signatures on ballot certificates or petitions be
   96         received by the supervisor before the voter’s ballot
   97         is received, his or her provisional ballot is cast, or
   98         the petition is submitted for signature verification;
   99         requiring the supervisor to use the signature on file
  100         at the time the vote-by-mail ballot is received, the
  101         provisional ballot is cast, or the petition is
  102         reviewed; providing an exception; amending s. 98.093,
  103         F.S.; requiring the Department of Health to weekly
  104         furnish a specified list to the Department of State;
  105         requiring clerks of the circuit court to weekly
  106         furnish specified information to the Department of
  107         State; requiring the clerks to provide certain
  108         information to the department for specified purposes;
  109         requiring the Department of Law Enforcement to
  110         identify and report specified persons to the
  111         Department of State at least weekly; requiring the
  112         Florida Commission on Offender Review to furnish data
  113         on clemency to the Department of State at least
  114         weekly; requiring the Department of Corrections to
  115         identify persons convicted of a felony and committed
  116         to its custody, and to provide such information to the
  117         Department of State, at least weekly; requiring the
  118         Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles to
  119         weekly furnish specified information to the Department
  120         of State; revising construction; making technical
  121         changes; amending s. 98.0981, F.S.; requiring
  122         supervisors to submit specified reports to the
  123         department within a specified timeframe; requiring
  124         supervisors to prepare a reconciliation report and
  125         submit such report to the department; providing
  126         requirements for, and the required format of, the
  127         report; revising the requirement that supervisors
  128         transmit to the department, in a specified format, the
  129         completely updated voting history information for each
  130         qualified voter who voted; defining the term “unique
  131         precinct identifier”; requiring supervisors to submit
  132         a specified geographical information system map to the
  133         department; requiring the department to submit an
  134         election summary report containing certain information
  135         to the Legislature following the certification by the
  136         Elections Canvassing Commission of specified
  137         elections; deleting certain file specifications;
  138         revising the timeframe for a supervisor to collect and
  139         submit to the department precinct-level election
  140         results after certification by the commission of
  141         specified elections; revising the procedures for
  142         compiling such results; requiring the supervisor to
  143         research and address questions or issues identified by
  144         the department in such results; requiring the
  145         supervisor to provide amended precinct-level election
  146         results to the department within a specified
  147         timeframe, if certain conditions exist; requiring the
  148         department to publish such results online within a
  149         specified timeframe; specifying requirements for the
  150         website; requiring certain files to be created in
  151         accordance with, and providing requirements for, a
  152         certain rule; defining the term “unique precinct
  153         identifier”; providing the timeframe within which the
  154         department must compile and make available certain
  155         precinct-level statistical data; requiring the
  156         department to adopt specified rules; amending s.
  157         99.012, F.S.; defining the term “qualify” for purposes
  158         of restrictions on individuals qualifying for public
  159         office; revising applicability; providing
  160         construction; amending s. 99.021, F.S.; revising the
  161         form of the candidate oath to require that candidates
  162         acknowledge certain outstanding fines, fees, or
  163         penalties relating to ethics or campaign finance
  164         violations; creating s. 99.0215, F.S.; requiring a
  165         candidate to designate in the candidate’s oath the
  166         name he or she wishes to have printed on the ballot,
  167         subject to specified conditions; requiring a candidate
  168         to file a specified affidavit simultaneously with the
  169         oath if the candidate wishes to use a nickname, which
  170         is subject to certain conditions; defining the term
  171         “political slogan”; prohibiting the use of a
  172         professional title or degree except in specified
  173         circumstances; amending s. 99.097, F.S.; requiring the
  174         person or organization that submits signatures for a
  175         local or statewide issue to pay the supervisor in
  176         advance for checking the signatures; making technical
  177         changes; amending s. 100.021, F.S.; providing
  178         alternative methods for providing notice of a general
  179         election; amending s. 100.141, F.S.; revising the
  180         methods by which a supervisor may publish notice of a
  181         special election; amending s. 100.342, F.S.;
  182         specifying that the notice for a special election or
  183         referendum may be published on the county’s website,
  184         the municipality’s website, or the supervisor’s
  185         website, as applicable; amending s. 101.001, F.S.;
  186         revising requirements for specified maps maintained by
  187         supervisors of elections; authorizing supervisors of
  188         elections to coordinate with other governmental
  189         entities for a certain purpose; deleting a provision
  190         requiring supervisors to provide the department
  191         certain data on precincts in the county; deleting a
  192         provision requiring the department to maintain a
  193         certain database; requiring supervisors of elections
  194         to include changes in the name of a precinct in a
  195         certain document; amending s. 101.048, F.S.; providing
  196         that specified persons are entitled to vote a
  197         provisional ballot; amending s. 101.151, F.S.;
  198         requiring the word “incumbent” to appear next to a
  199         candidate’s name on an election ballot under specified
  200         conditions; amending s. 101.5612, F.S.; revising the
  201         methods by which certain notice may be provided;
  202         amending s. 101.6103, F.S.; conforming a cross
  203         reference; making technical changes; amending s.
  204         101.62, F.S.; specifying that a supervisor must accept
  205         requests for vote-by-mail ballots only from specified
  206         persons; providing that a request may be made through
  207         a supervisor’s website; requiring the department to
  208         adopt by rule a uniform statewide application for a
  209         written request for a vote-by-mail ballot by a
  210         specified date; requiring a supervisor to cancel a
  211         request for a vote-by-mail ballot if certain mail sent
  212         by the supervisor to the voter is returned to the
  213         supervisor as undeliverable; requiring a voter who
  214         subsequently requests a vote-by-mail ballot to provide
  215         or confirm his or her current residential address;
  216         requiring the supervisor to add certain information to
  217         the voter’s registration record if such information is
  218         provided in the vote-by-mail request; revising the
  219         definition of the term “immediate family”; deleting a
  220         provision requiring vote-by-mail ballot requests to be
  221         received by a specified time before the supervisor
  222         mails a vote-by-mail ballot; revising the day after
  223         which a supervisor may not mail a vote-by-mail ballot;
  224         providing the deadline for submitting a vote-by-mail
  225         ballot request; revising the means by which and the
  226         period during which a supervisor must provide a vote
  227         by-mail ballot to a voter; prohibiting a supervisor
  228         from personally delivering a vote-by-mail ballot to
  229         certain voters or delivering a vote-by-mail ballot to
  230         certain voters’ designees during a certain period
  231         unless certain conditions exist; making technical
  232         changes; amending s. 101.67, F.S.; requiring the
  233         supervisor to segregate and treat certain ballots as
  234         provisional; amending s. 101.68, F.S.; prohibiting
  235         vote-by-mail ballots from being counted if two or more
  236         ballots arrive in one mailing envelope; making
  237         technical changes; amending s. 101.6923, F.S.;
  238         requiring that a specified statement be included in a
  239         vote-by-mail ballot provided to certain voters; making
  240         technical changes; amending s. 101.6925, F.S.;
  241         revising the deadline for a voter to make specified
  242         information available to the supervisor before a vote
  243         by-mail ballot may be canvassed; amending s. 101.694,
  244         F.S.; conforming a cross-reference; amending s.
  245         101.71, F.S.; revising the methods by which certain
  246         notice may be provided; requiring certain public, tax
  247         supported buildings to be made available for use as
  248         early voting locations upon the request of the
  249         supervisor; amending s. 101.733, F.S.; revising the
  250         methods by which certain notice may be provided;
  251         amending s. 102.111, F.S.; revising the time at which
  252         the Elections Canvassing Commission shall meet to
  253         certify returns; amending s. 102.112, F.S.; revising
  254         the timeframe in which county returns must be filed
  255         with the department; amending s. 102.141, F.S.;
  256         requiring a certain number of alternate canvassing
  257         board members; revising the methods by which certain
  258         notice may be provided; requiring the supervisor to
  259         file a report with the Division of Elections within a
  260         specified timeframe; revising the requirements for the
  261         report; requiring the division to review the report
  262         and offer specified training to supervisors based on
  263         the report; requiring the department to submit an
  264         analysis of specified reports to the Governor and the
  265         Legislature by a specified date; amending s. 103.021,
  266         F.S.; revising the timeframe within which a political
  267         party executive committee must submit its presidential
  268         electors to the Governor for nomination; requiring the
  269         state executive committee of each party to submit
  270         specified information; requiring that electors be
  271         qualified registered voters and members of the
  272         political party for which they are named as electors;
  273         specifying that a required oath be made in writing;
  274         revising the timeframe within which the Governor must
  275         certify the electors to the department; revising the
  276         timeframe within which a minor political party must
  277         submit its list of presidential electors to the
  278         department; requiring presidential electors to file
  279         with the Governor a certain written oath; providing
  280         that certain acts constitute a resignation of the
  281         position of presidential elector; amending s. 103.022,
  282         F.S.; requiring certain write-in candidates to submit
  283         specified information; amending s. 103.091, F.S.;
  284         authorizing a qualifying office to accept and hold
  285         qualifying papers for candidates for political party
  286         offices within a specified timeframe before the
  287         qualifying period; amending s. 104.16, F.S.; providing
  288         applicability; amending s. 104.18, F.S.; providing
  289         that a prosecution for voting more than one ballot may
  290         proceed in any jurisdiction in which a ballot was
  291         willfully cast; providing that it is not necessary to
  292         prove which ballot was cast first; defining the term
  293         “votes more than one ballot at any election”; amending
  294         s. 104.42, F.S.; authorizing a supervisor to report
  295         certain findings to the Office of Election Crimes and
  296         Security rather than the Florida Elections Commission;
  297         amending s. 105.031, F.S.; revising the form of the
  298         candidate’s oath to require that candidates for
  299         judicial office acknowledge certain outstanding fines,
  300         fees, or penalties relating to ethics or campaign
  301         finance violations; amending s. 106.03, F.S.;
  302         requiring the division to adopt specified rules;
  303         amending s. 106.07, F.S.; revising reporting intervals
  304         for candidates and political committees from monthly
  305         to quarterly; preempting local governments from
  306         establishing reporting schedules that differ from
  307         certain requirements; conforming a cross-reference;
  308         amending s. 106.0702, F.S.; conforming a cross
  309         reference; amending s. 106.0703, F.S.; revising
  310         reporting intervals for electioneering communications
  311         organizations from monthly to quarterly; conforming a
  312         cross-reference; amending s. 106.08, F.S.; adding text
  313         messages to the items that do not constitute
  314         contributions to be counted toward certain
  315         contribution limits; creating s. 106.1436, F.S.;
  316         defining the term “voter guide”; prohibiting a person
  317         from representing that a voter guide is an official
  318         publication of a political party; providing an
  319         exception; providing disclosure requirements for such
  320         voter guides; providing criminal penalties and fines;
  321         amending s. 106.265, F.S.; increasing the maximum
  322         civil fines that may be imposed for specified
  323         violations; providing that fines assessed against a
  324         political committee also attach jointly and severally
  325         to the chair of the political committee under
  326         specified conditions; amending s. 322.142, F.S.;
  327         authorizing the Department of Highway Safety and Motor
  328         Vehicles to provide certain reproductions to a
  329         supervisor of elections; providing effective dates.
  330          
  331  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
  332  
  333         Section 1. Subsection (17) of section 97.012, Florida
  334  Statutes, is amended to read:
  335         97.012 Secretary of State as chief election officer.—The
  336  Secretary of State is the chief election officer of the state,
  337  and it is his or her responsibility to:
  338         (17) Provide mandatory formal signature matching training
  339  to supervisors of elections and county canvassing board members.
  340  Any person whose duties require verification of signatures must
  341  undergo signature matching training. The department shall adopt
  342  rules governing signature matching procedures and training.
  343         Section 2. Paragraph (g) of subsection (3) of section
  344  97.052, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
  345         97.052 Uniform statewide voter registration application.—
  346         (3) The uniform statewide voter registration application
  347  must also contain:
  348         (g) A statement informing the applicant that if the
  349  application is being collected by a third-party voter
  350  registration organization, the organization might not deliver
  351  the application to the division or the supervisor in the county
  352  in which the applicant resides in less than 10 14 days or before
  353  registration closes for the next ensuing election, and that the
  354  applicant may instead elect to deliver the application in person
  355  or by mail or choose to register online. The statement must
  356  further inform the applicant how to determine whether the
  357  application has been delivered.
  358         Section 3. Subsection (13) of section 97.057, Florida
  359  Statutes, is amended to read:
  360         97.057 Voter registration by the Department of Highway
  361  Safety and Motor Vehicles.—
  362         (13) The Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles
  363  must assist the Department of State in regularly identifying
  364  changes in residence address on the driver license or
  365  identification card of a voter. The Department of State must
  366  report each such change to the appropriate supervisor of
  367  elections who must change the voter’s registration records in
  368  accordance with s. 98.065(4) s. 98.065(5).
  369         Section 4. Section 97.0575, Florida Statutes, is amended to
  370  read:
  371         97.0575 Third-party voter registration organizations
  372  registrations.—
  373         (1) Before engaging in any voter registration activities, a
  374  third-party voter registration organization must register and
  375  provide to the division, in an electronic format, the following
  376  information:
  377         (a) The names of the officers of the organization and the
  378  name and permanent address of the organization.
  379         (b) The name and address of the organization’s registered
  380  agent in the state.
  381         (c) The names, permanent addresses, and temporary
  382  addresses, if any, of each registration agent registering
  383  persons to vote in this state on behalf of the organization.
  384  This paragraph does not apply to persons who only solicit
  385  applications and do not collect or handle voter registration
  386  applications.
  387         (d)Beginning November 6, 2024, the specific general
  388  election cycle for which the third-party voter registration
  389  organization is registering persons to vote.
  390         (e)An affirmation that each person collecting or handling
  391  voter registration applications on behalf of the third-party
  392  voter registration organization has not been convicted of a
  393  felony violation of the Election Code, a felony violation of an
  394  offense specified in s. 825.103, a felony offense specified in
  395  s. 98.0751(2)(b) or (c), or a felony offense specified in
  396  chapter 817, chapter 831, or chapter 837. A third-party voter
  397  registration organization is liable for a fine in the amount of
  398  $50,000 for each such person who has been convicted of a felony
  399  violation of the Election Code, a felony violation of an offense
  400  specified in s. 825.103, a felony offense specified in s.
  401  98.0751(2)(b) or (c), or a felony offense specified in chapter
  402  817, chapter 831, or chapter 837 who is collecting or handling
  403  voter registration applications on behalf of the third-party
  404  voter registration organization.
  405         (f)An affirmation that each person collecting or handling
  406  voter registration applications on behalf of the third-party
  407  voter registration organization is a citizen of the United
  408  States of America. A third-party voter registration organization
  409  is liable for a fine in the amount of $50,000 for each such
  410  person who is not a citizen and is collecting or handling voter
  411  registration applications on behalf of the third-party voter
  412  registration organization.
  413         (2)Beginning November 6, 2024, the registration of a
  414  third-party voter registration organization automatically
  415  expires at the conclusion of the specific general election cycle
  416  for which the third-party voter registration organization is
  417  registered.
  418         (3)(2) The division or the supervisor of elections shall
  419  make voter registration forms available to third-party voter
  420  registration organizations. All such forms must contain
  421  information identifying the organization to which the forms are
  422  provided. The division shall maintain a database of all third
  423  party voter registration organizations and the voter
  424  registration forms assigned to the third-party voter
  425  registration organization. Each supervisor of elections shall
  426  provide to the division information on voter registration forms
  427  assigned to and received from third-party voter registration
  428  organizations. The information must be provided in a format and
  429  at times as required by the division by rule. The division shall
  430  must update information on third-party voter registrations daily
  431  and make the information publicly available.
  432         (4)A third-party voter registration organization that
  433  collects voter registration applications shall provide a receipt
  434  to an applicant upon accepting possession of his or her
  435  application. The division shall adopt by rule a uniform format
  436  for the receipt by October 1, 2023. The format must include, but
  437  need not be limited to, the name of the applicant, the date the
  438  application is received, the name of the third-party voter
  439  registration organization, the name of the registration agent,
  440  the applicant’s political party affiliation, and the county in
  441  which the applicant resides.
  442         (5)(a)(3)(a) A third-party voter registration organization
  443  that collects voter registration applications serves as a
  444  fiduciary to the applicant and shall ensure, ensuring that any
  445  voter registration application entrusted to the organization,
  446  irrespective of party affiliation, race, ethnicity, or gender,
  447  is must be promptly delivered to the division or the supervisor
  448  of elections in the county in which the applicant resides within
  449  10 14 days after the application is was completed by the
  450  applicant, but not after registration closes for the next
  451  ensuing election. If a voter registration application collected
  452  by any third-party voter registration organization is not
  453  promptly delivered to the division or supervisor of elections in
  454  the county in which the applicant resides, the third-party voter
  455  registration organization is liable for the following fines:
  456         1. A fine in the amount of $50 per each day late, up to
  457  $2,500, for each application received by the division or the
  458  supervisor of elections in the county in which the applicant
  459  resides more than 10 14 days after the applicant delivered the
  460  completed voter registration application to the third-party
  461  voter registration organization or any person, entity, or agent
  462  acting on its behalf. A fine in the amount of $2,500 $250 for
  463  each application received if the third-party voter registration
  464  organization or person, entity, or agency acting on its behalf
  465  acted willfully.
