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A bill to be entitled 1
An act relating to elections and state -issued 2
identification; amending s. 97.026, F.S.; requiring 3
that certain instructions be prominently displayed on 4
certain Internet websites; amending s. 97.052, F.S.; 5
revising the information that the uniform statewide 6
voter registration application must be designed to 7
elicit from an applicant and must contain; amending s. 8
97.053, F.S.; requiring the Department of State and 9
supervisors of elections to verify certain information 10
relating to citizenship status; providing that 11
eligibility to vote must be verified in a certain 12
manner; requiring a supervisor of elections to refer 13
certain matters to the Office of Election Crimes and 14
Security; amending s. 97.0535, F.S.; requiring certain 15
voter registration applicants who have n ot previously 16
voted in the state to provide certain identification 17
before voting; revising the forms of identification 18
that may be accepted for a certain purpose; revising 19
the persons who are exempt from certain identification 20
requirements; providing that certain persons currently 21
residing outside the United States must meet certain 22
requirements; providing that certain identification 23
may be submitted in a certain manner; amending s. 24
97.057, F.S.; requiring the Department of Highway 25
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Safety and Motor Vehicles to provide an opportunity to 26
register to vote or update voter registration records 27
to certain individuals; requiring the department to 28
provide certain notification to certain individuals; 29
requiring a voter registration applicant to provide a 30
wet signature; requiring the department to offer 31
certain opportunities to certain individuals; 32
requiring the department to send voter registration 33
applications or certain instructions to certain 34
individuals; requiring specified voters to be informed 35
of certain information; requiring the department to 36
notify the Department of State of certain information; 37
requiring the Department of Highway Safety and Motor 38
Vehicles to provide certain weekly and by -query 39
reports to the Department of State and supervisors of 40
elections; requiring a supervisor of elections to 41
remove certain persons from the statewide voter 42
registration system; amending s. 97.0575, F.S.; 43
requiring a third-party voter registration 44
organization to provide a certain affirmation to the 45
Division of Elections; amen ding s. 97.058, F.S.; 46
revising eligibility for certain voter registration; 47
requiring certain voter registration forms to ask 48
about citizenship; amending s. 97.0585, F.S.; 49
providing that certain information is not exempt from 50
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public records requirements; am ending s. 97.1031, 51
F.S.; requiring a supervisor of elections to verify an 52
elector's eligibility status using all available data 53
sources in certain circumstances; amending s. 98.045, 54
F.S.; requiring a supervisor of elections to use all 55
available data source s to make a certain 56
determination; providing that the receipt of certain 57
information from the Department of Highway Safety and 58
Motor Vehicles shall be considered a request from a 59
voter for his or her removal from the statewide voter 60
registration system; re quiring the Department of State 61
to include certain information in the database of 62
valid residential street addresses; requiring the 63
department to adopt rules; amending s. 98.065, F.S.; 64
requiring a supervisor of elections to conduct certain 65
bulk list maintenance at least quarterly; requiring a 66
supervisor of elections to at least quarterly analyze 67
the voter registration database for a certain purpose 68
and to take certain actions; amending s. 98.075, F.S.; 69
requiring a supervisor of elections to remove certain 70
names from the statewide voter registration system 71
after certain verification using Department of Highway 72
Safety and Motor Vehicles records; requiring a 73
supervisor of elections to take certain actions upon 74
receipt of, access to, or knowledge of certain 75
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information from a credible source; specifying certain 76
credible sources of certain information; requiring a 77
supervisor of elections to send an address 78
confirmation and an address confirmation final notice 79
in certain circumstances; amending s. 98.093, F.S.; 80
requiring state and local government agencies to 81
facilitate the provision of certain information and 82
data access to the Department of State and supervisors 83
of elections; amending s. 98.255, F.S.; requiring the 84
Department of State to adopt rules relating to 85
nonpartisan voter education; requiring a county 86
supervisor to provide certain education; amending s. 87
101.043, F.S.; requiring certain electors be given a 88
provisional ballot; amending s. 101.6921, F.S.; 89
revising the voter's certificate; amending s. 90
101.6923, F.S.; revising the instructions that a 91
supervisor of elections must enclose with certain 92
vote-by-mail ballots; amending s. 322.141, F.S.; 93
requiring certain licenses and identification cards to 94
denote certain individuals as noncitizens; providing 95
an effective date. 96
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 98
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Section 1. Section 97.026, Florida Statutes, is amended to 100
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read: 101
97.026 Forms to be available in alternative formats and 102
via the Internet.— 103
(1) It is the intent of the Legisla ture that all forms 104
required to be used in chapters 97 -106 shall be made available 105
upon request, in alternative formats. Such forms shall include 106
vote-by-mail ballots as alternative formats for such ballots 107
become available and the Division of Elections is able to 108
certify systems that provide them. Whenever possible, such 109
forms, with the exception of vote -by-mail ballots, shall be made 110
available by the Department of State via the Internet. Sections 111
that contain such forms include, but are not limited to, ss . 112
97.051, 97.052, 97.053, 97.057, 97.058, 97.0583, 97.071, 97.073, 113
97.1031, 98.075, 99.021, 100.361, 100.371, 101.045, 101.171, 114
101.20, 101.6103, 101.62, 101.64, 101.65, 101.657, 105.031, 115
106.023, and 106.087. 116
(2) Instructions on how to cancel voter regi stration must 117
be prominently displayed on any Internet website that instructs 118
voters on how to update their voter registration information. 119
Section 2. Paragraph (n) of subsection (2) and paragraph 120
(f) of subsection (3) of section 97.052, Florida Statut es, are 121
amended to read: 122
