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Florida House Bill H7061

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15-An act relating to elections; amending s. 15.21, F.S.; 2
16-requiring the Secretary of State to notify the 3
17-Attorney General if signatures required for an 4
18-initiative petition are no longer valid; authorizing 5
19-the Secretary of State to resubmit the initiative 6
20-petition to the Attorney General if certain conditions 7
21-are met; amending s. 16.061, F.S.; requiring the 8
22-Attorney General to withdraw his or her petition for 9
23-an advisory opinion by the Supreme Court if notified 10
24-by the Secretary of State that the initiative peti tion 11
25-no longer meets the criteria for review; requiring the 12
26-Attorney General to file a new petition for an 13
27-advisory opinion if the initiative petition 14
28-subsequently qualifies for review; creating s. 97.022, 15
29-F.S.; creating the Office of Election Crimes and 16
30-Security within the Department of State; specifying 17
31-the duties and structure of the office; providing for 18
32-construction; requiring the department to annually 19
33-report to the Governor and Legislature regarding the 20
34-office's activities; specifying requirements fo r such 21
35-report; amending s. 97.0291, F.S.; clarifying 22
36-provisions governing the prohibition on the 23
37-solicitation, acceptance, use, and disposal of 24
38-donations for funding certain election -related 25
15+An act relating to elections; creating s. 97.022, 2
16+F.S.; creating the Office of Election Crimes and 3
17+Security within the Department of State; providing the 4
18+purpose of the office; specifying duties and structure 5
19+of the office; requiring the department to subm it an 6
20+annual report to the Governor and Legislature; 7
21+providing requirements for the report; amending s. 8
22+97.0291, F.S.; revising a prohibition on the 9
23+solicitation, acceptance, use, and disposal of certain 10
24+donations for certain election -related expenses; 11
25+amending s. 97.057, F.S.; conforming a cross -12
26+reference; amending s. 97.0575, F.S.; increasing the 13
27+amount of aggregate fine which may be assessed against 14
28+a third-party voter registration organization in a 15
29+calendar year; amending s. 98.065, F.S.; requiring a 16
30+supervisor of elections to incorporate certain 17
31+procedures in his or her registration list maintenance 18
32+program; requiring a supervisor to conduct a 19
33+registration list maintenance program annually; 20
34+revising procedures for the registration list 21
35+maintenance program; amending s. 98.0655, F.S.; 22
36+requiring the department to prescribe certain 23
37+registration list maintenance forms; amending s. 24
38+98.075, F.S.; requiring the department to identify 25
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51-expenses; amending s. 97.057, F.S.; conforming a 26
52-cross-reference; amending s. 97.0575, F.S.; revising a 27
53-limitation on the amount of aggregate fines which may 28
54-be assessed against a third -party voter registration 29
55-organization in a calendar year; specifying that a 30
56-third-party voter registration organization is liable 31
57-for a certain fine if a person collecting voter 32
58-registration applications on its behalf is convicted 33
59-of unlawfully altering any application; amending s. 34
60-98.065, F.S.; revising the frequency with which 35
61-supervisors of elections must conduct a registration 36
62-list maintenance program; modifying required 37
63-components of registration list maintenance programs; 38
64-amending s. 98.0655, F.S.; revising requirements for 39
65-certain registration list maintenance forms to be 40
66-prescribed by the Department of State; amending s. 41
67-98.075, F.S.; authorizing the Department of State to 42
68-identify deceased registered voters using information 43
69-received from the Department of Highway Safety and 44
70-Motor Vehicles; amending s. 98.093, F.S.; requiring 45
71-clerks of the circuit court and the Department of 46
72-Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles to furnish 47
73-additional information to the Department of State on a 48
74-monthly basis; amending s. 100.041, F.S.; providing an 49
75-exception to certain county commissioner election 50
51+deceased registered voters using information received 26
52+from the Department of Hi ghway Safety and Motor 27
53+Vehicles; amending s. 98.093, F.S.; requiring clerks 28
54+of the circuit court and the Department of Highway 29
55+Safety and Motor Vehicles to monthly furnish certain 30
56+information to the Department of State; amending s. 31
57+100.041, F.S.; providing an exception to certain 32
58+county commissioner election requirements for certain 33
59+districts; amending s. 100.371, F.S.; requiring a 34
60+supervisor to separate and provide a method of viewing 35
61+and copying certain retained signature forms; 36
62+requiring a supervisor to post certain information on 37
63+his or her website; creating s. 101.019, F.S.; 38
64+prohibiting the use of ranked -choice voting to 39
65+determine election or nomination of any candidate to 40
66+elective office; providing that certain existing or 41
67+future ordinances are void; a mending s. 101.5614, 42
68+F.S.; requiring certain individuals to sign a certain 43
69+affidavit; prohibiting certain individuals from 44
70+releasing certain information about an election before 45
71+the closing of the polls; providing criminal 46
72+penalties; amending ss. 101.6103 and 101.6104, F.S.; 47
73+revising certain provisions governing the Mail Ballot 48
74+Election Act to conform to changes made by the act; 49
75+amending s. 101.64, F.S.; requiring the voter's 50
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88-requirements for certain districts; amending s. 51
89-100.371, F.S.; revising duties of the supervisor with 52
90-respect to the processing and retention of initiative 53
91-petition forms; requiring the supervisor to post 54
92-additional information regarding petition forms on his 55
93-or her website; requiring the Secretary of State to 56
94-notify the Financial Impact Estimating Conference if 57
95-the signatures for an initiative petition are no 58
96-longer valid; specifying conditions under which the 59
97-Financial Impact Estimating Conference does not need 60
98-to complete an analysis and financial impact state ment 61
99-for an initiative petition; creating s. 101.019, F.S.; 62
100-prohibiting the use of ranked -choice voting to 63
101-determine election or nomination to elective office; 64
102-voiding existing or future local ordinances 65
103-authorizing the use of ranked -choice voting; amendin g 66
104-s. 101.043, F.S.; deleting provisions that prohibit 67
105-using an address appearing on identification presented 68
106-by an elector as a basis to confirm an elector's legal 69
107-residence and asking an elector for certain 70
108-information in certain circumstances; amending s . 71
109-101.5614, F.S.; requiring specified individuals 72
110-observing the ballot duplication process to sign a 73
111-specified affidavit acknowledging certain criminal 74
112-penalties; prohibiting persons authorized to observe, 75
88+certificate for vote -by-mail ballots be printed on a 51
89+separate certificate envelope , instead of the return 52
90+mailing envelope; requiring the voter's certificate 53
91+for a vote-by-mail ballot to include space for the 54
92+last four digits of the absent elector's driver 55
93+license number, Florida identification card number, or 56
94+social security number; am ending s. 101.65, F.S.; 57
95+revising instructions that must be provided to absent 58
96+electors to conform to changes made by the act; 59
97+amending s. 101.68, F.S.; requiring a supervisor to 60
98+verify an absent elector's partial identification 61
99+number listed on the voter's certificate upon receipt 62
100+of a vote-by-mail ballot; requiring a canvassing board 63
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102+by-mail ballot may only be counted if certain criteria 65
103+are met; requiring a supervisor to provide certain 66
104+notification to certain electors; amending ss. 67
105+101.6921, 101.6923, and 101.6925, F.S.; revising 68
106+provisions governing special vote -by-mail ballots to 69
107+certain first-time voters to conform to changes made 70
108+by the act; amending s. 102.091, F.S.; requiring the 71
109+Governor, in consultation with the executive director 72
110+of the Department of Law Enforcement, to appoint 73
111+special officers to investigate violations of the 74
112+Florida Election Code; providing requirements for such 75
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125-review, or inspect ballot materials or observe 76
126-canvassing from releasing certain information about an 77
127-election before the closing of the polls; providing 78
128-criminal penalties; amending s. 101.6103, F.S.; 79
129-conforming certain provisions governing the Mail 80
130-Ballot Election Act to provisions applicable to the 81
131-mailing and canvassing of vote -by-mail ballots; 82
132-amending s. 101.655, F.S.; revising the date by which 83
133-requests for supervised voting must be made; amending 84
134-s. 102.091, F.S.; requiring the Governor, in 85
135-consultation with the executive director of the 86
136-Department of Law Enforcement, to appoint special 87
137-officers to investigate election law violations; 88
138-specifying requirements for such special officers; 89
139-providing construction; amending s. 102.101, F.S.; 90
140-prohibiting a special officer from entering a polling 91
141-place; providing exceptions; amending s. 104.0616, 92
142-F.S.; increasing criminal penalties for certain 93
143-unlawful acts involving vote -by-mail ballots; amending 94
144-s. 104.185, F.S.; increasing criminal penalties for a 95
145-person who signs another person's name or a fictitious 96
146-name on specified petitions; amending s. 104.186, 97
147-F.S.; increasing criminal penalties for a person who 98
148-unlawfully compensates a petition circulator based on 99
149-the number of petition forms gathered; amending s. 100
125+special officers; providing construction; amending s. 76
126+102.101, F.S.; prohibiting a special officer from 77
127+entering a polling place; providing exceptions; 78
128+amending s. 104.0616, F.S.; increasing criminal 79
129+penalties for a person who distributes, orders, 80
130+requests, collects, delivers, or otherwise physically 81
131+possesses more than two vote-by-mail ballots per 82
132+election except in certain circumstances; amending s. 83
133+104.185, F.S.; increasing criminal penalties for a 84
134+person who signs another person's name or a fictitious 85
135+name on certain petitions; amending s. 104.186, F.S.; 86
136+increasing criminal penalties for a person who 87
137+compensates a petition circulator based on the number 88
138+of petition forms gathered; amending s. 124.011, F.S.; 89
139+providing that certain county commissioners must be 90
140+elected at the general election immediately following 91
141+redistricting; requiring such commissioners' terms to 92
142+commence on a certain date; providing applicability; 93
143+amending s. 921.0022, F.S.; ranking a specified 94
144+offense involving vote -by-mail ballots on the severity 95
145+ranking chart of the Criminal Punishment Code; 96
146+requiring the Department of State to submit to the 97
147+Legislature a report detailing a plan for obtaining an 98
148+identifying number from each registered voter who does 99
149+not have one on file; providing requirements for the 100
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158158 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
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162-124.011, F.S.; providing that certain county 101
163-commissioners must be elected at the general election 102
164-immediately following redistricting; requiring such 103
165-commissioners' terms to commence on a certain date; 104
166-providing applicability; amending s. 921.0022, F.S.; 105
167-ranking a specified offense involving vote -by-mail 106
168-ballots on the severity ranking chart of the Criminal 107
169-Punishment Code; providing legislative findings and 108
170-intent; requiring the Department of State to submit a 109
171-report to the Legislature by a specified date; 110
172-providing report requirements; providing effective 111
173-dates. 112
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175-Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 114
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177- Section 1. Section 15.21, Florida Statutes, is amended to 116
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179- 15.21 Initiative petitions; s. 3, Art. XI, State 118
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181- (1) The Secretary of State shall immediately sub mit an 120
182-initiative petition to the Attorney General if the sponsor has: 121
183- (a)(1) Registered as a political committee pursuant to s. 122
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185- (b)(2) Submitted the ballot title, substance, and text of 124
186-the proposed revision or amendment to the Secretary of St ate 125
162+plan; providing effective dates. 101
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164+Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 103
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166+ Section 1. Section 97.022, Florida Statutes, is created to 105
167+read: 106
168+ 97.022 Office of Election Crimes and Security; creation; 107
169+purpose and duties.— 108
170+ (1) The Office of Election Crimes and Security is crea ted 109
171+within the Department of State. The purpose of the office is to 110
172+aid the Secretary of State in completion of his or her duties 111
173+under s. 97.012(12) and (15) by: 112
174+ (a) Receiving and reviewing notices and reports generated 113
175+by government officials or any ot her person regarding alleged 114
176+occurrences of election law violations or election 115
177+irregularities in this state. 116
178+ (b) Initiating independent inquiries and conducting 117
179+preliminary investigations into allegations of election law 118
180+violations or election irregular ities in this state. 119
181+ (2) The office may review complaints and conduct 120
182+preliminary investigations into alleged violations of the 121
183+Florida Election Code or any rule adopted pursuant thereto and 122
184+any election irregularities. 123
185+ (3) The secretary shall appoint a director of the office. 124
186+ (4) The office shall be based in Tallahassee and shall 125
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200- (c)(3) Obtained a letter from the Division of Elections 127
201-confirming that the sponsor has submitted to the appropriate 128
202-supervisors for verification, and the supervisors have verified, 129
203-forms signed and dated equa l to 25 percent of the number of 130
204-electors statewide required by s. 3, Art. XI of the State 131
205-Constitution in one-half of the congressional districts of the 132
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207- (2) If the Secretary of State has submitted an initiative 134
208-petition to the Attorney General pu rsuant to subsection (1) but 135
209-the validity of the signatures for such initiative petition have 136
210-expired pursuant to s. 100.371(11)(a) before securing ballot 137
211-placement, the Secretary of State must promptly notify the 138
212-Attorney General. The Secretary of State m ay resubmit the 139
213-initiative petition to the Attorney General if the initiative 140
214-petition is later circulated for placement on the ballot of a 141
215-subsequent general election and the criteria under subsection 142
216-(1) are satisfied. 143
217- Section 2. Subsection (4) is ad ded to section 16.061, 144
218-Florida Statutes, to read: 145
219- 16.061 Initiative petitions. — 146
220- (4) If the Attorney General is notified by the Secretary 147
221-of State pursuant to s. 15.21(2) that an initiative petition no 148
222-longer qualifies for ballot placement for the ensui ng general 149
223-election, the Attorney General must withdraw his or her request 150
199+employ nonsworn investigators to conduct any investigations. The 126
200+positions and resources necessary for the office to accomplish 127
201+its duties shall be established through and s ubject to the 128
202+legislative appropriations process. 129
203+ (5) The office shall oversee the department's voter fraud 130
204+hotline. 131
205+ (6) This section does not limit the jurisdiction of any 132
206+other office or agency of the state empowered by law to 133