  466         2. A fine in the amount of $100 per each day late, up to
  467  $5,000, for each application collected by a third-party voter
  468  registration organization or any person, entity, or agent acting
  469  on its behalf, before book closing for any given election for
  470  federal or state office and received by the division or the
  471  supervisor of elections in the county in which the applicant
  472  resides after the book-closing deadline for such election. A
  473  fine in the amount of $5,000 $500 for each application received
  474  if the third-party voter registration organization or any
  475  person, entity, or agency acting on its behalf acted willfully.
  476         3. A fine in the amount of $500 for each application
  477  collected by a third-party voter registration organization or
  478  any person, entity, or agent acting on its behalf, which is not
  479  submitted to the division or supervisor of elections in the
  480  county in which the applicant resides. A fine in the amount of
  481  $5,000 $1,000 for any application not submitted if the third
  482  party voter registration organization or person, entity, or
  483  agency acting on its behalf acted willfully.
  484  
  485  The aggregate fine which may be assessed pursuant to this
  486  paragraph which may be assessed against a third-party voter
  487  registration organization, including affiliate organizations,
  488  for violations committed in a calendar year is $250,000 $50,000.
  489         (b) A showing by the third-party voter registration
  490  organization that the failure to deliver the voter registration
  491  application within the required timeframe is based upon force
  492  majeure or impossibility of performance shall be an affirmative
  493  defense to a violation of this subsection. The secretary may
  494  waive the fines described in this subsection upon a showing that
  495  the failure to deliver the voter registration application
  496  promptly is based upon force majeure or impossibility of
  497  performance.
  498         (6)(4) If a person collecting voter registration
  499  applications on behalf of a third-party voter registration
  500  organization alters the voter registration application of any
  501  other person, without the other person’s knowledge and consent,
  502  in violation of s. 104.012(4) and is subsequently convicted of
  503  such offense, the applicable third-party voter registration
  504  organization is liable for a fine in the amount of $5,000 $1,000
  505  for each application altered.
  506         (7)If a person collecting voter registration applications
  507  on behalf of a third-party voter registration organization
  508  copies a voter’s application or retains a voter’s personal
  509  information, such as the voter’s Florida driver license number,
  510  Florida identification card number, social security number, or
  511  signature, for any reason other than to provide such application
  512  or information to the third-party voter registration
  513  organization in compliance with this section, the person commits
  514  a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s.
  515  775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.
  516         (8)(5) If the Secretary of State reasonably believes that a
  517  person has committed a violation of this section, the secretary
  518  may refer the matter to the Attorney General for enforcement.
  519  The Attorney General may institute a civil action for a
  520  violation of this section or to prevent a violation of this
  521  section. An action for relief may include a permanent or
  522  temporary injunction, a restraining order, or any other
  523  appropriate order.
  524         (9)(6) The division shall adopt by rule a form to elicit
  525  specific information concerning the facts and circumstances from
  526  a person who claims to have been registered to vote by a third
  527  party voter registration organization but who does not appear as
  528  an active voter on the voter registration rolls. The division
  529  shall also adopt rules to ensure the integrity of the
  530  registration process, including controls to ensure that all
  531  completed forms are promptly delivered to the division or a
  532  supervisor in the county in which the applicant resides.
  533         (10)(7) The date on which an applicant signs a voter
  534  registration application is presumed to be the date on which the
  535  third-party voter registration organization received or
  536  collected the voter registration application.
  537         (11)A third-party voter registration organization may not
  538  mail or otherwise provide a voter registration application upon
  539  which any information about an applicant has been filled in
  540  before it is provided to the applicant. A third-party voter
  541  registration organization that violates this section is liable
  542  for a fine in the amount of $50 for each such application.
  543         (12)(8) The requirements of this section are retroactive
  544  for any third-party voter registration organization registered
  545  with the department as of July 1, 2023 on the effective date of
  546  this act, and must be complied with within 90 days after the
  547  department provides notice to the third-party voter registration
  548  organization of the requirements contained in this section.
  549  Failure of the third-party voter registration organization to
  550  comply with the requirements within 90 days after receipt of the
  551  notice shall automatically result in the cancellation of the
  552  third-party voter registration organization’s registration.
  553         Section 5. Subsections (1) and (3) of section 97.071,
  554  Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
  555         97.071 Voter information card.—
  556         (1) A voter information card must shall be furnished by the
  557  supervisor to all registered voters residing in the supervisor’s
  558  county. The card must contain:
  559         (a) Voter’s registration number.
  560         (b) Date of registration.
  561         (c) Full name.
  562         (d) Party affiliation.
  563         (e) Date of birth.
  564         (f) Address of legal residence.
  565         (g) Precinct number.
  566         (h) Polling place address and a link to the supervisor’s
  567  website to provide the most current polling place locations.
  568         (i) Name of supervisor and contact information of
  569  supervisor.
  570         (j)The following statement: “This card is for information
  571  purposes only. This card is proof of registration but is not
  572  legal verification of eligibility to vote. It is the
  573  responsibility of a voter to keep his or her eligibility status
  574  current. A voter may confirm his or her eligibility to vote with
  575  the Department of State.”
  576         (k)(j) Other information deemed necessary by the
  577  supervisor.
  578         (3) In the case of a change of name, address of legal
  579  residence, polling place address, or party affiliation, the
  580  supervisor shall issue the voter a new voter information card. A
  581  temporary change made to a polling location pursuant to ss.
  582  101.71 and 101.74 does not require the issuance of a new voter
  583  information card.
  584         Section 6. The amendments made to s. 97.071, Florida
  585  Statutes, by this act, only apply to new and replacement voter
  586  information cards issued on or after July 1, 2023.
  587         Section 7. Subsections (2), (3), and (4), paragraph (c) of
  588  subsection (5), and paragraph (a) of subsection (7) of section
  589  98.065, Florida Statutes, are amended, and a new subsection (6)
  590  is added to that section, to read:
  591         98.065 Registration list maintenance programs.—
  592         (2) A supervisor must incorporate one or more of the
  593  following procedures in the supervisor’s annual registration
  594  list maintenance program under which the supervisor shall:
  595         (a) Use change-of-address information supplied by the
  596  United States Postal Service through its licensees to identify
  597  registered voters whose addresses might have changed.
  598  Additionally, in odd-numbered years, unless the supervisor is
  599  conducting the procedure specified in paragraph (b), the
  600  supervisor must identify change-of-address information from
  601  address confirmation final notices returned nonforwardable
  602  return-if-undeliverable address confirmation requests mailed to
  603  all registered voters who have not voted in the preceding two
  604  general elections or any intervening election and who have not
  605  made a request that their registration records be updated during
  606  that time; or
  607         (b) Identify change-of-address information from returned
  608  nonforwardable return-if-undeliverable address confirmation
  609  requests mail sent to all registered voters in the county.
  610         (3)Address confirmation requests sent pursuant to
  611  paragraph (2)(a) and mail sent pursuant to paragraph (b) must be
  612  addressed to the voter’s address of legal residence, not
  613  including voters temporarily residing outside the county and
  614  registered in the precinct designated by the supervisor pursuant
  615  to s. 101.045(1). If a request is returned as undeliverable, any
  616  other notification sent to the voter pursuant to subsection (5)
  617  or s. 98.0655 must be addressed to the voter’s mailing address
  618  on file, if any.
  619         (3)(4) A registration list maintenance program must be
  620  conducted by each supervisor, at a minimum, once each year,
  621  beginning no later than April 1, and must be completed at least
  622  not later than 90 days before the date of any federal election.
  623  All list maintenance actions associated with each voter must be
  624  entered, tracked, recorded, and maintained in the statewide
  625  voter registration system.
  626         (4)(5)
  627         (c) If an address confirmation request required by
  628  paragraph (2)(b) (2)(a) is returned as undeliverable without
  629  indication of an address change, or there is no response from
  630  the voter within 30 days, or if any other nonforwardable return
  631  if-undeliverable mail is returned as undeliverable with no
  632  indication of an address change, the supervisor must shall send
  633  an address confirmation final notice to all addresses on file
  634  for the voter.
  635         (6)The supervisor shall, at a minimum, conduct an annual
  636  review of voter registration records to identify registration
  637  records in which a voter is registered at an address that may
  638  not be an address of legal residence for the voter. For those
  639  registration records with such addresses that the supervisor has
  640  reasonable belief are not legal residential addresses, the
  641  supervisor shall initiate list maintenance activities pursuant
  642  to s. 98.075(6) and (7).
  643         (7)(a) No later than July 31 and January 31 of each year,
  644  the supervisor must certify to the department the address list
  645  maintenance activities conducted during the first 6 months and
  646  the second 6 months of the year, respectively, including the
  647  number of address confirmation requests sent, the number of
  648  voters designated as inactive, and the number of voters removed
  649  from the statewide voter registration system.
  650         Section 8. Paragraph (c) of subsection (1) of section
  651  98.0655, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
  652         98.0655 Registration list maintenance forms.—The department
  653  shall prescribe registration list maintenance forms to be used
  654  by the supervisors which must include:
  655         (1) An address confirmation request that must contain:
  656         (c)If the address confirmation request is required by s.
  657  98.065(2)(a), a statement that if the voter has not changed his
  658  or her legal residence or has changed his or her legal residence
  659  within the state, the voter should return the form within 30
  660  days after the date on which the notice was sent to the voter;
  661  and
  662         Section 9. Paragraph (c) of subsection (2) and subsections
  663  (3) through (8) of section 98.075, Florida Statutes, are amended
  664  to read:
  665         98.075 Registration records maintenance activities;
  666  ineligibility determinations.—
  667         (2) DUPLICATE REGISTRATION.—
  668         (c) Information received by the department from another
  669  state or the District of Columbia upon the department becoming a
  670  member of a nongovernmental entity as provided in subparagraph
  671  (b)1., which is confidential or exempt pursuant to the laws of
  672  that state or the District of Columbia, is exempt from s.
  673  119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution. The
  674  department shall provide such information to the supervisors to
  675  conduct registration list maintenance activities. This paragraph
  676  is subject to the Open Government Sunset Review Act in
  677  accordance with s. 119.15 and shall stand repealed on October 2,
  678  2023, unless reviewed and saved from repeal through reenactment
  679  by the Legislature.
  680         (3) DECEASED PERSONS.—
  681         (a)1. The department shall identify those registered voters
  682  who are deceased by comparing information received from:
  683         a. The Department of Health as provided in s. 98.093;
  684         b. The United States Social Security Administration,
  685  including, but not limited to, any master death file or index
  686  compiled by the United States Social Security Administration;
  687  and
  688         c. The Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles.
  689         2. Within 7 days after receipt of such information through
  690  the statewide voter registration system, the supervisor shall
  691  remove the name of the registered voter.
  692         (b) The supervisor shall remove the name of a deceased
  693  registered voter from the statewide voter registration system
  694  within 7 days after upon receipt of a copy of a death
  695  certificate issued by a governmental agency authorized to issue
  696  death certificates.
  697         (4) ADJUDICATION OF MENTAL INCAPACITY.—The department shall
  698  identify those registered voters who have been adjudicated
  699  mentally incapacitated with respect to voting and who have not
  700  had their voting rights restored by comparing information
  701  received from the clerk of the circuit court as provided in s.
  702  98.093. The department shall review such information and make an
  703  initial determination as to whether the information is credible
  704  and reliable. If the department determines that the information
  705  is credible and reliable, the department must shall notify the
  706  supervisor and provide a copy of the supporting documentation
  707  indicating the potential ineligibility of the voter to be
  708  registered. Upon receipt of the notice that the department has
  709  made a determination of initial credibility and reliability, the
  710  supervisor shall adhere to the procedures set forth in
  711  subsection (7) before prior to the removal of a registered voter
  712  from the statewide voter registration system.
  713         (5) FELONY CONVICTION.—
  714         (a) The department shall identify those registered voters
  715  who have been convicted of a felony and whose voting rights have
  716  not been restored by comparing information received from, but
  717  not limited to, a clerk of the circuit court, the Board of
  718  Executive Clemency, the Department of Corrections, the
  719  Department of Law Enforcement, or a United States Attorney’s
  720  Office, as provided in s. 98.093. The department shall review
  721  such information and make an initial determination as to whether
  722  the information is credible and reliable. If the department
  723  determines that the information is credible and reliable, the
  724  department must shall notify the supervisor and provide a copy
  725  of the supporting documentation indicating the potential
  726  ineligibility of the voter to be registered. Upon receipt of the
  727  notice that the department has made a determination of initial
  728  credibility and reliability, the supervisor shall adhere to the
  729  procedures set forth in subsection (7) before prior to the
  730  removal of a registered voter’s name from the statewide voter
  731  registration system.
  732         (b)The supervisors shall coordinate with their respective
  733  clerks of the court to obtain information pursuant to s. 98.093
  734  to identify registered voters within their respective
  735  jurisdictions who have been convicted of a felony during the
  736  preceding week and whose voting rights have not been restored.
  737  The supervisor shall adhere to the procedures set forth in
  738  subsection (7) before the removal of a registered voter’s name
  739  from the statewide voter registration system. For purposes of
  740  this paragraph, a supervisor’s duties under subsection (7) begin
  741  upon his or her determination that the information received from
  742  the clerk is credible and reliable.
  743         (6) OTHER BASES FOR INELIGIBILITY.—Subsections (2)-(5) do
  744  not limit or restrict the department or the supervisor in his or
  745  her duty to act upon direct receipt of, access to, or knowledge
  746  of information from any governmental entity that identifies a
  747  registered voter as potentially ineligible. If the department or
  748  supervisor receives information from any governmental entity
  749  sources other than those identified in subsections (2)-(5) that
  750  a registered voter is ineligible because the voter he or she is
  751  deceased, adjudicated a convicted felon without having had his
  752  or her voting rights restored, adjudicated mentally
  753  incapacitated without having had his or her voting rights
  754  restored, does not meet the age requirement pursuant to s.
  755  97.041, is not a United States citizen, is a fictitious person,
  756  or has listed an address a residence that is not his or her
  757  address of legal residence, the supervisor must adhere to the
  758  procedures set forth in subsection (7) before prior to the
  759  removal of the name of a registered voter who is determined to
  760  be ineligible a registered voter’s name from the statewide voter
  761  registration system.
  762         (7) PROCEDURES FOR REMOVAL.—
  763         (a) If the supervisor receives notice or information
  764  pursuant to subsections (4)-(6), the supervisor of the county in
  765  which the voter is registered must shall:
  766         1. Notify the registered voter of his or her potential
  767  ineligibility by mail within 7 days after receipt of notice or
  768  information. The notice must shall include:
  769         a. A statement of the basis for the registered voter’s
  770  potential ineligibility and a copy of any documentation upon
  771  which the potential ineligibility is based. Such documentation
  772  must include any conviction from another jurisdiction determined
  773  to be a similar offense to murder or a felony sexual offense, as
  774  those terms are defined in s. 98.0751.
  775         b. A statement that failure to respond within 30 days after
  776  receipt of the notice may result in a determination of
  777  ineligibility and in removal of the registered voter’s name from
  778  the statewide voter registration system.
  779         c. A return form that requires the registered voter to
  780  admit or deny the accuracy of the information underlying the
  781  potential ineligibility for purposes of a final determination by
  782  the supervisor.
  783         d. A statement that, if the voter is denying the accuracy
  784  of the information underlying the potential ineligibility, the
  785  voter has a right to request a hearing for the purpose of
  786  determining eligibility.
  787         e. Instructions for the registered voter to contact the
  788  supervisor of elections of the county in which the voter is
  789  registered if assistance is needed in resolving the matter.
  790         f. Instructions for seeking restoration of civil rights
  791  pursuant to s. 8, Art. IV of the State Constitution and
  792  information explaining voting rights restoration pursuant to s.
  793  4, Art. VI of the State Constitution following a felony
  794  conviction, if applicable.
  795         g.The following statement: “If you attempt to vote at an
  796  early voting site or your normal election day polling place, you
  797  will be required to vote a provisional ballot. If you vote by
  798  mail, your ballot will be treated as a provisional ballot. In
  799  either case, your ballot may not be counted until a final
  800  determination of eligibility is made. If you wish for your
  801  ballot to be counted, you must contact the supervisor of
  802  elections office within 2 days after the election and present
  803  evidence that you are eligible to vote.”
  804         2. If the mailed notice is returned as undeliverable, the
  805  supervisor must, within 14 days after receiving the returned
  806  notice, either publish shall publish notice once in a newspaper
  807  of general circulation in the county in which the voter was last
  808  registered or publish notice on the county’s website as provided
  809  in s. 50.0311 or on the supervisor’s website, as deemed
  810  appropriate by the supervisor. The notice must shall contain the
  811  following:
  812         a. The voter’s name and address.
