The Florida Senate

HB 1861: Elections

GENERAL BILL by Procedures ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Bense ; Hogan ; Zapata

Elections; revises & provides duties of Secretary of State as chief election officer; requires uniform statewide voter registration application to contain notice to first-time registrants about required ID prior to voting first time; provides registration requirements for applicants who register by mail & who haven't previously voted in county; requires use of computer printout as precinct register at polls, etc. Amends FS.

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• Bill History

  Date	Chamber	Action
  4/14/2003	House	• Filed; Introduced -HJ 00391
  4/15/2003	House	• Referred to Appropriations -HJ 00396
  4/22/2003	House	• Withdrawn from Appropriations -HJ 00428; Placed on Calendar
  4/30/2003	House	• Placed on Special Order Calendar; Substituted CS/SB 1500 (Died in Senate Returning Messages); Laid on Table, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to HB 29-B (Ch. 2003-415) -HJ 00848

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• HB 1861, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 4/14/2003 at 1:56 PM

  Bill Text:	Web Page | PDF

  Analyses:	Procedures (Post-Meeting) (pdf)

  Related Bills (1)

  Bill Number	Subject	Filed By	Relationship	Last Action and Location
  S 1500 (e2)	Elections	Cowin	Compare	Last Action: 5/2/2003 S In returning messages; Died in returning Messages, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to HB 29-B (Ch. 2003-415) Location:

  Floor Amendments (1)

  Amendment	Sponsor	Filed	Last Floor Action	Format
  231935 - Amendment	Justice	4/24/2003 12:09 PM		Web Page PDF

  Citations - Statutes (28)

  Citation	Catchline	Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
  97.012	Secretary of State as chief election officer.
  97.021	Definitions.
  97.028
  97.052	Uniform statewide voter registration application.
  97.053	Acceptance of voter registration applications.
  97.0535
  98.045	Administration of voter registration.
  98.097	Central voter file; administration by division; public access.
  98.0977	Statewide voter registration database; development and maintenance.
  98.212	Supervisors to furnish statistical and other information.
  98.461	Registration form, precinct register; contents.
  98.471	Use of precinct register at polls.
  98.491	Alternative procedure.
  101.043
  101.048	Provisional ballots.
  101.049
  101.111	Person desiring to vote may be challenged; challenger to execute oath; oath of challenged elector; determination of challenge.
  101.62	Request for absentee ballots.
  101.64	Delivery of absentee ballots; envelopes; form.
  101.65	Instructions to absent electors.
  101.657	Voting absentee ballots in person.
  101.6921
  101.6923
  101.6925
  101.694	Mailing of ballots upon receipt of federal postcard application.
  102.141	County canvassing board; duties.
  125.01	Powers and duties.
  163.511	Special neighborhood improvement districts; creation; referendum; board of directors; duration; extension.

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