Bill > S7066

This bill makes several changes to election administration in Florida, including: - Requiring the Secretary of State to provide signature matching training to supervisors of elections and county canvassing board members. - Revising the voter threshold necessary to require the reporting of certain precinct-level election results. - Requiring supervisors of elections to notify voters who have been convicted of a felony of instructions for seeking restoration of voting rights. - Requiring supervisors of elections to make a final determination on whether a person with a felony conviction is eligible to register to vote. - Increasing the number of days before an election that early voting sites must be open. - Requiring additional security standards for voting systems, including chain of custody procedures. - Expanding the ability of voters to cure signature deficiencies on vote-by-mail and provisional ballots. - Modifying the voter registration application to better address felony convictions and restoration of voting rights. - Creating a work group to review the process of verifying registered voters with felony convictions for potential voting rights restoration. The bill aims to improve election administration and voter access while also addressing issues related to restoration of voting rights for those with felony convictions.

Government Affairs

Ethics and Elections (S), Rules (S)

https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2019/7066