  813         b. A statement that the voter is potentially ineligible to
  814  be registered to vote.
  815         c. A statement that failure to respond within 30 days after
  816  the notice is published may result in a determination of
  817  ineligibility by the supervisor and removal of the registered
  818  voter’s name from the statewide voter registration system.
  819         d. An instruction for the voter to contact the supervisor
  820  no later than 30 days after the date of the published notice to
  821  receive information regarding the basis for the potential
  822  ineligibility and the procedure to resolve the matter.
  823         e. An instruction to the voter that, if further assistance
  824  is needed, the voter should contact the supervisor of elections
  825  of the county in which the voter is registered.
  826         f.A statement that, if the voter denies the accuracy of
  827  the information underlying the potential ineligibility, the
  828  voter has a right to request a hearing for the purpose of
  829  determining eligibility.
  830         g.The following statement: “If you attempt to vote at an
  831  early voting site or your normal election day polling place, you
  832  will be required to vote a provisional ballot. If you vote by
  833  mail, your ballot will be treated as a provisional ballot. In
  834  either case, your ballot may not be counted until a final
  835  determination of eligibility is made. If you wish for your
  836  ballot to be counted, you must contact the supervisor of
  837  elections office within 2 days after the election and present
  838  evidence that you are eligible to vote.”
  839         3. If a registered voter fails to respond to a notice
  840  pursuant to subparagraph 1. or subparagraph 2., the supervisor
  841  must shall make a final determination of the voter’s eligibility
  842  within 7 days after expiration of the voter’s timeframe to
  843  respond. If the supervisor determines that the voter is
  844  ineligible, the supervisor must shall remove the name of the
  845  registered voter from the statewide voter registration system
  846  within 7 days. The supervisor shall notify the registered voter
  847  of the supervisor’s determination and action.
  848         4. If a registered voter responds to the notice pursuant to
  849  subparagraph 1. or subparagraph 2. and admits the accuracy of
  850  the information underlying the potential ineligibility, the
  851  supervisor must, as soon as practicable, shall make a final
  852  determination of ineligibility and shall remove the voter’s name
  853  from the statewide voter registration system. The supervisor
  854  shall notify the registered voter of the supervisor’s
  855  determination and action.
  856         5. If a registered voter responds to the notice issued
  857  pursuant to subparagraph 1. or subparagraph 2. and denies the
  858  accuracy of the information underlying the potential
  859  ineligibility but does not request a hearing, the supervisor
  860  must shall review the evidence and make a final determination of
  861  eligibility no later than 30 days after receiving the response
  862  from the voter. If the supervisor determines that the registered
  863  voter is ineligible, the supervisor must remove the voter’s name
  864  from the statewide voter registration system upon such
  865  determination and notify the registered voter of the
  866  supervisor’s determination and action and that the removed voter
  867  has a right to appeal a determination of ineligibility pursuant
  868  to s. 98.0755. If such registered voter requests a hearing, the
  869  supervisor must shall send notice to the registered voter to
  870  attend a hearing at a time and place specified in the notice.
  871  The supervisor shall schedule and issue notice for the hearing
  872  within 7 days after receiving the voter’s request for a hearing
  873  and shall hold the hearing no later than 30 days after issuing
  874  the notice of the hearing. A voter may request an extension upon
  875  showing good cause by submitting an affidavit to the supervisor
  876  as to why he or she is unable to attend the scheduled hearing.
  877  Upon hearing all evidence presented at the hearing, the
  878  supervisor shall make a determination of eligibility within 7
  879  days. If the supervisor determines that the registered voter is
  880  ineligible, the supervisor must shall remove the voter’s name
  881  from the statewide voter registration system and notify the
  882  registered voter of the supervisor’s determination and action
  883  and that the removed voter has a right to appeal a determination
  884  of ineligibility pursuant to s. 98.0755.
  885         (b) The following shall apply to this subsection:
  886         1. All determinations of eligibility must shall be based on
  887  a preponderance of the evidence.
  888         2. All proceedings are exempt from the provisions of
  889  chapter 120.
  890         3. Any notice must shall be sent to the registered voter by
  891  certified mail, return receipt requested, or other means that
  892  provides a verification of receipt or must shall be published in
  893  a newspaper of general circulation where the voter was last
  894  registered, on the county’s website as provided in s. 50.0311,
  895  or on the supervisor’s website, whichever is applicable.
  896         4. The supervisor shall remove the name of any registered
  897  voter from the statewide voter registration system only after
  898  the supervisor makes a final determination that the voter is
  899  ineligible to vote.
  900         5. Any voter whose name has been removed from the statewide
  901  voter registration system pursuant to a determination of
  902  ineligibility may appeal that determination under the provisions
  903  of s. 98.0755.
  904         6. Any voter whose name was removed from the statewide
  905  voter registration system on the basis of a determination of
  906  ineligibility who subsequently becomes eligible to vote must
  907  reregister in order to have his or her name restored to the
  908  statewide voter registration system.
  909         (8) CERTIFICATION.—
  910         (a) No later than July 31 and January 31 of each year, the
  911  supervisor shall certify to the department that the supervisor
  912  has the activities conducted the activities required pursuant to
  913  this section during the first 6 months and the second 6 months
  914  of the year, respectively. The certification must shall include
  915  the number of persons to whom notices were sent pursuant to
  916  subsection (7), the number of persons who responded to the
  917  notices, the number of notices returned as undeliverable, the
  918  number of notices published in the newspaper, on the county’s
  919  website, or on the supervisor’s website, the number of hearings
  920  conducted, and the number of persons removed from the statewide
  921  voter registration system systems and the reasons for such
  922  removals.
  923         (b) If, based on the certification provided pursuant to
  924  paragraph (a), the department determines that a supervisor has
  925  not satisfied the requirements of this section, the department
  926  shall satisfy the appropriate requirements for that county.
  927  Failure to satisfy the requirements of this section constitutes
  928  shall constitute a violation of s. 104.051.
  929         Section 10. Subsections (2), (3), and (4) of section
  930  98.077, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
  931         98.077 Update of voter signature.—
  932         (2) The department and supervisors of elections shall
  933  include in any correspondence, other than postcard notifications
  934  and notices relating to eligibility, sent to a registered voter
  935  information regarding when, where, and how to update the voter’s
  936  signature and shall provide the voter information on how to
  937  obtain a voter registration application from a voter
  938  registration official which can be returned to update the
  939  signature.
  940         (3) At least once during each general election year before
  941  the presidential preference primary or the primary election,
  942  whichever occurs first, the supervisor shall publish in a
  943  newspaper of general circulation or other newspaper in the
  944  county, on the county’s website as provided in s. 50.0311, or on
  945  the supervisor’s website, as deemed appropriate by the
  946  supervisor, a notice specifying when, where, or how a voter can
  947  update his or her signature that is on file and how a voter can
  948  obtain a voter registration application from a voter
  949  registration official.
  950         (4) Except as authorized in ss. 101.048 and 101.68:
  951         (a) All signature updates for use in verifying vote-by-mail
  952  voter certificates, and provisional ballot voter certificates,
  953  or petitions ballots must be received by the appropriate
  954  supervisor before the voter’s elector’s ballot is received by
  955  the supervisor or, in the case of provisional ballots, before
  956  the voter’s elector’s ballot is cast or, in the case of a
  957  petition, before the petition is submitted for signature
  958  verification.
  959         (b) The signature on file at the time the vote-by-mail
  960  ballot is received, or at the time the provisional ballot is
  961  cast, or at the time a petition is reviewed is the signature
  962  that must shall be used in verifying the signature on the vote
  963  by-mail voter certificates, and provisional ballot voter
  964  certificates, or petitions, respectively. For signatures
  965  requiring secondary or tertiary review, older signatures from
  966  previous registration updates may be used.
  967         Section 11. Section 98.093, Florida Statutes, is amended to
  968  read:
  969         98.093 Duty of officials to furnish information relating to
  970  deceased persons, persons adjudicated mentally incapacitated,
  971  persons convicted of a felony, and persons who are not United
  972  States citizens.—
  973         (1) DUTIES.—In order to identify ineligible registered
  974  voters and maintain accurate and current voter registration
  975  records in the statewide voter registration system pursuant to
  976  procedures in s. 98.065 or s. 98.075, it is necessary for the
  977  department and supervisors of elections to receive or access
  978  certain information from state and federal officials and
  979  entities in the format prescribed.
  980         (2) To the maximum extent feasible, state and local
  981  government agencies shall facilitate provision of information
  982  and access to data to the department, including, but not limited
  983  to, databases that contain reliable criminal records and records
  984  of deceased persons. State and local government agencies that
  985  provide such data must shall do so without charge if the direct
  986  cost incurred by those agencies is not significant.
  987         (2)(a)DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH.—The Department of Health shall
  988  furnish weekly monthly to the department a list containing the
  989  name, address, date of birth, date of death, social security
  990  number, race, and sex of each deceased person 17 years of age or
  991  older whose death was reported during the preceding week.
  992         (3)(b)CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT.—Each clerk of the
  993  circuit court shall furnish weekly to the department and to the
  994  supervisors in their respective jurisdictions the following
  995  information monthly to the department:
  996         (a)1.Information identifying A list of those persons who
  997  have been adjudicated mentally incapacitated with respect to
  998  voting during the preceding week and calendar month, a list of
  999  those persons whose mental capacity with respect to voting has
 1000  been restored during the preceding week. The information must
 1001  include each person’s name; address; date of birth; race; sex;
 1002  and, if available, his or her Florida driver license number or
 1003  Florida identification card number or the last four digits of
 1004  his or her social security number. The clerk shall provide the
 1005  information to the department to assist a supervisor in
 1006  identifying registered voters in his or her county who are
 1007  adjudicated mentally incapacitated outside of his or her county
 1008  pursuant to s. 98.075(4).
 1009         (b)Information identifying calendar month, and a list of
 1010  those persons who have responded to returned signed jury notices
 1011  during the preceding week from months to the clerk of the
 1012  circuit court and whose response indicated indicating a change
 1013  of address. The information must Each list shall include each
 1014  person’s the name;, address;, date of birth;, race;, sex;, and,
 1015  if whichever is available, the Florida driver license number or,
 1016  Florida identification card number, or the last four digits of
 1017  his or her social security number of each such person.
 1018         (c)2. Information on the terms of sentence for felony
 1019  convictions, including any financial obligations for court
 1020  costs, fees, and fines, of all persons listed in the clerk’s
 1021  records whose last known address in the clerk’s records is
 1022  within this state and who have been convicted of a felony during
 1023  the preceding week month. The information may be provided to the
 1024  supervisor directly by the clerk individual clerks of the
 1025  circuit court or may be provided on the clerk’s their behalf
 1026  through the Comprehensive Case Information System. The clerk
 1027  shall provide the information to the department to assist a
 1028  supervisor in identifying registered voters in his or her county
 1029  who are adjudicated of a felony outside of his or her county.
 1030  For each felony conviction reported, the information must
 1031  include:
 1032         1.a. The full name;, last known address;, date of birth;,
 1033  race;, sex;, and, if available, the Florida driver license
 1034  number or Florida identification card number, as applicable;,
 1035  and the last four digits of the social security number of the
 1036  person convicted.
 1037         2.b. The amounts of all financial obligations, including
 1038  restitution and court costs, fees, and fines, and, if known, the
 1039  amount of financial obligations not yet satisfied.
 1040         3.c. The county in which the conviction occurred.
 1041         4.d. The statute number violated, statute table text, date
 1042  of conviction, and case number.
 1043         (4)(c)UNITED STATES ATTORNEYS.—Upon receipt of information
 1044  from the United States Attorney, listing persons convicted of a
 1045  felony in federal court, the department shall use such
 1046  information to identify registered voters or applicants for
 1047  voter registration who may be potentially ineligible based on
 1048  information provided in accordance with s. 98.075.
 1049         (5)(d)DEPARTMENT OF LAW ENFORCEMENT.—The Department of Law
 1050  Enforcement shall identify and report to the department at least
 1051  weekly those persons who have been convicted of a felony during
 1052  the preceding week who appear in the voter registration records
 1053  supplied by the statewide voter registration system, in a time
 1054  and manner that enables the department to meet its obligations
 1055  under state and federal law.
 1056         (6)(e)FLORIDA COMMISSION ON OFFENDER REVIEW.—The Florida
 1057  Commission on Offender Review shall furnish at least weekly
 1058  bimonthly to the department data, including the identity of
 1059  those persons granted clemency in the preceding month or any
 1060  updates to prior records which have occurred in the preceding
 1061  month. The data must shall contain the commission’s case number
 1062  and the person’s name, address, date of birth, race, gender,
 1063  Florida driver license number, Florida identification card
 1064  number, or the last four digits of the social security number,
 1065  if available, and references to record identifiers assigned by
 1066  the Department of Corrections and the Department of Law
 1067  Enforcement, a unique identifier of each clemency case, and the
 1068  effective date of clemency of each person.
 1069         (7)(f)DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS.—The Department of
 1070  Corrections shall identify and report to the department at least
 1071  weekly those persons who have been convicted of a felony and
 1072  committed to its custody or placed on community supervision
 1073  during the preceding week. The information must be provided to
 1074  the department at a time and in a manner that enables the
 1075  department to identify registered voters who are convicted
 1076  felons and to meet its obligations under state and federal law.
 1077         (8)(g)DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAY SAFETY AND MOTOR VEHICLES.—The
 1078  Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles shall furnish
 1079  weekly monthly to the department the following information:
 1080         (a)1.Information identifying A list of those persons whose
 1081  names have been removed from the Florida driver license or
 1082  Florida identification card database during the preceding week
 1083  because they have been licensed or been issued an identification
 1084  card in another state. The information list must contain the
 1085  person’s name, last known Florida address, date of birth, sex,
 1086  last four digits of his or her social security number, and
 1087  Florida driver license number or Florida identification card
 1088  number and, if available, the address and the state in which the
 1089  person is now licensed of each such person.
 1090         (b)2.Information identifying A list of those persons who
 1091  during the preceding week presented evidence of non-United
 1092  States citizenship upon being issued a new or renewed Florida
 1093  driver license or Florida identification card. The information
 1094  list must contain the person’s name; address; date of birth;
 1095  last four digits of the; social security number, if applicable;
 1096  and Florida driver license number or Florida identification card
 1097  number, as available applicable; and alien registration number
 1098  or other legal status identifier, of each such person.
 1099         (c)Information identifying those persons for which it has
 1100  received official information during the preceding week that the
 1101  person is deceased. The information must contain the name,
 1102  address, date of birth, last four digits of the social security
 1103  number, Florida driver license number or Florida identification
 1104  card number, and date of death of each such person.
 1105         (9)(3)CONSTRUCTION.—This section does not limit or
 1106  restrict the supervisor in his or her duty to act upon direct
 1107  receipt of, access to, or knowledge of official information from
 1108  these and other governmental entities that identify a registered
 1109  voter as potentially ineligible and to initiate removal of
 1110  remove the name of the registered voter who is determined to be
 1111  ineligible names of persons from the statewide voter
 1112  registration system pursuant to s. 98.075(7) based upon
 1113  information received from other sources.
 1114         Section 12. Section 98.0981, Florida Statutes, is amended
 1115  to read:
 1116         98.0981 Reports; voting history; statewide voter
 1117  registration system information; precinct-level election
 1118  results; book closing statistics; live turnout data.—
 1119         (1) VOTING HISTORY AND STATEWIDE VOTER REGISTRATION SYSTEM
 1120  INFORMATION.—Each supervisor shall submit the reports required
 1121  by this subsection to the department no later than 10 business
 1122  days after the Elections Canvassing Commission certifies the
 1123  results of an election.
 1124         (a) Reconciliation.—For each presidential preference
 1125  primary election, special primary election, special election,
 1126  primary election, and general election, the supervisor shall
 1127  reconcile the aggregate total of ballots cast in each precinct
 1128  to the aggregate number of voters with voter history pursuant to
 1129  paragraph (b) and the precinct-level election results pursuant
 1130  to subsection (3) and submit a reconciliation report. The report
 1131  must be submitted to the department in an electronic format
 1132  pursuant to file format and specifications set forth by rule.
 1133  The report must include a written explanation if the
 1134  reconciliation results in a discrepancy between the voter
 1135  history and the election results.
 1136         (b)Voting history.—For each Within 30 days after
 1137  certification by the Elections Canvassing Commission of a
 1138  presidential preference primary, special election, special
 1139  primary election, primary election, or general election, as
 1140  applicable, supervisors of elections shall transmit completely
 1141  updated voting history information for each qualified voter to
 1142  the department. Such information must be provided, in a uniform
 1143  electronic format pursuant to file specifications adopted by the
 1144  department by rule. The voting history information must include:
 1145  specified in paragraph (d), completely updated voting history
 1146  information for each qualified voter who voted
 1147         1.The unique identifier assigned to each qualified voter
 1148  within the statewide voter registration system.