97.052 Uniform statewide voter registration application. — 123
(2) The uniform statewide voter registration application 124
must be designed to elicit the following information from the 125
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applicant: 126
(n) Florida driver license number or the identification 127
number from a Florida identification card issued under s. 128
322.051, and the last four digits of the applicant's social 129
security number. 130
(3) The uniform statewide voter registration application 131
must also contain: 132
(f) A statement inform ing an applicant who has not been 133
issued a Florida driver license, a Florida identification card, 134
or a social security number that if the application is submitted 135
by mail and the applicant is registering for the first time in 136
this state, the applicant will be required to provide 137
identification before prior to voting the first time. 138
Section 3. Subsection (6) of section 97.053, Florida 139
Statutes, is amended to read: 140
97.053 Acceptance of voter registration applications. — 141
(6)(a) A voter registration application, including an 142
application with a change in name, address, or party 143
affiliation, may be accepted as valid only after the department 144
has verified the authenticity or nonexistence of the driver 145
license number, the Florida id entification card number, or the 146
last four digits of the social security number provided by the 147
applicant. 148
1. If the voter registration applicant applies using a 149
driver license number or Florida identification card number, the 150
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department and the supervis or of elections must also verify that 151
the driver license number or Florida identification card number 152
was not obtained using non -United States citizen documentation 153
and is classified as that of a United States citizen in 154
Department of Highway Safety and Mo tor Vehicles records. If the 155
driver license was obtained using non -United States citizen 156
documentation, every possible means must be used to determine if 157
the applicant became a naturalized citizen after obtaining his 158
or her driver license. The department m ay not accept as valid a 159
voter registration application if non -United States citizen 160
status is indicated and shall document the result of checks 161
completed to confirm that none of the supplied credentials 162
indicate non-United States citizen status. 163
2. If the voter registration applicant applies using the 164
last four digits of his or her social security number, the 165
department must use all possible means to verify citizenship 166
status and the applicant is required to present his or her 167
social security card before voting for the first time in this 168
state. A voter who presents at the polling place a social 169
security card that contains a work restriction must vote on a 170
provisional ballot and provide proof of citizenship before his 171
or her vote may be counted. 172
3. If the voter registration applicant applies without a 173
driver license number, Florida identification card number, or 174
social security number, all possible means must be used to 175
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verify citizenship status, including data from the courts, 176
Department of Corrections, Department of Children and Families, 177
or any other governmental agency that collects citizenship data. 178
If there are no findings that indicate that the applicant is not 179
a United States citizen, the application may be accepted as 180
valid. 181
4. The voter's eligi bility to vote pursuant to s. 97.041 182
must be verified by comparing information from all available 183
sources, including the department's records, to determine if his 184
or her driver license is currently classified by the department 185
as a non-United States citize n license, a surrendered license of 186
a person who moved out of state, or a license of a person who is 187
deceased. 188
5. If a supervisor of elections determines that false 189
affirmations have been knowingly made on a voter registration 190
application, the matter mus t be referred to the Office of 191
Election Crimes and Security. 192
(b) If a completed voter registration application has been 193
received by the book -closing deadline but the driver license 194
number, the Florida identification card number, or the last four 195
digits of the social security number provided by the applicant 196
cannot be verified, the applicant shall be notified that the 197
number cannot be verified and that the applicant must provide 198
evidence to the supervisor sufficient to verify the authenticity 199
of the applicant's driver license number, Florida identification 200
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card number, or last four digits of the social security number. 201
If the applicant provides the necessary evidence, the supervisor 202
shall place the applicant's name on the registration rolls as an 203
active voter. If the applicant has not provided the necessary 204
evidence or the number has not otherwise been verified prior to 205
the applicant presenting himself or herself to vote, the 206
applicant shall be provided a provisional ballot. The 207
provisional ballot shall be c ounted only if the number is 208
verified by the end of the canvassing period or if the applicant 209
presents evidence to the supervisor of elections sufficient to 210
verify the authenticity of the applicant's driver license 211
number, Florida identification card numbe r, or last four digits 212
of the social security number no later than 5 p.m. of the second 213
day following the election. 214
Section 4. Section 97.0535, Florida Statutes, is amended 215
to read: 216
97.0535 Special requirements for certain applicants. — 217
(1) Each applicant who registers by any method other than 218
at an office of the Department of Highway Safety and Motor 219
Vehicles mail and who has never previously voted in the state 220
and who the department has verified has not been issued a 221
current and valid Florida drive r license or, Florida 222
identification card, or social security number shall be required 223
to provide a copy of a current and valid identification, as 224
provided in subsection (3), or indicate that he or she is exempt 225
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from the requirements before prior to voting. Such 226
identification or indication may be provided at the time of 227
registering, or at any time before prior to voting for the first 228
time in the state. If the voter registration application clearly 229
provides information from which a voter registration offici al 230
can determine that the applicant meets at least one of the 231
exemptions in subsection (4), the voter registration official 232
