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A bill to be entitled 1
An act relating to combatting illegal immigration; 2
amending s. 97.051, F.S.; revising the oath a person 3
subscribes to upon registering to vote; amending s. 4
104.011, F.S.; providing criminal penalties for 5
unauthorized aliens who willfully swear or affirm to 6
any oath or affirmation in connection with or arising 7
out of voting or elections and for persons who have 8
knowledge that such a registrant is an unauthoriz ed 9
alien; providing criminal penalties for unauthorized 10
aliens who willfully submit false voter registration 11
information and for persons who have knowledge that 12
such a registrant is an unauthorized alien; amending 13
s. 104.15, F.S.; providing criminal penalt ies for 14
unauthorized aliens who, knowing that they are not 15
qualified electors, willfully vote at any election and 16
for persons who aid or solicit another person who is 17
an unauthorized alien to such action; providing for 18
severability; providing effective dat es. 19
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 21
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Section 1. Section 97.051, Florida Statutes, is amended to 23
read: 24
97.051 Oath upon registering. —A person registering to vote 25
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must subscribe to the following oath: "I do solemnly swear (or 26
affirm) that I will protect and defend the Constitution of the 27
United States and the Constitution of the State of Florida, that 28
I am qualified to register as an elector under the Constitution 29
and laws of the State of Florida, and that all information 30
provided in this application is true. I have carefully reviewed 31
the instructions for completing the Florida Voter Registration 32
Application, and I further swear (or affirm) that I am a United 33
States citizen, and I understand that if I have provided false 34
information on this application I could be subject to criminal 35
penalties for perjury and that I may be fined, imprisoned, or, 36
if not a United States citizen, deported from or refused entry 37
into the United States. " 38
Section 2. Effective March 31, 2025, sec tion 104.011, 39
Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 40
104.011 False swearing; submission of false voter 41
registration information; prosecution prohibited. — 42
(1)(a) A person who willfully swears or affirms falsely to 43
any oath or affirmation, or willfully pr ocures another person to 44
swear or affirm falsely to an oath or affirmation, in connection 45
with or arising out of voting or elections commits a felony of 46
the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 47
775.083, or s. 775.084. 48
(b) A person who commits a violation of paragraph (a) and 49
who is an unauthorized alien as defined in s. 908.111, or who 50
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assists another in violation of paragraph (a) and has knowledge 51
that the registrant is an unauthorized alien as defined in s. 52
908.111, commits a felony of the second degree, punishable as 53
provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084. 54
(2)(a) A person who willfully submits any false voter 55
registration information commits a felony of the third degree, 56
punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083. 57
(b) A person who commits a violation of paragraph (a) and 58
who is an unauthorized alien as defined in s. 908.111, or who 59
assists another in violation of paragraph (a) and has knowledge 60
that the registrant is an unauthorized alien as defined in s. 61
908.111, commits a felony of the second degree, punishable as 62
provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084. 63
(3) A person may not be charged or convicted for a 64
violation of this section for affirming that he or she has not 65
been convicted of a felony or that, if convicted, he or she has 66
had voting rights restored, if such violation is alleged to have 67
occurred on or after January 8, 2019, but before July 1, 2019. 68
Section 3. Section 104.15, Florida Statutes, is amended to 69
read: 70
104.15 Unqualified electors willfully voting.— 71
(1) Whoever, knowing he or she is not a qualified elector, 72
willfully votes at any election is guilty of a felony of the 73
third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, 74
or s. 775.084. 75
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(2) A person who commits a violation of subsection (1) and 76
who is an unauthorized alien as defined in s. 908.111, or a 77
person who aids or solicits another to violate subsection (1) 78
with knowledge that such person is an unauthorized alien as 79
defined in s. 908.111, commits a felony of the second degree, 80
punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084. 81
Section 4. If any provision of this act or its 82
application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the 83
invalidity does not affect other provisions or applicati ons of 84
this act which can be given effect without the invalid provision 85
or application, and to this end the provisions of this act are 86
severable. 87
Section 5. Except as otherwise expressly provided in this 88
act, this act shall take effect upon becoming a law. 89