Florida Senate - 2013                          SENATOR AMENDMENT
       Bill No. CS for HB 7013
       
       
       
       
       
       
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                  Floor: WD            .                                
             04/15/2013 08:01 PM       .                                
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       Senators Smith, Sachs, Braynon, Soto, Montford, Joyner, Ring,
       Margolis, Abruzzo, Bullard, Thompson, Clemens, Gibson, Hukill,
       and Sobel moved the following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
    2  
    3         Delete everything after the enacting clause
    4  and insert:
    5         Section 1. Subsections (1) and (2) of section 97.041,
    6  Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
    7         97.041 Qualifications to register or vote.—
    8         (1)(a) A person may become a registered voter only if that
    9  person:
   10         1. Is at least 18 years of age;
   11         2. Is a citizen of the United States;
   12         3. Is a legal resident of the State of Florida;
   13         4. Is a legal resident of the county in which that person
   14  seeks to be registered; and
   15         5. Registers pursuant to the Florida Election Code.
   16         (b) A person who is otherwise qualified may preregister on
   17  or after that person’s 16th birthday and may vote in any
   18  election occurring on or after that person’s 18th birthday.
   19         (c) A person who has been convicted of a felony by any
   20  court of record and has served his or her sentence may
   21  preregister to vote and may vote in any election after his or
   22  her right to vote has been restored.
   23         (2) The following persons, who might be otherwise
   24  qualified, are not entitled to register or vote:
   25         (a) A person who has been adjudicated mentally
   26  incapacitated with respect to voting in this or any other state
   27  and who has not had his or her right to vote restored pursuant
   28  to law is not entitled to register to vote.
   29         (b) A person who has been convicted of any felony by any
   30  court of record and who has not had his or her right to vote
   31  restored pursuant to law.
   32         Section 2. Subsection (2) of section 97.052, Florida
   33  Statutes, is amended to read:
   34         97.052 Uniform statewide voter registration application.—
   35         (2) The uniform statewide voter registration application
   36  must be designed to elicit the following information from the
   37  applicant:
   38         (a) Last, first, and middle name, including any suffix.
   39         (b) Date of birth.
   40         (c) Address of legal residence.
   41         (d) Mailing address, if different.
   42         (e) County of legal residence.
   43         (f) Race or ethnicity that best describes the applicant:
   44         1. American Indian or Alaskan Native.
   45         2. Asian or Pacific Islander.
   46         3. Black, not Hispanic.
   47         4. White, not Hispanic.
   48         5. Hispanic.
   49         (g) State or country of birth.
   50         (h) Sex.
   51         (i) Party affiliation.
   52         (j) Whether the applicant needs assistance in voting.
   53         (k) Name and address where last registered.
   54         (l) Last four digits of the applicant’s social security
   55  number.
   56         (m) Florida driver driver’s license number or the
   57  identification number from a Florida identification card issued
   58  under s. 322.051.
   59         (n) An indication, if applicable, that the applicant has
   60  not been issued a Florida driver driver’s license, a Florida
   61  identification card, or a social security number.
   62         (o) Telephone number (optional).
   63         (p) Signature of applicant under penalty for false swearing
   64  pursuant to s. 104.011, by which the person subscribes to the
   65  oath required by s. 3, Art. VI of the State Constitution and s.
   66  97.051, and swears or affirms that the information contained in
   67  the registration application is true.
   68         (q) Whether the application is being used for initial
   69  registration, to update a voter registration record, or to
   70  request a replacement voter information card.
   71         (r) Whether the applicant is a citizen of the United States
   72  by asking the question “Are you a citizen of the United States
   73  of America?” and providing boxes for the applicant to check to
   74  indicate whether the applicant is or is not a citizen of the
   75  United States.
   76         (s) Whether the applicant has been convicted of a felony,
   77  and, if convicted, has completed his or her sentence had his or
   78  her civil rights restored by including the statement “I affirm I
   79  am not a convicted felon, or, if I am, I have completed my
   80  sentence my rights relating to voting have been restored.” and
   81  providing a box for the applicant to check to affirm the
   82  statement.
   83         (t) Whether the applicant has been adjudicated mentally
   84  incapacitated with respect to voting or, if so adjudicated, has
   85  had his or her right to vote restored by including the statement
   86  “I affirm I have not been adjudicated mentally incapacitated
   87  with respect to voting, or, if I have, my competency has been
   88  restored.” and providing a box for the applicant to check to
   89  affirm the statement.
   90  
   91  The registration application must be in plain language and
   92  designed so that convicted felons whose civil rights have been
   93  restored and persons who have been adjudicated mentally
   94  incapacitated and have had their voting rights restored are not
   95  required to reveal their prior conviction or adjudication. In
   96  addition, the registration application must indicate that a
   97  convicted felon who has completed his or her sentence is
   98  entitled to preregister to vote and may vote in any election
   99  after his or her right to vote has been restored.
  100         Section 3. Paragraph (a) of subsection (5) of section
  101  97.053, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
  102         97.053 Acceptance of voter registration applications.—
  103         (5)(a) A voter registration application is complete if it
  104  contains the following information necessary to establish the
  105  applicant’s eligibility pursuant to s. 97.041, including:
  106         1. The applicant’s name.
  107         2. The applicant’s legal residence address.
  108         3. The applicant’s date of birth.
  109         4. A mark in the checkbox affirming that the applicant is a
  110  citizen of the United States.
  111         5.a. The applicant’s current and valid Florida driver
  112  driver’s license number or the identification number from a
  113  Florida identification card issued under s. 322.051, or
  114         b. If the applicant has not been issued a current and valid
  115  Florida driver driver’s license or a Florida identification
  116  card, the last four digits of the applicant’s social security
  117  number.
  118  
  119  In case an applicant has not been issued a current and valid
  120  Florida driver driver’s license, Florida identification card, or
  121  social security number, the applicant shall affirm this fact in
  122  the manner prescribed in the uniform statewide voter
  123  registration application.
  124         6. A mark in the checkbox affirming that the applicant has
  125  not been convicted of a felony or that, if convicted, has
  126  completed his or her sentence has had his or her civil rights
  127  restored.
  128         7. A mark in the checkbox affirming that the applicant has
  129  not been adjudicated mentally incapacitated with respect to
  130  voting or that, if so adjudicated, has had his or her right to
  131  vote restored.