207+investigate, act upon, or dispose of alleged election law 134
208+violations. 135
209+ (7) By January 15 of each year, the department shall 136
210+submit a report to the Governor, the President of the Senate, 137
211+and the Speaker of the House of Representatives detailing 138
212+information on investigations of a lleged election law violations 139
213+or election irregularities conducted during the prior calendar 140
214+year. The report must include the total number of complaints 141
215+received and independent investigations initiated and the number 142
216+referred to another agency for furth er investigation or 143
217+prosecution, including the total of those sent to a special 144
218+officer pursuant to s. 102.091. For each alleged violation or 145
219+irregularity investigated, the report must include: 146
220+ (a) The source of the alleged violation or irregularity; 147
221+ (b) The law allegedly violated or the nature of the 148
222+irregularity reported; 149
223+ (c) The county in which the alleged violation or 150
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237-fulfilled that request. If the Secretary of State subsequently 152
238-resubmits the initiative petition if the criteria in s. 15.21 (1) 153
239-are again satisfied and the court has not issued its advisory 154
240-opinion, the Attorney General must file a new petition seeking 155
241-such advisory opinion. 156
242- Section 3. Section 97.022, Florida Statutes, is created to 157
243-read: 158
244- 97.022 Office of Election Crimes and Security; creation; 159
245-purpose and duties.— 160
246- (1) The Office of Election Crimes and Security is created 161
247-within the Department of State. The purpose of the office is to 162
248-aid the Secretary of State in completion of his or her duties 163
249-under s. 97.012(12) and ( 15) by: 164
250- (a) Receiving and reviewing notices and reports generated 165
251-by government officials or any other person regarding alleged 166
252-occurrences of election law violations or election 167
253-irregularities in this state. 168
254- (b) Initiating independent inquiries and co nducting 169
255-preliminary investigations into allegations of election law 170
256-violations or election irregularities in this state. 171
257- (2) The office may review complaints and conduct 172
258-preliminary investigations into alleged violations of the 173
259-Florida Election Code or any rule adopted pursuant thereto and 174
260-any election irregularities. 175
236+irregularity occurred; 151
237+ (d) Whether the alleged violation or irregularity was 152
238+referred to another agency for further investigati on or 153
239+prosecution, and if so, to which agency; and 154
240+ (e) The current status of the investigation or resulting 155
241+criminal case. 156
242+ Section 2. Section 97.0291, Florida Statutes, is amended 157
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245+related expenses.—No agency or state or local official 160
246+responsible for conducting elections, including, but not limited 161
247+to, a supervisor of elections, may solicit, accept, use, or 162
248+dispose of any donation in the form of money, grants, property, 163
249+or personal services from an individual or a nongovernmental 164
250+entity for the purpose of funding any type of expenses related 165
251+to election administration, including, but not limited to, 166
252+election-related expenses or voter education, voter outreach, 167
253+voter or registration programs, or the cost of any litigation 168
254+related to election administration . This section does not 169
255+prohibit the donation and acceptance of space to be used for a 170
256+polling room or an early voting site. 171
257+ Section 3. Subsection (13) of section 97.057, Florida 172
258+Statutes, is amended to read: 173
259+ 97.057 Voter registration by the Department of Highway 174
260+Safety and Motor Vehicles. — 175
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274- (4) The office shall be based in Tallahassee and shall 177
275-employ nonsworn investigators to conduct any investigations. The 178
276-positions and resources necessary for the office to accomplish 179
277-its duties shall be established through and subject to the 180
278-legislative appropriations process. 181
279- (5) The office shall oversee the department's voter fraud 182
280-hotline. 183
281- (6) This section does not limit th e jurisdiction of any 184
282-other office or agency of the state empowered by law to 185
283-investigate, act upon, or dispose of alleged election law 186
284-violations. 187
285- (7) By January 15 of each year, the department shall 188
286-submit a report to the Governor, the President of the Senate, 189
287-and the Speaker of the House of Representatives detailing 190
288-information on investigations of alleged election law violations 191
289-or election irregularities conducted during the prior calendar 192
290-year. The report must include the total number of complaints 193
291-received and independent investigations initiated and the number 194
292-of complaints referred to another agency for further 195
293-investigation or prosecution, including the total number of 196
294-those matters sent to a special officer pursuant to s. 102.091. 197
295-For each alleged violation or irregularity investigated, the 198
296-report must include: 199
297- (a) The source of the alleged violation or irregularity; 200
273+ (13) The Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles 176
274+must assist the Department of State in regularly identifying 177
275+changes in residence ad dress on the driver license or 178
276+identification card of a voter. The Department of State must 179
277+report each such change to the appropriate supervisor of 180
278+elections who must change the voter's registration records in 181
279+accordance with s. 98.065(5) s. 98.065(4). 182
280+ Section 4. Paragraph (a) of subsection (3) of section 183
281+97.0575, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 184
282+ 97.0575 Third-party voter registrations. — 185
283+ (3)(a) A third-party voter registration organization that 186
284+collects voter registration applications serves a s a fiduciary 187
285+to the applicant, ensuring that any voter registration 188
286+application entrusted to the organization, irrespective of party 189
287+affiliation, race, ethnicity, or gender, must be promptly 190
288+delivered to the division or the supervisor of elections in the 191
289+county in which the applicant resides within 14 days after the 192
290+application was completed by the applicant, but not after 193
291+registration closes for the next ensuing election. A third -party 194
292+voter registration organization must notify the applicant at the 195
293+time the application is collected that the organization might 196
294+not deliver the application to the division or the supervisor of 197
295+elections in the county in which the applicant resides in less 198
296+than 14 days or before registration closes for the next ensuing 199
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311-irregularity reported; 202
312- (c) The county in which the alleged violation or 203
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314- (d) Whether the alleged violation or irregularity was 205
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316-prosecution, and if so, to which agency; and 207
317- (e) The current status of the investigation or resulting 208
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322-related expenses.—No agency or state or local official 213
323-responsible for conducting elections, including, but not limited 214
324-to, a supervisor of elections, may solicit, accept, use, or 215
325-dispose of any donation in the form of money, grants, property, 216
326-or personal services from an individual or a nongovernmental 217
327-entity for the purpose of funding any type of election-related 218
328-expenses related to election administration, including, but not 219
329-limited to, or voter education, voter outreach, voter or 220
330-registration programs , or the cost of any litigation related to 221
331-election administration . This section does not prohibit the 222
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311+voter registration organization must also inform the applicant 202
312+how to register online with the division and how to determine 203
313+whether the application has been delivered. If a voter 204
314+registration application collected by any third -party voter 205
315+registration organization is not promptly delivered to the 206
316+division or supervisor of elections in the county in which the 207
317+applicant resides, the third -party voter registration 208
318+organization is liable for the following fines: 209
319+ 1. A fine in the amount of $50 for each application 210
320+received by the division or the supervisor of elections in the 211
321+county in which the applicant resides more than 14 days after 212
322+the applicant delivered the completed voter registration 213
323+application to the third -party voter registration organization 214
324+or any person, entity, or agent acting on its behalf. A fine in 215
325+the amount of $250 for each application received if the third -216
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327+agency acting on its behalf acted willfully. 218
328+ 2. A fine in the amount of $100 for each application 219
329+collected by a third -party voter registration organization or 220
330+any person, entity, or agent acting on its behalf, befor e book 221
331+closing for any given election for federal or state office and 222
332+received by the division or the supervisor of elections in the 223
333+county in which the applicant resides after the book -closing 224
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348- 97.057 Voter registration by the Department of Highway 227
349-Safety and Motor Vehicles. — 228
350- (13) The Department o f Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles 229
351-must assist the Department of State in regularly identifying 230
352-changes in residence address on the driver license or 231
353-identification card of a voter. The Department of State must 232
354-report each such change to the appropriate s upervisor of 233
355-elections who must change the voter's registration records in 234
356-accordance with s. 98.065(5) s. 98.065(4). 235
357- Section 6. Present subsections (4) through (7) of section 236
358-97.0575, Florida Statutes, are redesignated as subsections (5) 237
359-through (8), respectively, a new subsection (4) is added to that 238
360-section, and paragraph (a) of subsection (3) of that section is 239
361-amended, to read: 240
362- 97.0575 Third-party voter registrations. — 241
363- (3)(a) A third-party voter registration organization that 242
364-collects voter registration applications serves as a fiduciary 243
365-to the applicant, ensuring that any voter registration 244
366-application entrusted to the organization, irrespective of party 245
367-affiliation, race, ethnicity, or gender, must be promptly 246
368-delivered to the division or the supervisor of elections in the 247
369-county in which the applicant resides within 14 days after the 248
370-application was completed by the applicant, but not after 249
371-registration closes for the next ensuing election. A third -party 250
347+each application received if the third -party registration 226
348+organization or person, entity, or agency acting on its behalf 227
349+acted willfully. 228
350+ 3. A fine in the amount of $500 for each application 229
351+collected by a third -party voter registration organization or 230
352+any person, entity, or agent acting on its behalf, which is not 231
353+submitted to the division or supervisor of elections in the 232
354+county in which the applicant resides. A fine in the amount of 233
355+$1,000 for any application not submitted if the third -party 234
356+voter registration organization or person, entity, or agency 235
357+acting on its behalf acted willfully. 236
358+ 237
359+The aggregate fine pursuant to this paragraph which may be 238
360+assessed against a third -party voter registration organization, 239
361+including affiliate organizations, for viola tions committed in a 240
362+calendar year is $50,000 $1,000. 241
363+ Section 5. Subsections (3) through (6) of section 98.065, 242
364+Florida Statutes, are renumbered as subsections (4) through (7), 243
365+respectively, paragraph (c) of present subsection (4) is 244
366+redesignated as paragraph (e), subsection (2) and present 245
367+subsections (3) are amended, and a new subsection (3) is added 246
368+to that section and new paragraphs (c) and (d) are added to 247
369+present subsection (4) of that section, to read: 248
370+ 98.065 Registration list maintenance progr ams.— 249
371+ (2) A supervisor must incorporate one or more of the 250
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385-time the application is collected that the organization might 252
386-not deliver the application to the division or the supervisor of 253
387-elections in the county in which the applicant resides in less 254
388-than 14 days or before registration clos es for the next ensuing 255
389-election and must advise the applicant that he or she may 256
390-deliver the application in person or by mail. The third -party 257
391-voter registration organization must also inform the applicant 258
392-how to register online with the division and how to determine 259
393-whether the application has been delivered. If a voter 260
394-registration application collected by any third -party voter 261
395-registration organization is not promptly delivered to the 262
396-division or supervisor of elections in the county in which the 263
397-applicant resides, the third -party voter registration 264
398-organization is liable for the following fines: 265
399- 1. A fine in the amount of $50 for each application 266
400-received by the division or the supervisor of elections in the 267
401-county in which the applicant resides more than 14 days after 268
402-the applicant delivered the completed voter registration 269
403-application to the third -party voter registration organization 270
404-or any person, entity, or agent acting on its behalf. A fine in 271
405-the amount of $250 for each application received if t he third-272
406-party voter registration organization or person, entity, or 273
407-agency acting on its behalf acted willfully. 274
408- 2. A fine in the amount of $100 for each application 275
384+following procedures in the supervisor's biennial registration 251
385+list maintenance program under which: 252
386+ (a) At least once each even -numbered year, to begin in 253
387+November of the year preceding a presidential election year, 254
388+change-of-address information supplied by the United States 255
389+Postal Service through its licensees is used to identify 256
390+registered voters whose addresses might have changed .; 257
391+ (b) At least once each odd -numbered year, change-of-258
392+address information is identified from returned nonforwardable 259
393+return-if-undeliverable address confirmation requests mailed 260
394+mail sent to all registered voters in the county .; or 261
395+ (c) At the supervisor's discretion, change-of-address 262
396+information is identifie d from returned nonforwardable return -263
397+if-undeliverable address confirmation requests mailed to all 264
398+registered voters who have not voted in the last 2 years and who 265
399+did not make a written request that their registration records 266
400+be updated during that time. 267
401+ (d) At least once each odd -numbered year, an identifying 268
402+number solicitation is sent by nonforwardable return -if-269
403+undeliverable mail to each voter who does not have on file a 270
404+Florida driver license number, a Florida identification card 271
405+number, or the last four digits of his or her social security 272
406+number. 273
407+ (3)(a) Address confirmation requests sent pursuant to 274
408+paragraphs (2)(b) and (c) must be addressed to the voter's 275
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423-closing for any given election for federal or state office and 278
424-received by the division or the supervisor of elections in the 279
425-county in which the applicant resides after the book -closing 280
426-deadline for such election. A f ine in the amount of $500 for 281
427-each application received if the third -party registration 282
428-organization or person, entity, or agency acting on its behalf 283
429-acted willfully. 284
430- 3. A fine in the amount of $500 for each application 285
