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Florida House of Representatives - 2001 HB 1167
By Representatives Siplin, Weissman and Bennett
1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to the Voting System Technology
3 Task Force; creating a Voting System Technology
4 Task Force; providing for membership, officers,
5 organization, per diem, and staffing; providing
6 duties; providing for a report and termination
7 of the task force upon submission of the
8 report; providing an appropriation; providing
9 an effective date.
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11 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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13 Section 1. (1) The Voting System Technology Task
14 Force is created within the Department of State to study the
15 issues and costs of developing and implementing an Internet or
16 on-line voting system for use in this state. The task force
17 shall be composed of 21 members, as follows:
18 (a) The Secretary of State, or the secretary's
19 designee, who shall serve as chair of the task force;
20 (b) One member of the Florida Senate appointed by the
21 President of the Senate;
22 (c) One member of the Florida House of Representatives
23 appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives;
24 (d) One member of the Florida Senate appointed by the
25 minority leader of the Senate;
26 (e) One member of the Florida House of Representatives
27 appointed by the minority leader of the House of
28 Representatives;
29 (f) One person appointed by the Governor;
30 (g) Two faculty members of the State University System
31 who are technical experts appointed by the Chancellor;
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1 (h) Twelve persons appointed by the Secretary of State
2 as follows: four supervisors of elections, two from urban
3 counties and two from rural counties; two public or private
4 technical experts; one member of the Florida State Conference
5 of Branches of the National Association for the Advancement of
6 Colored People, upon recommendation of the state conference
7 president; one member of the League of United Latin American
8 Citizens, upon recommendation of the state director; two other
9 interested persons of diverse age, race, gender, economic, and
10 other relevant demographic characteristics; and two other
11 persons whom the Secretary of State deems qualified or who
12 have expertise in the field of computers, the Internet, or
13 associated technologies; and
14 (i) The chair of the Information Service Technology
15 Development Task Force, or the chair's designee.
16 (2) Members of the task force shall serve without
17 compensation, but are entitled to reimbursement for per diem
18 and travel expenses pursuant to s. 112.061, Florida Statutes,
19 while engaged in their official duties.
20 (3) The task force shall consider an Internet or
21 on-line voting system that will allow voters to cast secure
22 electronic ballots from sites not under the control of
23 elections officials and a system that will allow voters to
24 cast secure electronic ballots from sites under the control of
25 elections officials. The study must address the following
26 issues:
27 (a) Security and voter fraud and privacy issues;
28 (b) Public accessibility to the voting system,
29 including demographic factors that limit access;
30 (c) Voter acceptance and support for the voting
31 system;
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1 (d) Cost estimates for developing and implementing
2 pilot projects; and
3 (e) Estimated costs and savings to be realized in
4 continuing development, full implementation, maintenance, and
5 operation of the system over time.
6 (4) The Secretary of State shall submit to the
7 Governor, the President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the
8 House of Representatives, by July 1, 2002, a report presenting
9 the task force's recommendation and findings concerning
10 whether the state should pursue the development and
11 implementation of a widespread Internet or on-line voting
12 system. If the task force recommends Internet or on-line
13 voting favorably, the report must recommend steps for
14 developing and implementing such a system. Upon submission of
15 the secretary's report, the task force is abolished.
16 (5) The Division of Elections of the Department of
17 State shall provide support staff for the task force. The
18 State Technology Office of the Department of Management
19 Services and the State University System shall assist the task
20 force, upon request.
21 (6) Effective July 1, 2001, the sum of $200,000 is
22 appropriated from the General Revenue Fund to the Department
23 of State, and two positions are created within the department,
24 to implement this act.
25 Section 2. This act shall take effect upon becoming a
26 law.
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2 SENATE SUMMARY
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provides for membership, officers, organization, expense
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