  132         8. The original signature or a digital signature
  133  transmitted by the Department of Highway Safety and Motor
  134  Vehicles of the applicant swearing or affirming under the
  135  penalty for false swearing pursuant to s. 104.011 that the
  136  information contained in the registration application is true
  137  and subscribing to the oath required by s. 3, Art. VI of the
  138  State Constitution and s. 97.051.
  139         Section 4. Section 97.055, Florida Statutes, is amended to
  140  read:
  141         97.055 Registration books; when closed for an election.—
  142         (1)(a) The registration books must be closed on the 5th
  143  29th day before each election and must remain closed until after
  144  that election. If an election is called and there are fewer than
  145  5 29 days before that election, the registration books must be
  146  closed immediately.
  147         (b) Except as provided in paragraph (c), when the
  148  registration books are closed for an election, updates to a
  149  voter’s name, address, and signature pursuant to ss. 98.077 and
  150  101.045 shall be the only changes permitted for purposes of the
  151  upcoming election. New voter registration applications must be
  152  accepted but only for the purpose of subsequent elections.
  153         (c) When the registration books are closed for an upcoming
  154  election, an update or change to a voter’s party affiliation
  155  made pursuant to s. 97.1031 shall be permitted for that upcoming
  156  election unless such election is for the purpose of nominating a
  157  political party nominee, in which case the update or change
  158  shall be permitted only for the purpose of subsequent elections.
  159         (2) In computing the 5-day 29-day period for the closing of
  160  the registration books, the day of the election is excluded and
  161  all other days are included. If the 5th 29th day preceding an
  162  election falls on a Sunday or a legal holiday, the registration
  163  books must be closed on the next day that is not a Sunday or a
  164  legal holiday.
  165         Section 5. Subsection (1) and paragraph (a) of subsection
  166  (2) of section 98.045, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
  167         98.045 Administration of voter registration.—
  168         (1) ELIGIBILITY OF APPLICANT.—The supervisor must ensure
  169  that any eligible applicant for voter registration is registered
  170  to vote and that each application for voter registration is
  171  processed in accordance with law. The supervisor shall determine
  172  whether a voter registration applicant is ineligible based on
  173  any of the following:
  174         (a) The failure to complete a voter registration
  175  application as specified in s. 97.053.
  176         (b) The applicant is deceased.
  177         (c) The applicant has been convicted of a felony for which
  178  his or her civil rights have not been restored.
  179         (c)(d) The applicant has been adjudicated mentally
  180  incapacitated with respect to the right to vote and such right
  181  has not been restored.
  182         (d)(e) The applicant does not meet the age requirement
  183  pursuant to s. 97.041.
  184         (e)(f) The applicant is not a United States citizen.
  185         (f)(g) The applicant is a fictitious person.
  186         (g)(h) The applicant has provided an address of legal
  187  residence that is not his or her legal residence.
  188         (h)(i) The applicant has provided a driver driver’s license
  189  number, Florida identification card number, or the last four
  190  digits of a social security number that is not verifiable by the
  191  department.
  192         (2) REMOVAL OF REGISTERED VOTERS.—
  193         (a) Once a voter is registered, the name of that voter may
  194  not be removed from the statewide voter registration system
  195  except at the written request of the voter, by reason of the
  196  voter’s conviction of a felony or adjudication as mentally
  197  incapacitated with respect to voting, by death of the voter, or
  198  pursuant to a registration list maintenance activity conducted
  199  pursuant to s. 98.065 or s. 98.075. However, a convicted felon
  200  who has served his or her sentence and has preregistered
  201  pursuant to s. 97.041(1)(c) may not be removed from the
  202  statewide voter registration system.
  203         Section 6. Subsections (5) and (6) of section 98.075,
  204  Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
  205         98.075 Registration records maintenance activities;
  206  ineligibility determinations.—
  207         (5) FELONY CONVICTION.—The department shall identify those
  208  registered voters who have been convicted of a felony and whose
  209  rights have not been restored by comparing information received
  210  from, but not limited to, a clerk of the circuit court, the
  211  Board of Executive Clemency, the Department of Corrections, the
  212  Department of Law Enforcement, or a United States Attorney’s
  213  Office, as provided in s. 98.093. The department shall review
  214  such information and make an initial determination as to whether
  215  the information is credible and reliable. If the department
  216  determines that the information is credible and reliable, the
  217  department shall notify the supervisor and provide a copy of the
  218  supporting documentation indicating the potential ineligibility
  219  of the voter to be registered. Upon receipt of the notice that
  220  the department has made a determination of initial credibility
  221  and reliability, the supervisor shall adhere to the procedures
  222  set forth in subsection (7) prior to the removal of a registered
  223  voter’s name from the statewide voter registration system.
  224         (6) OTHER BASES FOR INELIGIBILITY.—If the department or
  225  supervisor receives information from sources other than those
  226  identified in subsections (2)-(5) that a registered voter is
  227  ineligible because he or she is deceased, adjudicated a
  228  convicted felon without having had his or her civil rights
  229  restored, adjudicated mentally incapacitated without having had
  230  his or her voting rights restored, does not meet the age
  231  requirement pursuant to s. 97.041, is not a United States
  232  citizen, is a fictitious person, or has listed a residence that
  233  is not his or her legal residence, the supervisor must adhere to
  234  the procedures set forth in subsection (7) before prior to the
  235  removal of a registered voter’s name from the statewide voter
  236  registration system. However, a convicted felon who has served
  237  his or her sentence and has preregistered pursuant to s.
  238  97.041(1)(c) may not be removed from the statewide voter
  239  registration system.
  240         Section 7. Section 100.032, Florida Statutes, is created to
  241  read:
  242         100.032Election preparation report; general election.—Each
  243  supervisor of elections must submit a report to the Secretary of
  244  State at least 3 months before a general election which outlines
  245  preparations for the upcoming general election. The report must
  246  include, at a minimum, the following elements: the anticipated
  247  staffing levels during the early voting period, on election day,
  248  and after election day; and the anticipated amount of automatic
  249  tabulating equipment at each early voting site and polling
  250  place.
