Florida Senate - 2026 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
Bill No. CS for SB 1334
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LEGISLATIVE ACTION
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The Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and
Economic Development (Grall) recommended the following:
1 Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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3 Delete lines 136 - 712
4 and insert:
5 Section 1. Present subsections (10) through (47) of section
6 97.021, Florida Statutes are redesignated as subsections (11)
7 through (48), respectively, a new subsection (10) is added to
8 that section, and subsection (6) and present subsections (43)
9 and (47) of that section are amended, to read:
10 97.021 Definitions.—For the purposes of this code, except
11 where the context clearly indicates otherwise, the term:
12 (6) “Ballot” or “official ballot” means a printed sheet of
13 paper containing contests, including offices and candidates,
14 constitutional amendments, and other public measures, upon which
15 a voter’s selections will be marked by using a pen compatible
16 with or recommended for use with the voting system, for
17 tabulation by the voting system. The term includes a voter
18 verifiable paper output upon which a voter’s selections are
19 marked by a voter interface device that meets voter
20 accessibility requirements for individuals with disabilities
21 under s. 301 of the federal Help America Vote Act of 2002 and s.
22 101.56062 when used in reference to:
23 (a) “Electronic or electromechanical devices” means a
24 ballot that is voted by the process of electronically
25 designating, including by touchscreen, or marking with a marking
26 device for tabulation by automatic tabulating equipment or data
27 processing equipment.
28 (b) “Marksense ballots” means that printed sheet of paper,
29 used in conjunction with an electronic or electromechanical vote
30 tabulation voting system, containing the names of candidates, or
31 a statement of proposed constitutional amendments or other
32 questions or propositions submitted to the electorate at any
33 election, on which sheet of paper an elector casts his or her
34 vote.
35 (10) “Document acceptable as evidence of United States
36 citizenship” means any of the following documents:
37 (a) An original or certified copy of a United States birth
38 certificate.
39 (b) A valid, unexpired United States passport.
40 (c) A naturalization certificate issued by the United
41 States Department of Homeland Security.
42 (d) A Consular Report of Birth Abroad provided by the
43 United States Department of State.
44 (e) A current and valid Florida driver license or Florida
45 identification card issued by the Department of Highway Safety
46 and Motor Vehicles, if such license or identification card
47 indicates United States citizenship.
48 (f) A current and valid photo identification issued by the
49 Federal Government or the state which indicates United States
50 citizenship.
51 (g) An order from a federal court granting United States
52 citizenship.
53
54 If the voter registration applicant’s or the voter’s legal name
55 is different from the name that appears on the document,
56 official legal documentation providing proof of legal name
57 change is also required to constitute acceptable evidence of
58 United States citizenship.
59 (44)(43) “Voter interface device” means any device that
60 communicates voting instructions and ballot information to a
61 voter and allows the voter to select and vote for candidates and
62 issues. A voter interface device may not be used to tabulate
63 votes. Any vote tabulation must be based upon a subsequent scan
64 of the marked marksense ballot or the voter-verifiable paper
65 output after the voter interface device process has been
66 completed.
67 (48)(47) “Voting system” means a method of casting and
68 processing votes which that functions wholly or partly by use of
69 electromechanical or electronic apparatus or by use of marksense
70 ballots and includes, but is not limited to, the equipment,
71 hardware, firmware, and software; the ballots; the procedures
72 for casting and processing votes; and the programs, operating
73 manuals, and supplies; and the reports, printouts, and other
74 documentation software necessary for the system’s operation.
75 Section 2. Present paragraphs (q) through (u) of subsection
76 (2) of section 97.052, Florida Statutes, are redesignated as
77 paragraphs (r) through (v), respectively, and a new paragraph
78 (q) is added to that subsection, to read:
79 97.052 Uniform statewide voter registration application.—
80 (2) The uniform statewide voter registration application
81 must be designed to elicit the following information from the
82 applicant:
83 (q) Acknowledgment, by providing a box for the applicant to
84 check, that it is a third degree felony under state and federal
85 law to falsely swear or affirm or otherwise submit false
86 information on a voter registration application.
87 Section 3. Subsection (4) of section 97.0525, Florida
88 Statutes, is amended to read:
89 97.0525 Online voter registration.—
90 (4)(a) The online voter registration system must shall
91 compare the Florida driver license number or Florida
92 identification number submitted pursuant to s. 97.052(2)(n) with
93 information maintained by the Department of Highway Safety and
94 Motor Vehicles to confirm that the name and date of birth on the
95 application are consistent with the records of the Department of
96 Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles.
