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An act relating to a review under the Open Government 2
Sunset Review Act; amending s. 97.0585, F.S., which 3
provides an exemption from public record requirements 4
for information concerning preregistered voter 5
registration applicants who are minors; removing the 6
scheduled repeal of the exemption; authorizing the 7
disclosure of confidential information in a certain 8
circumstance; providing an effective date. 9
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 11
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Section 1. Section 97.0585, Florida Statutes, is amended 13
to read: 14
97.0585 Public records exemption; information regarding 15
voters and voter registration; confidentiality. — 16
(1) The following infor mation held by an agency, as 17
defined in s. 119.011, and obtained for the purpose of voter 18
registration is confidential and exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s. 19
24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution and may be used only for 20
purposes of voter registration: 21
(a) All declinations to register to vote made pursuant to 22
ss. 97.057 and 97.058. 23
(b) Information relating to the place where a person 24
registered to vote or where a person updated a voter 25
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(c) The social security number, driver license number , and 27
Florida identification number of a voter registration applicant 28
or voter. 29
(d) All information concerning preregistered voter 30
registration applicants who are 16 or 17 years of age. This 31
paragraph is subject to the Open Government Sunset Review Act i n 32
accordance with s. 119.15 and shall stand repealed on October 2, 33
2024, unless reviewed and saved from repeal through reenactment 34
by the Legislature. 35
(2) The signature of a voter registration applicant or a 36
voter is exempt from the copying requirements of s. 119.07(1) 37
and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution. 38
(3) Information made confidential and exempt under this 39
section may be disclosed to another governmental entity if 40
disclosure is necessary for the receiving entity to perform any 41
required duties directly related to election administration. 42
(4)(3) This section applies to information held by an 43
agency before, on, or after the effective date of this 44
exemption. 45
Section 2. This act shall take effect October 1, 2024. 46