 1149         2.Each qualified voter’s unique precinct identifier, as
 1150  designated by the county within the statewide voter registration
 1151  system, at the time of voting. For purposes of this
 1152  subparagraph, the term “unique precinct identifier” means an
 1153  alphanumeric code representing the precinct name or number and
 1154  containing no more than the maximum characters as specified by
 1155  rule.
 1156         3.Specifics as to each qualified voter’s voting history,
 1157  including whether the qualified voter voted a regular ballot
 1158  during the early voting period, voted during the early voting
 1159  period using a provisional ballot that was subsequently counted,
 1160  voted a regular ballot at a precinct location, voted at a
 1161  precinct location using a provisional ballot that was
 1162  subsequently counted, voted by vote-by-mail ballot, attempted to
 1163  vote by a timely received vote-by-mail ballot that was not
 1164  counted, attempted to vote by a vote-by-mail ballot that was
 1165  received untimely, attempted to vote by provisional ballot that
 1166  was not counted, or did not vote.
 1167         (c)Precinct boundaries.—For each presidential preference
 1168  primary election, special primary election, special election,
 1169  primary election, and general election, the supervisor shall
 1170  submit to the department the geographical information system map
 1171  of precinct boundaries created and maintained pursuant to s.
 1172  101.001 for the applicable election.
 1173         (2)(b)LEGISLATIVE REPORT.—
 1174         (a)Specifications.After receipt of the information in
 1175  paragraph (a), The department shall prepare an election summary
 1176  compiled for a presidential preference primary election, special
 1177  primary election, special election, primary election, or general
 1178  election, as applicable, a report in an electronic format which
 1179  contains the following information, separately compiled for the
 1180  primary and general election for all voters qualified to vote in
 1181  either election:
 1182         1. The voting history information as transmitted under
 1183  paragraph (1)(b) and the precinct boundaries as transmitted
 1184  under paragraph (1)(c). unique identifier assigned to each
 1185  qualified voter within the statewide voter registration system;
 1186         2. All information provided by each qualified voter on his
 1187  or her voter registration application pursuant to s. 97.052(2),
 1188  except that which is confidential or exempt from public records
 1189  requirements.;
 1190         3. Each qualified voter’s date of registration.;
 1191         4. Each qualified voter’s current state representative
 1192  district, state senatorial district, and congressional district,
 1193  county commission district, and school board district at the
 1194  time of voting, assigned by the supervisor of elections;
 1195         5.Each qualified voter’s current precinct; and
 1196         6.Voting history as transmitted under paragraph (a) to
 1197  include whether the qualified voter voted at a precinct
 1198  location, voted during the early voting period, voted by vote
 1199  by-mail ballot, attempted to vote by vote-by-mail ballot that
 1200  was not counted, attempted to vote by provisional ballot that
 1201  was not counted, or did not vote.
 1202         (b)(c)Submission.Within 60 45 days after certification by
 1203  the Elections Canvassing Commission certifies of a presidential
 1204  preference primary, special election, primary election, or
 1205  general election, the department shall submit send to the
 1206  President of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of
 1207  Representatives, the Senate Minority Leader, and the House
 1208  Minority Leader an election summary a report in electronic
 1209  format that includes all information set forth in paragraph (a)
 1210  (b).
 1211         (d)File specifications are as follows:
 1212         1.The file shall contain records designated by the
 1213  categories below for all qualified voters who, regardless of the
 1214  voter’s county of residence or active or inactive registration
 1215  status at the book closing for the corresponding election that
 1216  the file is being created for:
 1217         a.Voted a regular ballot at a precinct location.
 1218         b.Voted at a precinct location using a provisional ballot
 1219  that was subsequently counted.
 1220         c.Voted a regular ballot during the early voting period.
 1221         d.Voted during the early voting period using a provisional
 1222  ballot that was subsequently counted.
 1223         e.Voted by vote-by-mail ballot.
 1224         f.Attempted to vote by vote-by-mail ballot, but the ballot
 1225  was not counted.
 1226         g.Attempted to vote by provisional ballot, but the ballot
 1227  was not counted in that election.
 1228         2.Each file shall be created or converted into a tab
 1229  delimited format.
 1230         3.File names shall adhere to the following convention:
 1231         a.Three-character county identifier as established by the
 1232  department followed by an underscore.
 1233         b.Followed by four-character file type identifier of
 1234  “VHO3” followed by an underscore.
 1235         c.Followed by FVRS election ID followed by an underscore.
 1236         d.Followed by Date Created followed by an underscore.
 1237         e.Date format is YYYYMMDD.
 1238         f.Followed by Time Created - HHMMSS.
 1239         g.Followed by “.txt”.
 1240         4.Each record shall contain the following columns: Record
 1241  Identifier, FVRS Voter ID Number, FVRS Election ID Number, Vote
 1242  Date, Vote History Code, Precinct, Congressional District, House
 1243  District, Senate District, County Commission District, and
 1244  School Board District.
 1245         (e)Each supervisor of elections shall reconcile, before
 1246  submission, the aggregate total of ballots cast in each precinct
 1247  as reported in the precinct-level election results to the
 1248  aggregate total number of voters with voter history for the
 1249  election for each district.
 1250         (f)Each supervisor of elections shall submit the results
 1251  of the data reconciliation as described in paragraph (e) to the
 1252  department in an electronic format and give a written
 1253  explanation for any precincts where the reconciliation as
 1254  described in paragraph (e) results in a discrepancy between the
 1255  voter history and the election results.
 1256         (3)(2) PRECINCT-LEVEL ELECTION RESULTS.—
 1257         (a)1. Within 10 business 30 days after certification by the
 1258  Elections Canvassing Commission certifies of a presidential
 1259  preference primary election, special election, special primary
 1260  election, primary election, or general election, as applicable,
 1261  the supervisors of elections shall collect and submit to the
 1262  department precinct-level election results for the election in a
 1263  uniform electronic format specified by paragraph (c). The
 1264  precinct-level election results shall be compiled separately for
 1265  the primary or special primary election that preceded the
 1266  general or special general election, respectively. The results
 1267  must shall specifically include for each precinct the total of
 1268  all ballots cast for each candidate or nominee to fill a
 1269  national, state, county, or district office or proposed
 1270  constitutional amendment, with subtotals for each candidate and
 1271  ballot type. When one or more ballot types, also known as
 1272  counting groups, in a race or an issue have fewer than 30 voters
 1273  voting on the ballot, the ballot type must be reported as zero
 1274  except for the total votes counting group for that precinct.
 1275  Ballot types or counting groups include election day, early
 1276  voting, vote-by-mail, provisional voting, and total votes
 1277  However, ballot type or precinct subtotals in a race or question
 1278  having fewer than 30 voters voting on the ballot type or in the
 1279  precinct may not be reported in precinct results. For purposes
 1280  of this paragraph, the term “all ballots cast” means ballots
 1281  cast by voters who cast a ballot, whether at a precinct
 1282  location;, by vote-by-mail ballot, including overseas vote-by
 1283  mail ballots;, during the early voting period;, or by
 1284  provisional ballot.
 1285         2.Upon request from the department, a supervisor must
 1286  research and address, as appropriate, any questions or issues
 1287  identified by the department pertaining to the precinct-level
 1288  election results. If the information as originally submitted is
 1289  changed or corrected, the supervisor must provide an amended
 1290  precinct-level election results file no later than 10 business
 1291  days after the request from the department.
 1292         (b) The department shall make such information available
 1293  online no later than 60 days after the Elections Canvassing
 1294  Commission certifies the presidential preference primary
 1295  election, special primary election, special election, primary
 1296  election, or general election, as applicable. The website
 1297  containing the information must include on a searchable,
 1298  sortable, and downloadable database via its website that also
 1299  includes the file layout and codes. The information must
 1300  database shall be searchable and sortable by county, precinct,
 1301  and candidate;. The must database shall be downloadable in a
 1302  tab-delimited format; and must. The database shall be available
 1303  for download county-by-county and also as a statewide file. Such
 1304  report shall also be made available upon request.
 1305         (c) The files containing the precinct-level election
 1306  results must shall be created in accordance with the applicable
 1307  file specification as set forth by rule. The rule must, at a
 1308  minimum, provide that:
 1309         1.The precinct-level results file shall be created or
 1310  converted into a tab-delimited text file.
 1311         2.The row immediately before the first data record shall
 1312  contain the column names of the data elements that make up the
 1313  data records. There shall be one header record followed by
 1314  multiple data records.
 1315         3. the data records shall include the following columns:
 1316  County Name, Election Number, Election Date, Unique Precinct
 1317  Identifier, Precinct Polling Location, Total Registered Voters,
 1318  Total Registered Republicans, Total Registered Democrats, Total
 1319  Registered All Other Parties, Contest Name,
 1320  Candidate/Retention/Issue Name, Candidate Florida Voter
 1321  Registration System ID Number, Division of Elections Unique
 1322  Candidate Identifying Number, Candidate Party, District,
 1323  Undervote Total, Overvote Total, Write-in Total, and Vote Total.
 1324  For purposes of this paragraph, the term “unique precinct
 1325  identifier” means an alphanumeric code representing the precinct
 1326  name or number and containing no more than the maximum
 1327  characters as specified by rule.
 1328         (4)(3) PRECINCT-LEVEL BOOK CLOSING STATISTICS.—No later
 1329  than 10 days after the date of book closing for but before the
 1330  date of an election as defined in s. 97.021 to fill a national,
 1331  state, county, or district office, or to vote on a proposed
 1332  constitutional amendment, the department shall compile and make
 1333  available the following precinct-level statistical data for each
 1334  county:
 1335         (a) Unique precinct identifier numbers. For purposes of
 1336  this subsection, the term “unique precinct identifier” means an
 1337  alphanumeric code representing the precinct name or number and
 1338  containing no more than the maximum characters as specified by
 1339  rule.
 1340         (b) Total number of active registered voters by party for
 1341  each precinct.
 1342         (5)(4) LIVE TURNOUT DATA.—On election day, each supervisor
 1343  of elections shall make live voter turnout data, updated at
 1344  least once per hour, available on his or her website. Each
 1345  supervisor shall transmit the live voter turnout data to the
 1346  division, which must create and maintain a real-time statewide
 1347  turnout dashboard that is available for viewing by the public on
 1348  the division’s website as the data becomes available.
 1349         (6)(5) REPORTS PUBLICLY AVAILABLE.—The department shall
 1350  also make publicly available the reports and results required in
 1351  subsections (1)-(4) (1)-(3).
 1352         (7)(6) RULEMAKING.—The department shall adopt rules and
 1353  prescribe forms to carry out the purposes of this section.
 1354         Section 13. Effective upon becoming a law, present
 1355  paragraph (b) of subsection (1) of section 99.012, Florida
 1356  Statutes, is redesignated as paragraph (c), a new paragraph (b)
 1357  is added to that subsection, and paragraph (c) is added to
 1358  subsection (7) of that section, to read:
 1359         99.012 Restrictions on individuals qualifying for public
 1360  office.—
 1361         (1) As used in this section:
 1362         (b) “Qualify” means to fulfill the requirements set forth
 1363  in s. 99.061(7)(a) or s. 105.031(5)(a).
 1364         (7) This section does not apply to:
 1365         (c)Persons seeking the office of President or Vice
 1366  President of the United States.
 1367         Section 14. The amendments made to s. 99.012, Florida
 1368  Statutes, by this act are intended to clarify existing law. Any
 1369  person seeking the office of President or Vice President of the
 1370  United States is not subject to the requirements of chapter 99,
 1371  Florida Statutes, which govern candidate qualifying,
 1372  specifically those which require the submission of certain
 1373  documents, full and public disclosures of financial interests,
 1374  petition signatures, or the payment of filing fees. This section
 1375  shall take effect upon this act becoming a law.
 1376         Section 15. Paragraph (d) of subsection (1) of section
 1377  99.021, Florida Statutes, is redesignated as paragraph (e), and
 1378  a new paragraph (d) is added to that subsection, to read:
 1379         99.021 Form of candidate oath.—
 1380         (1)
 1381         (d)In addition, each candidate, whether a party candidate,
 1382  a candidate with no party affiliation, or a write-in candidate,
 1383  shall, at the time of subscribing to the oath or affirmation,
 1384  state in writing whether he or she owes any outstanding fines,
 1385  fees, or penalties that cumulatively exceed $250 for any
 1386  violations of s. 8, Art. II of the State Constitution, the Code
 1387  of Ethics for Public Officers and Employees under part III of
 1388  chapter 112, any local ethics ordinance governing standards of
 1389  conduct and disclosure requirements, or chapter 106. If the
 1390  candidate owes any outstanding fines, fees, or penalties
 1391  exceeding the threshold amount specified in this paragraph, he
 1392  or she must also specify the amount owed and each entity that
 1393  levied such fine, fee, or penalty. For purposes of this
 1394  paragraph, any such fines, fees, or penalties that have been
 1395  paid in full at the time of subscribing to the oath or
 1396  affirmation are not deemed to be outstanding.
 1397         Section 16. Section 99.0215, Florida Statutes, is created
 1398  to read:
 1399         99.0215Name of candidate.—
 1400         (1)Each candidate shall designate in the oath or
 1401  affirmation specified in s. 99.021 the name that he or she
 1402  wishes to have printed on the ballot, or in the case of a write
 1403  in candidate, the name that he or she wishes to have voters
 1404  write in on the ballot when voting for him or her. Such
 1405  designation must include the candidate’s legal given name or
 1406  names, a shortened form of the candidate’s legal given name or
 1407  names, an initial or initials of the candidate’s legal given
 1408  name or names, or a bona fide nickname customarily related to
 1409  the candidate and by which the candidate is commonly known,
 1410  immediately followed by the candidate’s legal surname. If
 1411  applicable, a candidate may place one of the following
 1412  designations after the legal surname: “Sr.,” “Jr.,” or a
 1413  numerical designation such as “II.”
 1414         (2)If a candidate wishes to designate a nickname, the
 1415  candidate must file an affidavit that must be verified under
 1416  oath or affirmation pursuant to s. 92.525(1)(a), attesting that
 1417  the nickname complies with the requirements of this section. The
 1418  affidavit must be filed simultaneously with the oath or
 1419  affirmation specified in s. 99.021. Any nickname designated by a
 1420  candidate may not be used to mislead voters. A candidate may not
 1421  designate a nickname that implies the candidate is some other
 1422  person, that constitutes a political slogan or otherwise
 1423  associates the candidate with a cause or an issue, or that is
 1424  obscene or profane. For purposes of this subsection, the term
 1425  “political slogan” means any word or words expressing or
 1426  connoting a position, an opinion, or a belief that the candidate
 1427  may espouse, including, but not limited to, any word or words
 1428  conveying any meaning other than that of the general identity of
 1429  the candidate.
 1430         (3)Unless a candidate has the same name as, or a name
 1431  similar to, one or more candidates for the same office, an
 1432  educational or professional title or degree may not be added to
 1433  his or her name designation.
 1434         Section 17. Subsections (4) and (5) of section 99.097,
 1435  Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
 1436         99.097 Verification of signatures on petitions.—
 1437         (4)(a) The supervisor must shall be paid in advance the sum
 1438  of 10 cents for each signature checked or the actual cost of
 1439  checking such signature, whichever is less, by the candidate or,
 1440  in the case of a petition to have a local an issue placed on the
 1441  ballot, by the person or organization submitting the petition.
 1442  In the case of a petition to place a statewide issue on the
 1443  ballot, the person or organization submitting the petition must
 1444  pay the supervisor in advance the cost posted by the supervisor
 1445  pursuant to s. 100.371(11) for the actual cost of checking
 1446  signatures to place a statewide issue on the ballot.
 1447         (b) However, if a candidate, a person, or an organization
 1448  seeking to have an issue placed upon the ballot cannot pay such
 1449  charges without imposing an undue burden on personal resources
 1450  or upon the resources otherwise available to such candidate,
 1451  person, or organization, such candidate, person, or organization
 1452  shall, upon written certification of such inability given under
 1453  oath to the supervisor, is be entitled to have the signatures
 1454  verified at no charge.
 1455         (c) In the event a candidate, person, or organization
 1456  submitting a petition to have an issue placed upon the ballot is
 1457  entitled to have the signatures verified at no charge, the
 1458  supervisor of elections of each county in which the signatures
 1459  are verified at no charge shall submit the total number of such
 1460  signatures checked in the county to the Chief Financial Officer
 1461  no later than December 1 of the general election year, and the
 1462  Chief Financial Officer shall cause such supervisor of elections
 1463  to be reimbursed from the General Revenue Fund in an amount
 1464  equal to 10 cents or the actual cost for each name checked or
 1465  the actual cost of checking such signatures, whichever is
 1466  applicable as set forth in paragraph (a) less. In no event may
 1467  shall such reimbursement of costs be deemed or applied as extra
 1468  compensation for the supervisor.