97 (b) If the applicant’s name and date of birth are
98 consistent with the records of the Department of Highway Safety
99 and Motor Vehicles and the records of the Department of Highway
100 Safety and Motor Vehicles indicate that the applicant has
101 provided a document acceptable as evidence of United States
102 citizenship, the online voter registration system must shall
103 transmit, using the statewide voter registration system
104 maintained pursuant to s. 98.035, the applicant’s registration
105 application, along with the digital signature of the applicant
106 on file with the Department of Highway Safety and Motor
107 Vehicles, to the supervisor of elections. The applicant’s
108 digital signature satisfies the signature requirement of s.
109 97.052(2)(r) s. 97.052(2)(q). The applicant’s legal status as a
110 United States citizen must be recorded in the statewide voter
111 registration system.
112 (c) If the applicant’s name and date of birth match the
113 records of the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles,
114 but the records of the Department of Highway Safety and Motor
115 Vehicles indicate the applicant is not a United States citizen
116 or has not provided a document acceptable as evidence of United
117 States citizenship, the online voter registration system must
118 notify the supervisor of elections that the applicant’s legal
119 status as a United States citizen could not be verified and
120 transmit, using the statewide voter registration system
121 maintained pursuant to s. 98.035, the applicant’s registration
122 application, along with the digital signature of the applicant
123 on file with the Department of Highway Safety and Motor
124 Vehicles, to the supervisor of elections. The applicant’s
125 digital signature satisfies the signature requirement of s.
126 97.052(2)(r).
127 (d) If the applicant’s name and date of birth cannot be
128 verified by the records of the Department of Highway Safety and
129 Motor Vehicles, or if the applicant indicated that he or she has
130 not been issued a Florida driver license or Florida
131 identification card, the online voter registration system must
132 shall populate the applicant’s information, except for the
133 applicant’s Florida driver license number, Florida
134 identification card number, or social security number, into a
135 printable voter registration application pursuant to s.
136 97.052(2) which and direct the applicant may to print, complete,
137 sign, and date, the application and deliver the application to
138 the supervisor of elections for disposition pursuant to s.
139 97.073.
140 (e) If the applicant indicates that he or she has not been
141 issued a Florida driver license or identification card, or
142 chooses to use the system to prepopulate an application to
143 print, sign, date, and deliver to the supervisor, the online
144 voter registration system must populate the applicant’s
145 information into a printable voter registration application
146 pursuant to s. 97.052(2) and direct the applicant to print,
147 sign, and date the application and deliver the application to
148 the supervisor for disposition under s. 97.073.
149 Section 4. Subsections (2), (4), and (6) of section 97.053,
150 Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
151 97.053 Acceptance of voter registration applications.—
152 (2) A voter registration application is complete and
153 becomes the official voter registration record of that applicant
154 when all information necessary to establish the applicant’s
155 eligibility pursuant to s. 97.041 is received by a voter
156 registration official and verified pursuant to subsection (6).
157 Except as provided in subsection (6), if the applicant fails to
158 complete his or her voter registration application on or before
159 prior to the date of book closing for an election, then such
160 applicant is shall not be eligible to vote in that election.
161 (4)(a) The registration date for a valid initial voter
162 registration application that has been mailed to a driver
163 license office, a voter registration agency, an armed forces
164 recruitment office, the division, or the office of any
165 supervisor in the state and bears a clear postmark is the date
166 of that postmark. If an initial voter registration application
167 that has been mailed does not bear a postmark or if the postmark
168 is unclear, the registration date is the date the application is
169 received by any supervisor or the division, unless it is
170 received within 5 days after the closing of the books for an
171 election, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays, in
172 which case the registration date is the book-closing date.
173 (b) The registration date for a valid application to update
174 the voter’s record with a change of address, name, or party
175 affiliation is retroactive to the date the application was
176 initially received once the required sufficient evidence is
177 verified.
