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An act relating to elections; amending s. 97.021, 2
F.S.; revising definitions; defining the term 3
"document acceptable as evidence of United States 4
citizenship"; amending s. 97.052, F.S.; revising the 5
information the uniform statewide voter registration 6
application is designed to elicit from an applicant to 7
include a certain acknowledgment; amending s. 97.0525, 8
F.S.; requiring that the online voter registration 9
system transmit specified information to the 10
supervisor of elections under specified circumstances; 11
requiring that the applicant's legal status as a 12
United States citizen be recorded in the statewide 13
voter registration system; requiring that if the 14
records of the Department of Highway Safety and Motor 15
Vehicles indicate that an applicant is not a United 16
States citizen or has not provided acceptable evidence 17
of citizenship, the online voter registration system 18
must notify the supervisor of the applicant's legal 19
status and transmit the application to the supervisor; 20
providing that an applicant's digital signature 21
satisfies a certain requirement; providing that if an 22
applicant's name and date of birth cannot be verified, 23
the system must populate certain information into a 24
printable version of the registration application; 25

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requiring the applicant to print, complete, sign, 26
date, and deliver such application to the supervisor; 27
requiring that the online voter registration system 28
populate an applicant's information and direct the 29
applicant to perform specified actions under specified 30
conditions; conforming a cross-reference; amending s. 31
97.053, F.S.; specifying that the registration date 32
for certain valid applications is the date the 33
application was initially received once certain 34
evidence is verified; requiring an applicant to 35
provide certain evidence to the supervisor of 36
elections to prove the applicant's legal status under 37
specified circumstances; requiring supervisors to 38
verify a voter's legal status as a United States 39
citizen using specified sources and initiate a certain 40
notice if applicable; requiring that the voter's legal 41
status as United States citizen and the type of 42
document accepted as evidence of United States 43
citizenship be recorded in the statewide voter 44
registration system; amending s. 97.057, F.S.; 45
requiring that an agreement between the Department of 46
Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles and the Department 47
of State match information regarding the citizenship 48
status of voter registration applicants legal status 49
as a United States citizen of applicants applying to 50

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vote; requiring the Department of State to include 51
specified information in the statewide voter 52
registration system; requiring the Department of 53
Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles to assist the 54
Department of State in identifying certain changes in 55
information for persons who may be voters; deleting a 56
provision requiring the Department of State to report 57
certain changes to supervisors; amending s. 98.015, 58
F.S.; authorizing the office of the supervisor of 59
elections to close to observe certain holidays under a 60
specified condition; amending s. 98.045, F.S.; 61
requiring supervisors to verify the current 62
eligibility of certain applicants within a specified 63
timeframe by reviewing specified information provided 64
by governmental entities to make a determination under 65
specified conditions; requiring the supervisor to deny 66
the application and notify the applicant if a certain 67
determination is made; amending s. 98.075, F.S.; 68
requiring the Department of State to identify certain 69
voters by comparing or receiving information from 70
specified sources; requiring the Department of State 71
to review such information and make an initial 72
determination; requiring the department to notify the 73
supervisor if certain information is credible and 74
reliable and provide a copy of specified documentation 75

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to the supervisor; requiring the supervisor to adhere 76
to specified procedures to remove the voter's name 77
from the statewide voter registration system; 78
requiring the supervisor to record in the statewide 79
voter registration system the type of document 80
provided as evidence of United States citizenship; 81
revising the notice provided to potentially ineligible 82
voters to conform to changes made by the act; amending 83
s. 98.093, F.S.; revising the information that the 84
Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles is 85
required to furnish weekly to the Department of State; 86
requiring the Department of State to report certain 87
information to supervisors within a specified 88
timeframe and for supervisors to update the voter 89
registration records; requiring that the Department of 90
State use certain information from federal jury 91
coordinators to identify voters and applicants who are 92
potentially ineligible; amending s. 99.021, F.S.; 93
specifying that a person seeking to qualify for office 94
as a candidate must be a registered member of a 95
political party, or registered without any party 96
affiliation, for 365 consecutive days preceding the 97
beginning of the qualifying before an election; 98
authorizing qualified candidates or certain political 99
parties to challenge compliance with specified 100

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provisions by filing an action for declaratory and 101
injunctive relief in a specified circuit court; 102
prohibiting a person from being qualified as a 103
candidate for nomination or election and appearing on 104
the ballot under specified circumstances; providing 105
that compliance with specified requirements is 106
mandatory; authorizing qualified candidates or certain 107
political parties to challenge compliance with 108
specified provisions by filing an action for 109
declaratory and injunctive relief in a specified 110
circuit court; prohibiting a person from being 111
qualified as a candidate for nomination or election 112
and appearing on the ballot under specified 113
circumstances; requiring a candidate for federal 114
office to state in writing whether he or she intends 115
to trade stocks in a certain manner while serving in 116
federal office; creating s. 99.0211, F.S.; requiring 117
that candidates be able to satisfy statutory and 118
constitutional requirements for office; authorizing 119
certain candidates, political parties, and affiliated 120
party committees to challenge compliance with such 121
requirements in a specified manner; providing that a 122
person may not qualify as a candidate or appear on the 123
ballot if the court makes a certain determination; 124
providing that candidates, political parties, and 125