 1469         (d) Petitions must shall be retained by the supervisors for
 1470  a period of 1 year following the election for which the
 1471  petitions were circulated.
 1472         (5) The results of a verification pursuant to subparagraph
 1473  (1)(a)2. may be contested in the circuit court by the candidate;
 1474  an announced opponent; a representative of a designated
 1475  political committee; or a person, party, or other organization
 1476  submitting the petition. The contestant must shall file a
 1477  complaint, together with the fees prescribed in chapter 28, with
 1478  the clerk of the circuit court in the county in which the
 1479  petition is certified or in Leon County if the petition covers
 1480  more than one county within 10 days after midnight of the date
 1481  the petition is certified; and the complaint must shall set
 1482  forth the grounds on which the contestant intends to establish
 1483  his or her right to require a complete check of the petition
 1484  pursuant to subparagraph (1)(a)1. In the event the court orders
 1485  a complete check of the petition and the result is not changed
 1486  as to the success or lack of success of the petitioner in
 1487  obtaining the requisite number of valid signatures, then such
 1488  candidate, unless the candidate has filed the oath stating that
 1489  he or she is unable to pay such charges; announced opponent;
 1490  representative of a designated political committee; or party,
 1491  person, or organization submitting the petition, unless such
 1492  person or organization has filed the oath stating inability to
 1493  pay such charges, shall pay to the supervisor of elections of
 1494  each affected county for the complete check an amount calculated
 1495  at the rate of 10 cents for each additional signature checked or
 1496  the actual cost of checking such additional signatures, as
 1497  applicable whichever is less.
 1498         Section 18. Section 100.021, Florida Statutes, is amended
 1499  to read:
 1500         100.021 Notice of general election.—The Department of State
 1501  shall, in any year in which a general election is held, make out
 1502  a notice stating what offices and vacancies are to be filled at
 1503  the general election in the state, and in each county and
 1504  district thereof. During the 30 days before prior to the
 1505  beginning of qualifying, the department of State shall have the
 1506  notice published two times in a newspaper of general circulation
 1507  in each county; and, in counties in which there is no newspaper
 1508  of general circulation, it shall send to the sheriff a notice of
 1509  the offices and vacancies to be filled at such general election
 1510  by the qualified voters of the sheriff’s county or any district
 1511  thereof, and the sheriff shall have at least five copies of the
 1512  notice posted in conspicuous places in the county. Notice may be
 1513  provided alternatively by publishing notice on the division’s
 1514  website, on the county’s website as provided in s. 50.0311, or
 1515  on the supervisor’s website, as deemed appropriate by the
 1516  supervisor.
 1517         Section 19. Subsection (3) of section 100.141, Florida
 1518  Statutes, is amended to read:
 1519         100.141 Notice of special election to fill any vacancy in
 1520  office.—
 1521         (3) The department shall deliver a copy of such notice to
 1522  the supervisor of elections of each county in which the special
 1523  election is to be held. The supervisor shall have the notice
 1524  published two times in a newspaper of general circulation in the
 1525  county at least 10 days before prior to the first day set for
 1526  qualifying for office or, for at least 10 days before the first
 1527  day set for qualifying for office, publish notice on the
 1528  county’s website as provided in s. 50.0311 or on the
 1529  supervisor’s website. If such a newspaper is not published
 1530  within the period set forth, the supervisor shall post at least
 1531  five copies of the notice in conspicuous places in the county
 1532  not less than 10 days prior to the first date set for
 1533  qualifying.
 1534         Section 20. Section 100.342, Florida Statutes, is amended
 1535  to read:
 1536         100.342 Notice of special election or referendum.—In any
 1537  special election or referendum not otherwise provided for, there
 1538  must shall be at least 30 days’ notice of the election or
 1539  referendum by publication in a newspaper of general circulation
 1540  in the county, district, or municipality, or publication on the
 1541  county’s website as provided in s. 50.0311, the municipality’s
 1542  website, or the supervisor’s website, as applicable as the case
 1543  may be. The publication must shall be made at least twice, once
 1544  in the fifth week and once in the third week before prior to the
 1545  week in which the election or referendum is to be held. If the
 1546  applicable website becomes unavailable or there is no newspaper
 1547  of general circulation in the county, district, or municipality,
 1548  the notice must shall be posted in no less than five places
 1549  within the territorial limits of the county, district, or
 1550  municipality.
 1551         Section 21. Subsection (3) and paragraph (a) of subsection
 1552  (4) of section 101.001, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
 1553         101.001 Precincts and polling places; boundaries.—
 1554         (3)(a) Each supervisor of elections shall maintain a
 1555  geographical information system suitable map drawn to a scale no
 1556  smaller than 3 miles to the inch and clearly delineating all
 1557  major observable features such as roads, streams, and railway
 1558  lines and showing the current geographical boundaries of each
 1559  precinct, representative district, and senatorial district, and
 1560  other type of district in the county subject to the elections
 1561  process in this code. A supervisor may coordinate with other
 1562  governmental entities to comply with this subsection.
 1563         (b)The supervisor shall provide to the department data on
 1564  all precincts in the county associated with the most recent
 1565  decennial census blocks within each precinct.
 1566         (c)The department shall maintain a searchable database
 1567  that contains the precincts and the corresponding most recent
 1568  decennial census blocks within the precincts for each county,
 1569  including a historical file that allows the census blocks to be
 1570  traced through the prior decade.
 1571         (b)(d) The supervisor of elections shall notify the
 1572  Secretary of State in writing within 10 days after any
 1573  reorganization of precincts and shall furnish a copy of the
 1574  geographical information system compatible map showing the
 1575  current geographical boundaries and designation of each new
 1576  precinct. However, if precincts are composed of whole census
 1577  blocks, the supervisor may furnish, in lieu of a copy of the
 1578  map, a list, in an electronic format prescribed by the
 1579  Department of State, associating each census block in the county
 1580  with its precinct.
 1581         (c)(e) Any precinct established or altered under the
 1582  provisions of this section must shall consist of areas bounded
 1583  on all sides only by census block boundaries from the most
 1584  recent United States Census. If the census block boundaries
 1585  split or conflict with a municipal or other political
 1586  subdivision another political boundary listed below, the
 1587  boundary listed below may be used as a precinct boundary:
 1588         1. Governmental unit boundaries reported in the most recent
 1589  Boundary and Annexation Survey published by the United States
 1590  Census Bureau; or
 1591         2.Visible features that are readily distinguishable upon
 1592  the ground, such as streets, railroads, tracks, streams, and
 1593  lakes, and that are indicated upon current census maps, official
 1594  Department of Transportation maps, official municipal maps,
 1595  official county maps, or a combination of such maps;
 1596         3.Boundaries of public parks, public school grounds, or
 1597  churches; or
 1598         2.4. Boundaries of counties, incorporated municipalities,
 1599  or other political subdivisions that meet criteria established
 1600  by the United States Census Bureau for block boundaries.
 1601         (4)(a) Within 10 days after there is any change in the
 1602  division, name, number, or boundaries of the precincts, or the
 1603  location of the polling places, the supervisor of elections
 1604  shall make in writing an accurate description of any new or
 1605  altered precincts, setting forth the boundary lines and shall
 1606  identify the location of each new or altered polling place. A
 1607  copy of the document describing such changes must shall be
 1608  posted at the supervisor’s office.
 1609         Section 22. Subsection (1) of section 101.048, Florida
 1610  Statutes, is amended to read:
 1611         101.048 Provisional ballots.—
 1612         (1) At all elections, a voter claiming to be properly
 1613  registered in the state and eligible to vote at the precinct in
 1614  the election but whose eligibility cannot be determined, a
 1615  person whom an election official asserts is not eligible,
 1616  including, but not limited to, a person to whom notice has been
 1617  sent pursuant to s. 98.075(7), but for whom a final
 1618  determination of eligibility has not been made, and other
 1619  persons specified in the code shall be entitled to vote a
 1620  provisional ballot. Once voted, the provisional ballot must
 1621  shall be placed in a secrecy envelope and thereafter sealed in a
 1622  provisional ballot envelope. The provisional ballot must shall
 1623  be deposited in a ballot box. All provisional ballots must shall
 1624  remain sealed in their envelopes for return to the supervisor of
 1625  elections. The department shall prescribe the form of the
 1626  provisional ballot envelope. A person casting a provisional
 1627  ballot has shall have the right to present written evidence
 1628  supporting his or her eligibility to vote to the supervisor of
 1629  elections by not later than 5 p.m. on the second day following
 1630  the election.
 1631         Section 23. Paragraph (b) of subsection (4) of section
 1632  101.151, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
 1633         101.151 Specifications for ballots.—
 1634         (4)
 1635         (b) When two or more candidates running for the same office
 1636  on an a primary election ballot have the same or a similar
 1637  surname, the word “incumbent” must shall appear next to the
 1638  incumbent’s name.
 1639         Section 24. Subsection (2) of section 101.5612, Florida
 1640  Statutes, is amended to read:
 1641         101.5612 Testing of tabulating equipment.—
 1642         (2) On any day not more than 25 days before the
 1643  commencement of early voting as provided in s. 101.657, the
 1644  supervisor of elections shall have the automatic tabulating
 1645  equipment publicly tested to ascertain that the equipment will
 1646  correctly count the votes cast for all offices and on all
 1647  measures. If the ballots to be used at the polling place on
 1648  election day are not available at the time of the testing, the
 1649  supervisor may conduct an additional test not more than 10 days
 1650  before election day. Public notice of the time and place of the
 1651  test shall be given at least 48 hours prior thereto by
 1652  publication on the county website as provided in s. 50.0311, on
 1653  the supervisor of elections’ website, or and once in one or more
 1654  newspapers of general circulation in the county. If the
 1655  applicable website becomes unavailable or, if there is no
 1656  newspaper of general circulation in the county, by posting the
 1657  notice must be posted in at least four conspicuous places in the
 1658  county. The supervisor or the municipal elections official may,
 1659  at the time of qualifying, give written notice of the time and
 1660  location of the public preelection test to each candidate
 1661  qualifying with that office and obtain a signed receipt that the
 1662  notice has been given. The Department of State shall give
 1663  written notice to each statewide candidate at the time of
 1664  qualifying, or immediately at the end of qualifying, that the
 1665  voting equipment will be tested and advise each candidate to
 1666  contact the county supervisor of elections as to the time and
 1667  location of the public preelection test. The supervisor or the
 1668  municipal elections official shall, at least 30 days before the
 1669  commencement of early voting as provided in s. 101.657, send
 1670  written notice by certified mail to the county party chair of
 1671  each political party and to all candidates for other than
 1672  statewide office whose names appear on the ballot in the county
 1673  and who did not receive written notification from the supervisor
 1674  or municipal elections official at the time of qualifying,
 1675  stating the time and location of the public preelection test of
 1676  the automatic tabulating equipment. The canvassing board shall
 1677  convene, and each member of the canvassing board shall certify
 1678  to the accuracy of the test. For the test, the canvassing board
 1679  may designate one member to represent it. The test shall be open
 1680  to representatives of the political parties, the press, and the
 1681  public. Each political party may designate one person with
 1682  expertise in the computer field who shall be allowed in the
 1683  central counting room when all tests are being conducted and
 1684  when the official votes are being counted. The designee may
 1685  shall not interfere with the normal operation of the canvassing
 1686  board.
 1687         Section 25. Subsection (1) of section 101.6103, Florida
 1688  Statutes, is amended to read:
 1689         101.6103 Mail ballot election procedure.—
 1690         (1) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (7), the
 1691  supervisor of elections shall mail all official ballots with a
 1692  secrecy envelope, a return mailing envelope, and instructions
 1693  sufficient to describe the voting process to each elector
 1694  entitled to vote in the election within the timeframes specified
 1695  in s. 101.62(3) s. 101.62(4). All such ballots must shall be
 1696  mailed by first-class mail. Ballots must shall be addressed to
 1697  each elector at the address appearing in the registration
 1698  records and placed in an envelope which is prominently marked
 1699  “Do Not Forward.”
 1700         Section 26. Section 101.62, Florida Statutes, is amended to
 1701  read:
 1702         101.62 Request for vote-by-mail ballots.—
 1703         (1) REQUEST.—
 1704         (a) The supervisor shall accept a request for a vote-by
 1705  mail ballot only from a voter or, if directly instructed by the
 1706  voter, a member of the voter’s immediate family or the voter’s
 1707  legal guardian from an elector in person or in writing. A
 1708  request may be made in person, in writing, by telephone, or
 1709  through the supervisor’s website. The department shall prescribe
 1710  by rule by October 1, 2023, a uniform statewide application to
 1711  make a written request for a vote-by-mail ballot which includes
 1712  fields for all information required in this subsection. One
 1713  request is deemed sufficient to receive a vote-by-mail ballot
 1714  for all elections through the end of the calendar year of the
 1715  next regularly scheduled general election, unless the voter
 1716  elector or the voter’s elector’s designee indicates at the time
 1717  the request is made the elections within such period for which
 1718  the voter elector desires to receive a vote-by-mail ballot. The
 1719  supervisor must cancel a request for a vote-by-mail ballot Such
 1720  request may be considered canceled when any first-class mail or
 1721  nonforwardable mail sent by the supervisor to the voter elector
 1722  is returned as undeliverable. If the voter requests a vote-by
 1723  mail ballot thereafter, the voter must provide or confirm his or
 1724  her current residential address.
 1725         (b) The supervisor may accept a written, an in-person, or a
 1726  telephonic request for a vote-by-mail ballot to be mailed to a
 1727  voter’s an elector’s address on file in the Florida Voter
 1728  Registration System from the voter elector, or, if directly
 1729  instructed by the voter elector, a member of the voter’s
 1730  elector’s immediate family, or the voter’s elector’s legal
 1731  guardian. If an in-person or a telephonic request is made, the
 1732  voter elector must provide the voter’s elector’s Florida driver
 1733  license number, the voter’s elector’s Florida identification
 1734  card number, or the last four digits of the voter’s elector’s
 1735  social security number, whichever may be verified in the
 1736  supervisor’s records. If the ballot is requested to be mailed to
 1737  an address other than the voter’s elector’s address on file in
 1738  the Florida Voter Registration System, the request must be made
 1739  in writing. A written request must be signed by the voter
 1740  elector and include the voter’s elector’s Florida driver license
 1741  number, the voter’s elector’s Florida identification card
 1742  number, or the last four digits of the voter’s elector’s social
 1743  security number. However, an absent uniformed services service
 1744  voter or an overseas voter seeking a vote-by-mail ballot is not
 1745  required to submit a signed, written request for a vote-by-mail
 1746  ballot that is being mailed to an address other than the voter’s
 1747  elector’s address on file in the Florida Voter Registration
 1748  System. For purposes of this section, the term “immediate
 1749  family” has the same meaning as specified in paragraph (4)(c).
 1750  The person making the request must disclose:
 1751         1. The name of the voter elector for whom the ballot is
 1752  requested.
 1753         2. The voter’s elector’s address.
 1754         3. The voter’s elector’s date of birth.
 1755         4. The voter’s elector’s Florida driver license number, the
 1756  voter’s elector’s Florida identification card number, or the
 1757  last four digits of the voter’s elector’s social security
 1758  number, whichever may be verified in the supervisor’s records.
 1759  If the voter’s registration record does not already include the
 1760  voter’s Florida driver license number or Florida identification
 1761  card number or the last four digits of the voter’s social
 1762  security number, the number provided must be recorded in the
 1763  voter’s registration record.
 1764         5. The requester’s name.
 1765         6. The requester’s address.
 1766         7. The requester’s driver license number, the requester’s
 1767  identification card number, or the last four digits of the
 1768  requester’s social security number, if available.
 1769         8. The requester’s relationship to the voter elector.
 1770         9. The requester’s signature (written requests only).
 1771         (c) Upon receiving a request for a vote-by-mail ballot from
 1772  an absent voter, the supervisor of elections shall notify the
 1773  voter of the free access system that has been designated by the
 1774  department for determining the status of his or her vote-by-mail
 1775  ballot.
 1776         (d)For purposes of this section, the term “immediate
 1777  family” refers to the following, as applicable:
 1778         1.The voter’s spouse, parent, child, grandparent,
 1779  grandchild, or sibling, or the parent, child, grandparent,
 1780  grandchild, or sibling of the voter’s spouse.
 1781         2.The designee’s spouse, parent, child, grandparent,
 1782  grandchild, or sibling, or the parent, child, grandparent,
 1783  grandchild, or sibling of the designee’s spouse.
 1784         (2)A request for a vote-by-mail ballot to be mailed to a
 1785  voter must be received no later than 5 p.m. on the 10th day
 1786  before the election by the supervisor. The supervisor shall mail
 1787  vote-by-mail ballots to voters requesting ballots by such
 1788  deadline no later than 8 days before the election.