shall make the notation on the registration records of the 233
statewide voter registration system and the applicant shall not 234
be required to provide the identification required by this 235
section. 236
(2) The voter registration official shall, upon accepting 237
the voter registration application submitted pursuant to 238
subsection (1), determine if the applicant provided the required 239
identification at the time of registering. If the required 240
identification was not provided, the supervisor shall notify the 241
applicant that he or she must provide one of the following forms 242
of identification before prior to voting the first time in the 243
state. 244
(3)(a) The following forms of identification shall be 245
considered current and valid if they contain the name and 246
photograph of the applicant and have not expired: 247
1. United States passport. 248
2. United states birth certificate, accompanied by an 249
acceptable identification that contains the name and photograph 250
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of the applicant. 251
3. United States naturalization papers, accompanied by an 252
acceptable identification that contains the name and photograph 253
of the applicant. 254
4. A consular report of birth abroad provided by the 255
United States Department of State, accompanied by an acceptable 256
identification that contains the name and photograph of the 257
applicant. 258
5. A social security card that does not contain a work 259
restriction, accompanied by an acceptable identification tha t 260
contains the name and photograph of the applicant. 261
(b) Acceptable identification for purposes of 262
subparagraphs (a)1.-5. include the following: 263
1.2. Debit or credit card. 264
2.3. Military identification. 265
3.4. Student identification. 266
4.5. Retirement center identification. 267
6. Neighborhood association identification. 268
5.7. Public assistance identification. 269
6.8. Veteran health identification card issued by the 270
United States Department of Veterans Affairs. 271
7.9. A license to carry a concealed weapo n or firearm 272
issued pursuant to s. 790.06. 273
8.10. Employee identification card issued by any branch, 274
department, agency, or entity of the Federal Government, the 275
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state, a county, or a municipality. 276
(c)(b) The following forms of identification shall be 277
considered proof of residential address current and valid if 278
they are dated within the last 2 months and contain the name and 279
current residence address of the applicant as provided in the 280
voter registration application : 281
1. Utility bill. 282
2. Bank statement. 283
3. Government check. 284
4. Paycheck. 285
5. Other government document (excluding voter 286
identification card). 287
(4) The following persons are exempt from the 288
identification requirements of this section: 289
(a) Persons 65 years of age or older. 290
(a)(b) Persons with a temporary or permanent physical 291
disability, as documented by a doctor's note provided to a voter 292
registration official . 293
(b)(c) Members of the uniformed service on active duty , as 294
documented by a current military identification provide d to a 295
voter registration official, who, by reason of such active duty, 296
are absent from the county on election day. 297
(c)(d) Members of the Merchant Marine , as documented by a 298
current Merchant Marine identification provided to a voter 299
registration official , who, by reason of service in the Merchant 300
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Marine, are absent from the county on election day. 301
(d)(e) The spouse or dependent of a member referred to in 302
paragraph (b) (c) or paragraph (c), as documented by a uniformed 303
services dependent identification, (d) who, by reason of the 304
active duty or service of the member, is absent from the county 305
on election day. 306
(5)(f) A person Persons currently residing outside the 307
United States who is are eligible to vote in Florida and who is 308
not exempt from the identifi cation requirements of this section 309
under subsection (4) must meet the requirements of subsection 310
(3) except that he or she may provide one of the following in 311
lieu of a document listed in paragraph (3)(c): 312
(a) A document listed in paragraph (3)(c) which is not 313
current and an equivalent document providing his or her 314
residential address outside the United States. 315
(b) A consular report of birth abroad provided by the 316
United States Department of State and proof that his or her 317
parents previously resided in this state. 318
(6) Identification required under this section may be 319
submitted in the same manner as provided in s. 101.68(4)(d) . 320
Section 5. Present subsections (3) through (5) and (6) 321
through (14) of section 97.057, Florida Statutes, are 322
redesignated as subsections (4) through (6) and (8) through 323
(16), respectively, subsections (1) and (2) and present 324
subsections (5) and (10) are a mended, and new subsections (3), 325
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(7), (17), and (18) are added to that section, to read: 326
97.057 Voter registration by the Department of Highway 327
Safety and Motor Vehicles. — 328
(1) The Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles 329
shall provide the opport unity to register to vote or to update a 330
voter registration record to each individual classified in 331
Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles records as a 332
United States citizen who comes to an office of the Department 333
of Highway Safety and Motor Vehi cles that department to: 334
(a) Apply for or renew a driver license; 335
(b) Apply for or renew an identification card pursuant to 336
chapter 322; or 337
(c) Change an address on an existing driver license or 338
identification card. 339
(2) The Department of Highway Sa fety and Motor Vehicles 340
shall: 341
(a) Notify each individual who is classified in Department 342
of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles records as a United States 343
citizen, orally or in writing, that: 344
1. Information gathered for the completion of a driver 345
license or identification card application, renewal, or change 346
of address can be automatically transferred to a voter 347
registration application; 348
2. If additional information and a signature are provided, 349
the voter registration application will be completed and sent to 350
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the proper election authority; 351
3. Information provided can also be used to update a voter 352
registration record, except that party affiliation will not be 353
changed unless the individual designates a change in party 354