  251         Section 8. Section 101.045, Florida Statutes, is amended to
  252  read:
  253         101.045 Electors must be registered in precinct; provisions
  254  for change of residence or name.—
  255         (1) A person may is not permitted to vote in any election
  256  precinct or district other than the one in which the person has
  257  his or her legal residence and in which the person is
  258  registered. However, a person temporarily residing outside the
  259  county must shall be registered in the precinct in which the
  260  main office of the supervisor, as designated by the supervisor,
  261  is located if when the person has no permanent address in the
  262  county and if it is the person’s intention to remain a resident
  263  of this state Florida and of the county in which he or she is
  264  registered to vote. Such persons who are registered in the
  265  precinct in which the main office of the supervisor, as
  266  designated by the supervisor, is located and who are residing
  267  outside the county with no permanent address in the county are
  268  shall not be registered electors of a municipality and therefore
  269  may not shall not be permitted to vote in any municipal
  270  election.
  271         (2)(a) An elector who moves from the precinct in which the
  272  elector is registered may be permitted to vote in the precinct
  273  to which he or she has moved his or her legal residence, if the
  274  change of residence is within the same county and the elector
  275  completes an affirmation in substantially the following form:
  276  
  277               Change of Legal Residence of Registered             
  278                                Voter                              
  279  
  280  Under penalties for false swearing, I, ...(Name of voter)...,
  281  swear (or affirm) that the former address of my legal residence
  282  was ...(Address of legal residence)... in the municipality of
  283  ...., in .... County, Florida, and I was registered to vote in
  284  the .... precinct of .... County, Florida; that I have not voted
  285  in the precinct of my former registration in this election; that
  286  I now reside at ...(Address of legal residence)... in the
  287  Municipality of ...., in .... County, Florida, and am therefore
  288  eligible to vote in the .... precinct of .... County, Florida;
  289  and I further swear (or affirm) that I am otherwise legally
  290  registered and entitled to vote.
  291  
  292  ...(Signature of voter whose address of legal residence has
  293  changed)...
  294  
  295         (b) Except for an active uniformed services voter or a
  296  member of his or her family, an elector whose change of address
  297  is from outside the county may not change his or her legal
  298  residence at the polling place and vote a regular ballot;
  299  however, such elector is entitled to vote a provisional ballot.
  300         (b)(c) An elector whose name changes because of marriage or
  301  other legal process may be permitted to vote if the elector,
  302  provided such elector completes an affirmation in substantially
  303  the following form:
  304  
  305                    Change of Name of Registered                   
  306                                Voter                              
  307  
  308  Under penalties for false swearing, I, ...(New name of
  309  voter)..., swear (or affirm) that my name has been changed
  310  because of marriage or other legal process. My former name and
  311  address of legal residence appear on the registration records of
  312  precinct .... as follows:
  313  Name............................................................
  314  Address.........................................................
  315  Municipality....................................................
  316  County..........................................................
  317  Florida, Zip....................................................
  318  My present name and address of legal residence are as follows:
  319  Name............................................................
  320  Address.........................................................
  321  Municipality....................................................
  322  County..........................................................
  323  Florida, Zip....................................................
  324  and I further swear (or affirm) that I am otherwise legally
  325  registered and entitled to vote.
  326  
  327  ...(Signature of voter whose name has changed)...
  328  
  329         (c)(d) Instead of the affirmation contained in paragraph
  330  (a) or paragraph (b) (c), an elector may complete a voter
  331  registration application that indicates the change of name or
  332  change of address of legal residence.
  333         (d)(e) Such affirmation or application, when completed and
  334  presented at the precinct in which such elector is entitled to
  335  vote, and upon verification of the elector’s registration,
  336  entitles shall entitle such elector to vote as provided in this
  337  subsection. If the elector’s eligibility to vote cannot be
  338  determined, he or she is shall be entitled to vote a provisional
  339  ballot, subject to the requirements and procedures in s.
  340  101.048. Upon receipt of an affirmation or application
  341  certifying a change in address of legal residence or name, the
  342  supervisor shall as soon as practicable make the necessary
  343  changes in the statewide voter registration system as soon as
  344  practicable to indicate the change in address of legal residence
  345  or name of such elector.
  346         Section 9. Subsection (3) of section 101.161, Florida
  347  Statutes, is amended to read:
  348         101.161 Referenda; ballots.—
  349         (3)(a) Each joint resolution that proposes a constitutional
  350  amendment or revision shall include one or more ballot
  351  statements set forth in order of priority. Each ballot statement
  352  shall consist of a ballot title, by which the measure is
  353  commonly referred to or spoken of, not exceeding 15 words in
  354  length, and either a ballot summary that describes the chief
  355  purpose of the amendment or revision in clear and unambiguous
  356  language, or the full text of the amendment or revision. If a
  357  joint resolution that proposes a constitutional amendment or
  358  revision contains only one ballot statement, the ballot summary
  359  may not exceed 75 words in length. If a joint resolution that
  360  proposes a constitutional amendment or revision contains more
  361  than one ballot statement, no ballot summary may exceed 75 words
  362  in length.
  363         (b) The Department of State shall furnish a designating
  364  number pursuant to subsection (2) and the appropriate ballot
  365  statement to the supervisor of elections of each county. The
  366  ballot statement shall be printed on the ballot after the list
  367  of candidates, followed by the word “yes” and also by the word
  368  “no,” and shall be styled in such a manner that a “yes” vote
  369  will indicate approval of the amendment or revision and a “no”
  370  vote will indicate rejection.
  371         (c)(b)1. Any action for a judicial determination that one
  372  or more ballot statements embodied in a joint resolution are
  373  defective must be commenced by filing a complaint or petition
  374  with the appropriate court within 30 days after the joint
  375  resolution is filed with the Secretary of State. The complaint
  376  or petition shall assert all grounds for challenge to each
  377  ballot statement. Any ground not asserted within 30 days after
  378  the joint resolution is filed with the Secretary of State is
  379  waived.
  380         2. The court, including any appellate court, shall accord
  381  an action described in subparagraph 1. priority over other
  382  pending cases and render a decision as expeditiously as
  383  possible. If the court finds that all ballot statements embodied
  384  in a joint resolution are defective and further appeals are
  385  declined, abandoned, or exhausted, unless otherwise provided in
  386  the joint resolution, the Attorney General shall, within 10
  387  days, prepare and submit to the Department of State a revised
  388  ballot title or ballot summary that corrects the deficiencies
  389  identified by the court, and the Department of State shall
  390  furnish a designating number and the revised ballot title or
  391  ballot summary to the supervisor of elections of each county for
  392  placement on the ballot. The revised ballot summary may not
  393  exceed 75 words in length. The court shall retain jurisdiction
  394  over challenges to a revised ballot title or ballot summary
  395  prepared by the Attorney General, and any challenge to a revised
  396  ballot title or ballot summary must be filed within 10 days
  397  after a revised ballot title or ballot summary is submitted to
  398  the Department of State.