178 (6)(a) A voter registration application, including an
179 application with a change in name, address, or party
180 affiliation, may be accepted as valid only after the department
181 has verified the authenticity or nonexistence of the Florida
182 driver license number, the Florida identification card number,
183 or the last four digits of the social security number provided
184 by the applicant. If a completed voter registration application
185 has been received by the book-closing deadline but the Florida
186 driver license number, the Florida identification card number,
187 or the last four digits of the social security number provided
188 by the applicant cannot be verified, or if the records of the
189 Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles indicate that
190 the applicant is not a United States citizen or has not provided
191 a document acceptable as evidence of United States citizenship,
192 the applicant must shall be notified and that the number cannot
193 be verified and that the applicant must provide evidence to the
194 supervisor sufficient to verify the authenticity of the
195 applicant’s Florida driver license number, Florida
196 identification card number, or last four digits of the social
197 security number or, if applicable, must provide a document
198 acceptable as evidence of United States citizenship. If the
199 applicant provides the necessary evidence, the supervisor must
200 shall place the applicant’s name on the registration rolls as an
201 active voter. If the applicant has not provided the necessary
202 evidence or the number has not otherwise been verified prior to
203 the applicant presenting himself or herself to vote, the
204 applicant must shall be provided a provisional ballot. The
205 provisional ballot must shall be counted only if the number is
206 verified by the end of the canvassing period or if the applicant
207 presents evidence to the supervisor of elections sufficient to
208 verify the authenticity of the applicant’s Florida driver
209 license number, Florida identification card number, or last four
210 digits of the social security number or, if applicable, presents
211 a document acceptable as evidence of United States citizenship
212 no later than 5 p.m. of the second day following the election.
213 (b) Upon receipt of a voter registration application,
214 including an application with a change in name, address, or
215 party affiliation, which indicates that the applicant has not
216 been issued a current and valid Florida driver license, Florida
217 identification card, or social security number, or if the
218 records of the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles
219 indicate that the applicant is not a United States citizen or
220 has not provided a document acceptable as evidence of United
221 States citizenship, the supervisor of elections shall verify the
222 voter’s legal status as a United States citizen using available
223 state and federal governmental sources and, if applicable,
224 initiate notice pursuant to s. 98.075(7).
225 Section 5. Subsections (11) and (13) of section 97.057,
226 Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
227 97.057 Voter registration by the Department of Highway
228 Safety and Motor Vehicles.—
229 (11) The Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles
230 shall enter into an agreement with the department to match
231 information in the statewide voter registration system with
232 information in the database of the Department of Highway Safety
233 and Motor Vehicles to the extent required to verify the accuracy
234 of the Florida driver license number, Florida identification
235 number, or last four digits of the social security number and
236 the legal status as a United States citizen, provided on
237 applications for voter registration as required in s. 97.053.
238 The department shall also include in the statewide voter
239 registration system the type of documentary proof that the
240 licensee or cardholder provided as evidence of United States
241 citizenship.
242 (13) Notwithstanding declinations to register or to update
243 a voter registration pursuant to paragraph (2)(b), the
244 Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles, in accordance
245 with s. 98.093(8), shall must assist the Department of State in
246 regularly identifying changes in residence address on the
247 Florida driver license or Florida identification card or changes
248 in the Florida driver license or Florida identification card
249 number of such persons who may be voters of a voter. The
250 Department of State must report each such change to the
251 appropriate supervisor of elections who must change the voter’s
252 registration records in accordance with s. 98.065(4).
253 Section 6. Subsection (4) of section 98.015, Florida
254 Statutes, is amended to read:
255 98.015 Supervisor of elections; election, tenure of office,
256 compensation, custody of registration-related documents, office
257 hours, successor, seal; appointment of deputy supervisors;
258 duties.—
259 (4)(a) At a minimum, the office of the supervisor must be
260 open Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays, for a
261 period of not less than 8 hours per day, beginning no later than
262 9 a.m.
263 (b) The office of the supervisor may close to observe legal
264 holidays and other federal, state, or county-approved holidays,
265 if the office is not otherwise required to be open to fulfill
266 official duties under the Florida Election Code.
267 Section 7. Subsection (1) of section 98.045, Florida
268 Statutes, is amended to read:
269 98.045 Administration of voter registration.—
270 (1) ELIGIBILITY OF APPLICANT.—
271 (a) The supervisor shall must ensure that any eligible
272 applicant for voter registration is registered to vote and that
273 each application for voter registration is processed in
274 accordance with law. The supervisor shall determine whether a
275 voter registration applicant is ineligible based on any of the
276 following:
277 1.(a) The failure to complete a voter registration
278 application as specified in s. 97.053.
