Florida 2025 Regular Session

Florida House Bill H1473 Compare Versions

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14	14	A bill to be entitled 1
15	15	An act relating to voting opportunities on Florida 2
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17	17	campuses; amending s. 101.657, F.S.; requiring the 4
18	18	establishment of certain early voting sites; exempting 5
19	19	such sites from certain parking requirements; amending 6
20	20	s. 101.71, F.S.; requiring the establishment of 7
21	21	certain polling places; amending s. 1001.93, F.S.; 8
22	22	requiring each campus Office of Public Policy t o 9
23	23	publicize certain voting opportunities in a specified 10
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26	26	Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 13
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28	28	Section 1. Paragraphs (b) through (f) of subsection (1) of 15
29	29	section 101.657, Florida Statutes, a re redesignated as 16
30	30	paragraphs (c) through (g), respectively, and a new paragraph 17
31	31	(b) is added to that subsection to read: 18
32	32	101.657 Early voting. — 19
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34	34	(b) In addition to the early voting sites established 21
35	35	pursuant to paragraph (a), the supervisor of ele ctions of a 22
36	36	county where the main campus of a Florida College System 23
37	37	institution or a state university is located must establish at 24
38	38	least one early voting site at such main campus. The parking 25
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51	51	requirements of paragraph (a) do not apply to early voting site s 26
52	52	established under this paragraph. 27
53	53	Section 2. Subsection (1) of section 101.71, Florida 28
54	54	Statutes, is amended to read: 29
55	55	101.71 Polling place. — 30
56	56	(1)(a) There shall be in each precinct in each county one 31
57	57	polling place which shall be accessible to the p ublic on 32
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59	59	of election. Only one elector shall be allowed to enter any 34
60	60	voting booth at a time; no one except inspectors shall be 35
61	61	allowed to speak to the elector while casting his or her vote; 36
62	62	and no inspector shall speak to or interfere with the elector 37
63	63	concerning his or her voting, except to perform the duties as 38
64	64	such inspector. Notwithstanding any other provision of this 39
65	65	chapter, this section shall be applicable where the computer 40
66	66	method of voting is in use, and adequate provision shall be made 41
67	67	for the privacy of the elector while casting his or her vote. 42
68	68	(b) In addition to the polling places established in 43
69	69	paragraph (a), there shall be established at least one polling 44
70	70	place on any main campus of a Florida College System institution 45
71	71	or a state university if such campus is located in the county. 46
72	72	Section 3. Paragraph (e) is added to subsection (3) of 47
73	73	section 1001.93, Florida Statutes, to read: 48
74	74	1001.93 Offices of Public Policy Events within t he State 49
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88	88	(3) Each state university within the State University 51
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91	91	for the duties and reporting responsibilities of the office. The 54
92	92	office must, at a minimum: 55
93	93	(e) Publicize the voting opportunities on campus 56
94	94	established by ss. 101.657 and 101.71 through a thorough public 57
95	95	awareness campaign including, at a minimum, notifying each 58
96	96	student about such voting opportunities through regular and 59
97	97	electronic mail, using social media to bring attention to such 60
98	98	voting opportunities, and posting signage prominently throughout 61
99	99	campus bringing attention to such voting opportunities. 62
100	100	Section 4. This act shall take effect July 1, 2025. 63