431-collected by a third -party voter registration organization or 286
432-any person, entity, or agent acting on its behalf, which is not 287
433-submitted to the division or supervisor of elections in the 288
434-county in which the applicant resides. A fine in the amount of 289
435-$1,000 for any application not submitted if the third-party 290
436-voter registration organization or person, entity, or agency 291
437-acting on its behalf acted willfully. 292
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439-The aggregate fine pursuant to this paragraph which may be 294
440-assessed against a third -party voter registration organization, 295
441-including affiliate organizations, for violations committed in a 296
442-calendar year is $50,000 $1,000. 297
443- (4) If a person collecting voter registration applications 298
444-on behalf of a third -party voter registration organization 299
445-alters the voter registration application of any other person, 300
421+address of legal residence. If a request is returned as 276
422+undeliverable, any other notificat ion sent to the voter pursuant 277
423+to subsection (5) or s. 98.0655 must be addressed to the voter's 278
424+mailing address on file, if any, in addition to any residence 279
425+address on file. 280
426+ (b) An identifying number solicitations sent pursuant to 281
427+paragraph (2)(d) must be addressed to the voter's mailing 282
428+address. 283
429+ (4)(3) A registration list maintenance program must be 284
430+conducted by each supervisor at least annually, but may begin in 285
431+November of the year preceding a presidential election year , at 286
432+a minimum, in each odd -numbered year and must be completed not 287
433+later than 90 days prior to the date of any federal election. 288
434+All list maintenance actions associated with each voter must be 289
435+entered, tracked, and maintained in the statewide voter 290
436+registration system. 291
437+ (5)(4) 292
438+ (c) If the supervisor of elections receives returned mail 293
439+addressed to a voter at his or her address of legal residence 294
440+indicating that the mail was undeliverable but without 295
441+indication of an address change, the supervisor must send an 296
442+address confirmation req uest to the voter's mailing address on 297
443+file. 298
444+ (d) If an address confirmation request sent pursuant to 299
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459-of s. 104.012(4) and is subsequently convicted of such offense, 302
460-the applicable third -party voter registration organization is 303
461-liable for a fine in the amount of $1,000 for each application 304
462-altered. 305
463- Section 7. Effective January 1, 2023, present subsections 306
464-(3) through (6) of section 98.065, Florida Statutes, are 307
465-redesignated as subsections (4) through (7), respectively, a new 308
466-subsection (3) is added to that section, and subsection (2) and 309
467-present subsections (3), (4), and (5) of that section are 310
468-amended, to read: 311
469- 98.065 Registration list maintenance programs. — 312
470- (2) A supervisor must incorporate one or more of the 313
471-following procedures in the supervisor's annual biennial 314
472-registration list maintenance program under which the supervisor 315
473-shall: 316
474- (a) Use change-of-address information supplied by the 317
475-United States Postal Service through its licensees is used to 318
476-identify registered voters whose addresses might have changed . 319
477-Additionally, in odd -numbered years, unless the supervisor is 320
478-conducting the procedure specified i n paragraph (b), the 321
479-supervisor must identify change -of-address information from 322
480-returned nonforwardable return -if-undeliverable address 323
481-confirmation requests mailed to all registered voters who have 324
482-not voted in the preceding two general elections and who have 325
458+an address change, an address confirmation final notice must be 301
459+delivered to the voter a t any address on file. 302
460+ Section 6. Subsection (1) of section 98.0655, Florida 303
461+Statutes, is amended, and subsection (4) is added to that 304
462+section, to read: 305
463+ 98.0655 Registration list maintenance forms. —The 306
464+department shall prescribe registration list mai ntenance forms 307
465+to be used by the supervisors which must include: 308
466+ (1) An address confirmation request that must contain the 309
467+following: 310
468+ (a) The voter's name and address of legal residence as 311
469+shown on the voter registration record .; and 312
470+ (b) A request that the voter notify the supervisor if 313
471+either the voter's name or address of legal residence is 314
472+incorrect. 315
473+ (c) Instructions for updating voter registration 316
474+information online. 317
475+ (d) A voter registration application for the voter's use 318
476+if making a registra tion change by mail. 319
477+ (e) Notification that a person who willfully submits any 320
478+false voter registration information commits a felony of the 321
479+third degree, as provided by s. 104.011(2). 322
480+ (4) An identifying number solicitation that requests the 323
481+voter provide his or her Florida driver license number or 324
482+Florida identification card number, and the last four digits of 325
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496-during that time; or 327
497- (b) Identify change-of-address information is identified 328
498-from returned nonforwardable return -if-undeliverable mail sent 329
499-to all registered voters in the county ; or 330
500- (c) Change-of-address information is identified from 331
501-returned nonforwardable return -if-undeliverable address 332
502-confirmation requests mailed to all registered voters who have 333
503-not voted in the last 2 years and who did not make a written 334
504-request that their reg istration records be updated during that 335
505-time. 336
506- (3) Address confirmation requests sent pursuant to 337
507-paragraph (2)(a) and mail sent pursuant to paragraph (2)(b) must 338
508-be addressed to the voter's address of legal residence, not 339
509-including voters temporarily re siding outside the county and 340
510-registered in the precinct designated by the supervisor pursuant 341
511-to s. 101.045(1). If a request is returned as undeliverable, any 342
512-other notification sent to the voter pursuant to subsection (5) 343
513-or s. 98.0655 must be addressed to the voter's mailing address 344
514-on file, if any. 345
515- (4) A registration list maintenance program must be 346
516-conducted by each supervisor, at a minimum, once in each odd-347
517-numbered year and must be completed not later than 90 days 348
518-before prior to the date of any federal election. All list 349
519-maintenance actions associated with each voter must be entered, 350
495+his or her social security number. 326
496+ Section 7. Paragraph (a) of subsection (3) of section 327
497+98.075, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 328
498+ 98.075 Registration records maintenance activities; 329
499+ineligibility determinations. — 330
500+ (3) DECEASED PERSONS. — 331
501+ (a)1. The department shall identify those registered 332
502+voters who are deceased by comparing information received from 333
503+the following entities either: 334
504+ a. The Department of Health as provided in s. 98.093 .; or 335
505+ b. The United States Social Security Administration, 336
506+including, but not limited to, any master death file or index 337
507+compiled by the United States Social Security Administration. 338
508+ c. The Department o f Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles. 339
509+ 2. Within 7 days after receipt of such information through 340
510+the statewide voter registration system, the supervisor shall 341
511+remove the name of the registered voter. 342
512+ Section 8. Paragraphs (b) and (g) of subsection (2) of 343
513+section 98.093, Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 344
514+ 98.093 Duty of officials to furnish information relating 345
515+to deceased persons, persons adjudicated mentally incapacitated, 346
516+and persons convicted of a felony , and persons who are not 347
517+United States citizens.— 348
518+ (2) To the maximum extent feasible, state and local 349
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534- (5)(a)(4)(a) If the supervisor receives change -of-address 353
535-information pursuant to the activities conducted in subsection 354
536-(2), from jury notices signed by the voter and returned to the 355
537-courts, from the Department of Highway Safety and Motor 356
538-Vehicles, or from other sources which indicates that a 357
539-registered voter's legal residence might have changed to a nother 358
540-location within the state, the supervisor must change the 359
541-registration records to reflect the new address and must send 360
542-the voter an address change notice as provided in s. 98.0655(2). 361
543- (b) If the supervisor of elections receives change -of-362
544-address information pursuant to the activities conducted in 363
545-subsection (2), from jury notices signed by the voter and 364
546-returned to the courts, or from other sources which indicates 365
547-that a registered voter's legal residence might have changed to 366
548-a location outside t he state, the supervisor of elections shall 367
549-send an address confirmation final notice to the voter as 368
550-provided in s. 98.0655(3). 369
551- (c) If an address confirmation request required by 370
552-paragraph (2)(a) or (b) is returned as undeliverable without 371
553-indication of an address change, or there is no response from 372
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555-if-undeliverable mail is returned as undeliverable with no 374
556-indication of an address change, the supervisor shall send an 375
532+and access to data to the department, including, but not limited 351
533+to, databases that contain reliable criminal records and records 352
534+of deceased persons. State and local government agencies that 353
535+provide such data shall do so without charge if the direct cost 354
536+incurred by those agencies is not significant. 355
537+ (b) Each clerk of the circuit court shall furnish monthly 356
538+to the department: 357
539+ 1. A list of those persons who have been adjudicated 358
540+mentally incapacitated with respect to voting during the 359
541+preceding calendar month, a list of those persons whose mental 360
542+capacity with respect to voting has been restored during the 361
543+preceding calendar mont h, and a list of those persons who have 362
544+returned signed jury notices during the preceding months to the 363
545+clerk of the circuit court indicating a change of address. Each 364
546+list must shall include the name, address, date of birth, race, 365
547+sex, and, whichever is available, the Florida driver license 366
548+number, Florida identification card number, or social security 367
549+number of each such person. 368
550+ 2. Information on the terms of sentence, including an y 369
551+financial obligations, of all persons listed in the clerk's 370
552+records who reside within the state and have been convicted of a 371
553+felony. 372
554+ (g) The Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles 373
555+shall furnish monthly to the department : 374
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570-the voter. 377
571- (d) The supervisor must designate as inactive all voters 378
572-who have been sent an address confirmation final notice and who 379
573-have not returned the postage prepaid, preaddressed return form 380
574-within 30 days or for which the final notice has been returned 381
575-as undeliverable. Names on the inactive list may not be used to 382
576-calculate the number of signatures needed on any petition. A 383
577-voter on the inactive list may be restored to the active list of 384
578-voters upon the vote r updating his or her registration and 385
579-confirming his or her current address of legal residence , 386
580-requesting a vote-by-mail ballot and confirming his or her 387
581-current address of legal residence , or appearing to vote and 388
582-confirming his or her current address o f legal residence. 389
583-However, if the voter does not update his or her voter 390
584-registration information, request a vote -by-mail ballot, or vote 391
585-by the second general election after being placed on the 392
586-inactive list, the voter's name shall be removed from the 393
587-statewide voter registration system and the voter shall be 394
588-required to reregister to have his or her name restored to the 395
589-statewide voter registration system. 396
590- (6)(5) A notice may not be issued pursuant to this section 397
591-and a voter's name may not be removed from the statewide voter 398
592-registration system later than 90 days prior to the date of a 399
593-federal election. However, this section does not preclude the 400
569+from the driver license database because they have been licensed 376
570+in another state. The list must shall contain the name, address, 377
571+date of birth, sex, social security number, and driver license 378
572+number of each such person . 379
573+ 2. A list of those persons who presented evidence of non -380
574+United States citizenship upon being issued a new or renewed 381
575+Florida driver license or Florida identification card. The list 382
576+must contain the name; address; date of birth; social security 383
577+number, if applicable; and Florida driver license number or 384
578+Florida identification card number, as applicable, of each such 385
579+person. 386
580+ Section 9. Paragraph (a) of subsection (2) of section 387
581+100.041, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 388
582+ 100.041 Officers chosen at general election. — 389
583+ (2)(a) Except as provided in s. 124.011 relating to single 390
584+member districts after decennial redistricting, each county 391
585+commissioner from an odd -numbered district shall be elected at 392
586+the general election in each year the number of wh ich is a 393
587+multiple of 4, for a 4 -year term commencing on the second 394
588+Tuesday following such election, and each county commissioner 395
589+from an even-numbered district shall be elected at the general 396
590+election in each even -numbered year the number of which is not a 397
591+multiple of 4, for a 4 -year term commencing on the second 398
592+Tuesday following such election. A county commissioner is 399
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607-submitted by the voter or removal of the name of a voter from 402
608-the statewide voter registration system at any time upon the 403
609-voter's written request, by reason of the voter's death, or upon 404
610-a determination of the voter's ineligibility as provided in s. 405
611-98.075(7). 406
612- Section 8. Subsections (1) and (3) of sec tion 98.0655, 407
613-Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 408
614- 98.0655 Registration list maintenance forms. —The 409
615-department shall prescribe registration list maintenance forms 410
616-to be used by the supervisors which must include: 411
617- (1) An address confirmation request t hat must contain: 412
618- (a) The voter's name and address of legal residence as 413
619-shown on the voter registration record; and 414
620- (b) A request that the voter notify the supervisor if 415
621-either the voter's name or address of legal residence is 416
622-incorrect; 417
623- (c) If the address confirmation request is required by s. 418
624-98.065(2)(a), a statement that if the voter has not changed his 419
625-or her legal residence or has changed his or her legal residence 420
626-within the state, the voter should return the form within 30 421
627-days after the date on which the notice was sent to the voter; 422
628-and 423
629- (d) Information about updating voter information through 424
630-the online voter registration system . 425
606+county canvassing board certifies the results of the election 401
607+pursuant to s. 102.151. 402
608+ Section 10. Paragraphs (a) and (c) of subsection (11) of 403
609+section 100.371, Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 404
610+ 100.371 Initiatives; procedure for placement on ballot. — 405
611+ (11)(a) An initiative petition form circulated for 406
612+signature may not be bundled with or attached to any other 407
613+petition. Each signature shall be dated when made and shall be 408
614+valid until the next February 1 occurring in an even -numbered 409
615+year for the purpose of the amendment appearing on the ballot 410