affiliation and separately consent s to such change in writing; 355
4. All declinations will remain confidential and may be 356
used only for voter registration purposes; and 357
5. The particular driver license office in which the 358
person applies to register to vote or updates a voter 359
registration record will remain confidential and may be used 360
only for voter registration purposes. 361
(b) Require a driver license examiner to inquire orally 362
or, if the applicant is hearing impaired, inquire in writing 363
whether the applicant wishes to register to vote or update a 364
voter registration record during the completion of a driver 365
license or identification card application, renewal, or change 366
of address. 367
1. If the applicant chooses to register to vote or to 368
update a voter registration record: 369
a. All applicable information received by the Department 370
of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles in the course of filling 371
out the forms necessary under subsection (1) must be transferred 372
to a voter registration application. 373
b. The additional necessary information must be ob tained 374
by the driver license examiner and must not duplicate any 375
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information already obtained while completing the forms required 376
under subsection (1). 377
c. A voter registration application with all of the 378
applicant's voter registration information require d to establish 379
the applicant's eligibility pursuant to s. 97.041 must be 380
presented to the applicant to review and verify the voter 381
registration information received and to provide a wet signature 382
and an electronic signature affirming the accuracy of the 383
information provided. 384
d. The voter registration application may not be used to 385
change the party affiliation of the applicant unless the 386
applicant designates a change in party affiliation and provides 387
a separate signature consenting to the party affiliation change. 388
e. After verifying the voter registration information and 389
providing his or her signatures electronic signature , the 390
applicant must be provided with a printed receipt that includes 391
such information and documents any change in party affiliation. 392
2. If the applicant declines to register to vote, update 393
the applicant's voter registration record, or change the 394
applicant's address by either orally declining or by failing to 395
sign the voter registration application, the Department of 396
Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles must note such declination on 397
its records and shall forward the declination to the statewide 398
voter registration system. 399
(3) The Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles 400
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shall offer an individual identified as not being a United 401
States citizen the opportunity to update his or her driver 402
license classification upon becoming a United States citizen. 403
Upon updating his or her driver license classification to 404
reflect United States citizenship, the individual must be 405
offered the opportunit y to register to vote. 406
(6)(5) The Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles 407
must send, with each driver license renewal extension 408
application authorized pursuant to s. 322.18(8) and sent to an 409
individual classified in Department of Highway Safety a nd Motor 410
Vehicles records as a United States citizen , a uniform statewide 411
voter registration application, the voter registration 412
application prescribed under paragraph (4)(a) (3)(a), or a voter 413
registration application developed especially for the purposes 414
of this subsection by the Department of Highway Safety and Motor 415
Vehicles, with the approval of the Department of State, which 416
must meet the requirements of s. 97.052. 417
(7) The Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles 418
must send, with each driver l icense renewal extension 419
application authorized pursuant to s. 322.18(8) and sent to an 420
individual classified in the Department of Highway Safety and 421
Motor Vehicles records as a non -United States citizen, 422
instructions on how he or she may update his or her driver 423
license classification upon becoming a United States citizen. 424
(12)(10) The department shall provide the Department of 425
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Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles with an electronic database of 426
street addresses valid for use as the address of legal residenc e 427
as required in s. 97.053(5). The Department of Highway Safety 428
and Motor Vehicles shall compare the address provided by the 429
applicant against the database of valid street addresses. If the 430
address provided by the applicant does not match a valid street 431
address in the database, the applicant will be asked to verify 432
the address provided. The Department of Highway Safety and Motor 433
Vehicles shall not reject any application for voter registration 434
for which a valid match cannot be made , however, the voter shall 435
be informed that he or she may be required to vote in person 436
until the address is corrected . 437
(17)(a) The Department of Highway Safety and Motor 438
Vehicles must notify the Department of State when a driver 439
license has been made invalid due to the issuance o f a driver 440
license in another state or due to notification of death. The 441
Department of State must report each such change to the 442
appropriate supervisor of elections, who shall remove the 443
registered voter from the statewide voter registration system in 444
accordance with s. 98.075(3)(a) or (7), as applicable. 445
(b) The Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles 446
shall make driver license surrender and death reports available 447
in weekly reports to the Department of State and make driver 448
license surrender and death status available by means of online 449
or written query and customized reports to the Department of 450
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State and supervisors of elections. 451
(18)(a) The Department of Highway Safety and Motor 452
Vehicles must notify the Department of State when a Florida 453
identification card or driver license has been obtained with 454
documentation that indicates that the applicant is not a United 455
States citizen. Documentation deemed to indicate that an 456
individual is not a United States citizen includes social 457
security cards that contain a work restriction, alien 458
registration receipt cards, employment authorization cards 459
issued by the United States Department of Homeland Security, and 460
proof of nonimmigrant classification provided by the United 461
States Department of Homeland Security . 462
