Florida Senate - 2025 SB 1170 By Senator Yarborough 4-01173B-25 20251170__ 1 A bill to be entitled 2 An act relating to conduct in polling places; amending 3 s. 102.031, F.S.; authorizing members of the public to 4 take photographs before the polls open and after the 5 polls close; providing construction; providing an 6 effective date. 7 8 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 9 10 Section 1.Subsection (5) of section 102.031, Florida 11 Statutes, is amended to read: 12 102.031Maintenance of good order at polls; authorities; 13 persons allowed in polling rooms and early voting areas; 14 unlawful solicitation of voters. 15 (5)No photography is permitted in the polling room or 16 early voting area, except an elector may photograph his or her 17 own ballot. A member of the public may photograph before the 18 polls open and after the polls close when voting has ended. This 19 subsection does not authorize any camera or other recording 20 device to be affixed or mounted, or to remain, inside a polling 21 room or early voting area during the time any voter is voting. 22 Section 2.This act shall take effect July 1, 2025.