616+for the general election occ urring in that same year, provided 411
617+all other requirements of law are met. The sponsor shall submit 412
618+signed and dated forms to the supervisor of elections for the 413
619+county of residence listed by the person signing the form for 414
620+verification of the number of val id signatures obtained. If a 415
621+signature on a petition is from a registered voter in another 416
622+county, the supervisor shall notify the petition sponsor of the 417
623+misfiled petition. The supervisor shall promptly verify the 418
624+signatures within 60 days after receipt o f the petition forms 419
625+and payment of a fee for the actual cost of signature 420
626+verification incurred by the supervisor. However, for petition 421
627+forms submitted less than 60 days before February 1 of an even -422
628+numbered year, the supervisor shall promptly verify the 423
629+signatures within 30 days after receipt of the form and payment 424
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644-to the newly recorded address of legal residence , or to all 427
645-addresses on file for the voter if no indication of new address 428
646-has been received, by forwardable mail and must contain a 429
647-postage prepaid, preaddressed return form and a statement that: 430
648- (a) If the voter has not changed his or her legal 431
649-residence or has changed his or her legal residence within the 432
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651-date on which the notice was sent to the voter. 434
652- (b) If the voter has changed his or her legal residence to 435
653-a location outside the stat e: 436
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655-request to be removed from the registration books; and 438
656- 2. The voter shall be provided with information on how to 439
657-register in the new jurisdiction in order to be eligible to 440
658-vote. 441
659- (c) If the return form is not returned, the voter's name 442
660-shall be designated as inactive in the statewide voter 443
661-registration system, and confirmation of the voter's address of 444
662-legal residence may be required before the voter is authorized 445
663-to vote in an election . 446
664- Section 9. Paragraph (a) of subsection (3) of section 447
665-98.075, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 448
666- 98.075 Registration records maintenance activities; 449
667-ineligibility determinations. — 450
643+promptly record, in the manner prescribed by the Secretary of 426
644+State, the date each form is received by the supervisor, and the 427
645+date the signature on the form is verified as valid. The 428
646+supervisor may verify that the signature on a form is valid only 429
647+if: 430
648+ 1. The form contains the original signature of the 431
649+purported elector. 432
650+ 2. The purported elector has accurately recorded on the 433
651+form the date on which he or she signed the form. 434
652+ 3. The form sets forth the purported elector's name, 435
653+address, city, county, and voter registration number or date of 436
654+birth. 437
655+ 4. The purported elector is, at the time he or she signs 438
656+the form and at the time the form is verified, a duly qualified 439
657+and registered elector in the state. 440
658+ 5. The signature was obtained legally, including that if a 441
659+paid petition circulator was used, the circulator was validly 442
660+registered under subsection (3) when the signature was ob tained. 443
661+ 444
662+The supervisor shall retain all the signature forms, separating 445
663+forms verified as valid from those deemed invalid, for at least 446
664+1 year following the election for in which the petition was 447
665+circulated. The supervisor shall provide a method of viewin g and 448
666+copying valid and invalid forms issue appeared on the ballot or 449
667+until the division notifies the supervisors of elections that 450
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680- (3) DECEASED PERSONS. — 451
681- (a)1. The department shall identify those registered 452
682-voters who are deceased by comparing information received from 453
683-either: 454
684- a. The Department of Health as provided in s. 98.093; or 455
685- b. The United States Social Security Administration, 456
686-including, but not limited to, any master death file or index 457
687-compiled by the United States Social Security Administration ; 458
688-and 459
689- c. The Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles . 460
690- 2. Within 7 days after receipt of such information through 461
691-the statewide voter regist ration system, the supervisor shall 462
692-remove the name of the registered voter. 463
693- Section 10. Section 98.093, Florida Statutes, is amended 464
694-to read: 465
695- 98.093 Duty of officials to furnish information relating 466
696-to deceased persons, persons adjudicated mentally incapacitated, 467
697-and persons convicted of a felony , and persons who are not 468
698-United States citizens .— 469
699- (1) In order to identify ineligible registered voters and 470
700-maintain accurate and current voter registration records in the 471
701-statewide voter registration syst em pursuant to procedures in s. 472
702-98.065 or s. 98.075, it is necessary for the department and 473
703-supervisors of elections to receive or access certain 474
704-information from state and federal officials and entities in the 475
680+the committee that circulated the petition is no longer seeking 451
681+to obtain ballot position . 452
682+ (c) On the last day of each mon th, or on the last day of 453
683+each week from December 1 of an odd -numbered year through 454
684+February 1 of the following year, each supervisor shall post on 455
685+his or her website the total number of signatures submitted, the 456
686+total number of invalid signatures, the tot al number of 457
687+signatures processed, and the aggregate number of verified valid 458
688+signatures and the distribution of such signatures by 459
689+congressional district for each proposed amendment proposed by 460
690+initiative, along with the following information specific to the 461
691+reporting period: the total number of signed petition forms 462
692+received, the total number of signatures verified, the 463
693+distribution of verified valid signatures by congressional 464
694+district, and the total number of verified petition forms 465
695+forwarded to the Sec retary of State. 466
696+ Section 11. Section 101.019, Florida Statutes, is created 467
697+to read: 468
698+ 101.019 Ranked-choice voting prohibited. — 469
699+ (1) A ranked-choice voting method that allows voters to 470
700+rank candidates for an office in order of preference and have 471
701+ballots cast be tabulated in multiple rounds following the 472
702+elimination of a candidate until a single candidate attains a 473
703+majority may not be used in determining the election or 474
704+nomination of any candidate to any local, state, or federal 475
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718- (2) To the maximum exten t feasible, state and local 477
719-government agencies shall facilitate provision of information 478
720-and access to data to the department, including, but not limited 479
721-to, databases that contain reliable criminal records and records 480
722-of deceased persons. State and local government agencies that 481
723-provide such data shall do so without charge if the direct cost 482
724-incurred by those agencies is not significant. 483
725- (a) The Department of Health shall furnish monthly to the 484
726-department a list containing the name, address, date of bir th, 485
727-date of death, social security number, race, and sex of each 486
728-deceased person 17 years of age or older. 487
729- (b) Each clerk of the circuit court shall furnish monthly 488
730-to the department: 489
731- 1. A list of those persons who have been adjudicated 490
732-mentally incapacitated with respect to voting during the 491
733-preceding calendar month, a list of those persons whose mental 492
734-capacity with respect to voting has been restored during the 493
735-preceding calendar month, and a list of those persons who have 494
736-returned signed jury notice s during the preceding months to the 495
737-clerk of the circuit court indicating a change of address. Each 496
738-list shall include the name, address, date of birth, race, sex, 497
739-and, whichever is available, the Florida driver license number, 498
740-Florida identification card number, or social security number of 499
741-each such person. 500
717+elective office in the state. 476
718+ (2) Any existing or future ordinance enacted or adopted by 477
719+a county, a municipality, or any other local governmental entity 478
720+which is in conflict with this section is void. 479
721+ Section 12. Paragraph (a) of subsection (4) and subsection 480
722+(8) of section 101.5614, Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 481
723+ 101.5614 Canvass of returns. — 482
724+ (4)(a) If any vote-by-mail ballot is physically damaged so 483
725+that it cannot properly be counted by the voting system's 484
726+automatic tabulating equipment, a true duplicate copy shall be 485
727+made of the damaged ballot in an open and accessible room in the 486
728+presence of witnesses and substituted for the damaged ballot. 487
729+Likewise, a duplicate ballot shall be made of a vote -by-mail 488
730+ballot containing an overvoted race if there is a clear 489
731+indication on the ballot that the voter has made a definite 490
732+choice in the overvoted race or ballot measure. A duplicate 491
733+shall include all valid votes as determined by the canvassing 492
734+board based on rules adopted by the division pursuant to s. 493
735+102.166(4). A duplicate may be made of a ballot containing an 494
736+undervoted race or ballot measure if there is a clear indication 495
737+on the ballot that the voter has made a definite choice in the 496
738+undervoted race or ballot measure. A duplicate may not include a 497
739+vote if the voter's intent in such race or on such measure is 498
740+not clear. Upon request, a physically present candidate, a 499
741+political party official, a political committee official, or an 500
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754- 2. Information on the terms of sentence for felony 501
755-convictions, including any financial obligations for court 502
756-costs, fees, and fines, of all persons listed in the clerk's 503
757-records whose last known ad dress in the clerk's records is 504
758-within this state and who have been convicted of a felony during 505
759-the preceding month. The information may be provided directly by 506
760-individual clerks of the circuit court or may be provided on 507
761-their behalf through the Comprehe nsive Case Information System. 508
762-For each felony conviction reported, the information must 509
763-include: 510
764- a. The full name, last known address, date of birth, race, 511
765-sex, and, if available, the Florida driver license number, 512
766-Florida identification card number, an d social security number 513
767-of the person convicted. 514
768- b. The amounts of all financial obligations, including 515
769-restitution and court costs, fees, and fines, and, if known, the 516
770-amount of financial obligations not yet satisfied. 517
771- c. The county in which the conv iction occurred. 518
772- d. The statute number violated, statute table text, date 519
773-of conviction, and case number. 520
774- (c) Upon receipt of information from the United States 521
775-Attorney, listing persons convicted of a felony in federal 522
776-court, the department shall use such information to identify 523
777-registered voters or applicants for voter registration who may 524
778-be potentially ineligible based on information provided in 525
754+authorized designee thereof, must be allowed to observe the 501
755+duplication of ballots upon signing an affidavit affirming his 502
756+or her acknowledgment that disclosure of election results 503
757+discerned from observing the ballot duplication process while 504
758+the election is ongoing is a felony, as provided under 505
759+subsection (8). The observer must be allowed t o observe the 506
760+duplication of ballots in such a way that the observer is able 507
761+to see the markings on each ballot and the duplication taking 508
762+place. All duplicate ballots must be clearly labeled 509
763+"duplicate," bear a serial number which shall be recorded on the 510
764+defective ballot, and be counted in lieu of the defective 511
765+ballot. The duplication of ballots must happen in the presence 512
766+of at least one canvassing board member. After a ballot has been 513
767+duplicated, the defective ballot shall be placed in an envelope 514
768+provided for that purpose, and the duplicate ballot shall be 515
769+tallied with the other ballots for that precinct. If any 516
770+observer makes a reasonable objection to a duplicate of a 517
771+ballot, the ballot must be presented to the canvassing board for 518
772+a determination of t he validity of the duplicate. The canvassing 519
773+board must document the serial number of the ballot in the 520
774+canvassing board's minutes. The canvassing board must decide 521
775+whether the duplication is valid. If the duplicate ballot is 522
776+determined to be valid, the du plicate ballot must be counted. If 523
777+the duplicate ballot is determined to be invalid, the duplicate 524
778+ballot must be rejected and a proper duplicate ballot must be 525
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791-accordance with s. 98.075. 526
792- (d) The Department of Law Enforcement shall identify those 527
793-persons who have been convicted of a felony who appear in the 528
794-voter registration records supplied by the statewide voter 529
795-registration system, in a time and manner that enables the 530
796-department to meet its obligations under state and federal law. 531
797- (e) The Florida Commission on Offender Review shall 532
798-furnish at least bimonthly to the department data, including the 533
799-identity of those persons granted clemency in the preceding 534
800-month or any updates to prior records which have occurred in the 535
801-preceding month. The data shall contain t he commission's case 536
802-number and the person's name, address, date of birth, race, 537
803-gender, Florida driver license number, Florida identification 538
804-card number, or the last four digits of the social security 539
805-number, if available, and references to record identi fiers 540
806-assigned by the Department of Corrections and the Department of 541
807-Law Enforcement, a unique identifier of each clemency case, and 542
808-the effective date of clemency of each person. 543
809- (f) The Department of Corrections shall identify those 544
810-persons who have been convicted of a felony and committed to its 545
811-custody or placed on community supervision. The information must 546
812-be provided to the department at a time and in a manner that 547
813-enables the department to identify registered voters who are 548
814-convicted felons and t o meet its obligations under state and 549
815-federal law. 550
791+made and counted in lieu of the original. 526
792+ (8) Any supervisor of elections, deputy supervisor of 527
793+elections, canvassing board member, election board member, or 528
794+election employee, or other person authorized to observe, 529
795+review, or inspect ballot materials or observe canvassing who 530
796+releases any information about votes cast for or against any 531
797+candidate or ballot measure or any who releases the results of 532
798+any election before prior to the closing of the polls in that 533
799+county on election day commits a felony of the third degree, 534
800+punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084. 535
801+ Section 13. Effective January 1, 2024, subsections (1), 536
802+(2), (3), (5), and (7) of section 101.6103, Florida Statutes, 537
803+are amended to read: 538
804+ 101.6103 Mail ballot election procedure. — 539
805+ (1) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (7), the 540
806+supervisor of elections sh all mail all official ballots with a 541
807+secrecy envelope, a certificate envelope, a return mailing 542
808+envelope, and instructions sufficient to describe the voting 543
809+process to each elector entitled to vote in the election not 544
810+sooner than the 20th day before the el ection and not later than 545
811+the 10th day before the date of the election. All such ballots 546
812+shall be mailed by first -class mail. Ballots shall be addressed 547