  399         3. A ballot statement that consists of the full text of an
  400  amendment or revision shall be presumed to be a clear and
  401  unambiguous statement of the substance and effect of the
  402  amendment or revision, providing fair notice to the electors of
  403  the content of the amendment or revision and sufficiently
  404  advising electors of the issue upon which they are to vote.
  405         Section 10. Subsection (3) of section 101.5605, Florida
  406  Statutes, is amended to read:
  407         101.5605 Examination and approval of equipment.—
  408         (3)(a) Before the Department of State approves the
  409  electronic or electromechanical voting system, the person who
  410  submitted it for examination shall provide the department with
  411  the name, mailing address, and telephone number of a registered
  412  agent, which agent must have and continuously maintain an office
  413  in this state. Any change in the name, address, or telephone
  414  number of the registered agent shall promptly be made known to
  415  the department.
  416         (b) Before entering into a contract for the sale or lease
  417  of a voting system approved under this section to any county,
  418  the person entering into such contract shall provide the
  419  department with the name, mailing address, and telephone number
  420  of a registered agent, which agent must have and continuously
  421  maintain an office in this state. Any change in the name,
  422  address, or telephone number of the registered agent shall
  423  promptly be made known to the department.
  424         (c) The department’s proof of delivery or attempted
  425  delivery to the last mailing address of the registered agent on
  426  file with the department at the time of delivery or attempted
  427  delivery is valid for all notice purposes.
  428         (d) Within 30 days after completing the examination and
  429  upon approval of any electronic or electromechanical voting
  430  system, the Department of State shall make and maintain a report
  431  on the system, together with a written or printed description
  432  and drawings and photographs clearly identifying the system and
  433  the operation thereof. As soon as practicable after such filing,
  434  the department shall send a notice of certification and, upon
  435  request, a copy of the report to the governing bodies of the
  436  respective counties of the state. Any voting system that does
  437  not receive the approval of the department may shall not be
  438  adopted for or used at any election.
  439         (e)(b) After a voting system has been approved by the
  440  Department of State, any change or improvement in the system is
  441  required to be approved by the department prior to the adoption
  442  of such change or improvement by any county. If any such change
  443  or improvement does not comply with the requirements of this
  444  act, the department shall suspend all sales of the equipment or
  445  system in the state until the equipment or system complies with
  446  the requirements of this act.
  447         Section 11. Section 101.56065, Florida Statutes, is created
  448  to read:
  449         101.56065Voting system defects; disclosure;
  450  investigations; penalties.—
  451         (1) For purposes of this section, the term:
  452         (a)“Defect” means:
  453         1. Any failure, fault, or flaw in an electronic or
  454  electromechanical voting system approved pursuant to s. 101.5605
  455  which results in nonconformance with the standards in a manner
  456  that affects the timeliness or accuracy of the casting or
  457  counting of ballots; or
  458         2. Any failure or inability of the voting system
  459  manufacturer or vendor to make available or provide approved
  460  replacements of hardware or software to the counties that have
  461  purchased the approved voting system, the unavailability of
  462  which results in the system’s nonconformance with the standards
  463  in a manner that affects the timeliness or accuracy of the
  464  casting or counting of ballots.
  465         (b) “Standards” refers to the requirements in ss. 101.5606
  466  and 101.56062 under which a voting system was approved for use
  467  in the state.
  468         (c) “Vendor” means a person who submits or previously
  469  submitted a voting system that was approved by the Department of
  470  State in accordance with s. 101.5605, or a person who enters
  471  into a contract for the sale or lease of a voting system to any
  472  county, or that previously entered into such a contract that has
  473  not expired.
  474         (2)(a) No later than December 31, 2013, and, thereafter, on
  475  January 1 of every odd-numbered year, each vendor shall file a
  476  written disclosure with the department identifying any known
  477  defect in the voting system or the fact that there is no known
  478  defect, the effect of any defect on the operation and use of the
  479  approved voting system, and any known corrective measures to
  480  cure a defect, including, but not limited to, advisories and
  481  bulletins issued to system users.
  482         (b) Implementation of corrective measures approved by the
  483  department which enable a system to conform to the standards and
  484  ensure the timeliness and accuracy of the casting and counting
  485  of ballots constitutes a cure of a defect.
  486         (c)If a vendor becomes aware of the existence of a defect,
  487  he or she must file a new disclosure with the department as
  488  provided in paragraph (a) within 30 days after the date the
  489  vendor determined or reasonably should have determined that the
  490  defect existed.
  491         (d)If a vendor discloses to the department that a defect
  492  exists, the department may suspend all sales or leases of the
  493  voting system in the state and may suspend the use of the system
  494  in any election in the state. The department shall provide
  495  written notice of any such suspension to each affected vendor
  496  and supervisor of elections. If the department determines that
  497  the defect no longer exists, the department shall lift the
  498  suspension and provide written notice to each affected vendor
  499  and supervisor of elections.
  500         (e)If a vendor fails to file a required disclosure for a
  501  voting system previously approved by the department, that system
  502  may not be sold, leased, or used for elections in the state
  503  until it has been submitted for examination and approval and
  504  adopted for use pursuant to s. 101.5605. The department shall
  505  provide written notice to all supervisors of elections that the
  506  system is no longer approved.
  507         (3)(a)If the department has reasonable cause to believe a
  508  voting system approved pursuant to s. 101.5605 contains a defect
  509  either before, during, or after an election which has not been
  510  disclosed pursuant to subsection (2), the department may
  511  investigate whether the voting system has a defect.
  512         (b)The department may initiate an investigation pursuant
  513  to paragraph (a) on its own initiative or upon the written
  514  request of the supervisor of elections of a county that
  515  purchased or leased a voting system that contains the alleged
  516  defect.
  517         (c)Upon initiating an investigation, the department shall
  518  provide written notice to the vendor and all of the supervisors
  519  of elections.
  520         (4)(a) If the department determines by a preponderance of
  521  the evidence that a defect exists in the voting system, or that
  522  a vendor failed to timely disclose a defect pursuant to
  523  subsection (2), the department shall provide written notice to
  524  the affected vendor and supervisors of elections.
