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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
A bill to be entitled 1
An act relating to public records; amending s. 98.075, 2
F.S.; providing an exemption from public records 3
requirements for records containing certain 4
information received from another state after entering 5
into a memorandum of understanding relating to voter 6
registration records; providing for future legislative 7
review and repeal of the exemption; providing a 8
statement of public necessity; providing a contingent 9
effective date. 10
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 12
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Section 1. Paragraph (c) of subsection (2) of section 14
98.075, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 15
98.075 Registration records maintenance activities; 16
ineligibility determi nations.— 17
(2) DUPLICATE REGISTRATION. — 18
(c) Information received by the department from another 19
state or the District of Columbia upon the department entering 20
into a memorandum of understanding with another state or 21
becoming a member of a nongovernmenta l entity as provided in 22
subparagraph (b)1., which is confidential or exempt pursuant to 23
the laws of that state or the District of Columbia, is exempt 24
from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State 25
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Constitution. The department shall provide such inform ation to 26
the supervisors to conduct registration list maintenance 27
activities. 28
Section 2. The amendment to s. 98.075(2)(c), Florida 29
Statutes, made by this act shall stand repealed on October 2, 30
2030, unless reviewed and saved from repeal through reenact ment 31
by the Legislature. 32
Section 3. The Legislature finds that it is a public 33
necessity that information received by the Department of State 34
from another state or the District of Columbia pursuant to a 35
memorandum of understanding, which is confidential or exempt 36
pursuant to the laws of that state or the District of Columbia, 37
be made confidential and exempt from s. 119.07(1), Florida 38
Statutes, and s. 24(a), Article I of the State Constitution. 39
Entering into memoranda of understanding for the purpose of 40
sharing and exchanging information to verify voter registration 41
information is critical to ensuring the accuracy of the 42
statewide voter registration system. Maintaining an accurate 43
statewide voter registration system is critical to fair 44
elections in this st ate. Without the public records exemption, 45
the department will be unable to receive information directly 46
from other states or the District of Columbia which might 47
otherwise be confidential or exempt pursuant to the laws of 48
those jurisdictions, which would impair the ability of the 49
department and supervisors of elections to maintain accurate 50
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voter rolls. As a result, the effective and efficient 51
administration of the statewide voter registration system would 52
be hindered. For these reasons, the Legislature fin ds that it is 53
a public necessity to maintain the exempt status of such 54
information received by the department. 55
Section 4. This act shall take effect on the same date 56
that HB 1381 or similar legislation takes effect , if such 57
legislation is adopted in the same legislative session or an 58
extension thereof and becomes a law. 59