279 2.(b) The applicant is deceased.
280 3.(c) The applicant has been convicted of a felony for
281 which his or her voting rights have not been restored.
282 4.(d) The applicant has been adjudicated mentally
283 incapacitated with respect to the right to vote and such right
284 has not been restored.
285 5.(e) The applicant does not meet the age requirement
286 pursuant to s. 97.041.
287 6.(f) The applicant is not a United States citizen.
288 7.(g) The applicant is a fictitious person.
289 8.(h) The applicant has provided an address of legal
290 residence that is not his or her legal residence.
291 9.(i) The applicant has provided a Florida driver license
292 number, Florida identification card number, or the last four
293 digits of a social security number that is not verifiable by the
294 department.
295 (b) If the latest voter registration records show that a
296 new applicant was previously registered but subsequently removed
297 for ineligibility pursuant to s. 98.075(7), the supervisor must
298 verify the current eligibility of the applicant to register
299 within 13 days after receipt of such records by reviewing the
300 information provided by a governmental entity listed in s.
301 98.075 or s. 98.093 to determine whether the applicant remains
302 ineligible. If the supervisor determines that the applicant is
303 ineligible, the supervisor must deny the application and notify
304 the applicant pursuant to s. 97.073.
305 Section 8. Subsection (6) and paragraph (a) of subsection
306 (7) of section 98.075, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
307 98.075 Registration records maintenance activities;
308 ineligibility determinations.—
309 (6) ELIGIBILITY.—
310 (a) Citizenship.—The department shall identify those
311 registered voters who are potentially ineligible based on their
312 legal status regarding United States citizenship by comparing or
313 receiving information from the Department of Highway Safety and
314 Motor Vehicles, clerks of state and federal courts, and the
315 United States Department of Homeland Security, as provided in s.
316 98.093. The department shall review such information and make an
317 initial determination as to whether the information is credible
318 and reliable. If the department determines that the information
319 is credible and reliable, the department must notify the
320 supervisor and provide a copy of the supporting documentation
321 indicating potential ineligibility of the voter to be
322 registered. Upon receipt of the notice that the department has
323 made a determination of initial credibility and reliability, the
324 supervisor must adhere to the procedures set forth in subsection
325 (7) before the removal of a registered voter’s name from the
326 statewide voter registration system. If the voter provides a
327 document acceptable as evidence of United States citizenship,
328 the supervisor must record the type of document in the statewide
329 voter registration system.
330 (b) Other bases for ineligibility OTHER BASES FOR
331 INELIGIBILITY.—Subsections (2)-(6) (2)-(5) do not limit or
332 restrict the department or the supervisor in his or her duty to
333 act upon direct receipt of, access to, or knowledge of
334 information from any governmental entity that identifies a
335 registered voter as potentially ineligible. If the department or
336 supervisor receives information from any governmental entity
337 other than those identified in subsections (2)-(6) (2)-(5) that
338 a registered voter is ineligible because the voter is deceased,
339 adjudicated a convicted felon without having had his or her
340 voting rights restored, adjudicated mentally incapacitated
341 without having had his or her voting rights restored, does not
342 meet the age requirement pursuant to s. 97.041, is not a United
343 States citizen, is a fictitious person, or has listed an address
344 that is not his or her address of legal residence, the
345 supervisor must adhere to the procedures set forth in subsection
346 (7) before the removal of the name of a registered voter who is
347 determined to be ineligible from the statewide voter
348 registration system.
349 (7) PROCEDURES FOR REMOVAL.—
350 (a) If the supervisor receives notice or information
351 pursuant to subsections (4)-(6), the supervisor of the county in
352 which the voter is registered must:
353 1. Notify the registered voter of his or her potential
354 ineligibility by mail within 7 days after receipt of notice or
355 information. The notice must include:
356 a. A statement of the basis for the registered voter’s
357 potential ineligibility and a copy of any documentation upon
358 which the potential ineligibility is based. Such documentation
359 must include any conviction from another jurisdiction determined
360 to be a similar offense to murder or a felony sexual offense, as
361 those terms are defined in s. 98.0751.
362 b. A statement that failure to respond within 30 days after
363 receipt of the notice may result in a determination of
364 ineligibility and in removal of the registered voter’s name from
365 the statewide voter registration system.