 1789         (2)(3)ACCESS TO VOTE-BY-MAIL REQUEST INFORMATION.—For each
 1790  request for a vote-by-mail ballot received, the supervisor shall
 1791  record the following information: the date the request was made;
 1792  the identity of the voter’s designee making the request, if any;
 1793  the Florida driver license number, Florida identification card
 1794  number, or last four digits of the social security number of the
 1795  voter elector provided with a written request; the date the
 1796  vote-by-mail ballot was delivered to the voter or the voter’s
 1797  designee or the date the vote-by-mail ballot was delivered to
 1798  the post office or other carrier; the address to which the
 1799  ballot was mailed or the identity of the voter’s designee to
 1800  whom the ballot was delivered; the date the ballot was received
 1801  by the supervisor; the absence of the voter’s signature on the
 1802  voter’s certificate, if applicable; whether the voter’s
 1803  certificate contains a signature that does not match the voter’s
 1804  elector’s signature in the registration books or precinct
 1805  register; and such other information he or she may deem
 1806  necessary. This information must shall be provided in electronic
 1807  format as provided by division rule. The information must shall
 1808  be updated and made available no later than 8 a.m. of each day,
 1809  including weekends, beginning 60 days before the primary until
 1810  15 days after the general election and shall be
 1811  contemporaneously provided to the division. This information is
 1812  shall be confidential and exempt from s. 119.07(1) and shall be
 1813  made available to or reproduced only for the voter requesting
 1814  the ballot, a canvassing board, an election official, a
 1815  political party or official thereof, a candidate who has filed
 1816  qualification papers and is opposed in an upcoming election, and
 1817  registered political committees for political purposes only.
 1818         (3)(4)DELIVERY OF VOTE-BY-MAIL BALLOTS.—
 1819         (a) No later than 45 days before each presidential
 1820  preference primary election, primary election, and general
 1821  election, the supervisor of elections shall send a vote-by-mail
 1822  ballot as provided in subparagraph (d)2. (c)2. to each absent
 1823  uniformed services voter and to each overseas voter who has
 1824  requested a vote-by-mail ballot.
 1825         (b) The supervisor shall mail a vote-by-mail ballot to each
 1826  absent qualified voter, other than those listed in paragraph
 1827  (a), who has requested such a ballot, between the 40th and 33rd
 1828  days before the presidential preference primary election,
 1829  primary election, and general election.
 1830         (c) Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (a) or
 1831  paragraph (b) subsection (2) and after the period described in
 1832  this paragraph, the supervisor shall mail vote-by-mail ballots
 1833  within 2 business days after receiving a request for such a
 1834  ballot, but no later than the 10th day before election day. The
 1835  deadline to submit a request for a ballot to be mailed is 5 p.m.
 1836  local time on the 12th day before an upcoming election.
 1837         (d)(c)Upon a request for a vote-by-mail ballot, the
 1838  supervisor shall provide a vote-by-mail ballot to each voter
 1839  elector by whom a request for that ballot has been made, by one
 1840  of the following means:
 1841         1. By nonforwardable, return-if-undeliverable mail to the
 1842  voter’s elector’s current mailing address on file with the
 1843  supervisor or any other address the voter elector specifies in
 1844  the request. The envelopes must be prominently marked “Do Not
 1845  Forward.”
 1846         2. By forwardable mail, e-mail, or facsimile machine
 1847  transmission to absent uniformed services voters and overseas
 1848  voters. The absent uniformed services voter or overseas voter
 1849  may designate in the vote-by-mail ballot request the preferred
 1850  method of transmission. If the voter does not designate the
 1851  method of transmission, the vote-by-mail ballot must shall be
 1852  mailed.
 1853         3. By personal delivery before 7 p.m. on election day to
 1854  the voter after vote-by-mail ballots have been mailed and up to
 1855  7 p.m. on election day elector, upon presentation of the
 1856  identification required in s. 101.043.
 1857         4. By delivery to the voter’s a designee after vote-by-mail
 1858  ballots have been mailed and up to 7 p.m. on election day or up
 1859  to 9 days before the day of an election. Any voter elector may
 1860  designate in writing a person to pick up the ballot for the
 1861  voter elector; however, the person designated may not pick up
 1862  more than two vote-by-mail ballots per election, other than the
 1863  designee’s own ballot, except that additional ballots may be
 1864  picked up for members of the designee’s immediate family. For
 1865  purposes of this section, “immediate family” means the
 1866  designee’s spouse or the parent, child, grandparent, grandchild,
 1867  or sibling of the designee or of the designee’s spouse. The
 1868  designee shall provide to the supervisor the written
 1869  authorization by the voter elector and a picture identification
 1870  of the designee and must complete an affidavit. The designee
 1871  shall state in the affidavit that the designee is authorized by
 1872  the voter elector to pick up that ballot and shall indicate if
 1873  the voter elector is a member of the designee’s immediate family
 1874  and, if so, the relationship. The department shall prescribe the
 1875  form of the affidavit. If the supervisor is satisfied that the
 1876  designee is authorized to pick up the ballot and that the
 1877  signature of the voter elector on the written authorization
 1878  matches the signature of the voter elector on file, the
 1879  supervisor must shall give the ballot to that designee for
 1880  delivery to the voter elector.
 1881         5. Except as provided in s. 101.655, the supervisor may not
 1882  deliver a vote-by-mail ballot to a voter an elector or a voter’s
 1883  designee pursuant to subparagraph 3. or subparagraph 4.,
 1884  respectively, during the mandatory early voting period and up to
 1885  7 p.m. on election day, an elector’s immediate family member on
 1886  the day of the election unless there is an emergency, to the
 1887  extent that the voter elector will be unable to go to a
 1888  designated early voting site in his or her county or to his or
 1889  her assigned polling place on election day. If a vote-by-mail
 1890  ballot is delivered, the voter elector or his or her designee
 1891  must shall execute an affidavit affirming to the facts which
 1892  allow for delivery of the vote-by-mail ballot. The department
 1893  shall adopt a rule providing for the form of the affidavit.
 1894         (4)(5)SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES.—If the department is unable
 1895  to certify candidates for an election in time to comply with
 1896  paragraph (3)(a) (4)(a), the Department of State is authorized
 1897  to prescribe rules for a ballot to be sent to absent uniformed
 1898  services voters and overseas voters.
 1899         (5)(6)MATERIALS.—Only the materials necessary to vote by
 1900  mail may be mailed or delivered with any vote-by-mail ballot.
 1901         (6)(7)PROHIBITION.—Except as expressly authorized for
 1902  voters having a disability under s. 101.662, for overseas voters
 1903  under s. 101.697, or for local referenda under ss. 101.6102 and
 1904  101.6103, a county, municipality, or state agency may not send a
 1905  vote-by-mail ballot to a voter unless the voter has requested a
 1906  vote-by-mail ballot in the manner authorized under this section.
 1907         Section 27. Subsection (1) of section 101.67, Florida
 1908  Statutes, is amended to read:
 1909         101.67 Safekeeping of mailed ballots; deadline for
 1910  receiving vote-by-mail ballots.—
 1911         (1)(a) The supervisor of elections shall safely keep in his
 1912  or her office any envelopes received containing marked ballots
 1913  of absent electors, and he or she shall, before the canvassing
 1914  of the election returns, deliver the envelopes to the county
 1915  canvassing board along with his or her file or list kept
 1916  regarding said ballots.
 1917         (b)To the extent practicable, the supervisor of elections
 1918  shall segregate any vote-by-mail ballots received from a person
 1919  to whom notice has been sent pursuant to s. 98.075(7), but for
 1920  whom a final determination of eligibility has not been made, and
 1921  shall treat them as provisional ballots for individual review by
 1922  the county canvassing board. The supervisor shall attempt to
 1923  contact each voter whose ballot has been set aside under this
 1924  paragraph in the same manner as if the voter had voted a
 1925  provisional ballot under s. 101.048.
 1926         Section 28. Subsection (1) of section 101.68, Florida
 1927  Statutes, is amended to read:
 1928         101.68 Canvassing of vote-by-mail ballot.—
 1929         (1)(a) The supervisor of the county where the absent
 1930  elector resides shall receive the voted ballot, at which time
 1931  the supervisor shall compare the signature of the elector on the
 1932  voter’s certificate with the signature of the elector in the
 1933  registration books or the precinct register to determine whether
 1934  the elector is duly registered in the county and must record on
 1935  the elector’s registration record that the elector has voted.
 1936  During the signature comparison process, the supervisor may not
 1937  use any knowledge of the political affiliation of the elector
 1938  voter whose signature is subject to verification.
 1939         (b) An elector who dies after casting a vote-by-mail ballot
 1940  but on or before election day shall remain listed in the
 1941  registration books until the results have been certified for the
 1942  election in which the ballot was cast. The supervisor shall
 1943  safely keep the ballot unopened in his or her office until the
 1944  county canvassing board canvasses the vote pursuant to
 1945  subsection (2).
 1946         (c)If two or more vote-by-mail ballots for the same
 1947  election are returned in one mailing envelope, the ballots may
 1948  not be counted.
 1949         (d) Except as provided in subsection (4), after a vote-by
 1950  mail ballot is received by the supervisor, the ballot is deemed
 1951  to have been cast, and changes or additions may not be made to
 1952  the voter’s certificate.
 1953         Section 29. Section 101.6923, Florida Statutes, is amended
 1954  to read:
 1955         101.6923 Special vote-by-mail ballot instructions for
 1956  certain first-time voters.—
 1957         (1) This section applies The provisions of this section
 1958  apply to voters who are subject to the provisions of s. 97.0535
 1959  and who have not provided the identification or information
 1960  required by s. 97.0535 by the time the vote-by-mail ballot is
 1961  mailed.
 1962         (2) A voter covered by this section must shall be provided
 1963  with printed instructions with his or her vote-by-mail ballot in
 1964  substantially the following form:
 1965  
 1966         READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY BEFORE MARKING YOUR
 1967         BALLOT. FAILURE TO FOLLOW THESE INSTRUCTIONS MAY CAUSE
 1968         YOUR BALLOT NOT TO COUNT.
 1969  
 1970         1. In order to ensure that your vote-by-mail ballot will be
 1971  counted, it should be completed and returned as soon as possible
 1972  so that it can reach the supervisor of elections of the county
 1973  in which your precinct is located no later than 7 p.m. on the
 1974  date of the election. However, if you are an overseas voter
 1975  casting a ballot in a presidential preference primary or general
 1976  election, your vote-by-mail ballot must be postmarked or dated
 1977  no later than the date of the election and received by the
 1978  supervisor of elections of the county in which you are
 1979  registered to vote no later than 10 days after the date of the
 1980  election. Note that the later you return your ballot, the less
 1981  time you will have to cure signature deficiencies, which is
 1982  authorized until 5 p.m. local time on the 2nd day after the
 1983  election.
 1984         2. Mark your ballot in secret as instructed on the ballot.
 1985  You must mark your own ballot unless you are unable to do so
 1986  because of blindness, disability, or inability to read or write.
 1987         3. Mark only the number of candidates or issue choices for
 1988  a race as indicated on the ballot. If you are allowed to “Vote
 1989  for One” candidate and you vote for more than one, your vote in
 1990  that race will not be counted.
 1991         4. Place your marked ballot in the enclosed secrecy
 1992  envelope and seal the envelope.
 1993         5. Insert the secrecy envelope into the enclosed envelope
 1994  bearing the Voter’s Certificate. Seal the envelope and
 1995  completely fill out the Voter’s Certificate on the back of the
 1996  envelope.
 1997         a. You must sign your name on the line above (Voter’s
 1998  Signature).
 1999         b. If you are an overseas voter, you must include the date
 2000  you signed the Voter’s Certificate on the line above (Date) or
 2001  your ballot may not be counted.
 2002         c. A vote-by-mail ballot will be considered illegal and
 2003  will not be counted if the signature on the Voter’s Certificate
 2004  does not match the signature on record. The signature on file at
 2005  the start of the canvass of the vote-by-mail ballots is the
 2006  signature that will be used to verify your signature on the
 2007  Voter’s Certificate. If you need to update your signature for
 2008  this election, send your signature update on a voter
 2009  registration application to your supervisor of elections so that
 2010  it is received before your vote-by-mail ballot is received.
 2011         6. Unless you meet one of the exemptions in Item 7., you
 2012  must make a copy of one of the following forms of
 2013  identification:
 2014         a. Identification which must include your name and
 2015  photograph: United States passport; debit or credit card;
 2016  military identification; student identification; retirement
 2017  center identification; neighborhood association identification;
 2018  public assistance identification; veteran health identification
 2019  card issued by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs;
 2020  a Florida license to carry a concealed weapon or firearm; or an
 2021  employee identification card issued by any branch, department,
 2022  agency, or entity of the Federal Government, the state, a
 2023  county, or a municipality; or
 2024         b. Identification which shows your name and current
 2025  residence address: current utility bill, bank statement,
 2026  government check, paycheck, or government document (excluding
 2027  voter information card).
 2028         7. The identification requirements of Item 6. do not apply
 2029  if you meet one of the following requirements:
 2030         a. You are 65 years of age or older.
 2031         b. You have a temporary or permanent physical disability.
 2032         c. You are a member of a uniformed service on active duty
 2033  who, by reason of such active duty, will be absent from the
 2034  county on election day.
 2035         d. You are a member of the Merchant Marine who, by reason
 2036  of service in the Merchant Marine, will be absent from the
 2037  county on election day.
 2038         e. You are the spouse or dependent of a member referred to
 2039  in paragraph c. or paragraph d. who, by reason of the active
 2040  duty or service of the member, will be absent from the county on
 2041  election day.
 2042         f. You are currently residing outside the United States.
 2043         8. Place the envelope bearing the Voter’s Certificate into
 2044  the mailing envelope addressed to the supervisor. Insert a copy
 2045  of your identification in the mailing envelope. DO NOT PUT YOUR
 2046  IDENTIFICATION INSIDE THE SECRECY ENVELOPE WITH THE BALLOT OR
 2047  INSIDE THE ENVELOPE WHICH BEARS THE VOTER’S CERTIFICATE OR YOUR
 2048  BALLOT WILL NOT COUNT.
 2049         9. Mail, deliver, or have delivered the completed mailing
 2050  envelope. Be sure there is sufficient postage if mailed.
 2051         10. FELONY NOTICE. It is a felony under Florida law to
 2052  accept any gift, payment, or gratuity in exchange for your vote
 2053  for a candidate. It is also a felony under Florida law to vote
 2054  in an election using a false identity or false address, or under
 2055  any other circumstances making your ballot false or fraudulent.
 2056         Section 30. Subsections (1) and (3) of section 101.6925,
 2057  Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
 2058         101.6925 Canvassing special vote-by-mail ballots.—
 2059         (1) The supervisor of the county where the voter absent
 2060  elector resides shall receive the voted special vote-by-mail
 2061  ballot, at which time the mailing envelope must shall be opened
 2062  to determine if the voter has enclosed the identification
 2063  required or has indicated on the Voter’s Certificate that he or
 2064  she is exempt from the identification requirements.
 2065         (3) If the identification is not enclosed in the mailing
 2066  envelope and the voter has not indicated that he or she is
 2067  exempt from the identification requirements, the supervisor must
 2068  shall check the voter registration records to determine if the
 2069  voter’s identification was previously received or the voter had
 2070  previously notified the supervisor that he or she was exempt.
 2071  The envelope with the Voter’s Certificate may shall not be
 2072  opened unless the identification has been received or the voter
 2073  has indicated that he or she is exempt. The ballot must shall be
 2074  treated as a provisional ballot and may until 7 p.m. on election
 2075  day and shall not be canvassed unless the supervisor has
 2076  received the required identification or written indication of
 2077  exemption by 5 7 p.m. local time on the 2nd day following the on
 2078  election day.
 2079         Section 31. Subsection (1) of section 101.694, Florida
 2080  Statutes, is amended to read:
 2081         101.694 Mailing of ballots upon receipt of federal postcard
 2082  application.—
 2083         (1) Upon receipt of a federal postcard application for a
 2084  vote-by-mail ballot executed by a person whose registration is
 2085  in order or whose application is sufficient to register or
 2086  update the registration of that person, the supervisor shall
 2087  send the ballot in accordance with s. 101.62(3) s. 101.62(4).