813+to each elector at the address appearing in the registration 548
814+records and placed in an envelope which is prominently marked 549
815+"Do Not Forward." 550
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829-shall furnish monthly to the department : 552
830- 1. A list of those persons whose names have been removed 553
831-from the driver license database because they have been licensed 554
832-in another state. The list must shall contain the name, address, 555
833-date of birth, sex, social security number, and driver license 556
834-number of each such person. 557
835- 2. A list of those persons who presented evidence of non -558
836-United States citizenship upon being issued a new or renewed 559
837-Florida driver license or Florida identification card. The list 560
838-must contain the name; address; date of birth; social security 561
839-number, if applicable; and Florida driver license number or 562
840-Florida identification card number, as applicable, of each such 563
841-person. 564
842- (3) This section does not limit or restrict the supervisor 565
843-in his or her duty to remove the names of persons from the 566
844-statewide voter registration system pursuant to s. 98.075(7) 567
845-based upon information re ceived from other sources. 568
846- Section 11. Paragraph (a) of subsection (2) of section 569
847-100.041, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 570
848- 100.041 Officers chosen at general election. — 571
849- (2)(a) Except as provided in s. 124.011 relating to single 572
850-member districts after decennial redistricting, each county 573
851-commissioner from an odd -numbered district shall be elected at 574
852-the general election in each year the number of which is a 575
828+ (2) Upon receipt of the ballot the elector shall mark the 551
829+ballot, place it in the secrecy envelope, place the secrecy 552
830+envelope into the certificate envelope and sign the voter's 553
831+certificate, and then place the certif icate envelope into the 554
832+return mailing envelope supplied with the ballot, and comply 555
833+with the instructions provided with the ballot. The elector 556
834+shall mail, deliver, or have delivered the marked ballot so that 557
835+it reaches the supervisor of elections no late r than 7 p.m. on 558
836+the day of the election. The ballot must be returned in the 559
837+certificate envelope and then enclosed in the return mailing 560
838+envelope. 561
839+ (3) The certificate return mailing envelope must bear a 562
840+certificate in substantially the form prescribed by s. 563
841+101.64(1)(a) shall contain a statement in substantially the 564
842+following form: 565
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844+VOTER'S CERTIFICATE 567
845+ 568
846+ I, ...(Print Name)..., do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I 569
847+am a qualified voter in this election and that I have not and 570
848+will not vote more than one ballot in this election. 571
849+ I understand that failure to sign this certificate and give 572
850+my residence address will invalidate my ballot. 573
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865-multiple of 4, for a 4 -year term commencing on the second 576
866-Tuesday following such election, and each county commissioner 577
867-from an even-numbered district shall be elected at the general 578
868-election in each even -numbered year the number of which is not a 579
869-multiple of 4, for a 4 -year term commencing on the second 580
870-Tuesday following such election . A county commissioner is 581
871-"elected" for purposes of this paragraph on the date that the 582
872-county canvassing board certifies the results of the election 583
873-pursuant to s. 102.151. 584
874- Section 12. Paragraphs (a) and (c) of subsection (11) and 585
875-paragraph (a) of subsection (13) of section 100.371, Florida 586
876-Statutes, are amended to read: 587
877- 100.371 Initiatives; procedure for placement on ballot. — 588
878- (11)(a) An initiative petition form circulated for 589
879-signature may not be bundled with or attached to any other 590
880-petition. Each signature shall be dated when made and shall be 591
881-valid until the next February 1 occurring in an even -numbered 592
882-year for the purpose of the amendment appearing on the ballot 593
883-for the general election occurring in that same year, provided 594
884-all other requirements of law are met. The sponsor shall submit 595
885-signed and dated forms to the supervisor of elections for the 596
886-county of residence listed by the person signing the form for 597
887-verification of the number of valid signatures obtained. If a 598
888-signature on a petition is from a registered voter in another 599
889-county, the supervisor shall notify the petition sponsor of the 600
865+...(Residence Address)... 576
866+ 577
867+ (5) A ballot shall be counted only if: 578
868+ (a) It is returned in the certificate envelope and return 579
869+mailing envelope; 580
870+ (b) The elector's signature has been verified as provided 581
871+in this subsection; and 582
872+ (c) It is received by the supervisor of elections not 583
873+later than 7 p.m. on the day of the election. 584
874+ 585
875+The supervisor of election s shall open the return mailing 586
876+envelope and verify the signature and the provided identifying 587
877+number of each elector on the certificate return mailing 588
878+envelope with the signature and the number in on the elector's 589
879+registration records. Such verification m ay commence at any time 590
880+before prior to the canvass of votes. The supervisor of 591
881+elections shall safely keep the ballot unopened in his or her 592
882+office until the county canvassing board canvasses the vote. If 593
883+the supervisor of elections determines that an ele ctor to whom a 594
884+replacement ballot has been issued under subsection (4) has 595
885+voted more than once, the canvassing board shall determine which 596
886+ballot, if any, is to be counted. 597
887+ (7) With respect to absent electors overseas entitled to 598
888+vote in the election, t he supervisor of elections shall mail an 599
889+official ballot with a secrecy envelope, a certificate envelope, 600
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902-misfiled petition. The supervisor shall promptly verify the 601
903-signatures within 60 days after receipt of the petition forms 602
904-and payment of a fee for the act ual cost of signature 603
905-verification incurred by the supervisor. However, for petition 604
906-forms submitted less than 60 days before February 1 of an even -605
907-numbered year, the supervisor shall promptly verify the 606
908-signatures within 30 days after receipt of the form and payment 607
909-of the fee for signature verification. The supervisor shall 608
910-promptly record, in the manner prescribed by the Secretary of 609
911-State, the date each form is received by the supervisor, and the 610
912-date the signature on the form is verified as valid. The 611
913-supervisor may verify that the signature on a form is valid only 612
914-if: 613
915- 1. The form contains the original signature of the 614
916-purported elector. 615
917- 2. The purported elector has accurately recorded on the 616
918-form the date on which he or she signed the form. 617
919- 3. The form sets forth the purported elector's name, 618
920-address, city, county, and voter registration number or date of 619
921-birth. 620
922- 4. The purported elector is, at the time he or she signs 621
923-the form and at the time the form is verified, a duly qualified 622
924-and registered elector in the state. 623
925- 5. The signature was obtained legally, including that if a 624
926-paid petition circulator was used, the circulator was validly 625
902+a return mailing envelope, and instructions sufficient to 601
903+describe the voting process to each such elector on a date 602
904+sufficient to allow such elector time to vote in the election 603
905+and to have his or her marked ballot reach the supervisor by 7 604
906+p.m. on the day of the election. 605
907+ Section 14. Effective January 1, 2024, section 101.6104, 606
908+Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 607
909+ 101.6104 Challenge of votes. —If any elector present for 608
910+the canvass of votes believes that any ballot is illegal due to 609
911+any defect apparent on the voter's certificate, the elector may, 610
912+at any time before the ballot is removed from the certificate 611
913+envelope, file with the canvassing boar d a protest against the 612
914+canvass of such ballot, specifying the reason he or she believes 613
915+the ballot to be illegal. No challenge based upon any defect on 614
916+the voter's certificate shall be accepted after the ballot has 615
917+been removed from the certificate return mailing envelope. 616
918+ Section 15. Effective January 1, 2024, paragraphs (a) and 617
919+(c) of subsection (1) and subsection (2) of section 101.64, 618
920+Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 619
921+ 101.64 Delivery of vote -by-mail ballots; envelopes; form. — 620
922+ (1)(a) The supervisor shall enclose with each vote -by-mail 621
923+ballot three two envelopes: a secrecy envelope, into which the 622
924+absent elector shall enclose his or her marked ballot; a 623
925+certificate envelope, into which the absent elector shall place 624
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942-forms verified as valid from those deemed invalid, for at least 629
943-1 year following the election for in which the petition was 630
944-circulated issue appeared on the ballot or until the division 631
945-notifies the supervisors of elections that the com mittee that 632
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949-each week from December 1 of an odd -numbered year through 636
950-February 1 of the following year, each supervisor shall post on 637
951-his or her website the total number of signatures submitted, the 638
952-total number of invalid signatures, the total number of 639
953-signatures processed, and the aggregate number of verified valid 640
954-signatures and the distribution of such signatures by 641
955-congressional district for each proposed amendment proposed by 642
956-initiative, along with the following information specific to the 643
957-reporting period: the total number of signed petition forms 644
958-received, the total number of signatures verified, the 645
959-distribution of veri fied valid signatures by congressional 646
960-district, and the total number of verified petition forms 647
961-forwarded to the Secretary of State. 648
962- (13)(a) At the same time the Secretary of State submits an 649
963-initiative petition to the Attorney General pursuant to s. 650
939+absent elector shall then place the certificate envelope 626
940+containing the secrecy envelope, which shall be addressed to the 627
941+supervisor. The certificate envelope must bear and also bear on 628
942+the back side a certificate in subs tantially the following form: 629
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944+Marking Ballot and Completing Voter's Certificate. 631
945+VOTER'S CERTIFICATE 632
946+ I, ...., do solemnly swear or affirm that I am a qualified 633
947+and registered voter of .... County, Florida, a nd that I have 634
948+not and will not vote more than one ballot in this election. I 635
949+understand that if I commit or attempt to commit any fraud in 636
950+connection with voting, vote a fraudulent ballot, or vote more 637
951+than once in an election, I can be convicted of a fel ony of the 638
952+third degree and fined up to $5,000 and/or imprisoned for up to 639
953+5 years. I also understand that failure to sign this certificate 640
954+will invalidate my ballot. 641
955+...(Date)... ...(Voter's Signature)... 642
956+...(E-Mail Address)... ...(Home Telephone Number)... 643
957+...(Mobile Telephone Number)... 644
958+...(Last four digits of Florida Driver License (FL DL) or 645
959+Florida Identification Card (FL ID) number)... 646
960+...(If no FL DL or FL ID, then provide last four digits of 647
961+social security number)... 648
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976-15.21, the secretary shall submit a copy of the initiative 651
977-petition to the Financial Impact Estimating Conference. Within 652
978-75 days after receipt of a proposed revision or amendment to the 653
979-State Constitution by initiative petition from the Secretary of 654
980-State, the Financial Impact Estimating Conference shall complete 655
981-an analysis and financial impact statement to be placed on the 656
982-ballot of the estimated increase or decrease in any revenues or 657
983-costs to state or local governments and the overall impact to 658
984-the state budget resulting from the proposed initiative. The 75 -659
985-day time limit is tolled when the Legislature is in session. The 660
986-Financial Impact Estimating Conference shall submit the 661
987-financial impact statement to the Attorney General and Secretary 662
988-of State. If the initiative petition has been submitted to the 663
989-Financial Impact Estimating Conference but the validity of 664
990-signatures has expired and the initiative petition no longer 665
991-qualifies for ballot placement at the ensuing general election, 666
992-the Secretary of State mu st notify the Financial Impact 667
993-Estimating Conference. The Financial Impact Estimating 668
994-Conference is not required to complete an analysis and financial 669
995-impact statement for an initiative petition that fails to meet 670
996-the requirements of subsection (1) for pla cement on the ballot 671
997-before the 75-day time limit, including any tolling period, 672
998-expires. The initiative petition may be resubmitted to the 673
999-Financial Impact Estimating Conference if the initiative 674
1000-petition meets the requisite criteria for a subsequent gene ral 675
976+the secrecy envelope may not bear any indication of the 651
977+political affiliation of an absent elector. 652
978+ (2) The voter's certificate shall be arranged on the back 653
979+of the mailing envelope so that the line for the signature of 654
980+the absent elector is across the seal of the envelope; however, 655
981+no statement shall appear on the envelope which indicates that a 656
982+signature of the voter must cross the seal of the envelope. The 657
983+absent elector shall execute the certificate on t he envelope. 658
984+ Section 16. Effective January 1, 2024, section 101.65, 659
985+Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 660
986+ 101.65 Instructions to absent electors. —The supervisor 661
987+shall enclose with each vote -by-mail ballot separate printed 662
988+instructions in substantiall y the following form; however, where 663
989+the instructions appear in capitalized text, the text of the 664
990+printed instructions must be in bold font: 665
991+READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY 666
992+BEFORE MARKING BALLOT. 667
993+ 1. VERY IMPORTANT. In order to ensure that your vote -by-668
994+mail ballot will be counted, it should be completed and returned 669
995+as soon as possible so that it can reach the supervisor of 670
996+elections of the county in which your precinct is located no 671
997+later than 7 p.m. on the day of the election. However, if you 672
998+are an overseas voter casting a ballot in a presidential 673
999+preference primary or general election, your vote -by-mail ballot 674
1000+must be postmarked or dated no later than the date of the 675
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1014-shall be established at such time as the initiative petition 677
1015-again satisfies the criteria in s. 15.21(1). 678
1016- Section 13. Section 101.019, Florida Statutes, is created 679
1017-to read: 680
1018- 101.019 Ranked-choice voting prohibited. — 681
1019- (1) A ranked-choice voting method that allows voters to 682
1020-rank candidates for an office in order of preference and have 683
1021-ballots cast be tabulated in multiple rounds following the 684
1022-elimination of a candidate until a single candi date attains a 685
1023-majority may not be used in determining the election or 686
1024-nomination of any candidate to any local, state, or federal 687
1025-elective office in this state. 688
1026- (2) Any existing or future ordinance enacted or adopted by 689
1027-a county, a municipality, or any other local governmental entity 690
1028-which is in conflict with this section is void. 691
1029- Section 14. Paragraphs (b) and (c) of subsection (1) of 692
1030-section 101.043, Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 693