  525         (b) A vendor entitled to receive notice pursuant to
  526  paragraph (a) shall, within 10 days, file a written response to
  527  the department which:
  528         1. Denies that the alleged defect exists or existed as
  529  alleged by the department or that the vendor failed to timely
  530  disclose a defect, and sets forth the reasons for such denial;
  531  or
  532         2. Admits that the defect exists or existed as alleged by
  533  the department or that the vendor failed to timely disclose a
  534  defect.
  535         (c) If the defect has been cured, the vendor shall provide
  536  an explanation of how the defect was cured.
  537         (d) If the defect has not been cured, the vendor shall
  538  inform the department whether the defect can be cured and shall
  539  provide the department with a plan for curing the defect. If the
  540  defect can be cured, the department shall establish a timeframe
  541  within which to cure the defect.
  542         (5) If after receiving a response from the vendor, the
  543  department determines that a defect does not exist or has been
  544  cured within the timeframe established by the department, the
  545  department shall take no further action.
  546         (6)If the department determines that a vendor failed to
  547  timely disclose a defect, that a defect exists and a vendor has
  548  not filed a written response or has failed to cure within the
  549  timeframe established by the department, or that the defect
  550  cannot be cured, the department shall impose a civil penalty of
  551  $25,000 for the defect plus an amount equal to the actual costs
  552  incurred by the department in conducting the investigation.
  553         (7) If the department finds that a defect existed:
  554         (a)The department may suspend all sales and leases of the
  555  voting system and may suspend its use in any county in the
  556  state. The department shall provide written notice of the
  557  suspension to each affected vendor and supervisor of elections.
  558         (b) If the department determines that a defect no longer
  559  exists in a voting system that has been suspended from use
  560  pursuant to paragraph (a), the department shall lift the
  561  suspension and authorize the sale, lease, and use of the voting
  562  system in any election in the state. The department shall
  563  provide written notice that the suspension has been lifted to
  564  each affected vendor and supervisor of elections.
  565         (c) If the defect cannot be cured, the department may
  566  disapprove the voting system for use in elections in the state.
  567  The department shall provide written notice to all supervisors
  568  of elections that the system is no longer approved. After
  569  approval of a system has been withdrawn pursuant to this
  570  paragraph, the system may not be sold, leased, or used in
  571  elections in the state until it has been submitted for
  572  examination and approval and adopted for use pursuant to s.
  573  101.5605.
  574         (d) Any vendor against whom a civil penalty was imposed
  575  under this section may not submit a voting system for approval
  576  by the Department of State in accordance with s. 101.5605 or
  577  enter into a contract for sale or lease of a voting system in
  578  the state until the civil penalties have been paid and the
  579  department provides written confirmation to the supervisors of
  580  elections of the payment.
  581         (8)The department shall prepare a written report of any
  582  investigation conducted pursuant to this section.
  583         (9)The authority of the department under this section is
  584  in addition to, and not exclusive of, any other authority
  585  provided by law.
  586         (10) All proceedings under this section are exempt from
  587  chapter 120.
  588         Section 12. Subsection (4) of section 101.56075, Florida
  589  Statutes, is repealed.
  590         Section 13. Subsections (1) and (2) of section 101.591,
  591  Florida Statutes, are amended, and subsection (4) of that
  592  section is republished, to read:
  593         101.591 Voting system audit.—
  594         (1) Immediately following the certification of each
  595  election, the county canvassing board or the local board
  596  responsible for certifying the election shall conduct a manual
  597  audit or an automated, independent audit of the voting systems
  598  used in randomly selected precincts.
  599         (2)(a)A manual The audit shall consist of a public manual
  600  tally of the votes cast in one randomly selected race that
  601  appears on the ballot. The tally sheet shall include election
  602  day, absentee, early voting, provisional, and overseas ballots,
  603  in at least 1 percent but no more than 2 percent of the
  604  precincts chosen at random by the county canvassing board or the
  605  local board responsible for certifying the election. If 1
  606  percent of the precincts is less than one entire precinct, the
  607  audit shall be conducted using at least one precinct chosen at
  608  random by the county canvassing board or the local board
  609  responsible for certifying the election. Such precincts shall be
  610  selected at a publicly noticed canvassing board meeting.
  611         (b) An automated audit shall consist of a public automated
  612  tally of the votes cast across every race that appears on the
  613  ballot. The tally sheet shall include election day, absentee,
  614  early voting, provisional, and overseas ballots in at least 20
  615  percent of the precincts chosen at random by the county
  616  canvassing board or the local board responsible for certifying
  617  the election. Such precincts shall be selected at a publicly
  618  noticed canvassing board meeting.
  619         (c) The division shall adopt rules for approval of an
  620  independent audit system which provide that the system, at a
  621  minimum, must be:
  622         1. Completely independent of the primary voting system.
  623         2. Fast enough to produce final audit results within the
  624  timeframe prescribed in subsection (4).
  625         3. Capable of demonstrating that the ballots of record have
  626  been accurately adjudicated by the audit system.
  627         (4) The audit must be completed and the results made public
  628  no later than 11:59 p.m. on the 7th day following certification
  629  of the election by the county canvassing board or the local
  630  board responsible for certifying the election.
  631         Section 14. Subsections (1) and (3) and paragraph (c) of
  632  subsection (4) of section 101.62, Florida Statutes, are amended
  633  to read:
  634         101.62 Request for absentee ballots.—
  635         (1)(a) The supervisor shall accept a request for an
  636  absentee ballot from an elector in person or in writing. One
  637  request shall be deemed sufficient to receive an absentee ballot
  638  for all elections through the end of the calendar year of the
  639  second ensuing regularly scheduled general election, unless the
  640  elector or the elector’s designee indicates at the time the
  641  request is made the elections for which the elector desires to
  642  receive an absentee ballot. Such request may be considered
  643  canceled when any first-class mail sent by the supervisor to the
  644  elector is returned as undeliverable.
  645         (b) The supervisor may accept a written or telephonic
  646  request for an absentee ballot to be mailed to an elector’s
  647  address on file in the Florida Voter Registration System from
  648  the elector, or, if directly instructed by the elector, a member
  649  of the elector’s immediate family, or the elector’s legal
  650  guardian. For purposes of this section, the term “immediate
  651  family” has the same meaning as specified in paragraph (4)(c).
