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SB 954: Canvassing of Vote-by-mail Ballots

GENERAL BILL by Passidomo ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Braynon ; Gibson ; Powell

Canvassing of Vote-by-mail Ballots; Authorizing use of the vote-by-mail ballot cure affidavit if an elector’s signature does not match the signature in the registration books or precinct register; requiring the supervisor of elections to immediately notify an elector upon receipt of a vote-by-mail ballot with a missing or mismatched signature; specifying that a Florida driver license or Florida identification card are acceptable forms of identification for purposes of curing a vote-by-mail ballot, etc.

Effective Date: Upon becoming a law
Last Action: 4/4/2017 Senate - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 105 (Ch. 2017-45) -SJ 286
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Ethics and Elections (EE)
  2. Judiciary (JU)
  3. Rules (RC)



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
2/15/2017 Senate • Filed
2/23/2017 Senate • Referred to Ethics and Elections; Judiciary; Rules -SJ 108
3/2/2017 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Ethics and Elections, 03/07/17, 4:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
3/7/2017 Senate • Introduced -SJ 108
• Favorable by Ethics and Elections; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 -SJ 167
3/8/2017 Senate • Now in Judiciary -SJ 167
3/17/2017 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 03/22/17, 4:00 pm, 110 Senate Office Building
3/22/2017 Senate • Favorable by Judiciary; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 -SJ 243
3/23/2017 Senate • Now in Rules -SJ 243
3/24/2017 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Rules, 03/29/17, 1:00 pm, 110 Senate Office Building
3/29/2017 Senate • Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 12 NAYS 0 -SJ 277
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 277
3/30/2017 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/04/17
4/4/2017 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 286
• Substituted CS/HB 105 -SJ 286
• Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 105 (Ch. 2017-45) -SJ 286