(b) The Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles 463
shall furnish information identifying those persons who, during 464
the preceding week, presented evidence of non -United States 465
citizenship under this subsection as part of the weekly report 466
required under s. 98.093(8). The information must also be 467
available upon written or electronic request by the Department 468
of State or a supervisor of elections. Information provided 469
under this subsection must be considered under s. 98.075(6). 470
Section 6. Paragrap h (g) is added to subsection (1) of 471
section 97.0575, Florida Statutes, to read: 472
97.0575 Third-party voter registration organizations. — 473
(1) Before engaging in any voter registration activities, 474
a third-party voter registration organization must register and 475
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provide to the division, in an electronic format, the following 476
information: 477
(g) An affirmation that each person collecting voter 478
registration applications on behalf of the third -party voter 479
registration organization: 480
1. May not knowingly solicit persons who are not United 481
States citizens to register to vote; 482
2. Shall incorporate citizenship status and other 483
eligibility requirements listed in s. 97.041 in screening 484
questions; and 485
3. Shall provide any individual who indicates that he or 486
she is not a United States citizen or who displays a driver 487
license indicating that he or she is not a United States citizen 488
with instructions on how to register to vote upon becoming a 489
United States citizen. 490
Section 7. Subsection (1) and paragraph (a) of subs ection 491
(2) of section 97.058, Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 492
97.058 Voter registration agencies. — 493
(1) Each voter registration agency must provide each 494
applicant the opportunity to register to vote or to update a 495
voter registration record, at th e time the applicant applies for 496
services or assistance from that agency, for renewal of such 497
services or assistance, or for a change of address required with 498
respect to the services or assistance. For purposes of this 499
subsection, applicant only includes a person who affirms that 500
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they are a citizen of the United States on the form provided 501
under subsection (2). 502
(2) Each voter registration agency, other than a public 503
library, must develop and provide each applicant with a form 504
approved by the department co ntaining all of the following: 505
(a) The questions: 506
1. "Are you a United States citizen?" If yes, continue. 507
2.1. "If you are not registered to vote where you live 508
now, would you like to apply to register to vote today?" 509
3.2. "If you are registered to vote where you live now, 510
would you like to update your voter registration record?" 511
Section 8. Paragraphs (b) and (c) of subsection (1) of 512
section 97.0585, Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 513
97.0585 Public records exemption; information regarding 514
voters and voter registration; confidentiality. — 515
(1) The following information held by an agency, as 516
defined in s. 119.011, and obtained for the purpose of voter 517
registration is confidential and exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s. 518
24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution and may be used only for 519
purposes of voter registration: 520
(b) Information relating to the place where a person 521
registered to vote or where a person updated a voter 522
registration, except for information relating to the method of 523
registration. 524
(c) The social security number, driver license number, and 525
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Florida identification number of a voter registration applicant 526
or voter, except for information relating to the type of number 527
provided. 528
Section 9. Paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of section 529
97.1031, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 530
97.1031 Notice of change of residence, change of name, or 531
change of party affiliation. — 532
(1)(a) When an elector changes his or her residence 533
address, the elector must notify the supervisor of elections and 534
the supervisor shall verify the elector's eligibility status 535
using all available data sources . Except as provided in 536
paragraph (b), an address change must be submitted using a voter 537
registration application. 538
Section 10. Subsection (1) and paragraph (a) of subsection 539
(4) of section 98.045, Florida Statutes, are amended, and 540
paragraph (c) is added to subsection (2) of that section, to 541
read: 542
98.045 Administration of voter registration. — 543
(1) ELIGIBILITY OF APPLICANT. —The supervisor must ensure 544
that any eligible applicant for voter registration is registered 545
to vote and that each application for voter registration is 546
processed in accordance with law. The supervisor shall , using 547
all available data sources, determine whether a voter 548
registration applican t is ineligible based on any of the 549
following: 550
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(a) The failure to complete a voter registration 551
application as specified in s. 97.053. 552
(b) The applicant is deceased. 553
(c) The applicant has been convicted of a felony for which 554
his or her voting rights have not been restored. 555
(d) The applicant has been adjudicated mentally 556
incapacitated with respect to the right to vote and such right 557
has not been restored. 558
(e) The applicant does not meet the age requirement 559
pursuant to s. 97.041. 560
(f) The applicant is not a United States citizen. 561
(g) The applicant is a fictitious person. 562
(h) The applicant has provided an address of legal 563
residence that is not his or her legal residence. 564
(i) The applicant has provided a driver license number, 565
Florida identification card number, or the last four digits of a 566
social security number that is not verifiable by the department. 567
(2) REMOVAL OF REGISTERED VOTERS. — 568
(c) Information received from the Department of Highway 569
Safety and Motor Vehicles indicating that a regis tered voter in 570
the state has obtained a driver license in another state shall 571
be considered a written request from the voter to have the 572
voter's name removed from the statewide voter registration 573
system. 574
(4) STATEWIDE ELECTRONIC DATABASE OF VALID RESIDEN TIAL 575
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STREET ADDRESSES.— 576
(a) The department shall compile and maintain a statewide 577
electronic database of valid residential street addresses from 578
the information provided by the supervisors of elections 579