  652  The person making the request must disclose:
  653         1. The name of the elector for whom the ballot is
  654  requested.
  655         2. The elector’s address.
  656         3. The elector’s date of birth.
  657         4. The requester’s name.
  658         5. The requester’s address.
  659         6. The requester’s driver driver’s license number, if
  660  available.
  661         7. The requester’s relationship to the elector.
  662         8. The requester’s signature (written requests only).
  663         (c) Upon receiving a request for an absentee ballot from an
  664  absent voter, the supervisor of elections shall notify the voter
  665  of the free access system that has been designated by the
  666  department for determining the status of his or her absentee
  667  ballot.
  668         (3) For each request for an absentee ballot received, the
  669  supervisor shall record the date the request was made, the date
  670  the absentee ballot was delivered to the voter or the voter’s
  671  designee or the date the absentee ballot was delivered to the
  672  post office or other carrier, the date the ballot was received
  673  by the supervisor, the absence of the voter’s signature on the
  674  voter’s certificate, if applicable, and such other information
  675  he or she may deem necessary. This information shall be provided
  676  in electronic format as provided by rule adopted by the
  677  division. The information shall be updated and made available no
  678  later than 8 a.m. of each day, including weekends, beginning 60
  679  days before the primary until 15 days after the general election
  680  and shall be contemporaneously provided to the division. This
  681  information shall be confidential and exempt from the provisions
  682  of s. 119.07(1) and shall be made available to or reproduced
  683  only for the voter requesting the ballot, a canvassing board, an
  684  election official, a political party or official thereof, a
  685  candidate who has filed qualification papers and is opposed in
  686  an upcoming election, and registered political committees or
  687  registered committees of continuous existence, for political
  688  purposes only.
  689         (4)
  690         (c) The supervisor shall provide an absentee ballot to each
  691  elector by whom a request for that ballot has been made by one
  692  of the following means:
  693         1. By nonforwardable, return-if-undeliverable mail to the
  694  elector’s current mailing address on file with the supervisor or
  695  any other address the elector specifies in the request.
  696         2. By forwardable mail, e-mail, or facsimile machine
  697  transmission to absent uniformed services voters and overseas
  698  voters. The absent uniformed services voter or overseas voter
  699  may designate in the absentee ballot request the preferred
  700  method of transmission. If the voter does not designate the
  701  method of transmission, the absentee ballot shall be mailed.
  702         3. By personal delivery at any supervisor of elections
  703  office before 7 p.m. on election day to the elector, upon
  704  presentation of the identification required in s. 101.043,
  705  beginning on the 28th day before an election through 7 p.m. on
  706  election day.
  707         4. By delivery to a designee on election day or up to 5
  708  days prior to the day of an election. Any elector may designate
  709  in writing a person to pick up the ballot for the elector;
  710  however, the person designated may not pick up more than two
  711  absentee ballots per election, other than the designee’s own
  712  ballot, except that additional ballots may be picked up for
  713  members of the designee’s immediate family. For purposes of this
  714  section, “immediate family” means the designee’s spouse or the
  715  parent, child, grandparent, or sibling of the designee or of the
  716  designee’s spouse. The designee shall provide to the supervisor
  717  the written authorization by the elector and a picture
  718  identification of the designee and must complete an affidavit.
  719  The designee shall state in the affidavit that the designee is
  720  authorized by the elector to pick up that ballot and shall
  721  indicate if the elector is a member of the designee’s immediate
  722  family and, if so, the relationship. The department shall
  723  prescribe the form of the affidavit. If the supervisor is
  724  satisfied that the designee is authorized to pick up the ballot
  725  and that the signature of the elector on the written
  726  authorization matches the signature of the elector on file, the
  727  supervisor shall give the ballot to that designee for delivery
  728  to the elector.
  729         Section 15. Paragraphs (a) and (d) of subsection (1) of
  730  section 101.657, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
  731         101.657 Early voting.—
  732         (1)(a) As a convenience to the voter, the supervisor of
  733  elections shall allow an elector to vote early in the main or
  734  branch office of the supervisor. The supervisor shall mark,
  735  code, indicate on, or otherwise track the voter’s precinct for
  736  each early voted ballot. In order for a branch office to be used
  737  for early voting, it shall be a permanent facility of the
  738  supervisor and shall have been designated and used as such for
  739  at least 1 year prior to the election. The supervisor may also
  740  designate any suitable location as an early voting site city
  741  hall or permanent public library facility as early voting sites;
  742  however, if so designated, such the sites must be geographically
  743  located so as to provide all voters in the county an equal
  744  opportunity to cast a ballot, insofar as is practicable. Each
  745  county shall, at a minimum, operate the same total number of
  746  early voting sites for a general election which the county
  747  operated for the 2012 general election and at least one early
  748  voting site for each complete set of 50,000 registered voters in
  749  the county as of July 1 of each general election year. The
  750  results or tabulation of votes cast during early voting may not
  751  be made before the close of the polls on election day. Results
  752  shall be reported by precinct.
  753         (d) Early voting shall begin on the 15th 10th day before an
  754  election that contains state or federal races and end on the 2nd
  755  3rd day before the election, and shall be provided for no less
  756  than 6 hours and no more than 12 hours per day at each site
  757  during the applicable period. The supervisor of elections may
  758  provide early voting for elections that are not held in
  759  conjunction with a state or federal election. However, the
  760  supervisor has the discretion to determine the hours of
  761  operation of early voting sites in those elections.
  762         Section 16. Subsections (1) and (4) of section 101.68,
  763  Florida Statutes, are amended, and subsection (2) of that
  764  section is reenacted and amended, to read:
  765         101.68 Canvassing of absentee ballot.—
  766         (1) The supervisor of the county where the absent elector
  767  resides shall receive the voted ballot, at which time the
  768  supervisor shall compare the signature of the elector on the
  769  voter’s certificate with the signature of the elector in the
  770  registration books or the precinct register to determine whether
  771  the elector is duly registered in the county and may record on
  772  the elector’s registration certificate that the elector has
  773  voted. However, effective July 1, 2005, an elector who dies
  774  after casting an absentee ballot but on or before election day
  775  shall remain listed in the registration books until the results
  776  have been certified for the election in which the ballot was
  777  cast. The supervisor shall safely keep the ballot unopened in
  778  his or her office until the county canvassing board canvasses
  779  the vote. Except as provided in subsection (4), after an
  780  absentee ballot is received by the supervisor, the ballot is
  781  deemed to have been cast, and changes or additions may not be
  782  made to the voter’s certificate.