1031- 101.043 Identification required at polls. — 694
1032- (1) 695
1033- (b) If the picture identification does not contain the 696
1034-signature of the elector, an additional identification that 697
1035-provides the elector's signature shall be required. The address 698
1036-appearing on the identification presented by the elector may not 699
1037-be used as the basis to confirm an elector's legal residence or 700
1013+election and received by the supervisor of elections of the 676
1014+county in which you are r egistered to vote no later than 10 days 677
1015+after the date of the election. Note that the later you return 678
1016+your ballot, the less time you will have to cure any signature 679
1017+deficiencies, which is authorized until 5 p.m. on the 2nd day 680
1018+after the election. 681
1019+ 2. Mark your ballot in secret as instructed on the ballot. 682
1020+You must mark your own ballot unless you are unable to do so 683
1021+because of blindness, disability, or inability to read or write. 684
1022+ 3. Mark only the number of candidates or issue choices for 685
1023+a race as indicated on the ballot. If you are allowed to "Vote 686
1024+for One" candidate and you vote for more than one candidate, 687
1025+your vote in that race will not be counted. 688
1026+ 4. Place your marked ballot in the enclosed secrecy 689
1027+envelope. 690
1028+ 5. Insert the secrecy envelope into th e enclosed 691
1029+certificate envelope. Seal the envelope and completely fill out 692
1030+the Voter's Certificate on the envelope mailing envelope which 693
1031+is addressed to the supervisor . 694
1032+ 6. Seal the mailing envelope and completely fill out the 695
1033+Voter's Certificate on the back of the mailing envelope. 696
1034+ 6.7. VERY IMPORTANT. In order for your vote -by-mail ballot 697
1035+to be counted, you must sign your name on the line above 698
1036+(Voter's Signature) on the certificate envelope . A vote-by-mail 699
1037+ballot will be considered illegal and not be counted if the 700
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1050-otherwise challenge an elector's legal residence. The elector 701
1051-shall sign his or her name in the space provided on the precinct 702
1052-register or on an electronic device provided for recording the 703
1053-elector's signature. T he clerk or inspector shall compare the 704
1054-signature with that on the identification provided by the 705
1055-elector and enter his or her initials in the space provided on 706
1056-the precinct register or on an electronic device provided for 707
1057-that purpose and allow the electo r to vote if the clerk or 708
1058-inspector is satisfied as to the identity of the elector. 709
1059- (c) When an elector presents his or her picture 710
1060-identification to the clerk or inspector and the elector's 711
1061-address on the picture identification matches the elector's 712
1062-address in the supervisor's records, the elector may not be 713
1063-asked to provide additional information or to recite his or her 714
1064-home address. 715
1065- Section 15. Paragraph (a) of subsection (4) and subsection 716
1066-(8) of section 101.5614, Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 717
1067- 101.5614 Canvass of returns. — 718
1068- (4)(a) If any vote-by-mail ballot is physically damaged so 719
1069-that it cannot properly be counted by the voting system's 720
1070-automatic tabulating equipment, a true duplicate copy shall be 721
1071-made of the damaged ballot in an open and accessible room in the 722
1072-presence of witnesses and substituted for the damaged ballot. 723
1073-Likewise, a duplicate ballot shall be made of a vote -by-mail 724
1074-ballot containing an overvoted race if there is a clear 725
1050+signature on the Voter's Certificate does not match the 701
1051+signature on record. The signature on file at the time the 702
1052+supervisor of elections in the county in which your precinct is 703
1053+located receives your vote -by-mail ballot is the signature th at 704
1054+will be used to verify your signature on the Voter's 705
1055+Certificate. If you need to update your signature for this 706
1056+election, send your signature update on a voter registration 707
1057+application to your supervisor of elections so that it is 708
1058+received before your v ote-by-mail ballot is received. 709
1059+ 7. VERY IMPORTANT. In order for your vote -by-mail ballot 710
1060+to be counted, you must also enter in the space provided on the 711
1061+Voter's Certificate the last four digits of your Florida driver 712
1062+license number or the last four digit s of your Florida 713
1063+identification card number, or, if you have neither a Florida 714
1064+driver license nor a Florida identification card, the last four 715
1065+digits of your social security number. A vote -by-mail ballot 716
1066+will be considered illegal and not be counted if th e number 717
1067+provided does not match a number in the supervisor's records. 718
1068+ 8. VERY IMPORTANT. If you are an overseas voter, you must 719
1069+include the date you signed the Voter's Certificate on the line 720
1070+above (Date) or your ballot may not be counted. 721
1071+ 9. Place the certificate envelope into the enclosed 722
1072+mailing envelope addressed to the supervisor and seal the 723
1073+mailing envelope. 724
1074+ 10.9. Mail, deliver, or have delivered the completed 725
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1087-indication on the ballot that the voter has made a definite 726
1088-choice in the overvoted rac e or ballot measure. A duplicate 727
1089-shall include all valid votes as determined by the canvassing 728
1090-board based on rules adopted by the division pursuant to s. 729
1091-102.166(4). A duplicate may be made of a ballot containing an 730
1092-undervoted race or ballot measure if th ere is a clear indication 731
1093-on the ballot that the voter has made a definite choice in the 732
1094-undervoted race or ballot measure. A duplicate may not include a 733
1095-vote if the voter's intent in such race or on such measure is 734
1096-not clear. Upon request, a physically pr esent candidate, a 735
1097-political party official, a political committee official, or an 736
1098-authorized designee thereof, must be allowed to observe the 737
1099-duplication of ballots upon signing an affidavit affirming his 738
1100-or her acknowledgment that disclosure of election results 739
1101-discerned from observing the ballot duplication process while 740
1102-the election is ongoing is a felony, as provided under 741
1103-subsection (8). The observer must be allowed to observe the 742
1104-duplication of ballots in such a way that the observer is able 743
1105-to see the markings on each ballot and the duplication taking 744
1106-place. All duplicate ballots must be clearly labeled 745
1107-"duplicate," bear a serial number which shall be recorded on the 746
1108-defective ballot, and be counted in lieu of the defective 747
1109-ballot. The duplication of ballots must happen in the presence 748
1110-of at least one canvassing board member. After a ballot has been 749
1111-duplicated, the defective ballot shall be placed in an envelope 750
1087+mailing envelope. Be sure there is sufficient postage if mailed. 726
1088+THE COMPLETED MAILING ENVELOPE CAN BE DELIVERED TO THE OFFICE OF 727
1089+THE SUPERVISOR OF ELECTIONS OF THE COUNTY IN WHICH YOUR PRECINCT 728
1090+IS LOCATED OR DROPPED OFF AT AN AUTHORIZED SECURE DROP BOX, 729
1091+AVAILABLE AT EACH EARLY VOTING LOCATION. 730
1092+ 11.10. FELONY NOTICE. It is a felony under Florida law to 731
1093+accept any gift, payment, or gratuity in exchange for your vote 732
1094+for a candidate. It is also a felony under Florida law to vote 733
1095+in an election using a false identity or false address, or under 734
1096+any other circumstances making your ballot false or fraudulent. 735
1097+ Section 17. Effective January 1, 2024, subsection (1), 736
1098+paragraph (c) of subsection (2), and paragraph (a) of subsection 737
1099+(4) of section 101.68, Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 738
1100+ 101.68 Canvassing of vote -by-mail ballot.— 739
1101+ (1) The supervisor of the county where the absent elector 740
1102+resides shall receive the voted ballot . Upon receipt, at which 741
1103+time the supervisor shall open the mailing envelope and then 742
1104+compare the signature and the provided partial driver license 743
1105+number, identification card number, or social security number of 744
1106+the elector on the voter's certificate with the signature and 745
1107+the partial identification number of the elector in the 746
1108+registration books or the precinct register to determine whether 747
1109+the elector is duly registe red in the county and must record on 748
1110+the elector's registration record that the elector has voted. 749
1111+During the verification signature comparison process, the 750
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1125-tallied with the other ballot s for that precinct. If any 752
1126-observer makes a reasonable objection to a duplicate of a 753
1127-ballot, the ballot must be presented to the canvassing board for 754
1128-a determination of the validity of the duplicate. The canvassing 755
1129-board must document the serial number of the ballot in the 756
1130-canvassing board's minutes. The canvassing board must decide 757
1131-whether the duplication is valid. If the duplicate ballot is 758
1132-determined to be valid, the duplicate ballot must be counted. If 759
1133-the duplicate ballot is determined to be invalid, the duplicate 760
1134-ballot must be rejected and a proper duplicate ballot must be 761
1135-made and counted in lieu of the original. 762
1136- (8) Any supervisor of elections, deputy supervisor of 763
1137-elections, canvassing board member, election board member, or 764
1138-election employee, or other person authorized to observe, 765
1139-review, or inspect ballot materials or observe canvassing who 766
1140-releases any information about votes cast for or against any 767
1141-candidate or ballot measure or any the results of any election 768
1142-before prior to the closing of the polls in that county on 769
1143-election day commits a felony of the third degree, punishable as 770
1144-provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084. 771
1145- Section 16. Subsections (1) and (6) of section 101.6103, 772
1146-Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 773
1147- 101.6103 Mail ballot election procedure. — 774
1148- (1) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (7), the 775
1124+supervisor may not use any knowledge of the political 751
1125+affiliation of the voter whose signature and partial 752
1126+identification number are is subject to verification. An elector 753
1127+who dies after casting a vote -by-mail ballot but on or before 754
1128+election day shall remain listed in the registration books until 755
1129+the results have been certified for the election in whic h the 756
1130+ballot was cast. The supervisor shall safely keep the ballot 757
1131+unopened in his or her office until the county canvassing board 758
1132+canvasses the vote. Except as provided in subsection (4), after 759
1133+a vote-by-mail ballot is received by the supervisor, the ball ot 760
1134+is deemed to have been cast, and changes or additions may not be 761
1135+made to the voter's certificate. 762
1136+ (2) 763
1137+ (c)1. The canvassing board must, if the supervisor has not 764
1138+already done so, compare the signature of the elector on the 765
1139+voter's certificate or on the vote -by-mail ballot cure affidavit 766
1140+as provided in subsection (4) with the signature of the elector 767
1141+in the registration books or the precinct register to see that 768
1142+the elector is duly registered in the county and to determine 769
1143+the legality of that vote -by-mail ballot. In addition, if the 770
1144+supervisor has not already done so, the canvassing board must 771
1145+also determine if the elector provided the last four digits of 772
1146+his or her Florida driver license number, the last four digits 773
1147+of his or her Florida identification card number, or the last 774
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1162-secrecy envelope, a return mailing envelope, and instructions 777
1163-sufficient to describe the voting proces s to each elector 778
1164-entitled to vote in the election within the timeframes specified 779
1165-in s. 101.62(4) not sooner than the 20th day before the election 780
1166-and not later than the 10th day before the date of the election . 781
1167-All such ballots shall be mailed by first -class mail. Ballots 782
1168-shall be addressed to each elector at the address appearing in 783
1169-the registration records and placed in an envelope which is 784
1170-prominently marked "Do Not Forward." 785
1171- (6) The canvassing board may begin the canvassing of mail 786
1172-ballots as provided by s. 101.68(2)(a). The criminal penalty 787
1173-specified in that paragraph for the release of results before 7 788
1174-p.m. on election day is also applicable to canvassing conducted 789
1175-under this act at 7 a.m. on the sixth day before the election, 790
1176-including processing the ballots through the tabulating 791
1177-equipment. However, results may not be released until after 7 792
1178-p.m. on election day. Any canvassing board member or election 793
1179-employee who releases any result before 7 p.m. on election day 794
1180-commits a felony of the third degr ee, punishable as provided in 795
1181-s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084. 796
1182- Section 17. Subsection (1) of section 101.655, Florida 797
1183-Statutes, is amended to read: 798
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1185-facilities.— 800
1161+appropriate space on the voter's certificate and that the number 776
1162+provided matches the supervisor's records. 777
1163+ 2. A vote-by-mail ballot may only be counted if the 778
1164+criteria under both sub -subparagraphs a. and b. are met : 779
1165+ a.(I) The signature on the voter's certificate or the cure 780
1166+affidavit matches the elector's signature in the registration 781
1167+books or precinct register; however, in the case of a cure 782
1168+affidavit, the supporting identification listed in subsection 783
1169+(4) must also confirm the identity of the elector; or 784
1170+ (II)b. The cure affidavit contains a signature that does 785
1171+not match the elector's signature in the registration books or 786
1172+precinct register, but the elector has submitted a current and 787
1173+valid Tier 1 identification pursuant to subsection (4) which 788
1174+confirms the identity of the e lector. 789
1175+ b.(I) The elector provided the last four digits of his or 790
1176+her Florida driver license number, Florida identification card 791
1177+number, or social security number on the voter's certificate 792
1178+which matches the supervisor's records; however, in the case of 793
1179+a cure affidavit, the supporting identification listed in 794
1180+subsection (4) must also confirm the identity of the elector; or 795
1181+ (II) The cure affidavit does not contain the last four 796
1182+digits of a Florida driver license number, Florida 797
1183+identification card number, or social security number which 798
1184+matches a number in the supervisor's records, but the elector 799
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1199-supervised voting for absent electors residing in any assisted 802
1200-living facility, as defined in s. 429.02, or nursing home 803
1201-facility, as defined in s. 400.021, within that county at the 804
1202-request of any administrator of such a f acility. Such request 805
1203-for supervised voting in the facility shall be made by 806
1204-submitting a written request to the supervisor of elections no 807
1205-later than 28 21 days prior to the election for which that 808
1206-request is submitted. The request shall specify the name and 809
1207-address of the facility and the name of the electors who wish to 810
1208-vote by mail in that election. If the request contains the names 811
1209-of fewer than five voters, the supervisor of elections is not 812
1210-required to provide supervised voting. 813
1211- Section 18. Section 102.091, Florida Statutes, is amended 814
1212-to read: 815
1213- 102.091 Duty of sheriff to watch for violations; 816
1214-appointment of special officers. — 817
1215- (1) The sheriff shall exercise strict vigilance in the 818
1216-detection of any violations of the election laws and in 819
1217-apprehending the violators. 820
