Senate Bill sb2500
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Florida Senate - 2007 SB 2500
By Senator Aronberg
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1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to early voting sites; amending
3 s. 101.657, F.S.; providing that a supervisor
4 of elections may designate any postsecondary
5 institution or community college as an early
6 voting site; providing an effective date.
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8 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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10 Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of section
11 101.657, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
12 101.657 Early voting.--
13 (1)(a) As a convenience to the voter, the supervisor
14 of elections shall allow an elector to vote early in the main
15 or branch office of the supervisor. The supervisor shall mark,
16 code, indicate on, or otherwise track the voter's precinct for
17 each early voted ballot. In order for a branch office to be
18 used for early voting, it shall be a permanent facility of the
19 supervisor and shall have been designated and used as such for
20 at least 1 year prior to the election. The supervisor may also
21 designate any city hall, or permanent public library facility,
22 postsecondary institution, or community college as early
23 voting sites; however, if so designated, the sites must be
24 geographically located so as to provide all voters in the
25 county an equal opportunity to cast a ballot, insofar as is
26 practicable. The results or tabulation of votes cast during
27 early voting may not be made before the close of the polls on
28 election day. Results shall be reported by precinct.
29 Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2007.
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