  783         (2)(a) The county canvassing board may begin the canvassing
  784  of absentee ballots at 7 a.m. on the 15th day before the
  785  election, but not later than noon on the day following the
  786  election. In addition, for any county using electronic
  787  tabulating equipment, the processing of absentee ballots through
  788  such tabulating equipment may begin at 7 a.m. on the 15th day
  789  before the election. However, notwithstanding any such
  790  authorization to begin canvassing or otherwise processing
  791  absentee ballots early, no result shall be released until after
  792  the closing of the polls in that county on election day. Any
  793  supervisor of elections, deputy supervisor of elections,
  794  canvassing board member, election board member, or election
  795  employee who releases the results of a canvassing or processing
  796  of absentee ballots prior to the closing of the polls in that
  797  county on election day commits a felony of the third degree,
  798  punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.
  799         (b) To ensure that all absentee ballots to be counted by
  800  the canvassing board are accounted for, the canvassing board
  801  shall compare the number of ballots in its possession with the
  802  number of requests for ballots received to be counted according
  803  to the supervisor’s file or list.
  804         (c)1. The canvassing board shall, if the supervisor has not
  805  already done so, compare the signature of the elector on the
  806  voter’s certificate or on the absentee ballot affidavit as
  807  provided in subsection (4) with the signature of the elector in
  808  the registration books or precinct register to see that the
  809  elector is duly registered in the county and to determine the
  810  legality of that absentee ballot. The ballot of an elector who
  811  casts an absentee ballot shall be counted even if the elector
  812  dies on or before election day, as long as, prior to the death
  813  of the voter, the ballot was postmarked by the United States
  814  Postal Service, date-stamped with a verifiable tracking number
  815  by common carrier, or already in the possession of the
  816  supervisor of elections. An absentee ballot shall be considered
  817  illegal if the voter’s certificate or absentee ballot affidavit
  818  it does not include the signature of the elector, as shown by
  819  the registration records. However, an absentee ballot is shall
  820  not be considered illegal if the signature of the elector does
  821  not cross the seal of the mailing envelope. If the canvassing
  822  board determines that any ballot is illegal, a member of the
  823  board shall, without opening the envelope, mark across the face
  824  of the envelope: “rejected as illegal.” The absentee ballot
  825  affidavit, if applicable, the envelope and the ballot contained
  826  therein shall be preserved in the manner that official ballots
  827  voted are preserved.
  828         2. If any elector or candidate present believes that an
  829  absentee ballot is illegal due to a defect apparent on the
  830  voter’s certificate or the absentee ballot affidavit, he or she
  831  may, at any time before the ballot is removed from the envelope,
  832  file with the canvassing board a protest against the canvass of
  833  that ballot, specifying the precinct, the ballot, and the reason
  834  he or she believes the ballot to be illegal. A challenge based
  835  upon a defect in the voter’s certificate or absentee ballot
  836  affidavit may not be accepted after the ballot has been removed
  837  from the mailing envelope.
  838         (d) The canvassing board shall record the ballot upon the
  839  proper record, unless the ballot has been previously recorded by
  840  the supervisor. The mailing envelopes shall be opened and the
  841  secrecy envelopes shall be mixed so as to make it impossible to
  842  determine which secrecy envelope came out of which signed
  843  mailing envelope; however, in any county in which an electronic
  844  or electromechanical voting system is used, the ballots may be
  845  sorted by ballot styles and the mailing envelopes may be opened
  846  and the secrecy envelopes mixed separately for each ballot
  847  style. The votes on absentee ballots shall be included in the
  848  total vote of the county.
  849         (4)(a) The supervisor of elections shall, on behalf of the
  850  county canvassing board, notify each elector whose ballot was
  851  rejected as illegal and provide the specific reason the ballot
  852  was rejected because of a difference between the elector’s
  853  signature on the ballot and that on the elector’s voter
  854  registration record. The supervisor shall mail a voter
  855  registration application to the elector to be completed
  856  indicating the elector’s current signature if the elector’s
  857  ballot was rejected due to a difference between the elector’s
  858  signature on the voter’s certificate or absentee ballot
  859  affidavit and the elector’s signature in the registration books
  860  or precinct register. This section does not prohibit the
  861  supervisor from providing additional methods for updating an
  862  elector’s signature.
  863         (b) If the canvassing board has not begun the canvassing of
  864  absentee ballots pursuant to subsection (2), the supervisor
  865  shall allow an elector who has returned an absentee ballot that
  866  does not include the elector’s signature to complete an
  867  affidavit in order to cure the unsigned absentee ballot. A
  868  supervisor who receives an absentee ballot that does not include
  869  the elector’s signature must notify the elector of that fact
  870  along with the procedure for curing such deficiency within 48
  871  hours of receipt.
  872         (c) The elector shall provide identification to the
  873  supervisor and must complete an absentee ballot affidavit in
  874  substantially the following form:
  875  
  876                      ABSENTEE BALLOT AFFIDAVIT                    
  877         I, ...., am a qualified voter in this election and
  878  registered voter of .... County, Florida. I do solemnly swear or
  879  affirm that I requested and returned the absentee ballot and
  880  that I have not and will not vote more than one ballot in this
  881  election. I understand that if I commit or attempt any fraud in
  882  connection with voting, vote a fraudulent ballot, or vote more
  883  than once in an election, I may be convicted of a felony of the
  884  third degree and fined up to $5,000 and imprisoned for up to 5
  885  years. I understand that my failure to sign this affidavit means
  886  that my absentee ballot will be invalidated.
  887  
  888  ...(Voter’s Signature)...
  889  
  890  ...(Address)...
  891  
  892  ...(Date)...
  893  
  894         (d) Instructions must accompany the absentee ballot
  895  affidavit in substantially the following form:
  896  
  897         READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY BEFORE COMPLETING
  898         THE AFFIDAVIT. FAILURE TO FOLLOW THESE INSTRUCTIONS
  899         MAY CAUSE YOUR BALLOT NOT TO COUNT.
  900  
  901         1. In order to ensure that your absentee ballot will be
  902  counted, your affidavit should be completed and returned as soon
  903  as possible so that it can reach the supervisor of elections of
  904  the county in which your precinct is located no later than the
  905  start of the canvassing of absentee ballots, which occurs no
  906  earlier than the 15th day before an election.