pursuant to s. 98.015. The department shall evaluate the 580
information provided by the supervisors of elections to identify 581
any duplicate addresses and any address that may overlap county 582
boundaries. The department shall include in the database the 583
maximum number of occupants in accordance with the applicable 584
zoning regulations at each address. The department and 585
supervisors of elections shall use all available data sources 586
and methods to update mailing and registration addresses to be 587
accurate and CASS-compliant residential addresses. The 588
department shall ado pt rules that specify such sources and 589
methods. 590
Section 11. Present subsection (7) of section 98.065, 591
Florida Statutes, is redesignated as subsection (9), and a new 592
subsection (7) and subsection (8) are added to that section, to 593
read: 594
98.065 Registration list maintenance programs. — 595
(7) The supervisor of elections shall at least quarterly 596
conduct bulk list maintenance by comparing the county voter roll 597
to customized reports from the Department of Highway Safety, 598
Department of Children and Families, a nd Motor Vehicles and 599
other sources that may identify persons who are not United 600
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States citizens, persons who have moved out of state, persons 601
who are deceased, and persons who are otherwise ineligible. 602
(8) The supervisor of elections shall at least quar terly 603
analyze the voter registration database to determine addresses 604
with more registered voters than allowed by applicable zoning 605
regulations. If the number of registered voters exceeds the 606
number allowed by the applicable zoning regulations, all 607
available sources must be utilized to determine if any voters at 608
that addresses have moved or become ineligible. If a voter is 609
determined to have moved, the supervisor of elections must 610
adhere to the procedures provided in subsection (4). If a voter 611
is determined to be ineligible, the supervisor of elections must 612
adhere to the procedures for removal pursuant to s. 98.075(7). 613
Section 12. Paragraph (b) of subsection (3) and subsection 614
(6) of section 98.075, Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 615
98.075 Registration records maintenance activities; 616
ineligibility determinations. — 617
(3) DECEASED PERSONS. — 618
(b) The supervisor shall remove the name of a deceased 619
registered voter from the statewide voter registration system 620
within 7 days after receipt of a cop y of a death certificate 621
issued by a governmental agency authorized to issue death 622
certificates or verified with information from Department of 623
Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles records that the registered 624
voter is deceased. 625
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(6) OTHER BASES FOR INELIGIBI LITY.—Subsections (2)-(5) do 626
not limit or restrict the department or the supervisor in his or 627
her duty to act upon direct receipt of, access to, or knowledge 628
of information from any credible source governmental entity that 629
identifies a registered voter as potentially ineligible. If the 630
department or supervisor receives information from any credible 631
source governmental entity other than those identified in 632
subsections (2)-(5) that a registered voter is ineligible 633
because the voter is deceased, adjudicated a convicted felon 634
without having had his or her voting rights restored, 635
adjudicated mentally incapacitated without having had his or her 636
voting rights restored, does not meet the age requirement 637
pursuant to s. 97.041, is not a United States citizen, is a 638
fictitious person, has surrendered his or her driver license to 639
another state, or has listed an address that is not his or her 640
address of legal residence, the supervisor must adhere to the 641
procedures set forth in subsection (7) before the removal of the 642
name of a registered voter who is determined to be ineligible 643
from the statewide voter registration system. 644
(a) The following are deemed credible sources from which 645
the department or a supervisor may determine that an elector is 646
ineligible and subject to the procedures for removal set forth 647
in subsection (7) or has had a change of address and is subject 648
to the procedures required under s. 98.065(4): 649
1. An affidavit from a rental or group living facility 650
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manager, verified with information from the Department of 651
Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles records, county tax records, 652
or other credible sources. 653
2. An affidavit from a homeowner association manager, 654
verified with information from the Department of Highway Safety 655
and Motor Vehicles records, county tax reco rds, or other 656
credible sources. 657
3. An affidavit from a county resident, verified with 658
information from the Department of Highway Safety and Motor 659
Vehicles records, county tax records, or other credible sources. 660
4. Social security death index licensees, provided that 661
the social security number matches the registered voter's social 662
security number and the information is verified by the 663
department or Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles 664
personnel with direct access to the social security death i ndex 665
file. 666
(b) If the information from such an affidavit or licensee 667
cannot be verified using a second credible source, the 668
supervisor must send an address confirmation to the registered 669
voter. If the registered voter does not respond to the address 670
confirmation within 30 days, the supervisor must send an address 671
confirmation final notice to the registered voter. 672
Section 13. Subsection (1) of section 98.093, Florida 673
Statutes, is amended to read: 674
98.093 Duty of officials to furnish information relati ng 675
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to deceased persons, persons adjudicated mentally incapacitated, 676
persons convicted of a felony, and persons who are not United 677
States citizens.— 678
(1) DUTIES.—In order to identify ineligible registered 679
voters and maintain accurate and current voter regi stration 680
records in the statewide voter registration system pursuant to 681
procedures in s. 98.065 or s. 98.075, it is necessary for the 682
department and supervisors of elections to receive or access 683
certain information from state and federal officials and 684
entities in the format prescribed. To the maximum extent 685
feasible, state and local government agencies shall facilitate 686
provision of information and access to data to the department 687
and supervisors of elections , including, but not limited to, 688
