Bill > H7041

Introduced Session

An act relating to elections; creating s. 97.029, F.S.; prohibiting certain persons from settling certain actions, consenting to conditions, or agreeing to certain orders in certain circumstances; requiring certain persons to make certain legal challenges and move to dismiss or otherwise terminate a court's jurisdiction in certain circumstances; amending s. 97.052, F.S.; revising the information that the uniform statewide voter registration application must be designed to elicit from applicants; amending s. 97.053, F.S.; revising the criteria for determining if a voter registration application is complete; amending s. 97.057, F.S.; requiring the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicle to assist the Department of State in identifying certain residence address changes; requiring the Department of State to report such changes to supervisors of elections; amending s. 97.0575, F.S.; revising the requirements for third- party voter registration organizations; providing applicability; revising the circumstances under which fines may be imposed for voter registration applications; revising the requirements for rules that the Division of Elections must adopt; amending s. 97.1031, F.S.; revising information that an elector must provide to a supervisor of elections when the elector changes his or her residence address, party affiliation, or name; creating s. 97.106, F.S.; prohibiting certain agencies and state and local officials from engaging in certain acts relating to elections; amending s. 98.0981, F.S.; providing that certain ballot types or precinct subtotals may not be reported in precinct-level election results; amending s. 99.012, F.S.; removing provisions relating to the method of filling a vacancy created by an officer's resignation to qualify as a candidate for another public office; amending s. 100.041, F.S.; providing exceptions to elections and terms of county commissioners; amending s. 100.111, F.S.; revising the method of filling a vacancy in nomination for a political party; creating s. 101.046, F.S.; providing a signature verification procedure; amending s. 101.051, F.S.; revising the distance certain persons must maintain at a polling place, drop box site, or early voting site; amending s. 101.131, F.S.; revising requirements for poll watcher identification badges; amending s. 101.545, F.S.; requiring ballots, forms, and election materials to be retained for a specified minimum time; amending s. 101.5605, F.S.; revising the timeframe within which the department shall approve or disapprove a voting system that is submitted for approval; amending s. 101.5614, F.S.; revising requirements for making true duplicate copies of vote- by-mail ballots under certain circumstances; requiring that an observer of the duplication of ballots be provided certain allowances; requiring that the duplication process must take place in the presence of a canvassing board member; requiring a canvassing board to make certain determinations; amending s. 101.572, F.S.; requiring that voter certificates be open for public inspection; providing certain persons with reasonable access to ballot materials; requiring a supervisor to publish notice of such access; amending s. 101.591, F.S.; revising the timeframe and requirements for the report of the results of the audit submitted to the department; amending s. 101.595, F.S.; providing additional requirements for a specified report; revising the date by which the report must be submitted; amending s. 101.62, F.S.; revising the effective length of time for requests for vote-by-mail ballots from electors; providing requirements for specified requests for vote-by-mail ballots; revising information that electors requesting such ballots must disclose; providing information that the supervisor of elections must record for each request for a vote-by-mail ballot; revising the list of people to whom the supervisor of elections may deliver vote-by-mail ballots; prohibiting counties, municipalities, and state agencies from sending vote- by-mail ballots unless specified requirements are met; providing an exception; amending s. 101.64, F.S.; revising the requirements for delivery of vote-by-mail ballots; amending s. 101.68, F.S.; providing requirements for a supervisor; revising the timeframe for the beginning of the canvassing of vote-by-mail ballots by the county canvassing board; revising the duties of the canvassing board under specified circumstances; amending s. 101.69, F.S.; revising the requirements for the return of vote-by-mail ballots; providing requirements for secure drop boxes; requiring that certain persons provide a certain declaration or attestation with certain vote-by-mail ballots that are returned to a drop box; requiring that copies of such declarations and attestations be made available in a certain manner; providing that a supervisor of elections is subject to a civil penalty in certain circumstances; amending s. 102.031, F.S.; prohibiting the solicitation of voters within a certain distance of a drop box; revising the definition of the terms "solicit" and "solicitation"; prohibiting certain persons from prohibiting the solicitation of voters by a candidate or a candidate's designee outside of a no-solicitation zone; creating s. 102.07, F.S.; requiring the supervisor of elections to post and update on his or her website certain information at specified intervals; amending s. 102.141, F.S.; requiring that certain information be published on the supervisor of election's website; requiring additional information to be made available for public notices of county canvassing board meetings; creating s. 104.032, F.S.; prohibiting the making of a false declaration or a false attestation for certain purposes; providing criminal penalties; amending s. 104.0616, F.S.; revising the definition of the term "immediate family"; revising the acts that result in a misdemeanor relating to vote-by-mail ballots; authorizing a person to distribute, order, request, collect, deliver, or possess the vote-by-mail ballot of another person in certain circumstances; requiring such person to carry a certain declaration; amending s. 124.011, F.S.; providing exceptions to elections and terms of county commissioners after decennial redistricting; providing applicability; providing an effective date.

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Cord Byrd (R)*,  Blaise Ingoglia (R)*,  Alex Andrade (R),  Jason Fischer (R),  Thomas Leek (R),  Randy Maggard (R),  Lauren Melo (R),  Rick Roth (R), 

Other Sponsors (3)

Laid on Table, refer to CS/CS/CS/SB 90, 1st Eng. (on 04/27/2021)

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