1218- (2) The Governor, in consultation with the executive 821
1219-director of the Department of Law Enforcement, shall may appoint 822
1220-special officers to investigate alleged violations of the 823
1221-election laws, when it is deemed necessary to see that violators 824
1222-of the election laws are apprehended and punished. A special 825
1198+to subsection (4) which confirms the identity of the elector. 801
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1200+For purposes of this subparagraph, any canvassing board finding 803
1201+that an elector's signatures do not match must be by majority 804
1202+vote and beyond a reasonable doubt. 805
1203+ 3.2. The ballot of an elector who casts a vote -by-mail 806
1204+ballot shall be counted even if the elector dies on or before 807
1205+election day, as long as, before the death of the voter, the 808
1206+ballot was postmarked by the United States Postal Service, date -809
1207+stamped with a verifiable tracking number by a common carrier, 810
1208+or already in the possession of the supervisor. 811
1209+ 4.3. A vote-by-mail ballot is not considered illegal if 812
1210+the signature of the elector does not cross the seal of the 813
1211+certificate mailing envelope. 814
1212+ 5.4. If any elector or candidate present believes that a 815
1213+vote-by-mail ballot is illegal due to a defect apparent on the 816
1214+voter's certificate or the cure affidavit, he or she may, at any 817
1215+time before the ballot is removed from the certificate envelope, 818
1216+file with the canvassing board a protest against the canvass of 819
1217+that ballot, specifying the precinct, the voter's certificate or 820
1218+the cure affidavit, and the reason he or she believes the ballot 821
1219+to be illegal. A challenge based upon a defect in the voter's 822
1220+certificate or cure affidavit may not be accepted after the 823
1221+ballot has been removed from the certificate mailing envelope. 824
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1236-of Law Enforcement. At least one special officer must be 827
1237-designated in each operational region of the Department of Law 828
1238-Enforcement to serve as a dedicated investigator of alleged 829
1239-violations of the election laws. Appointment as a special 830
1240-officer does not preclude a sworn special agent from conducting 831
1241-other investigations of alleged violations of law, provided that 832
1242-such other investigations do not hinder or interfere with the 833
1243-individual's ability to investigate alleged violations of the 834
1244-election laws. 835
1245- Section 19. Section 102.101, Florida Statutes, is amended 836
1246-to read: 837
1247- 102.101 Sheriff and other officers not allowed in pollin g 838
1248-place.—A No sheriff, a deputy sheriff, a police officer, a 839
1249-special officer appointed pursuant to s. 102.091, or any other 840
1250-officer of the law is not shall be allowed within a the polling 841
1251-place without permission from the clerk or a majority of the 842
1252-inspectors, except to cast his or her ballot. Upon the failure 843
1253-of any such officer of said officers to comply with this section 844
1254-provision, the clerk or the inspectors must or any one of them 845
1255-shall make an affidavit against the such officer for his or her 846
1256-arrest. 847
1257- Section 20. Subsection (2) of section 104.0616, Florida 848
1258-Statutes, is amended to read: 849
1259- 104.0616 Vote-by-mail ballots and voting; violations. — 850
1235+illegal, a member of the board must, without opening the 826
1236+certificate envelope, mark across the face of the envelope: 827
1237+"rejected as illegal." The cure affidavit, if applicable, the 828
1238+envelope, and the ballot therein shall be preserved in the 829
1239+manner that official ballots are preserved. 830
1240+ (4)(a) As soon as practicable, the supervisor shall, on 831
1241+behalf of the county canvassing board, attempt to notify an 832
1242+elector who has returned a vote -by-mail ballot that does not 833
1243+include the elector's signature or contains a signature that 834
1244+does not match the elector's signature in the registration books 835
1245+or precinct register, that does not include the last four digits 836
1246+of the elector's Florida driver license number, Florida 837
1247+identification card number, or social security number, or on 838
1248+which the number provided does not match the supervisor's 839
1249+records, by: 840
1250+ 1. Notifying the elector of the signature deficiency by e-841
1251+mail and directing the elector to the cure affidavit and 842
1252+instructions on the supervisor's website; 843
1253+ 2. Notifying the elector of the signature deficiency by 844
1254+text message and directing the elector to the c ure affidavit and 845
1255+instructions on the supervisor's website; or 846
1256+ 3. Notifying the elector of the signature deficiency by 847
1257+telephone and directing the elector to the cure affidavit and 848
1258+instructions on the supervisor's website. 849
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1272- (2) Any person who distributes , orders, requests, 851
1273-collects, delivers, or otherwise physically possesses more than 852
1274-two vote-by-mail ballots per election in addition to his or her 853
1275-own ballot or a ballot belonging to an immediate family member, 854
1276-except as provided in ss. 101.6105 -101.694, including supervised 855
1277-voting at assisted living facilities and nursing home facilities 856
1278-as authorized under s. 101.655, commits a felony misdemeanor of 857
1279-the third first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 , or 858
1280-s. 775.083, or s. 775.084. 859
1281- Section 21. Subsection (2) of section 104.185, Florida 860
1282-Statutes, is amended to read: 861
1283- 104.185 Petitions; knowingly signing more than once; 862
1284-signing another person's name or a fictitious name. — 863
1285- (2) A person who signs another person's name or a 864
1286-fictitious name to an y petition to secure ballot position for a 865
1287-candidate, a minor political party, or an issue commits a felony 866
1288-misdemeanor of the third first degree, punishable as provided in 867
1289-s. 775.082, or s. 775.083, or s. 775.084. 868
1290- Section 22. Section 104.186, Florida Statutes, is amended 869
1291-to read: 870
1292- 104.186 Initiative petitions; violations. —A person who 871
1293-compensates a petition circulator as defined in s. 97.021 based 872
1294-on the number of petition forms gathered commits a felony 873
1295-misdemeanor of the third first degree, punishable as provided in 874
1296-s. 775.082, or s. 775.083, or s. 775.084. This section does not 875
1272+In addition to the notificatio n required under subparagraph 1., 851
1273+subparagraph 2., or subparagraph 3., the supervisor must notify 852
1274+the elector of the signature deficiency by first-class mail and 853
1275+direct the elector to the cure affidavit and instructions on the 854
1276+supervisor's website. Beginni ng the day before the election, the 855
1277+supervisor is not required to provide notice of the signature 856
1278+deficiency by first-class mail, but shall continue to provide 857
1279+notice as required under subparagraph 1., subparagraph 2., or 858
1280+subparagraph 3. 859
1281+ Section 18. Effective January 1, 2024, subsections (2) and 860
1282+(4) of section 101.6921, Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 861
1283+ 101.6921 Delivery of special vote -by-mail ballot to 862
1284+certain first-time voters.— 863
1285+ (2) The supervisor shall enclose with each vote -by-mail 864
1286+ballot three envelopes: a secrecy envelope, into which the 865
1287+absent elector will enclose his or her marked ballot; the 866
1288+certificate an envelope containing the Voter's Certificate, into 867
1289+which the absent elector shall place the secrecy envelope; and a 868
1290+mailing envelope, which shall be addressed to the supervisor and 869
1291+into which the absent elector will place the certificate 870
1292+envelope containing the Voter's Certificate and a copy of the 871
1293+required identification. 872
1294+ (4) The certificate shall be arranged on the back of the 873
1295+certificate envelope so that the line for the signature of the 874
1296+absent elector is across the seal of the envelope. 875
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1311- Section 23. Subsection (2) of section 124.011, Florida 878
1312-Statutes, is amended to read: 879
1313- 124.011 Alternate procedure for the election of county 880
1314-commissioners to provide for single -member representation ; 881
1315-applicability.— 882
1316- (2)(a) All commissioners shall be elected for 4 -year terms 883
1317-which shall be staggered so that, alternately, one more or one 884
1318-less than half of the commissioners elected from residence areas 885
1319-and, if applicable, one of the commissioners elected at large 886
1320-from the entire county are elected every 2 years, except that 887
1321-any commissioner may be elected to an initial term of less than 888
1322-4 years if necessary to achieve or maintain such system of 889
1323-staggered terms. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, at the 890
1324-general election immediately following redistricting directed by 891
1325-s. 1(e), Art. VIII of the State Constitution, each co mmissioner 892
1326-elected only by electors who reside in the district must be 893
1327-elected and terms thereafter shall be staggered as provided in 894
1328-s. 100.041. 895
1329- (b) The term of a commissioner elected under paragraph (a) 896
1330-commences on the second Tuesday after such electi on. 897
1331- (c) This subsection does not apply to: 898
1332- 1. Miami-Dade County. 899
1333- 2. Any county the charter of which limits the number of 900
1309+ Section 19. Effective January 1, 2024, section 101.6923, 876
1310+Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 877
1311+ 101.6923 Special vote -by-mail ballot instruct ions for 878
1312+certain first-time voters.— 879
1313+ (1) The provisions of this section apply to voters who are 880
1314+subject to the provisions of s. 97.0535 and who have not 881
1315+provided the identification or information required by s. 882
1316+97.0535 by the time the vote -by-mail ballot is mailed. 883
1317+ (2) A voter covered by this section shall be provided with 884
1318+printed instructions with his or her vote -by-mail ballot in 885
1319+substantially the following form: 886
1320+ 887
1321+READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY BEFORE MARKING YOUR 888
1322+BALLOT. FAILURE TO FOLLOW THESE INSTRUCTIONS MAY CAUSE 889
1323+YOUR BALLOT NOT TO COUNT. 890
1324+ 891
1325+ 1. In order to ensure that your vote -by-mail ballot will 892
1326+be counted, it should be completed and returned as soon as 893
1327+possible so that it can reach the supervisor of elections of the 894
1328+county in which your pr ecinct is located no later than 7 p.m. on 895
1329+the date of the election. However, if you are an overseas voter 896
1330+casting a ballot in a presidential preference primary or general 897
1331+election, your vote-by-mail ballot must be postmarked or dated 898
1332+no later than the date of the election and received by the 899
1333+supervisor of elections of the county in which you are 900
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1346-terms a commissioner may serve. 901
1347- 3. Any county in which voters have never approved a 902
1348-charter amendment limiting the number of te rms a commissioner 903
1349-may serve regardless of subsequent judicial nullification. 904
1350- Section 24. Paragraph (a) of subsection (3) of section 905
1351-921.0022, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 906
1352- 921.0022 Criminal Punishment Code; offense severity 907
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1356- 911
1346+registered to vote no later than 10 days after the date of the 901
1347+election. 902
1348+ 2. Mark your ballot in secret as instructed on the ballot. 903
1349+You must mark your own ballot unless you are unable to do so 904
1350+because of blindness, disability, or inability to read or write. 905
1351+ 3. Mark only the number of candidates or issue choices for 906
1352+a race as indicated on the ballot. If you are allowed to "Vote 907
1353+for One" candidate and you vote for more than one, your vote in 908
1354+that race will not be counted. 909
1355+ 4. Place your marked ballot in the enclosed secrecy 910
1356+envelope and seal the envelope. 911
1357+ 5. Insert the secrecy envelope into the enclosed envelope 912
1358+bearing the Voter's Certificate. Seal the certificate envelope 913
1359+and completely fill out the Voter's Certificate on the back of 914
1360+the envelope. 915
1361+ a. You must sign your name on the line above (Voter's 916
1362+Signature). 917
1363+ b. If you are an overseas voter, you must include the date 918
1364+you signed the Voter's Certificate on the line above (Date) or 919
1365+your ballot may not be counted. 920
1366+ c. A vote-by-mail ballot will be considered illegal and 921
1367+will not be counted if the signature on the Voter's Certificate 922
1368+does not match the signature on record. The signature on file at 923
1369+the start of the canvass of the vote -by-mail ballots is the 924
1370+signature that will be used to verify your signature on the 925
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1383+Voter's Certificate. If you need to update your signature for 926
1384+this election, send your signature update on a voter 927
1385+registration application to your supervisor of elections so that 928
1386+it is received before your vote -by-mail ballot is received. 929
1387+ 6. Unless you meet one of the exemptions in Item 7., you 930
1388+must make a copy of one of the following forms of 931
1389+identification: 932
1390+ a. Identification which must include your name and 933
1391+photograph: United States passport; debit or credit card; 934
1392+military identification; student identification; retirement 935
1393+center identification; neighborhood association identification; 936
1394+public assistance identification; veteran health identificat ion 937
1395+card issued by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs; 938
1396+a Florida license to carry a concealed weapon or firearm; or an 939
1397+employee identification card issued by any branch, department, 940
1398+agency, or entity of the Federal Government, the state, a 941
1399+county, or a municipality; or 942
1400+ b. Identification which shows your name and current 943
1401+residence address: current utility bill, bank statement, 944
1402+government check, paycheck, or government document (excluding 945
1403+voter information card). 946
1404+ 7. The identification requir ements of Item 6. do not apply 947
1405+if you meet one of the following requirements: 948
1406+ a. You are 65 years of age or older. 949
1407+ b. You have a temporary or permanent physical disability. 950
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1420+ c. You are a member of a uniformed service on active duty 951
1421+who, by reason of such active duty, will be absent from the 952
1422+county on election day. 953
1423+ d. You are a member of the Merchant Marine who, by reason 954
1424+of service in the Merchant Marine, will be absent from the 955
1425+county on election day. 956
1426+ e. You are the spouse or dependent of a member referred to 957
1427+in paragraph c. or paragraph d. who, by reason of the active 958
1428+duty or service of the member, will be absent from the county on 959
1429+election day. 960
1430+ f. You are currently residing outside the United States. 961
1431+ 8. Place the certificate envelope bearing the Voter's 962
1432+Certificate into the mailing envelope addressed to the 963
1433+supervisor. Insert a copy of your identification in the mailing 964
1434+envelope. DO NOT PUT YOUR IDENTIFICATION INSIDE THE SECRECY 965
1435+ENVELOPE WITH THE BALLOT OR INSIDE THE CERTIFICATE ENVELOPE 966
1436+WHICH BEARS THE VOTER'S CERTIFICATE OR YOUR BALLOT WILL NOT 967
1437+COUNT. 968
1438+ 9. Mail, deliver, or have delivered the completed mailing 969
1439+envelope. Be sure there is sufficient postage if mailed. 970
1440+ 10. FELONY NOTICE. It is a felony under Florida law to 971
1441+accept any gift, pay ment, or gratuity in exchange for your vote 972
1442+for a candidate. It is also a felony under Florida law to vote 973
1443+in an election using a false identity or false address, or under 974
1444+any other circumstances making your ballot false or fraudulent. 975
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1457+ Section 20. Effective January 1, 2024, subsection (3) of 976