databases and customized reports in a format that can be used by 689
election officials to compare with voter registration data to 690
identify registered voters who are ineligible due to that 691
contain reliable criminal records, and records of deceased 692
status, surrendered driver li censes, a change of address, or 693
citizenship status persons. State and local government agencies 694
that provide such data must do so without charge if the direct 695
cost incurred by those agencies is not significant. 696
Section 14. Subsections (1) and (2) of se ction 98.255, 697
Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 698
98.255 Voter education programs. — 699
(1) The Department of State shall adopt rules prescribing 700
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minimum standards for nonpartisan voter education. The standards 701
shall, at a minimum, address all of the following: 702
(a) Voter registration .; 703
(b) Balloting procedures, by mail and polling place .; 704
(c) Voter rights and responsibilities .; 705
(d) Distribution of sample ballots .; and 706
(e) The importance of and method for updating a voter's 707
voter registration in formation and mailing address. 708
(f) The importance of and method for canceling a voter 709
registration upon moving out of state. 710
(g)(e) Public service announcements. 711
(2) Each county supervisor shall implement the minimum 712
voter education standards, and shall conduct additional 713
nonpartisan education efforts as necessary to ensure that voters 714
have a working knowledge of the voting process. A county 715
supervisor must provid e equal education on all methods of 716
voting. 717
Section 15. Subsection (2) of section 101.043, Florida 718
Statutes, is amended to read: 719
101.043 Identification required at polls. — 720
(2) If the elector fails to furnish the required 721
identification or if the identification provided denotes the 722
elector as a non-citizen as provided under s. 322.141(5) , the 723
elector shall be allowed to vote a provisional ballot. The 724
canvassing board shall determine the validity of the ballot 725
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pursuant to s. 101.048(2). 726
Section 16. Subsection (3) of section 101.6921, Florida 727
Statutes, are amended to read: 728
101.6921 Delivery of special vote -by-mail ballot to 729
certain first-time voters.— 730
(3) The Voter's Certificate shall be in substantially the 731
following form: 732
Note: Please Read Instructions Carefully Before Marking Ballot 733
and Completing Voter's Certificate. 734
VOTER'S CERTIFICATE 735
I, ...., do solemnly swear or affirm that I am a qualified 736
and registered voter of .... County, Florida, and that I have 737
not and will not vote more than o ne ballot in this election. I 738
understand that if I commit or attempt to commit any fraud in 739
connection with voting, vote a fraudulent ballot, or vote more 740
than once in an election, I can be convicted of a felony of the 741
third degree and fined up to $5,000 a nd/or imprisoned for up to 742
5 years. I also understand that failure to sign this certificate 743
will invalidate my ballot. I understand that unless I meet one 744
of the exemptions below, I must provide a copy of a current and 745
valid identification as provided in t he instruction sheet to the 746
supervisor of elections in order for my ballot to count. 747
I further certify that I am exempt from the requirements to 748
furnish a copy of a current and valid identification with my 749
ballot because of one or more of the following (c heck all that 750
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apply): 751
☐ I am 65 years of age or older. 752
☐ I have a permanent or temporary physical disability and 753
have a doctor's note . 754
☐ I am a member of a uniformed service on active duty who, 755
by reason of such active duty, will be absent from the coun ty on 756
election day and have included a copy of my current military 757
identification. 758
☐ I am a member of the Merchant Marine who, by reason of 759
service in the Merchant Marine, will be absent from the county 760
on election day and I have included a copy of my cur rent 761
Merchant Mariner identification . 762
☐ I am the spouse or dependent of a member of the uniformed 763
service or Merchant Marine who, by reason of the active duty or 764
service of the member, will be absent from the county on 765
election day and have included a cop y of my uniformed services 766
dependent identification . 767
☐ I am currently residing outside the United States and 768
have included a copy of one of the following documents that 769
include my name and either the address where I reside in Florida 770
or the address where I currently reside: 771
1. Utility bill. 772
2. Bank statement. 773
3. Government check. 774
4. Paycheck. 775
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5. Other government document (excluding voter 776
identification card). 777
...(Date)... ...(Voter's Signature)... 778
Section 17. Subsection (2) of section 101.692 3, Florida 779
Statutes, is amended to read: 780
101.6923 Special vote -by-mail ballot instructions for 781
certain first-time voters.— 782
(2) A voter covered by this section must be provided with 783
printed instructions with his or her vote -by-mail ballot in 784
substantially the following form: 785
READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY BEFORE MARKING YOUR BALLOT. 786
FAILURE TO FOLLOW THESE INSTRUCTIONS MAY CAUSE YOUR BALLOT NOT 787
TO COUNT. 788
1. In order to ensure that your vote -by-mail ballot will 789
be counted, it should be completed and returned as soon as 790
possible so that it can reach the supervisor of elections of the 791
county in which your precinct is located no later than 7 p.m. on 792
the date of the election. However, if you are an overseas voter 793
casting a ballot in a presidential prefere nce primary or general 794
election, your vote-by-mail ballot must be postmarked or dated 795
no later than the date of the election and received by the 796
supervisor of elections of the county in which you are 797
registered to vote no later than 10 days after the date of the 798
election. Note that the later you return your ballot, the less 799
time you will have to cure signature deficiencies, which is 800
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authorized until 5 p.m. local time on the 2nd day after the 801
election. 802
2. Mark your ballot in secret as instructed on the bal lot. 803
You must mark your own ballot unless you are unable to do so 804
because of blindness, disability, or inability to read or write. 805
3. Mark only the number of candidates or issue choices for 806
a race as indicated on the ballot. If you are allowed to "Vote 807
for One" candidate and you vote for more than one, your vote in 808
that race will not be counted. 809