 2088         Section 32. Subsections (2) and (5) of section 101.71,
 2089  Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
 2090         101.71 Polling place.—
 2091         (2) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (1),
 2092  whenever the supervisor of elections of any county determines
 2093  that the accommodations for holding any election at a polling
 2094  place designated for any precinct in the county are unavailable,
 2095  are inadequate for the expeditious and efficient housing and
 2096  handling of voting and voting paraphernalia, or do not comply
 2097  with the requirements of s. 101.715, the supervisor shall, not
 2098  less than 30 days before prior to the holding of an election,
 2099  provide for the voting place for such precinct to be moved to
 2100  another site that is accessible to the public on election day in
 2101  said precinct or, if such is not available, to another site that
 2102  is accessible to the public on election day in a contiguous
 2103  precinct. If such action of the supervisor results in the voting
 2104  place for two or more precincts being located for the purposes
 2105  of an election in one building, the supervisor of elections
 2106  shall provide adequate supplies, equipment, and personnel are
 2107  available to accommodate the voters for the precincts that are
 2108  collocated. When any supervisor moves any polling place pursuant
 2109  to this subsection, the supervisor shall, not more than 30 days
 2110  or fewer than 7 days before prior to the holding of an election,
 2111  give notice of the change of the polling place for the precinct
 2112  involved, with clear description of the voting place to which
 2113  changed, by publication on the county’s website as provided in
 2114  s. 50.0311, on the supervisor’s website, or at least once in a
 2115  newspaper of general circulation in the county and on the
 2116  supervisor of elections’ website. A notice of the change of the
 2117  polling place involved shall be mailed, at least 14 days before
 2118  prior to an election, to each registered elector or to each
 2119  household in which there is a registered elector.
 2120         (5) Public, tax-supported buildings must shall be made
 2121  available for use as polling places, or early voting locations
 2122  that meet the requirements specified in s. 101.657, upon the
 2123  request of the supervisor of elections.
 2124         Section 33. Subsection (2) of section 101.733, Florida
 2125  Statutes, is amended to read:
 2126         101.733 Election emergency; purpose; elections emergency
 2127  contingency plan.—Because of the existing and continuing
 2128  possibility of an emergency or common disaster occurring before
 2129  or during a regularly scheduled or special election, and in
 2130  order to ensure maximum citizen participation in the electoral
 2131  process and provide a safe and orderly procedure for persons
 2132  seeking to exercise their right to vote, generally to minimize
 2133  to whatever degree possible a person’s exposure to danger during
 2134  declared states of emergency, and to protect the integrity of
 2135  the electoral process, it is hereby found and declared to be
 2136  necessary to designate a procedure for the emergency suspension
 2137  or delay and rescheduling of elections.
 2138         (2) The Governor, upon consultation with the Secretary of
 2139  State, shall reschedule any election suspended or delayed due to
 2140  an emergency. The election shall be held within 10 days after
 2141  the date of the suspended or delayed election or as soon
 2142  thereafter as is practicable. Notice of the election must shall
 2143  be published on the affected county’s website as provided in s.
 2144  50.0311, on the affected supervisor’s website, or at least once
 2145  in a newspaper of general circulation in the affected area and,
 2146  where practicable, broadcast as a public service announcement on
 2147  radio and television stations at least 1 week before prior to
 2148  the date the election is to be held.
 2149         Section 34. Subsection (2) of section 102.111, Florida
 2150  Statutes, is amended to read:
 2151         102.111 Elections Canvassing Commission.—
 2152         (2) The Elections Canvassing Commission shall meet at 8 9
 2153  a.m. on the 9th day after a primary election and at 8 9 a.m. on
 2154  the 14th day after a general election to certify the returns of
 2155  the election for each federal, state, and multicounty office. If
 2156  a member of a county canvassing board that was constituted
 2157  pursuant to s. 102.141 determines, within 5 days after the
 2158  certification by the Elections Canvassing Commission, that a
 2159  typographical error occurred in the official returns of the
 2160  county, the correction of which could result in a change in the
 2161  outcome of an election, the county canvassing board must certify
 2162  corrected returns to the Department of State within 24 hours,
 2163  and the Elections Canvassing Commission must correct and
 2164  recertify the election returns as soon as practicable.
 2165         Section 35. Subsection (2) of section 102.112, Florida
 2166  Statutes, is amended to read:
 2167         102.112 Deadline for submission of county returns to the
 2168  Department of State.—
 2169         (2) Returns must be filed no later than noon by 5 p.m. on
 2170  the 8th 7th day following a primary election and no later than
 2171  by noon on the 13th 12th day following the general election.
 2172  However, the Department of State may correct typographical
 2173  errors, including the transposition of numbers, in any returns
 2174  submitted to the Department of State pursuant to s. 102.111(2).
 2175         Section 36. Subsection (1), paragraph (b) of subsection
 2176  (2), and subsection (10) of section 102.141, Florida Statutes,
 2177  are amended to read:
 2178         102.141 County canvassing board; duties.—
 2179         (1) The county canvassing board shall be composed of the
 2180  supervisor of elections; a county court judge, who shall act as
 2181  chair; and the chair of the board of county commissioners. The
 2182  names of the canvassing board members must be published on the
 2183  supervisor’s website upon completion of the logic and accuracy
 2184  test. At least two alternate canvassing board members must be
 2185  appointed pursuant to paragraph (e). In the event any member of
 2186  the county canvassing board is unable to serve, is a candidate
 2187  who has opposition in the election being canvassed, or is an
 2188  active participant in the campaign or candidacy of any candidate
 2189  who has opposition in the election being canvassed, such member
 2190  shall be replaced as follows:
 2191         (a) If a no county court judge is unable able to serve or
 2192  if all are disqualified, the chief judge of the judicial circuit
 2193  in which the county is located must shall appoint as a
 2194  substitute member a qualified elector of the county who is not a
 2195  candidate with opposition in the election being canvassed and
 2196  who is not an active participant in the campaign or candidacy of
 2197  any candidate with opposition in the election being canvassed.
 2198  In such event, the members of the county canvassing board shall
 2199  meet and elect a chair.
 2200         (b) If the supervisor of elections is unable to serve or is
 2201  disqualified, the chair of the board of county commissioners
 2202  must shall appoint as a substitute member a member of the board
 2203  of county commissioners who is not a candidate with opposition
 2204  in the election being canvassed and who is not an active
 2205  participant in the campaign or candidacy of any candidate with
 2206  opposition in the election being canvassed. The supervisor,
 2207  however, shall act in an advisory capacity to the canvassing
 2208  board.
 2209         (c) If the chair of the board of county commissioners is
 2210  unable to serve or is disqualified, the board of county
 2211  commissioners must shall appoint as a substitute member one of
 2212  its members who is not a candidate with opposition in the
 2213  election being canvassed and who is not an active participant in
 2214  the campaign or candidacy of any candidate with opposition in
 2215  the election being canvassed.
 2216         (d) If a substitute member or alternate member cannot be
 2217  appointed as provided elsewhere in this subsection, or in the
 2218  event of a vacancy in such office, the chief judge of the
 2219  judicial circuit in which the county is located must shall
 2220  appoint as a substitute member or alternate member a qualified
 2221  elector of the county who is not a candidate with opposition in
 2222  the election being canvassed and who is not an active
 2223  participant in the campaign or candidacy of any candidate with
 2224  opposition in the election being canvassed.
 2225         (e)1. The chief judge of the judicial circuit in which the
 2226  county is located shall appoint a county court judge as an
 2227  alternate member of the county canvassing board or, if each
 2228  county court judge is unable to serve or is disqualified, shall
 2229  appoint an alternate member who is qualified to serve as a
 2230  substitute member under paragraph (a). Any alternate may serve
 2231  in any seat.
 2232         2. The chair of the board of county commissioners shall
 2233  appoint a member of the board of county commissioners as an
 2234  alternate member of the county canvassing board or, if each
 2235  member of the board of county commissioners is unable to serve
 2236  or is disqualified, shall appoint an alternate member who is
 2237  qualified to serve as a substitute member under paragraph (d).
 2238         3. If a member of the county canvassing board is unable to
 2239  participate in a meeting of the board, the chair of the county
 2240  canvassing board or his or her designee must shall designate
 2241  which alternate member will serve as a member of the board in
 2242  the place of the member who is unable to participate at that
 2243  meeting.
 2244         4. If not serving as one of the three members of the county
 2245  canvassing board, an alternate member may be present, observe,
 2246  and communicate with the three members constituting the county
 2247  canvassing board, but may not vote in the board’s decisions or
 2248  determinations.
 2249         (2)
 2250         (b) Public notice of the canvassing board members,
 2251  alternates, time, and place at which the county canvassing board
 2252  shall meet to canvass the absent electors’ ballots and
 2253  provisional ballots must be given at least 48 hours prior
 2254  thereto by publication on the county’s website as provided in s.
 2255  50.0311, on the supervisor’s website, or and published in one or
 2256  more newspapers of general circulation in the county. or, If the
 2257  applicable website becomes unavailable or there is no newspaper
 2258  of general circulation in the county, the notice must be posted
 2259  by posting such notice in at least four conspicuous places in
 2260  the county. The time given in the notice as to the convening of
 2261  the meeting of the county canvassing board must be specific and
 2262  may not be a time period during which the board may meet.
 2263         (10)(a) The supervisor At the same time that the official
 2264  results of an election are certified to the Department of State,
 2265  the county canvassing board shall file a report with the
 2266  Division of Elections on the conduct of the election no later
 2267  than 20 business days after the Elections Canvassing Commission
 2268  certifies the election. The report must, at a minimum, describe
 2269  all of the following:
 2270         1. All equipment or software malfunctions at the precinct
 2271  level, at a counting location, or within computer and
 2272  telecommunications networks supporting a county location, and
 2273  the steps that were taken to address the malfunctions.;
 2274         2. All election definition errors that were discovered
 2275  after the logic and accuracy test, and the steps that were taken
 2276  to address the errors.;
 2277         3. All ballot printing errors, vote-by-mail ballot mailing
 2278  errors, or ballot supply problems, and the steps that were taken
 2279  to address the errors or problems.;
 2280         4. All staffing shortages or procedural violations by
 2281  employees or precinct workers which were addressed by the
 2282  supervisor of elections or the county canvassing board during
 2283  the conduct of the election, and the steps that were taken to
 2284  correct such issues.;
 2285         5. All instances where needs for staffing or equipment were
 2286  insufficient to meet the needs of the voters.; and
 2287         6. Any additional information regarding material issues or
 2288  problems associated with the conduct of the election.
 2289         (b) If a supervisor discovers new or additional information
 2290  on any of the items required to be included in the report
 2291  pursuant to paragraph (a) after the report is filed, the
 2292  supervisor must shall notify the division that new information
 2293  has been discovered no later than the next business day after
 2294  the discovery, and the supervisor must shall file an amended
 2295  report signed by the supervisor of elections on the conduct of
 2296  the election within 10 days after the discovery.
 2297         (c) Such reports must shall be maintained on file in the
 2298  Division of Elections and must shall be available for public
 2299  inspection.
 2300         (d) The division shall review the conduct of election
 2301  reports utilize the reports submitted by the canvassing boards
 2302  to determine what problems may be likely to occur in other
 2303  elections and disseminate such information, along with possible
 2304  solutions and training, to the supervisors of elections.
 2305         (e)The department shall submit the analysis of these
 2306  reports for the general election as part of the consolidated
 2307  reports required under ss. 101.591 and 101.595 to the Governor,
 2308  the President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of
 2309  Representatives by February 15 of each year following a general
 2310  election.
 2311         Section 37. Section 103.021, Florida Statutes, is amended
 2312  to read:
 2313         103.021 Nomination for presidential electors.—Candidates
 2314  for presidential electors shall be nominated in the following
 2315  manner:
 2316         (1)(a) The Governor shall nominate the presidential
 2317  electors of each political party. The state executive committee
 2318  of each political party shall by resolution recommend candidates
 2319  for presidential electors and deliver a certified copy thereof
 2320  to the Governor no later than noon on August 24 before September
 2321  1 of each presidential election year. The Governor shall
 2322  nominate only the electors recommended by the state executive
 2323  committee of the respective political party.
 2324         (b)The state executive committee of each political party
 2325  shall submit the Florida voter registration number and contact
 2326  information of each presidential elector. Each such presidential
 2327  elector must shall be a qualified registered voter of this state
 2328  and member elector of the party he or she represents who has
 2329  taken a written an oath that he or she will vote for the
 2330  candidates of the party that he or she is nominated to
 2331  represent.
 2332         (c) The Governor shall certify to the Department of State
 2333  no later than 5 p.m. on August 24 or before September 1, in each
 2334  presidential election year, the names of a number of electors
 2335  for each political party equal to the number of senators and
 2336  representatives which this state has in Congress.
 2337         (2) The names of the presidential electors may shall not be
 2338  printed on the general election ballot, but the names of the
 2339  actual candidates for President and Vice President for whom the
 2340  presidential electors will vote if elected must shall be printed
 2341  on the ballot in the order in which the party of which the
 2342  candidate is a nominee polled the highest number of votes for
 2343  Governor in the last general election.
 2344         (3) Candidates for President and Vice President with no
 2345  party affiliation may have their names printed on the general
 2346  election ballots if a petition is signed by 1 percent of the
 2347  registered voters electors of this state, as shown by the
 2348  compilation by the Department of State for the last preceding
 2349  general election. A separate petition from each county for which
 2350  signatures are solicited shall be submitted to the supervisor of
 2351  elections of the respective county no later than noon on July 15
 2352  of each presidential election year. The supervisor shall check
 2353  the names and, on or before the date of the primary election,
 2354  shall certify the number shown as registered voters electors of
 2355  the county. The supervisor shall be paid by the person
 2356  requesting the certification the cost of checking the petitions
 2357  as prescribed in s. 99.097. The supervisor shall then forward
 2358  the certificate to the Department of State which shall determine
 2359  whether or not the percentage factor required in this section
 2360  has been met. When the percentage factor required in this
 2361  section has been met, the Department of State shall order the
 2362  names of the candidates for whom the petition was circulated to
 2363  be included on the ballot and shall allow permit the required
 2364  number of persons to be certified as presidential electors in
 2365  the same manner as party candidates.
 2366         (4)(a) A minor political party that is affiliated with a
 2367  national party holding a national convention to nominate
 2368  candidates for President and Vice President of the United States
 2369  may have the names of its candidates for President and Vice
 2370  President of the United States printed on the general election
 2371  ballot by filing with the Department of State a certificate
 2372  naming the candidates for President and Vice President and
 2373  listing the required number of persons to serve as presidential
 2374  electors. Notification to the Department of State under this
 2375  subsection must shall be made no later than 5 p.m. on August 24
 2376  by September 1 of the year in which the general election is
 2377  held. When the Department of State has been so notified, it
 2378  shall order the names of the candidates nominated by the minor
 2379  political party to be included on the ballot and shall allow
 2380  permit the required number of persons to be certified as
 2381  presidential electors in the same manner as other party
 2382  candidates. As used in this section, the term “national party”
 2383  means a political party that is registered with and recognized
 2384  as a qualified national committee of a political party by the
 2385  Federal Election Commission.
 2386         (b) A minor political party that is not affiliated with a
 2387  national party holding a national convention to nominate
 2388  candidates for President and Vice President of the United States
 2389  may have the names of its candidates for President and Vice
 2390  President printed on the general election ballot if a petition
 2391  is signed by 1 percent of the registered voters electors of this
 2392  state, as shown by the compilation by the Department of State
 2393  for the preceding general election. A separate petition from
 2394  each county for which signatures are solicited must shall be
 2395  submitted to the supervisors of elections of the respective
 2396  county no later than noon on July 15 of each presidential
 2397  election year. The supervisor shall check the names and, on or
 2398  before the date of the primary election, shall certify the
 2399  number shown as registered voters electors of the county. The
 2400  supervisor shall be paid by the person requesting the
 2401  certification the cost of checking the petitions as prescribed
 2402  in s. 99.097. The supervisor shall then forward the certificate
 2403  to the Department of State, which shall determine whether or not
 2404  the percentage factor required in this section has been met.
 2405  When the percentage factor required in this section has been
 2406  met, the Department of State shall order the names of the
 2407  candidates for whom the petition was circulated to be included
 2408  on the ballot and shall allow permit the required number of
 2409  persons to be certified as presidential electors in the same
 2410  manner as other party candidates.
 2411         (5) When for any reason a person nominated or elected as a
 2412  presidential elector is unable to serve because of death,
 2413  incapacity, or otherwise, the Governor may appoint a person to
 2414  fill such vacancy who possesses the qualifications required for
 2415  the elector to have been nominated in the first instance. Such
 2416  person shall file with the Governor a written an oath that he or
 2417  she will support the same candidates for President and Vice
 2418  President that the person who is unable to serve was committed
 2419  to support.
 2420         (6)A presidential elector’s refusal or failure to vote for
 2421  the candidates for President and Vice President of the party the
 2422  presidential elector was nominated to represent constitutes his
 2423  or her resignation of the position. The vote he or she cast may
 2424  not be recorded, and his or her position as a presidential
 2425  elector must be filled as provided in subsection (5).
 2426         Section 38. Section 103.022, Florida Statutes, is amended
 2427  to read:
 2428         103.022 Write-in candidates for President and Vice
 2429  President.—
 2430         (1) Persons seeking to qualify for election as write-in
 2431  candidates for President and Vice President of the United States
 2432  may have a blank space provided on the general election ballot
 2433  for their names to be written in by filing an oath with the
 2434  Department of State at any time after the 57th day, but before
 2435  noon of the 49th day, before prior to the date of the primary
 2436  election in the year in which a presidential election is held.
