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FL S0524

FL S0524
Election Administration

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Introduced
10/18/2021
In Committee
03/07/2022
Crossed Over
03/04/2022
Passed
03/09/2022
Dead
Signed/Enacted/Adopted
04/26/2022

Introduced Session

2022 Regular Session

Bill Summary

Creating the Office of Election Crimes and Security within the Department of State; clarifying provisions governing the prohibition on the solicitation, acceptance, use, and disposal of private funds for certain election-related expenses; revising the frequency by which supervisors of elections must conduct a registration list maintenance program; authorizing the Department of State to identify deceased registered voters using information received by the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles; requiring specified individuals observing the ballot duplication process to sign a specified affidavit acknowledging certain criminal penalties; requiring the voter's certificate for vote-by-mail ballots be printed on a separate envelope, instead of the return mailing envelope, etc.

AI Summary

This bill: Creates the Office of Election Crimes and Security within the Department of State to investigate alleged election law violations and irregularities. Clarifies prohibitions on the use of private funds for election-related expenses. Revises the frequency of voter registration list maintenance programs from biennial to annual. Authorizes the Department of State to identify deceased registered voters using information from other state agencies. Requires certain individuals observing the ballot duplication process to sign an affidavit acknowledging criminal penalties. Requires the voter's certificate for vote-by-mail ballots to be printed on a separate envelope, instead of the return mailing envelope. Prohibits the use of ranked-choice voting methods in Florida elections. Makes various other changes to election administration and enforcement provisions.

Committee Categories

Budget and Finance, Government Affairs

Sponsors (1)

Other Sponsors (2)

Appropriations (Senate), Ethics and Elections (Senate)

Last Action

Chapter No. 2022-73 (on 04/26/2022)
(3 Companion Bills)

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Document Type Source Location
State Bill Page https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2022/524
BillText https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2022/524/BillText/er/HTML
Bill https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2022/524/BillText/er/PDF
BillText https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2022/524/BillText/e1/HTML
Bill https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2022/524/BillText/e1/PDF
Senate Floor Amendment #584490 to Amendment (203418) https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2022/524/Amendment/584490/HTML
Senate Floor Amendment #599730 to Amendment (203418) https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2022/524/Amendment/599730/HTML
Senate Floor Amendment #812472 https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2022/524/Amendment/812472/HTML
Senate Floor Amendment #254940 https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2022/524/Amendment/254940/HTML
Senate Floor Amendment #576742 https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2022/524/Amendment/576742/HTML
Senate Floor Amendment #203418 https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2022/524/Amendment/203418/HTML
Senate Floor Amendment #911450 https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2022/524/Amendment/911450/HTML
BillText https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2022/524/BillText/c2/HTML
Bill https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2022/524/BillText/c2/PDF
Analysis - Appropriations (Post-Meeting) https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2022/524/Analyses/2022s00524.ap.PDF
Senate Committee Amendment #388610 to Amendment (824268) https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2022/524/Amendment/388610/HTML
Analysis - Appropriations (Pre-Meeting) https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2022/524/Analyses/2022s00524.pre.ap.PDF
Senate Committee Amendment #824268 https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2022/524/Amendment/824268/HTML
BillText https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2022/524/BillText/c1/HTML
Bill https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2022/524/BillText/c1/PDF
Analysis - Ethics and Elections (Post-Meeting) https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2022/524/Analyses/2022s00524.ee.PDF
Senate Committee Amendment #941300 https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2022/524/Amendment/941300/HTML
Senate Committee Amendment #123942 https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2022/524/Amendment/123942/HTML
Analysis - Ethics and Elections (Pre-Meeting) https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2022/524/Analyses/2022s00524-pcs502578.ee.PDF
Analysis - Ethics and Elections (Pre-Meeting) https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2022/524/Analyses/2022s00524.pre.ee.PDF
BillText https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2022/524/BillText/Filed/HTML
Bill https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2022/524/BillText/Filed/PDF
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