  907         2. You must sign your name on the line above (Voter’s
  908  Signature).
  909         3. You must make a copy of one of the following forms of
  910  identification:
  911         a. Identification which must include your name and
  912  photograph: United States passport, debit or credit card,
  913  military identification, student identification, retirement
  914  center identification, neighborhood association identification,
  915  or public assistance identification; or
  916         b. Identification which shows your name and current
  917  residence address: current utility bill, bank statement,
  918  government check, paycheck, or government document, excluding
  919  voter identification card.
  920         4. Place the envelope bearing the affidavit into a mailing
  921  envelope addressed to the supervisor. Insert a copy of your
  922  identification in the mailing envelope.
  923         5. Mail, deliver, or have delivered the completed affidavit
  924  along with the copy of your identification to your county
  925  supervisor of elections. Be sure there is sufficient postage if
  926  mailed and that the supervisor’s address is correct.
  927         (e) The department and each supervisor shall include the
  928  affidavit and instructions on their respective websites. The
  929  supervisor must include his or her office’s mailing address on
  930  the page containing the affidavit instructions; the department’s
  931  instruction page must include the office mailing addresses of
  932  all supervisors of elections or provide a conspicuous link to
  933  such addresses.
  934         (f) The supervisor shall attach each affidavit received to
  935  the appropriate absentee ballot mailing envelope.
  936         Section 17. This act shall take effect October 1, 2013.
  937  
  938  ================= T I T L E  A M E N D M E N T ================
  939         And the title is amended as follows:
  940         Delete everything before the enacting clause
  941  and insert:
  942                        A bill to be entitled                      
  943         An act relating to elections; amending s. 97.041,
  944         F.S.; revising the qualifications to register to vote;
  945         authorizing a person who has been convicted of a
  946         felony and has served his or her sentence to
  947         preregister to vote; amending s. 97.052, F.S.;
  948         revising the uniform statewide voter registration
  949         application; amending s. 97.053, F.S.; revising what
  950         constitutes a complete voter registration application;
  951         amending s. 97.055, F.S.; revising the date that
  952         registration books must be closed for an election;
  953         amending s. 98.045, F.S.; revising the eligibility
  954         requirements for applicants for voter registration;
  955         revising procedures for removal of registered voters;
  956         amending s. 98.075, F.S.; revising procedures for
  957         ineligibility determinations of registered voters;
  958         creating s. 100.032, F.S.; requiring supervisors of
  959         elections to submit a report to the Secretary of State
  960         at least 3 months before a general election; amending
  961         s. 101.045, F.S.; authorizing an elector to vote a
  962         regular ballot at the polling place in the precinct to
  963         which he or she has moved by completing an
  964         affirmation; deleting a requirement that the elector’s
  965         change of residence must occur within the same county
  966         for the elector to be able to vote in the new
  967         precinct; amending s. 101.161, F.S.; providing a
  968         limitation on the number of words for certain ballot
  969         summaries in joint resolutions proposed by the
  970         Legislature; providing that a revised ballot summary
  971         prepared by the Attorney General may not exceed 75
  972         words in length; deleting a provision providing that a
  973         ballot statement consisting of the full text of a
  974         constitutional amendment or revision is presumed to be
  975         a clear and unambiguous statement; amending s.
  976         101.5605, F.S.; requiring a person to provide the
  977         name, mailing address, and telephone number of a
  978         registered agent of a voting systems vendor to the
  979         Department of State under certain circumstances;
  980         providing that proof of delivery or attempt to deliver
  981         constitutes valid notice; creating s. 101.56065, F.S.;
  982         providing definitions; requiring a vendor to file a
  983         written disclosure with the department; providing
  984         requirements for the disclosure; providing what
  985         constitutes a cure of a defect; requiring a vendor to
  986         file a new disclosure with the department if a vendor
  987         becomes aware of a defect within a specified period;
  988         authorizing the department to suspend all sales or
  989         leases or use in an election of a defective voting
  990         system; providing procedures for the suspension of
  991         voting systems; authorizing the department to withdraw
  992         approval of voting systems under certain
  993         circumstances; authorizing the department to initiate
  994         an investigation of a defective voting system;
  995         establishing procedures and requirements of
  996         investigations; providing a penalty; repealing s.
  997         101.56075(4), F.S., relating to the requirement that
  998         all voting systems used by voters in a state election
  999         allow placement of the full text of a constitutional
 1000         amendment or revision containing stricken or
 1001         underlined text by a specified date; amending s.
 1002         101.591, F.S.; authorizing use of automated,
 1003         independent audits of voting systems; providing audit
 1004         requirements; requiring the Division of Elections to
 1005         adopt rules; amending s. 101.62, F.S.; revising the
 1006         requirements for a valid absentee ballot request;
 1007         requiring the supervisor to record the absence of the
 1008         voter’s signature on the voter’s certificate under
 1009         specified circumstances; amending s. 101.657, F.S.;
 1010         revising the list of permissible sites available for
 1011         early voting; requiring each county to operate at
 1012         least the same number of early voting sites as used
 1013         for the 2012 general election; providing requirements
 1014         for determining the number of early voting sites each
 1015         county must operate; increasing the number of days and
 1016         hours for early voting; amending s. 101.68, F.S., and
 1017         reenacting subsection (2), relating to the canvassing
 1018         of absentee ballots; authorizing the supervisor to use
 1019         the elector’s signature in a precinct register to
 1020         compare with the elector’s signature on the voter’s
 1021         certificate; providing that an absentee ballot must
 1022         clearly identify the name of the witness in order to
 1023         be considered legal; requiring the supervisor to
 1024         provide the elector with the specific reason his or
 1025         her ballot was rejected; requiring the supervisor to
 1026         allow electors to complete an affidavit to cure an
 1027         unsigned absentee ballot before canvassing; requiring
 1028         the supervisor to notify the elector of the missing
 1029         signature within 48 hours of receipt; providing the
 1030         form and contents of the affidavit; providing
 1031         instructions to accompany each absentee ballot
 1032         affidavit; requiring the affidavit, instructions, and
 1033         the supervisor’s office mailing address to be posted
 1034         on certain websites; requiring the supervisor to
 1035         attach a received affidavit to the appropriate
 1036         absentee ballot mailing envelope; providing an
 1037         effective date.