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| 3 | 3 | | HB 965 2024 |
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| 10 | 10 | | 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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| 14 | 14 | | A bill to be entitled 1 |
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| 15 | 15 | | An act relating to election board composition; 2 |
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| 16 | 16 | | amending s. 102.012, F.S.; requiring an election board 3 |
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| 17 | 17 | | to include members from certain political parties; 4 |
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| 18 | 18 | | providing an effective date. 5 |
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| 20 | 20 | | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 7 |
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| 22 | 22 | | Section 1. Subsection (2) of section 102.012, Florida 9 |
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| 23 | 23 | | Statutes, is amended to read: 10 |
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| 24 | 24 | | 102.012 Inspectors and clerks to conduct elections. — 11 |
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| 25 | 25 | | (2) Each member of the election board shall be able to 12 |
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| 26 | 26 | | read and write the English language and shall be a registered 13 |
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| 27 | 27 | | qualified elector of the county in which the member is appointed 14 |
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| 28 | 28 | | or a person who has preregistered to vote, pursuant to s. 15 |
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| 29 | 29 | | 97.041(1)(b), in the county in whi ch the member is appointed. An 16 |
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| 30 | 30 | | No election board may not shall be composed solely of members of 17 |
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| 31 | 31 | | one political party and must include at least one member from 18 |
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| 32 | 32 | | each of the two largest political parties in the state ; however, 19 |
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| 33 | 33 | | in any primary in which only one party has candidates appearing 20 |
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| 34 | 34 | | on the ballot, all clerks and inspectors may be of that party. 21 |
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| 35 | 35 | | Any person whose name appears as an opposed candidate for any 22 |
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| 36 | 36 | | office shall not be eligible to serve on an election board. 23 |
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| 37 | 37 | | Section 2. This act shall take effec t July 1, 2024. 24 |
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