366 c. A return form that requires the registered voter to
367 admit or deny the accuracy of the information underlying the
368 potential ineligibility for purposes of a final determination by
369 the supervisor.
370 d. A statement that, if the voter is denying the accuracy
371 of the information underlying the potential ineligibility, the
372 voter has a right to request a hearing for the purpose of
373 determining eligibility.
374 e. Instructions for the registered voter to contact the
375 supervisor of elections of the county in which the voter is
376 registered if assistance is needed in resolving the matter.
377 f. Instructions for seeking restoration of civil rights
378 pursuant to s. 8, Art. IV of the State Constitution and
379 information explaining voting rights restoration pursuant to s.
380 4, Art. VI of the State Constitution following a felony
381 conviction, if applicable.
382 g. A list of the documents acceptable as evidence of United
383 States citizenship.
384 h. The following statement: “If you attempt to vote at an
385 early voting site or your normal election day polling place, you
386 will be required to vote a provisional ballot. If you vote by
387 mail, your ballot will be treated as a provisional ballot. In
388 either case, your ballot may not be counted until a final
389 determination of eligibility is made. If you wish for your
390 ballot to be counted, you must contact the supervisor of
391 elections office within 2 days after the election and present
392 evidence that you are eligible to vote.”
393 2. If the mailed notice is returned as undeliverable, the
394 supervisor must, within 14 days after receiving the returned
395 notice, either publish notice once in a newspaper of general
396 circulation in the county in which the voter was last registered
397 or publish notice on the county’s website as provided in s.
398 50.0311 or on the supervisor’s website, as deemed appropriate by
399 the supervisor. The notice must contain the following:
400 a. The voter’s name and address.
401 b. A statement that the voter is potentially ineligible to
402 be registered to vote.
403 c. A statement that failure to respond within 30 days after
404 the notice is published may result in a determination of
405 ineligibility by the supervisor and removal of the registered
406 voter’s name from the statewide voter registration system.
407 d. An instruction for the voter to contact the supervisor
408 no later than 30 days after the date of the published notice to
409 receive information regarding the basis for the potential
410 ineligibility and the procedure to resolve the matter.
411 e. An instruction to the voter that, if further assistance
412 is needed, the voter should contact the supervisor of elections
413 of the county in which the voter is registered.
414 f. A statement that, if the voter denies the accuracy of
415 the information underlying the potential ineligibility, the
416 voter has a right to request a hearing for the purpose of
417 determining eligibility.
418 g. The following statement: “If you attempt to vote at an
419 early voting site or your normal election day polling place, you
420 will be required to vote a provisional ballot. If you vote by
421 mail, your ballot will be treated as a provisional ballot. In
422 either case, your ballot may not be counted until a final
423 determination of eligibility is made. If you wish for your
424 ballot to be counted, you must contact the supervisor of
425 elections office within 2 days after the election and present
426 evidence that you are eligible to vote.”
427 3. If a registered voter fails to respond to a notice
428 pursuant to subparagraph 1. or subparagraph 2., the supervisor
429 must make a final determination of the voter’s eligibility
430 within 7 days after expiration of the voter’s timeframe to
431 respond. If the supervisor determines that the voter is
432 ineligible, the supervisor must remove the name of the
433 registered voter from the statewide voter registration system
434 within 7 days. The supervisor shall notify the registered voter
435 of the supervisor’s determination and action.
436 4. If a registered voter responds to the notice pursuant to
437 subparagraph 1. or subparagraph 2. and admits the accuracy of
438 the information underlying the potential ineligibility, the
439 supervisor must, as soon as practicable, make a final
440 determination of ineligibility and remove the voter’s name from
441 the statewide voter registration system. The supervisor shall
442 notify the registered voter of the supervisor’s determination
443 and action.
