SENATE AMENDMENT
    Bill No. CS for SB 2566
    Amendment No. ___   Barcode 101656
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11  Senator Dockery moved the following amendment:
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13         Senate Amendment (with title amendment) 
14         On page 4, lines 24-26, delete those lines
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17         Section 3.  Subsection (1) and paragraph (c) of
18  subsection (2) of section 101.68, Florida Statutes, are
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20         101.68  Canvassing of absentee ballot.--
21         (1)  The supervisor of the county where the absent
22  elector resides shall receive the voted ballot, at which time
23  the supervisor shall may compare the signature of the elector
24  on the voter's certificate with the signature of the elector
25  in the registration books to determine whether the elector is
26  duly registered in the county and may record on the elector's
27  registration certificate that the elector has voted. The
28  supervisor shall safely keep the ballot unopened in his or her
29  office until the county canvassing board canvasses the vote.
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                                                  SENATE AMENDMENT
    Bill No. CS for SB 2566
    Amendment No. ___   Barcode 101656
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 6         requiring that the supervisor of elections
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