1458+section 101.6925, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 977
1459+ 101.6925 Canvassing special vote -by-mail ballots.— 978
1460+ (3) If the identification is not enclosed in the mailing 979
1461+envelope and the voter has not indicated that he or she is 980
1462+exempt from the identification requirements, the supervisor 981
1463+shall check the voter registration records to determine if the 982
1464+voter's identification was previously received or the voter had 983
1465+previously notified the supervisor that he or she was exempt. 984
1466+The certificate envelope with the Voter's Certificate shall not 985
1467+be opened unless the identification has been received or the 986
1468+voter has indicated t hat he or she is exempt. The ballot shall 987
1469+be treated as a provisional ballot until 7 p.m. on election day 988
1470+and shall not be canvassed unless the supervisor has received 989
1471+the required identification or written indication of exemption 990
1472+by 7 p.m. on election day . 991
1473+ Section 21. Section 102.091, Florida Statutes, is amended 992
1474+to read: 993
1475+ 102.091 Duty of sheriff to watch for violations; 994
1476+appointment of special officers. — 995
1477+ (1) The sheriff shall exercise strict vigilance in the 996
1478+detection of any violations of the Florida Election Code 997
1479+election laws and in apprehending the violators. 998
1480+ (2) The Governor, in consultation with the executive 999
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1495+Florida Election Code election laws, when it is deemed necessary 1002
1496+to see that violators of the Florida Election Code election laws 1003
1497+are apprehended and punished. A special officer must be a sworn 1004
1498+special agent employed by the Department of Law Enforcement. At 1005
1499+least one special officer must be designated in each operational 1006
1500+region of the Department of Law Enforcement to serve as a 1007
1501+dedicated investigator of alleged violations of the Florida 1008
1502+Election Code. Appointment as a special officer does not 1009
1503+preclude a sworn special a gent from conducting other 1010
1504+investigations of alleged violations of law, provided that such 1011
1505+other investigations do not hinder or interfere with the 1012
1506+individual's ability to investigate alleged violations of the 1013
1507+Florida Election Code. 1014
1508+ Section 22. Section 102.101, Florida Statutes, is amended 1015
1509+to read: 1016
1510+ 102.101 Sheriff and other officers not allowed in polling 1017
1511+place.—A No sheriff, a deputy sheriff, a police officer, a 1018
1512+special officer appointed pursuant to s. 102.091, or any other 1019
1513+officer of the law is not shall be allowed within a the polling 1020
1514+place without permission from the clerk or a majority of the 1021
1515+inspectors, except to cast his or her ballot. Upon the failure 1022
1516+of any such officer of said officers to comply with this section 1023
1517+provision, the clerk or the i nspectors must or any one of them 1024
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1531+arrest. 1026
1532+ Section 23. Subsection (2) of section 104.0616, Florida 1027
1533+Statutes, is amended to read: 1028
1534+ 104.0616 Vote-by-mail ballots and voting; violations. — 1029
1535+ (2) Any person who distributes, orders, requests, 1030
1536+collects, delivers, or otherwise physically possesses more than 1031
1537+two vote-by-mail ballots per election in addition to his or her 1032
1538+own ballot or a ballot belonging to an immediate family member, 1033
1539+except as provided in ss. 101.6105-101.694, including supervised 1034
1540+voting at assisted living facilities and nursing home facilities 1035
1541+as authorized under s. 101.655, commits a felony misdemeanor of 1036
1542+the third first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 , or 1037
1543+s. 775.083, or s. 775.084. 1038
1544+ Section 24. Subsection (2) of section 104.185, Florida 1039
1545+Statutes, is amended to read: 1040
1546+ 104.185 Petitions; knowingly signing more than once; 1041
1547+signing another person's name or a fictitious name. — 1042
1548+ (2) A person who signs another person's na me or a 1043
1549+fictitious name to any petition to secure ballot position for a 1044
1550+candidate, a minor political party, or an issue commits a felony 1045
1551+misdemeanor of the third first degree, punishable as provided in 1046
1552+s. 775.082, or s. 775.083, or s. 775.084. 1047
1553+ Section 25. Section 104.186, Florida Statutes, is amended 1048
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1569+on the number of petition forms gathered commits a felony 1052
1570+misdemeanor of the third first degree, punishable as provided in 1053
1571+s. 775.082, or s. 775.083, or s. 775.084. This section does not 1054
1572+prohibit employment relationships that do not base payment on 1055
1573+the number of signatures collected . 1056
1574+ Section 26. Subsection (2) of section 124. 011, Florida 1057
1575+Statutes, is amended to read: 1058
1576+ 124.011 Alternate procedure for the election of county 1059
1577+commissioners to provide for single -member representation ; 1060
1578+applicability.— 1061
1579+ (2)(a) All commissioners shall be elected for 4 -year terms 1062
1580+which shall be stagg ered so that, alternately, one more or one 1063
1581+less than half of the commissioners elected from residence areas 1064
1582+and, if applicable, one of the commissioners elected at large 1065
1583+from the entire county are elected every 2 years, except that 1066
1584+any commissioner may be elected to an initial term of less than 1067
1585+4 years if necessary to achieve or maintain such system of 1068
1586+staggered terms. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, at the 1069
1587+general election immediately following redistricting directed by 1070
1588+s. 1(e), Art. VIII of the S tate Constitution, each commissioner 1071
1589+elected only by electors who reside in the district must be 1072
1590+elected and terms thereafter shall be staggered as provided in 1073
1591+s. 100.041. 1074
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1605+commences on the second Tuesday after such election. 1076
1606+ (c) This subsection does not apply to: 1077
1607+ 1. Miami-Dade County. 1078
1608+ 2. Any county the charter of which limits the number of 1079
1609+terms a commissioner may serve. 1080
1610+ 3. Any county in which voters have never approved a 1081
1611+charter amendment limiting the number of terms a commissioner 1082
1612+may serve regardless of subsequent judicial nullification . 1083
1613+ Section 27. Paragraph (a) of subsection (3) of section 1084
1614+921.0022, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 1085
1615+ 921.0022 Criminal Punishment Code; offense severity 1086
1616+ranking chart.— 1087
1617+ (3) OFFENSE SEVERITY RANKING CHART 1088
1618+ (a) LEVEL 1 1089
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1646+212.054(2)(b) 3rd Discretionary sales surtax;
1647+limitations, administration,
13851648 and collection.
1386- 915
1649+ 1094
13871650 212.15(2)(b) 3rd Failure to remit sales taxes,
13881651 amount $1,000 or more but less
13891652 than $20,000.
1390- 916
1653+ 1095
13911654 316.1935(1) 3rd Fleeing or attempting to elude
13921655 law enforcement officer.
1393- 917
1656+ 1096
13941657 319.30(5) 3rd Sell, exchange, give away
13951658 certificate of title or
13961659 identification number plate.
1397- 918
1660+ 1097
13981661 319.35(1)(a) 3rd Tamper, adjust, change, etc.,
13991662 an odometer.
1400- 919
1663+ 1098
14011664 320.26(1)(a) 3rd Counterfeit, manufacture, or
14021665 sell registration license
14031666 plates or validation stickers.
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1678+
1679+
14051680 322.212
14061681 (1)(a)-(c)
14071682 3rd Possession of forged, stolen,
14081683 counterfeit, or unlawfully
14091684 issued driver license;
14101685 possession of simulated
14111686 identification.
1687+ 1100
1688+322.212(4) 3rd Supply or aid in supplying
1689+unauthorized driver license or
1690+identification card.
1691+ 1101
1692+322.212(5)(a) 3rd False application for driver
1693+license or identification card.
1694+ 1102
1695+414.39(3)(a) 3rd Fraudulent misappropriation of
1696+public assistance funds by
1697+employee/official, value more
1698+than $200.
1699+ 1103
1700+443.071(1) 3rd False statement or
1701+representation to obtain or
1702+increase reemployment
1703+assistance benefits.
1704+ 1104
1705+509.151(1) 3rd Defraud an innkeeper, food or
1706+lodging value $1,000 or more.
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1424- 921
1425-322.212(4) 3rd Supply or aid in supplying
1426-unauthorized driver license or
1427-identification card.
1428- 922
1429-322.212(5)(a) 3rd False application for driver
1430-license or identification card.
1431- 923
1432-414.39(3)(a) 3rd Fraudulent misappropriation of
1433-public assistance funds by
1434-employee/official, value more
1435-than $200.
1436- 924
1437-443.071(1) 3rd False statement or
1438-representation to obtain or
1439-increase reemployment
1440-assistance benefits.
1441- 925
1442-509.151(1) 3rd Defraud an innkeeper, food or
1443-lodging value $1,000 or more.
1444- 926
1719+ 1105
14451720 517.302(1) 3rd Violation of the Florida
14461721 Securities and Investor
14471722 Protection Act.
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1458-
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1723+ 1106
14611724 713.69 3rd Tenant removes property upon
14621725 which lien has accrued, value
14631726 $1,000 or more.
1464- 928
1727+ 1107
14651728 812.014(3)(c) 3rd Petit theft (3rd conviction);
14661729 theft of any property not
14671730 specified in subsection (2) .
1468- 929
1731+ 1108
14691732 815.04(5)(a) 3rd Offense against intellectual
14701733 property (i.e., computer
14711734 programs, data).
1472- 930
1735+ 1109
14731736 817.52(2) 3rd Hiring with intent to defraud,
14741737 motor vehicle services.
1475- 931
1738+ 1110
14761739 817.569(2) 3rd Use of public record or public
14771740 records information or
14781741 providing false information to
14791742 facilitate commission of a
14801743 felony.
1481- 932
1482-826.01 3rd Bigamy.
1483- 933
1484-828.122(3) 3rd Fighting or baiting animals.
1485- 934
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14961754
14971755
1756+ 1111
1757+826.01 3rd Bigamy.
1758+ 1112
1759+828.122(3) 3rd Fighting or baiting animals.
1760+ 1113
14981761 831.04(1) 3rd Any erasure, alteration, etc.,
14991762 of any replacement deed, map,
15001763 plat, or other document listed
15011764 in s. 92.28.
1502- 935
1765+ 1114
15031766 831.31(1)(a) 3rd Sell, deliver, or possess
15041767 counterfeit controlled
15051768 substances, all but s.
15061769 893.03(5) drugs.
1507- 936
1770+ 1115
15081771 832.041(1) 3rd Stopping payment with intent to
15091772 defraud $150 or more.
1510- 937
1773+ 1116
15111774 832.05(2)(b) &
15121775 (4)(c)
15131776 3rd Knowing, making, issuing
15141777 worthless checks $150 or more
15151778 or obtaining property in return
15161779 for worthless check $150 or
15171780 more.
1518- 938
1781+ 1117
15191782 838.15(2) 3rd Commercial bribe receiving.
1520- 939
1521-838.16 3rd Commercial bribery.
1522- 940
1523-843.18 3rd Fleeing by boat to elude a law
1524-enforcement officer.
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1537- 941
1795+ 1118
1796+838.16 3rd Commercial bribery.
1797+ 1119
1798+843.18 3rd Fleeing by boat to elude a law
1799+enforcement officer.
1800+ 1120
15381801 847.011(1)(a) 3rd Sell, distribute, etc.,
15391802 obscene, lewd, etc., material
15401803 (2nd conviction).
1541- 942
1804+ 1121
15421805 849.09(1)(a)-(d) 3rd Lottery; set up, promote, etc.,
15431806 or assist therein, conduct or
15441807 advertise drawing for prizes,
15451808 or dispose of property or money
15461809 by means of lottery.
1547- 943
1810+ 1122
15481811 849.23 3rd Gambling-related machines;
15491812 "common offender" as to
15501813 property rights.
1551- 944
1814+ 1123
15521815 849.25(2) 3rd Engaging in bookmaking.
1553- 945
1816+ 1124
15541817 860.08 3rd Interfere with a railroad
15551818 signal.
1556- 946
1557-860.13(1)(a) 3rd Operate aircraft while under
1558-the influence.
1559- 947
1560-893.13(2)(a)2. 3rd Purchase of cannabis.
1561- 948
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1832+860.13(1)(a) 3rd Operate aircraft while under
1833+the influence.
1834+ 1126
1835+893.13(2)(a)2. 3rd Purchase of cannabis.
1836+ 1127
15741837 893.13(6)(a) 3rd Possession of cannabis (more
15751838 than 20 grams).
1576- 949
1839+ 1128
15771840 934.03(1)(a) 3rd Intercepts, or procures any
15781841 other person to intercept, any
15791842 wire or oral communication.
1580- 950
1581- Section 25. (1) It is the intent of the Legislature to 951
1582-balance the security of vote -by-mail balloting with voter 952
1583-privacy and election transparency. The Legislature finds that 953
1584-further modifications to procedures governing vote -by-mail 954
1585-balloting would help to further ensure election integrity while 955
1586-also protecting voters from identity theft and preserving the 956
1587-public's right to participate in election processes. To achieve 957
1588-this purpose, the Legislature directs the Department of State to 958
1589-provide a plan to prescribe the use of a Florida driver license 959
1590-number, Florida identification card number, social security 960
1591-number, or any part thereof to confirm the identity of each 961
1592-elector returning a vote-by-mail ballot. 962
1593- (2) The Department of State shall review issues involving 963
1594-the feasibility, development, and implementation of such a plan, 964
1595-including issues related to: 965
1596- (a) In coordination with other agencies such as the 966
1597-Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles, obtaining a 967
1598-Florida driver license number or Florida identification card 968
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1608-
1609-
1610-
1611-number and the last four digits of a social security number for 969
1612-each registered voter who does not have such numbers on file in 970
1613-the Florida Voter Registrat ion System. 971
1614- (b) Populating such numbers in the Florida Voter 972
1615-Registration System. 973
1616- (c) Protecting identifying numbers submitted with a vote -974
1617-by-mail ballot, including, but not limited to, prescribing the 975
1618-form of the return mailing envelope. 976
1619- (d) Any necessary modifications to canvassing procedures 977
1620-for vote-by-mail ballots. 978
1621- (e) Costs associated with development and implementation 979
1622-of the plan. 980
1623- (f) A proposal for a program to educate electors on 981
1624-changes to the vote-by-mail process. 982
1625- (g) A proposal for including a declaration of an elector's 983
1626-current address of legal residence with each written request for 984
1627-a vote-by-mail ballot. 985
1628- (3) In the course of reviewing the required issues, the 986
1629-Department of State must, at a minimum: 987
1630- (a) Review relevant processe s of other states. 988
1631- (b) Review relevant federal law. 989
1632- (c) Seek input from supervisors of elections, which must 990
1633-include representation from supervisors of counties with large, 991
1634-medium, and small populations. 992
1635- (4) By January 1, 2023, the Department of Stat e shall 993
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1645-
1646-
1647-
1648-submit to the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the 994
1649-House of Representatives a report on the plan and draft 995
1650-legislation for any statutory changes needed to implement the 996
1651-plan, including any necessary public records exemptions. 997
1652- Section 26. Except as otherwise expressly provided in this 998
1653-act, this act shall take effect upon becoming a law. 999
1843+ 1129
1844+ Section 28. By January 1, 2023, the Department of State 1130
1845+shall submit to the President of the Sena te and the Speaker of 1131
1846+the House of Representatives a report detailing a plan to obtain 1132
1847+a Florida driver license number or Florida identification card 1133
1848+number, as applicable, and the last four digits of a social 1134
1849+security number from each registered voter who does not have 1135
1850+such numbers on file in the Florida Voter Registration System. 1136
1851+The plan must include, if needed, details on funding required to 1137
1852+implement the plan. The plan must provide for its completion by 1138
1853+December 31, 2023. 1139
1854+ Section 29. Except as othe rwise expressly provided in this 1140
1855+act, this act shall take effect upon becoming a law. 1141