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An act relating to elections; amending s. 97.021, F.S.; revising definitions; defining the term “document acceptable as evidence of United States citizenship”; amending s. 97.052, F.S.; revising the information the uniform statewide voter registration application is designed to elicit from an applicant to include a certain acknowledgment; amending s. 97.0525, F.S.; requiring that the online voter registration system transmit specified information to the supervisor of elections under specified circumstances; requiring that the applicant’s legal status as a United States citizen be recorded in the statewide voter registration system; requiring that if the records of the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles indicate that an applicant is not a United States citizen or has not provided acceptable evidence of citizenship, the online voter registration system must notify the supervisor of the applicant’s legal status and transmit the application to the supervisor; providing that an applicant’s digital signature satisfies a certain requirement; providing that if an applicant’s name and date of birth cannot be verified, the system must populate certain information into a printable version of the registration application; requiring the applicant to print, complete, sign, date, and deliver such application to the supervisor; requiring that the online voter registration system populate an applicant’s information and direct the applicant to perform specified actions under specified conditions; conforming a cross-reference; amending s. 97.053, F.S.; providing that applications to update a voter’s record are retroactive under a specified condition; requiring supervisors to verify a voter’s legal status as a United States citizen using specified sources and initiate a certain notice if applicable; amending s. 97.057, F.S.; requiring that an agreement between the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles and the Department of State match information regarding the legal status as a United States citizen of applicants applying to vote; requiring the Department of State to include specified information in the statewide voter registration system; requiring the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles to assist the Department of State in identifying certain changes in information for persons who may be voters; deleting a provision requiring the Department of State to report certain changes to supervisors; amending s. 98.015, F.S.; authorizing the office of the supervisor of elections to close to observe certain holidays under a specified condition; amending s. 98.045, F.S.; requiring supervisors to verify the current eligibility of certain applicants within a specified timeframe by reviewing specified information provided by governmental entities to make a determination under specified conditions; requiring the supervisor to deny the application and notify the applicant if a certain determination is made; amending s. 98.075, F.S.; requiring the Department of State to identify certain voters by comparing or receiving information from specified sources; requiring the Department of State to review such information and make an initial determination; requiring the department to notify the supervisor if certain information is credible and reliable and provide a copy of specified documentation to the supervisor; requiring the supervisor to adhere to specified procedures to remove the voter’s name from the statewide voter registration system; requiring the supervisor to record in the statewide voter registration system the type of document provided as evidence of United States citizenship; amending s. 98.093, F.S.; revising the information that the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles is required to furnish weekly to the Department of State; requiring the Department of State to report certain information to supervisors within a specified timeframe and for supervisors to update the voter registration records; requiring that the Department of State use certain information from federal jury coordinators to identify voters and applicants who are potentially ineligible; amending s. 99.012, F.S.; prohibiting a person from qualifying for nomination as a candidate of a political party if the person has not been a registered member of such party for a specified timeframe; prohibiting a person from qualifying for specified public office if the person has changed his or her name within a specified timeframe; providing applicability; amending s. 99.021, F.S.; revising the form of candidate oath to conform to changes made by the act; amending ss. 101.151 and 101.5606, F.S.; conforming provisions to changes made by the act; amending s. 101.56075, F.S.; requiring that all voting be done by official ballot using certain pens; providing an exception; amending s. 101.5608, F.S.; deleting the requirement that the stub be removed from the ballot and placed in an envelope; conforming provisions to changes made by the act; amending s. 101.5612, F.S.; conforming provisions to changes made by the act; amending s. 102.111, F.S.; revising the meeting times of the Elections Canvassing Commission to certify elections returns; amending s. 102.141, F.S.; requiring that supervisors upload certain results by a specified local time; requiring the supervisors, on behalf of the canvassing boards, to report all early voting and all tabulated vote-by-mail ballots to the department; requiring canvassing boards to periodically report updated precinct election results by uploading the results to the department; conforming provisions to changes made by the act; amending s. 102.166, F.S.; conforming provisions to changes made by the act; creating s. 104.51, F.S.; requiring that certain prosecutions be commenced within a specified timeframe after a specified violation is committed; creating s. 322.034, F.S.; requiring, by a specified date, that Florida driver licenses and Florida identification cards issued to qualified applicants include the legal citizenship status of the applicant on the license or card; requiring the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles to issue, at no charge, Florida driver licenses and Florida identification cards to certain licensees and cardholders; amending s. 121.121, F.S.; conforming a cross-reference; reenacting s. 98.065(6), F.S., relating to registration list maintenance programs, to incorporate the amendment made to s. 98.075, F.S., in a reference thereto; reenacting s. 101.69(2)(a), F.S., relating to the offices of the supervisor of elections being open during elections to receive vote-by-mail ballots in secure ballot intake stations, to incorporate the amendment made to s. 98.015, F.S., in a reference thereto; providing an effective date.

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Erin Grall (R)*, 

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Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) (on 02/20/2026)

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