Florida Senate - 2023 SENATOR AMENDMENT
Bill No. CS for SB 7050
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LEGISLATIVE ACTION
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Senator Davis moved the following:
1 Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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3 Delete lines 748 - 829
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5 1. Notify the registered voter of his or her potential
6 ineligibility by forwardable mail within 7 days after receipt of
7 notice or information. The notice must shall include:
8 a. A statement of the basis for the registered voter’s
9 potential ineligibility and a copy of any documentation upon
10 which the potential ineligibility is based. Such documentation
11 must include the evidence that is the basis of the ineligibility
12 to vote, including, but not limited to, any conviction from
13 another jurisdiction determined to be a similar offense to
14 murder or a felony sexual offense, as those terms are defined in
15 s. 98.0751.
16 b. A statement that failure to respond within 30 days after
17 receipt of the notice may result in a determination of
18 ineligibility and in removal of the registered voter’s name from
19 the statewide voter registration system.
20 c. A return form that requires the registered voter to
21 admit or deny the accuracy of the information underlying the
22 potential ineligibility for purposes of a final determination by
23 the supervisor.
24 d. A statement that, if the voter is denying the accuracy
25 of the information underlying the potential ineligibility, the
26 voter has a right to request a hearing to present evidence for
27 the purpose of determining eligibility.
28 e. Instructions for the registered voter to contact the
29 supervisor of elections of the county in which the voter is
30 registered if assistance is needed in resolving the matter.
31 f. Instructions for seeking restoration of civil rights
32 pursuant to s. 8, Art. IV of the State Constitution and
33 information explaining voting rights restoration pursuant to s.
34 4, Art. VI of the State Constitution following a felony
35 conviction, if applicable.
36 g. The following statement: “If you attempt to vote at an
37 early voting site or your normal election day polling place, you
38 will be required to vote a provisional ballot. If you vote by
39 mail, your ballot may not be accepted until a final
40 determination of eligibility is made.”
41 2. If the mailed notice is returned as undeliverable, the
42 supervisor must, within 14 days after receiving the returned
43 notice, shall publish notice once in a newspaper of general
44 circulation in the county in which the voter was last registered
45 and publish notice on the county’s website as provided in s.
46 50.0311 or on the supervisor’s website. The notice must shall
47 contain the following:
48 a. The voter’s name and address.
49 b. A statement that the voter is potentially ineligible to
50 be registered to vote.
51 c. A statement that failure to respond within 30 days after
52 the notice is published may result in a determination of
53 ineligibility by the supervisor and removal of the registered
54 voter’s name from the statewide voter registration system.
55 d. An instruction for the voter to contact the supervisor
56 no later than 30 days after the date of the published notice to
57 receive information regarding the basis for the potential
58 ineligibility and the procedure to resolve the matter.
59 e. An instruction to the voter that, if further assistance
60 is needed, the voter should contact the supervisor of elections
61 of the county in which the voter is registered.
62 f. A statement that, if the voter denies the accuracy of
63 the information underlying the potential ineligibility, the
64 voter has a right to request a hearing for the purpose of
65 determining eligibility.
66 g. The following statement: “If you attempt to vote at an
67 early voting site or your normal election day polling place, you
68 will be required to vote a provisional ballot. If you vote by
69 mail, your ballot may not be accepted until a final
70 determination of eligibility is made.”
71 3. If a registered voter fails to respond to a notice
72 pursuant to subparagraph 1. or subparagraph 2., the supervisor
73 must shall make a final determination of the voter’s
74 eligibility. If the supervisor determines that the voter is
75 ineligible, the supervisor must shall remove the name of the
76 registered voter from the statewide voter registration system.
77 The supervisor shall notify the registered voter of the
78 supervisor’s determination and action.
79 4. If a registered voter responds to the notice pursuant to
80 subparagraph 1. or subparagraph 2. and admits the accuracy of
81 the information underlying the potential ineligibility, the
82 supervisor must shall make a final determination of
83 ineligibility and shall remove the voter’s name from the
84 statewide voter registration system. The supervisor shall notify
85 the registered voter of the supervisor’s determination and
86 action.
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89 And the title is amended as follows:
90 Delete lines 66 - 79
91 and insert:
92 requiring the notice provided to a potentially
93 ineligible voter be sent by forwardable mail;
94 specifying that the voter’s right to a hearing
95 includes presenting evidence for determining
96 eligibility; requiring the notice to include a
97 specified statement; requiring a supervisor to post a
98 specified notice on the county’s website or the
99 supervisor’s website; requiring the notice to contain
100 specified statements; requiring the supervisor to
101 remove an