444 5. If a registered voter responds to the notice issued
445 pursuant to subparagraph 1. or subparagraph 2. and denies the
446 accuracy of the information underlying the potential
447 ineligibility but does not request a hearing, the supervisor
448 must review the evidence and make a determination of eligibility
449 no later than 30 days after receiving the response from the
450 voter. If the supervisor determines that the registered voter is
451 ineligible, the supervisor must remove the voter’s name from the
452 statewide voter registration system upon such determination and
453 notify the registered voter of the supervisor’s determination
454 and action and that the removed voter has a right to appeal a
455 determination of ineligibility pursuant to s. 98.0755. If such
456 registered voter requests a hearing, the supervisor must send
457 notice to the registered voter to attend a hearing at a time and
458 place specified in the notice. The supervisor shall schedule and
459 issue notice for the hearing within 7 days after receiving the
460 voter’s request for a hearing and shall hold the hearing no
461 later than 30 days after issuing the notice of the hearing. A
462 voter may request an extension upon showing good cause by
463 submitting an affidavit to the supervisor as to why he or she is
464 unable to attend the scheduled hearing. Upon hearing all
465 evidence presented at the hearing, the supervisor shall make a
466 determination of eligibility within 7 days. If the supervisor
467 determines that the registered voter is ineligible, the
468 supervisor must remove the voter’s name from the statewide voter
469 registration system and notify the registered voter of the
470 supervisor’s determination and action and that the removed voter
471 has a right to appeal a determination of ineligibility pursuant
472 to s. 98.0755.
473 Section 9. Present subsection (9) of section 98.093,
474 Florida Statutes, is redesignated as subsection (10), a new
475 subsection (9) is added to that section, and subsection (8) of
476 that section is amended, to read:
477 98.093 Duty of officials to furnish information relating to
478 deceased persons, persons adjudicated mentally incapacitated,
479 persons convicted of a felony, and persons who are not United
480 States citizens.—
481 (8) DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAY SAFETY AND MOTOR VEHICLES.—The
482 Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles shall furnish
483 weekly to the department the following information:
484 (a) Information identifying those persons whose names have
485 been removed from the Florida driver license or Florida
486 identification card database during the preceding week because
487 they have been licensed or been issued an identification card in
488 another state. The information must contain the person’s name,
489 last known Florida address, date of birth, sex, last four digits
490 of his or her social security number, and Florida driver license
491 number or Florida identification card number and, if available,
492 the address and the state in which the person is now licensed.
493 (b) Information identifying those persons who during the
494 preceding week presented evidence of non-United States
495 citizenship upon being issued a new or renewed Florida driver
496 license or Florida identification card. The information must
497 contain the person’s name; address; date of birth; last four
498 digits of the social security number, if applicable; Florida
499 driver license number or Florida identification card number, as
500 available; and alien registration number or other legal status
501 identifier.
502 (c) Information identifying those persons who during the
503 preceding week presented a document acceptable as evidence of
504 United States citizenship upon being issued a new, renewed, or
505 replacement Florida driver license or Florida identification
506 card. The information must contain the person’s name; address;
507 date of birth; last four digits of the social security number,
508 if applicable; Florida driver license number or Florida
509 identification card number, as available; type of documentary
510 proof provided in support of citizenship; and, if applicable,
511 alien registration number or other legal status identifier.
512 (d) Information identifying a change in residence address
513 on the Florida driver license or Florida identification card of
514 any person who declined pursuant to s. 97.057(2) to register or
515 update his or her voter record. The information must contain the
516 person’s name; date of birth; last four digits of the social
517 security number, if available; and Florida driver license number
518 or Florida identification card number, as available, in order to
519 identify a voter’s registration record. The Department of State
520 must report each such change in residence address to the
521 appropriate supervisor, who must change the voter’s registration
522 records in accordance with s. 98.065(4).
523 (e) Information identifying new, renewed, or replacement
524 Florida driver license or Florida identification card numbers
525 issued to persons who declined pursuant to s. 97.057(2) to
526 register or update their voter record. The information must
527 contain the person’s name; date of birth; last four digits of
528 the social security number, if available; and the prior, if
529 applicable, and current Florida driver license number or Florida
530 identification card number in order to identify a voter’s
531 registration record. Within 7 days, the Department of State
532 shall report such information to the appropriate supervisor, who
533 must update the voter registration records.
534 (f) Information identifying those persons for which it has
535 received official information during the preceding week that the
536 person is deceased. The information must contain the name,
537 address, date of birth, last four digits of the social security
538 number, Florida driver license number or Florida identification
539 card number, and date of death of each such person.
540 (9) FEDERAL COURTS.—Upon receipt of information from a jury
541 coordinator that a person was disqualified or potentially
542 disqualified as a prospective juror from jury service due to not
543 having United States citizenship, being convicted of a felony,
544 being deceased, being a nonresident of this state, or being a
545 nonresident of the county, the department shall use such
546 information to identify registered voters or applicants for
547 voter registration who may be potentially ineligible based on
548 information provided in accordance with s. 98.075.
