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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 federal agencies, another 5
state, or the District of Columbia after entering into 6
a memorandum of understanding relating to voter 7
registration records; providing for future legislative 8
review and repeal of the exemption; providing a 9
statement of public necessity; providing a contingent 10
effective date. 11
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 13
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Section 1. Paragraph (c) of subsection (2) of section 15
98.075, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 16
98.075 Registration record s maintenance activities; 17
ineligibility determinations. — 18
(2) DUPLICATE REGISTRATION. — 19
(c) Information received by the department pursuant to 20
from another state or the District of Columbia upon the 21
department becoming a member of a nongovernmental entit y as 22
provided in subparagraph (b)1., which is confidential or exempt 23
pursuant to federal law or the laws of the applicable that state 24
or the District of Columbia, is exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s. 25
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24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution. The department sh all 26
provide such information to the supervisors to conduct 27
registration list maintenance activities. This paragraph shall 28
stand repealed on October 2, 2030, unless reviewed and saved 29
from repeal through reenactment by the Legislature. 30
Section 2. The Legislature finds that it is a public 31
necessity that information received by the Department of State 32
from a federal agency, another state, or the District of 33
Columbia pursuant to a memorandum of understanding, which is 34
confidential or exempt pursuant to fede ral law or the laws of 35
the applicable state or the District of Columbia, be made 36
confidential and exempt from s. 119.07(1), Florida Statutes, and 37
s. 24(a), Article I of the State Constitution. Entering into 38
memoranda of understanding for the purpose of sha ring and 39
exchanging information to verify voter registration information 40
is critical to ensuring the accuracy of the statewide voter 41
registration system. Maintaining an accurate statewide voter 42
registration system is critical to fair elections in this stat e. 43
Without the public records exemption, the department will be 44
unable to receive certain information directly from federal 45
agencies, other states, or the District of Columbia which might 46
otherwise be confidential or exempt pursuant to the laws of 47
those jurisdictions, which would impair the ability of the 48
department and supervisors of elections to maintain accurate 49
voter rolls. As a result, the effective and efficient 50
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administration of the statewide voter registration system would 51
be hindered. For these rea sons, the Legislature finds that it is 52
a public necessity to maintain the exempt status of such 53
information received by the department. 54
Section 3. This act shall take effect on the same date 55
that HB 1381 or similar legislation takes effect , if such 56
legislation is adopted in the same legislative session or an 57
extension thereof and becomes a law. 58