 2437         (2) The Department of State shall prescribe the form to be
 2438  used in administering the oath.
 2439         (3) The write-in candidates shall file with the department
 2440  a certificate naming the required number of persons to serve as
 2441  electors. The write-in candidates shall submit the Florida voter
 2442  registration number and contact information for each
 2443  presidential elector. Each presidential elector must be a
 2444  qualified registered voter of this state. Such write-in
 2445  candidates are shall not be entitled to have their names on the
 2446  ballot.
 2447         Section 39. Subsection (4) of section 103.091, Florida
 2448  Statutes, is amended to read:
 2449         103.091 Political parties.—
 2450         (4) Any political party other than a minor political party
 2451  may by rule provide for the membership of its state or county
 2452  executive committee to be elected for 4-year terms at the
 2453  primary election in each year a presidential election is held.
 2454  The terms shall commence on the first day of the month following
 2455  each presidential general election; but the names of candidates
 2456  for political party offices may shall not be placed on the
 2457  ballot at any other election. The results of such election are
 2458  shall be determined by a plurality of the votes cast. In such
 2459  event, electors seeking to qualify for such office shall do so
 2460  with the Department of State or supervisor of elections not
 2461  earlier than noon of the 71st day, or later than noon of the
 2462  67th day, preceding the primary election. A qualifying office
 2463  may accept and hold qualifying papers submitted not earlier than
 2464  14 days before the beginning of the qualifying period, to be
 2465  processed and filed during the qualifying period. The outgoing
 2466  chair of each county executive committee shall, within 30 days
 2467  after the committee members take office, hold an organizational
 2468  meeting of all newly elected members for the purpose of electing
 2469  officers. The chair of each state executive committee shall,
 2470  within 60 days after the committee members take office, hold an
 2471  organizational meeting of all newly elected members for the
 2472  purpose of electing officers.
 2473         Section 40. Section 104.16, Florida Statutes, is amended to
 2474  read:
 2475         104.16 Voting fraudulent ballot.—
 2476         (1) Any elector who knowingly votes or attempts to vote a
 2477  fraudulent ballot, or any person who knowingly solicits, or
 2478  attempts, to vote a fraudulent ballot, is guilty of a felony of
 2479  the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s.
 2480  775.083, or s. 775.084.
 2481         (2)Subsection (1) does not apply to an elector to whom
 2482  notice has been sent pursuant to s. 98.075(7) and who votes a
 2483  provisional ballot or vote-by-mail ballot before a final
 2484  determination of eligibility is made.
 2485         Section 41. Section 104.18, Florida Statutes, is amended to
 2486  read:
 2487         104.18 Casting more than one ballot at any election.—
 2488         (1) Except as provided in s. 101.6952, whoever willfully
 2489  votes more than one ballot at any election commits a felony of
 2490  the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s.
 2491  775.083, or s. 775.084. In any prosecution under this section,
 2492  the prosecution may proceed in any jurisdiction in which one of
 2493  the ballots was willfully cast, and it is not necessary to prove
 2494  which of the ballots was cast first.
 2495         (2)For purposes of this section, the term “votes more than
 2496  one ballot at any election” means an occurrence of any of the
 2497  following:
 2498         (a)Voting more than once in the same election within a
 2499  county located within this state.
 2500         (b)Voting more than once in the same election by voting in
 2501  two or more counties located in this state.
 2502         (c)Voting more than once in the same election by voting in
 2503  this state and in one or more other states or territories of the
 2504  United States.
 2505         Section 42. Subsection (1) of section 104.42, Florida
 2506  Statutes, is amended to read:
 2507         104.42 Fraudulent registration and illegal voting;
 2508  investigation.—
 2509         (1) The supervisor of elections is authorized to
 2510  investigate fraudulent registrations and illegal voting and to
 2511  report his or her findings to the local state attorney and the
 2512  Office of Election Crimes and Security Florida Elections
 2513  Commission.
 2514         Section 43. Paragraph (c) is added to subsection (4) of
 2515  section 105.031, Florida Statutes, to read:
 2516         105.031 Qualification; filing fee; candidate’s oath; items
 2517  required to be filed.—
 2518         (4) CANDIDATE’S OATH.—
 2519         (c)In addition, each candidate for judicial office shall,
 2520  at the time of subscribing to the oath or affirmation, state in
 2521  writing whether he or she owes any outstanding fines, fees, or
 2522  penalties that cumulatively exceed $250 for any violations of s.
 2523  8, Art. II of the State Constitution, the Code of Ethics for
 2524  Public Officers and Employees under part III of chapter 112, any
 2525  local ethics ordinance governing standards of conduct and
 2526  disclosure requirements, or chapter 106. If the candidate owes
 2527  any outstanding fines, fees, or penalties exceeding the
 2528  threshold amount specified in this paragraph, he or she must
 2529  also specify the amount owed and each entity that levied such
 2530  fine, fee, or penalty. For purposes of this paragraph, any such
 2531  fines, fees, or penalties that have been paid in full at the
 2532  time of subscribing to the oath or affirmation are not deemed to
 2533  be outstanding.
 2534         Section 44. Present paragraphs (a), (b), and (c) of
 2535  subsection (7) of section 106.03, Florida Statutes, are
 2536  redesignated as paragraphs (b), (c), and (d), respectively, and
 2537  a new paragraph (a) is added to that subsection, to read:
 2538         106.03 Registration of political committees and
 2539  electioneering communications organizations.—
 2540         (7) The Division of Elections shall adopt rules to
 2541  prescribe the manner in which committees and electioneering
 2542  communications organizations may be dissolved and have their
 2543  registration canceled. Such rules shall, at a minimum, provide
 2544  for:
 2545         (a)Payment of fines prior to registration cancelation or
 2546  dissolution.
 2547         Section 45. Subsection (1) and paragraph (c) of subsection
 2548  (8) of section 106.07, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
 2549         106.07 Reports; certification and filing.—
 2550         (1) Each campaign treasurer designated by a candidate or
 2551  political committee pursuant to s. 106.021 shall file regular
 2552  reports of all contributions received, and all expenditures
 2553  made, by or on behalf of such candidate or political committee.
 2554  Except for the third calendar quarter immediately preceding a
 2555  general election as provided in paragraphs (a) and (b), reports
 2556  must shall be filed on the 10th day following the end of each
 2557  calendar quarter month from the time the campaign treasurer is
 2558  appointed, except that, if the 10th day following the end of a
 2559  calendar quarter month occurs on a Saturday, Sunday, or legal
 2560  holiday, the report must shall be filed on the next following
 2561  day that is not a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday. Quarterly
 2562  Monthly reports must shall include all contributions received
 2563  and expenditures made during the calendar quarter month which
 2564  have not otherwise been reported pursuant to this section.
 2565         (a) A statewide candidate or a political committee required
 2566  to file reports with the division must file reports:
 2567         1. On the 60th day immediately preceding the primary
 2568  election, and each week thereafter, with the last weekly report
 2569  being filed on the 4th day immediately preceding the general
 2570  election.
 2571         2. On the 10th day immediately preceding the general
 2572  election, and each day thereafter, with the last daily report
 2573  being filed the 5th day immediately preceding the general
 2574  election.
 2575         (b) Any other candidate or a political committee required
 2576  to file reports with a filing officer other than the division
 2577  must file reports on the 60th day immediately preceding the
 2578  primary election, and biweekly on each Friday thereafter through
 2579  and including the 4th day immediately preceding the general
 2580  election, with additional reports due on the 25th and 11th days
 2581  before the primary election and the general election.
 2582         (c) Following the last day of qualifying for office, any
 2583  unopposed candidate need only file a report within 90 days after
 2584  the date such candidate became unopposed. Such report shall
 2585  contain all previously unreported contributions and expenditures
 2586  as required by this section and shall reflect disposition of
 2587  funds as required by s. 106.141.
 2588         (d)1. When a special election is called to fill a vacancy
 2589  in office, all political committees making contributions or
 2590  expenditures to influence the results of such special election
 2591  or the preceding special primary election shall file campaign
 2592  treasurers’ reports with the filing officer on the dates set by
 2593  the Department of State pursuant to s. 100.111.
 2594         2. When an election is called for an issue to appear on the
 2595  ballot at a time when no candidates are scheduled to appear on
 2596  the ballot, all political committees making contributions or
 2597  expenditures in support of or in opposition to such issue shall
 2598  file reports on the 18th and 4th days before such election.
 2599         (e) The filing officer shall provide each candidate with a
 2600  schedule designating the beginning and end of reporting periods
 2601  as well as the corresponding designated due dates.
 2602         (f)A county, a municipality, or any other local
 2603  governmental entity is expressly preempted from enacting or
 2604  adopting a reporting schedule that differs from the requirements
 2605  established in this subsection.
 2606         (8)
 2607         (c) Any candidate or chair of a political committee may
 2608  appeal or dispute the fine, based upon, but not limited to,
 2609  unusual circumstances surrounding the failure to file on the
 2610  designated due date, and may request and shall be entitled to a
 2611  hearing before the Florida Elections Commission, which shall
 2612  have the authority to waive the fine in whole or in part. The
 2613  Florida Elections Commission must consider the mitigating and
 2614  aggravating circumstances contained in s. 106.265(3) s.
 2615  106.265(2) when determining the amount of a fine, if any, to be
 2616  waived. Any such request shall be made within 20 days after
 2617  receipt of the notice of payment due. In such case, the
 2618  candidate or chair of the political committee shall, within the
 2619  20-day period, notify the filing officer in writing of his or
 2620  her intention to bring the matter before the commission.
 2621         Section 46. Paragraph (c) of subsection (7) of section
 2622  106.0702, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
 2623         106.0702 Reporting; political party executive committee
 2624  candidates.—
 2625         (7)
 2626         (c) A reporting individual may appeal or dispute the fine,
 2627  based upon, but not limited to, unusual circumstances
 2628  surrounding the failure to file on the designated due date, and
 2629  may request and is entitled to a hearing before the Florida
 2630  Elections Commission, which has the authority to waive the fine
 2631  in whole or in part. The Florida Elections Commission must
 2632  consider the mitigating and aggravating circumstances contained
 2633  in s. 106.265(3) s. 106.265(2) when determining the amount of a
 2634  fine, if any, to be waived. Any such request shall be made
 2635  within 20 days after receipt of the notice of payment due. In
 2636  such case, the reporting individual must, within 20 days after
 2637  receipt of the notice, notify the supervisor in writing of his
 2638  or her intention to bring the matter before the commission.
 2639         Section 47. Paragraph (a) of subsection (1) and paragraph
 2640  (c) of subsection (7) of section 106.0703, Florida Statutes, are
 2641  amended to read:
 2642         106.0703 Electioneering communications organizations;
 2643  reporting requirements; certification and filing; penalties.—
 2644         (1)(a) Each electioneering communications organization
 2645  shall file regular reports of all contributions received and all
 2646  expenditures made by or on behalf of the organization. Except
 2647  for the third calendar quarter immediately preceding a general
 2648  election as provided in paragraphs (b) and (c), reports must be
 2649  filed on the 10th day following the end of each calendar quarter
 2650  month from the time the organization is registered. However, if
 2651  the 10th day following the end of a calendar quarter month
 2652  occurs on a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday, the report must
 2653  be filed on the next following day that is not a Saturday,
 2654  Sunday, or legal holiday. Quarterly Monthly reports must include
 2655  all contributions received and expenditures made during the
 2656  calendar quarter month that have not otherwise been reported
 2657  pursuant to this section.
 2658         (7)
 2659         (c) The treasurer of an electioneering communications
 2660  organization may appeal or dispute the fine, based upon, but not
 2661  limited to, unusual circumstances surrounding the failure to
 2662  file on the designated due date, and may request and shall be
 2663  entitled to a hearing before the Florida Elections Commission,
 2664  which shall have the authority to waive the fine in whole or in
 2665  part. The Florida Elections Commission must consider the
 2666  mitigating and aggravating circumstances contained in s.
 2667  106.265(3) s. 106.265(2) when determining the amount of a fine,
 2668  if any, to be waived. Any such request shall be made within 20
 2669  days after receipt of the notice of payment due. In such case,
 2670  the treasurer of the electioneering communications organization
 2671  shall, within the 20-day period, notify the filing officer in
 2672  writing of his or her intention to bring the matter before the
 2673  commission.
 2674         Section 48. Paragraph (b) of subsection (2) of section
 2675  106.08, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
 2676         106.08 Contributions; limitations on.—
 2677         (2)
 2678         (b) A candidate for statewide office may not accept
 2679  contributions from national, state, or county executive
 2680  committees of a political party, including any subordinate
 2681  committee of the political party, or affiliated party
 2682  committees, which contributions in the aggregate exceed
 2683  $250,000. Polling services, research services, costs for
 2684  campaign staff, professional consulting services, and telephone
 2685  calls, and text messages are not contributions to be counted
 2686  toward the contribution limits of paragraph (a) or this
 2687  paragraph. Any item not expressly identified in this paragraph
 2688  as nonallocable is a contribution in an amount equal to the fair
 2689  market value of the item and must be counted as allocable toward
 2690  the contribution limits of paragraph (a) or this paragraph.
 2691  Nonallocable, in-kind contributions must be reported by the
 2692  candidate under s. 106.07 and by the political party or
 2693  affiliated party committee under s. 106.29.
 2694         Section 49. Section 106.1436, Florida Statutes, is created
 2695  to read:
 2696         106.1436Voter guide; disclaimers; violations.—
 2697         (1)As used in this section, the term “voter guide” means
 2698  direct mail that is either an electioneering communication or a
 2699  political advertisement sent for the purpose of advocating for
 2700  or endorsing particular issues or candidates by recommending
 2701  specific electoral choices to the voter or by indicating issue
 2702  or candidate selections on an unofficial ballot. The term does
 2703  not apply to direct mail or publications made by governmental
 2704  entities or government officials in their official capacity.
 2705         (2)A person may not, directly or indirectly, represent
 2706  that a voter guide is an official publication of a political
 2707  party unless such person is given written permission pursuant to
 2708  s. 103.081.
 2709         (3)A voter guide circulated before, or on the day of, an
 2710  election must, in bold font with a font size of at least 12
 2711  point, prominently:
 2712         (a)Display the following disclaimer at the top of the
 2713  first page of the voter guide:
 2714         1.If the voter guide is an electioneering communication,
 2715  the disclaimer required under s. 106.1439; or
 2716         2.If the voter guide is a political advertisement, the
 2717  disclaimer required under s. 106.143.
 2718         (b)Be marked “Voter Guide” with such text appearing
 2719  immediately below the disclaimer required in paragraph (a).
 2720         (4)(a)In addition to any other penalties provided by law,
 2721  a person who fails to comply with this section commits a
 2722  misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s.
 2723  775.082 or by a fine of not less than $25 for each individual
 2724  voter guide distributed.
 2725         (b)Any fine imposed pursuant to paragraph (a) may not
 2726  exceed $2,500 in the aggregate in any calendar month.
 2727         Section 50. Present subsections (2) through (6) of section
 2728  106.265, Florida Statutes, are redesignated as subsections (3)
 2729  through (7), respectively, subsection (1) of that section is
 2730  amended, and a new subsection (2) is added to that section, to
 2731  read:
 2732         106.265 Civil penalties.—
 2733         (1)(a) The commission or, in cases referred to the Division
 2734  of Administrative Hearings pursuant to s. 106.25(5), the
 2735  administrative law judge is authorized upon the finding of a
 2736  violation of this chapter or chapter 104 to impose civil
 2737  penalties in the form of fines not to exceed $2,500 $1,000 per
 2738  count. The fine may be multiplied by a factor of 3, not to
 2739  exceed $7,500, for each subsequent count of the same category,
 2740  beginning with the fourth offense., or,
 2741         (b) If applicable, the commission or the administrative law
 2742  judge may instead to impose a civil penalty as provided in s.
 2743  104.271 or s. 106.19.
 2744         (2)A fine imposed against a political committee jointly
 2745  and severally attaches to the chair of the political committee
 2746  if the political committee does not pay the fine within 30 days.
 2747         Section 51. Paragraph (e) of subsection (4) of section
 2748  322.142, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
 2749         322.142 Color photographic or digital imaged licenses.—
 2750         (4) The department may maintain a film negative or print
 2751  file. The department shall maintain a record of the digital
 2752  image and signature of the licensees, together with other data
 2753  required by the department for identification and retrieval.
 2754  Reproductions from the file or digital record are exempt from
 2755  the provisions of s. 119.07(1) and may be made and issued only:
 2756         (e) To the Department of State or a supervisor of elections
 2757  pursuant to an interagency agreement to facilitate
 2758  determinations of eligibility of voter registration applicants
 2759  and registered voters in accordance with ss. 98.045 and 98.075;
 2760         Section 52. Except as otherwise expressly provided in this
 2761  act and except for this section, which shall take effect upon
 2762  this act becoming a law, this act shall take effect July 1,
 2763  2023.