549 Section 10. Present subsections (5) through (8) of section
550 99.012, Florida Statutes, are redesignated as subsections (7)
551 through (10), respectively, and new subsections (5) and (6) are
552 added to that section, to read:
553 99.012 Restrictions on individuals qualifying for public
554 office.—
555 (5) A person may not qualify for nomination as a candidate
556 of a political party if he or she has not been a registered
557 member of that party for the 365 consecutive days immediately
558 preceding the beginning of qualifying; or as a candidate with no
559 party affiliation if he or she has not been registered without
560 party affiliation, or has been a registered member of any
561 political party, for the 365 consecutive days immediately
562 preceding the beginning of qualifying.
563 (6) A person may not qualify as a candidate for public
564 office, whether federal, state, district, county, or municipal,
565 if he or she has legally changed his or her name through a
566 petition pursuant to s. 68.07 during the 365 consecutive days
567 immediately
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570 And the title is amended as follows:
571 Delete lines 3 - 75
572 and insert:
573 F.S.; revising definitions; defining the term
574 “document acceptable as evidence of United States
575 citizenship”; amending s. 97.052, F.S.; revising the
576 information the uniform statewide voter registration
577 application is designed to elicit from an applicant to
578 include a certain acknowledgment; amending s. 97.0525,
579 F.S.; requiring that the online voter registration
580 system transmit specified information to the
581 supervisor of elections under specified circumstances;
582 requiring that the applicant’s legal status as a
583 United States citizen be recorded in the statewide
584 voter registration system; requiring that if the
585 records of the Department of Highway Safety and Motor
586 Vehicles indicate that an applicant is not a United
587 States citizen or has not provided acceptable evidence
588 of citizenship, the online voter registration system
589 must notify the supervisor of the applicant’s legal
590 status and transmit the application to the supervisor;
591 providing that an applicant’s digital signature
592 satisfies a certain requirement; providing that if an
593 applicant’s name and date of birth cannot be verified,
594 the system must populate certain information into a
595 printable version of the registration application;
596 requiring the applicant to print, complete, sign,
597 date, and deliver such application to the supervisor;
598 requiring that the online voter registration system
599 populate an applicant’s information and direct the
600 applicant to perform specified actions under specified
601 conditions; conforming a cross-reference; amending s.
602 97.053, F.S.; providing that applications to update a
603 voter’s record are retroactive under a specified
604 condition; requiring supervisors to verify a voter’s
605 legal status as a United States citizen using
606 specified sources and initiate a certain notice if
607 applicable; amending s. 97.057, F.S.; requiring that
608 an agreement between the Department of Highway Safety
609 and Motor Vehicles and the Department of State match
610 information regarding the legal status as a United
611 States citizen of applicants applying to vote;
612 requiring the Department of State to include specified
613 information in the statewide voter registration
614 system; requiring the Department of Highway Safety and
615 Motor Vehicles to assist the Department of State in
616 identifying certain changes in information for persons
617 who may be voters; deleting a provision requiring the
618 Department of State to report certain changes to
619 supervisors; amending s. 98.015, F.S.; authorizing the
620 office of the supervisor of elections to close to
621 observe certain holidays under a specified condition;
622 amending s. 98.045, F.S.; requiring supervisors to
623 verify the current eligibility of certain applicants
624 within a specified timeframe by reviewing specified
625 information provided by governmental entities to make
626 a determination under specified conditions; requiring
627 the supervisor to deny the application and notify the
628 applicant if a certain determination is made; amending
629 s. 98.075, F.S.; requiring the Department of State to
630 identify certain voters by comparing or receiving
631 information from specified sources; requiring the
632 Department of State to review such information and
633 make an initial determination; requiring the
634 department to notify the supervisor if certain
635 information is credible and reliable and provide a
636 copy of specified documentation to the supervisor;
637 requiring the supervisor to adhere to specified
638 procedures to remove the voter’s name from the
639 statewide voter registration system; requiring the
640 supervisor to record in the statewide voter
641 registration system the type of document provided as
642 evidence of United States citizenship; amending s.
643 98.093, F.S.; revising the information that the
644 Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles is
645 required to furnish weekly to the Department of State;
646 requiring the Department of State