Bill > H1217

Introduced Session

An act relating to elections; amending s. 97.052, F.S.; requiring the uniform statewide voter registration application to be accepted for the purpose of vote-by-mail ballot requests; requiring the uniform statewide voter registration application to elicit whether an applicant requests a vote-by-mail ballot; amending s. 97.0525, F.S.; requiring the online voter registration system to permit an applicant to request a vote-by-mail ballot; amending s. 100.111, F.S.; requiring the Governor to consult with affected supervisors of elections in fixing the dates for special elections; requiring the Governor, in the event of a vacancy in a state legislative office, to limit the period of a vacancy during a regular legislative session to the greatest extent possible in fixing special election dates; requiring the Governor to fix the date for a special election to be held within a certain timeframe; revising the minimum time between a special primary election and a special election; amending s. 100.141, F.S.; requiring the Governor to issue an order calling for a special election within a certain timeframe; conforming a provision to changes made by the act; amending s. 101.62, F.S.; requiring a supervisor of elections to hb1217-00 HB 1217 accept certain requests for vote-by-mail ballots; providing that a request made on a vote-by-mail ballot return mailing envelope does not require specified identifying information and is sufficient if such ballot is counted; amending s. 101.64, F.S.; requiring a vote-by-mail ballot return mailing envelope to bear a statement and a checkbox that allows an absent elector to request a vote-by-mail ballot for all elections through a specified timeframe; providing an effective date.

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Ben Diamond (D)*,  Dotie Joseph (D),  Geri Thompson (D), 

Died in Public Integrity & Elections Committee (on 03/14/2022)

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