4. Place your marked ballot in the enclosed secrecy 810
envelope and seal the envelope. 811
5. Insert the secrecy envelope into the enclosed envelope 812
bearing the Voter's Certificate. Seal the envelope and 813
completely fill out the Voter's Certificate on the back of the 814
envelope. 815
a. You must sign your name on the line above (Voter's 816
Signature). 817
b. If you are an overseas voter, you must include the date 818
you signed the Voter's Certificate on the line above (Date) or 819
your ballot may not be counted. 820
c. A vote-by-mail ballot will be considered illegal and 821
will not be counted if the signature on the Voter's Certificate 822
does not match the signature on record. The signature on file at 823
the start of the canvass of the vote -by-mail ballots is the 824
signature that will be used to verify your signature on the 825
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Voter's Certificate. If you need to update your signature for 826
this election, send your signature update on a voter 827
registration application to your supervisor of elections so that 828
it is received before your vote -by-mail ballot is received. 829
6.a. If you have registered to vote without a driver 830
license or Florida identification card and have not previously 831
provided one of the fol lowing forms of identification to an 832
election official, unless you meet one of the exemptions in Item 833
7.a. 7., you must make a copy of one of the following forms of 834
identification as proof of voter eligibility : 835
(I)a. Identification which must include you r name and 836
photograph: United States passport; 837
(II) United states birth certificate, accompanied by an 838
acceptable form of identification that contains the name and 839
photograph of the applicant; 840
(III) United States naturalization papers, accompanied by 841
an acceptable form of identification that contains the name and 842
photograph of the applicant; 843
(IV) A consular report of birth abroad provided by the 844
United States Department of State, accompanied by an acceptable 845
form of identification that contains the na me and photograph of 846
the applicant; or 847
(V) A social security card that does not contain a work 848
restriction, accompanied by an acceptable form of identification 849
that contains the name and photograph of the applicant. 850
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851
Acceptable form of identification for purposes of this 852
subparagraph includes the following: debit or credit card; 853
military identification; student identification; retirement 854
center identification; neighborhood association identification; 855
public assistance identification; veteran health identi fication 856
card issued by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs; 857
a Florida license to carry a concealed weapon or firearm; or an 858
employee identification card issued by any branch, department, 859
agency, or entity of the Federal Government, the state, a 860
county, or a municipality .; or 861
b. Unless you meet one of the exemptions in 7.b., you must 862
make a copy of one of the following forms of identification 863
which shows your name and current residence address as proof of 864
residential address: current utility bill, bank statement, 865
government check, paycheck, or government document (excluding 866
voter information card). 867
7.a. The identification requirements of Item 6.a. 6. do 868
not apply if you meet one of the following requirements : 869
a. You are 65 years of age or older. 870
(I)b. You have a temporary or permanent physical 871
disability, as documented by a doctor's note provided to a voter 872
registration official . 873
(II)c. You are a member of a uniformed service on active 874
duty, as documented by a current military identification 875
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provided to a voter registration official, who, by reason of 876
such active duty, will be absent from the county on election 877
day. 878
(III)d. You are a member of the Merchant Marine , as 879
documented by a current Merchant Marine identification provi ded 880
to a voter registration official, who, by reason of service in 881
the Merchant Marine, will be absent from the county on election 882
day. 883
(IV)e. You are the spouse or dependent of a member 884
referred to in paragraph (II) c. or paragraph (III) d. who, by 885
reason of the active duty or service of the member, will be 886
absent from the county on election day. 887
(V)f. You are currently residing outside the United 888
States. 889
b. If you are currently residing outside of the United 890
States you must provide one of the follow ing: 891
(I) Any of the documents listed in 6.b. that are not 892
current, and a current document of the kind listing in 6.b. that 893
demonstrates that you reside outside of the United States. 894
(II) A Consular Report of Birth Abroad provided by the 895
United States Department of State and proof that your parents 896
previously resided in the state. 897
8. Place the envelope bearing the Voter's Certificate into 898
the mailing envelope addressed to the supervisor. Insert a copy 899
of your identification in the mailing envelope. DO NOT PUT YOUR 900
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IDENTIFICATION INSIDE THE SECRECY ENVELOPE WITH THE BALLOT OR 901
INSIDE THE ENVELOPE WHICH BEARS THE VOTER'S CERTIFICATE OR YOUR 902
BALLOT WILL NOT COUNT. 903
9. Mail, deliver, or have delivered the completed mailing 904
envelope. Be sure there is suffici ent postage if mailed. 905
10. FELONY NOTICE. It is a felony under Florida law to 906
accept any gift, payment, or gratuity in exchange for your vote 907
for a candidate. It is also a felony under Florida law to vote 908
in an election using a false identity or false ad dress, or under 909
any other circumstances making your ballot false or fraudulent. 910
Section 18. Subsection (5) is added to section 322.141, 911
Florida Statutes, to read: 912
322.141 Color or markings of certain licenses or 913
identification cards. — 914
(5) All licenses for the operation of motor vehicles or 915
identification cards originally issued or reissued by the 916
department to persons who are not citizens of the United States 917
must have on the front of the license or identification card 918
"NC" to denote that such indiv idual is a noncitizen. For the 919
purposes of this section, submission of any of the following 920
documents is considered proof that the person is a noncitizen: 921
(a) Documents required pursuant to s. 322.08(2)(c)5., 7., 922
or 8. 923
(b) Documents required pursuant t o s. 322.051(1)(a)3.e., 924
g., or h. 925
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(c) A Type 2 or 3 social security card. 926
Section 19. This act shall take effect July 1, 2025. 927