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affiliated party committees are entitled to expedited 126
proceedings; requiring supervisors of elections to 127
remove the names of certain candidates from the ballot 128
or provide a certain notice to voters; amending s. 129
99.061, F.S.; revising the list of items a candidate 130
must submit to the filing officer to be a qualified 131
candidate to include certain oaths or affirmations; 132
amending s. 101.043, F.S.; revising the forms of 133
identification required to be provided at polls; 134
amending ss. 101.048, 101.151, and 101.5606, F.S.; 135
conforming provisions to changes made by the act; 136
amending s. 101.56075, F.S.; requiring that all voting 137
be done by official ballot using certain pens; 138
providing an exception; amending s. 101.5608, F.S.; 139
deleting the requirement that the stub be removed from 140
the ballot and placed in an envelope; conforming 141
provisions to changes made by the act; amending ss. 142
101.5612, 101.68, and 101.6923, F.S.; conforming 143
provisions to changes made by the act; amending s. 144
102.111, F.S.; revising the meeting times of the 145
Elections Canvassing Commission to certify elections 146
returns; amending s. 102.141, F.S.; revising 147
requirements for canvassing of ballots; requiring that 148
supervisors upload certain results by a specified 149
local time; requiring the supervisors, on behalf of 150

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the canvassing boards, to report all early voting and 151
all tabulated vote-by-mail ballots to the department; 152
requiring that updated precinct election results be 153
uploaded to the department; conforming provisions to 154
changes made by the act; amending s. 102.166, F.S.; 155
conforming provisions to changes made by the act; 156
creating s. 104.042, F.S.; requiring that certain 157
prosecutions be commenced within a specified timeframe 158
after a specified violation is committed; amending s. 159
105.031, F.S.; requiring certain candidates to provide 160
to the filing officer a statement disclosing dual 161
citizenship for nomination and election to a judicial 162
office or to a district school board; amending s. 163
106.023, F.S.; requiring a candidate to provide a 164
certain oath or affirmation in writing at the time of 165
filing his or her statement of candidacy; amending s. 166
106.08, F.S.; prohibiting political parties, political 167
committees, electioneering communications 168
organizations, and candidates from knowingly and 169
willfully accepting or soliciting contributions from 170
foreign nationals in connection with elections; 171
creating s. 322.034, F.S.; requiring, by a specified 172
date, that Florida driver licenses and Florida 173
identification cards issued to qualified applicants 174
include the legal citizenship status of the applicant 175

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on the license or card; requiring the Department of 176
Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles to issue, at no 177
charge, renewal or replacement Florida driver licenses 178
and Florida identification cards to certain licensees 179
and cardholders; amending s. 895.02, F.S.; revising 180
the definition of the term "racketeering activity"; 181
reenacting s. 98.065(6), F.S., relating to 182
registration list maintenance programs, to incorporate 183
the amendment made to s. 98.075, F.S., in a reference 184
thereto; reenacting s. 99.012(1)(b), F.S., relating to 185
definition of the term "qualify," to incorporate the 186
amendments made to ss. 99.061 and 105.031, F.S., in 187
references thereto; reenacting s. 101.69(2)(a), F.S., 188
relating to the offices of the supervisor of elections 189
being open during elections to receive vote-by-mail 190
ballots in secure ballot intake stations, to 191
incorporate the amendment made to s. 98.015, F.S., in 192
a reference thereto; providing effective dates. 193
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 195
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Section 1. Present subsections (10) through (47) of 197
section 97.021, Florida Statutes, are redesignated as 198
subsections (11) through (48), respectively, a new subsection 199
(10) is added to that section, and subsection (6) and present 200

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subsections (43) and (47) of that section are amended, to read: 201
97.021 Definitions.—For the purposes of this code, except 202
where the context clearly indicates otherwise, the term: 203
(6) "Ballot" or "official ballot" means a printed sheet of 204
paper containing contests, including offices and candidates, 205
constitutional amendments, and other public measures, upon which 206
a voter's selections will be marked by using a pen compatible 207
with or recommended for use with the voting system, for 208
tabulation by the voting system. The term includes a voter-209
verifiable paper output upon which a voter's selections are 210
marked by a voter interface device that meets voter 211
accessibility requirements for individuals with disabilities 212
under s. 301 of the federal Help America Vote Act of 2002 and s. 213
101.56062 when used in reference to: 214
(a) "Electronic or electromechanical devices" means a 215
ballot that is voted by the process of electronically 216
designating, including by touchscreen, or marking with a marking 217
device for tabulation by automatic tabulating equipment or data 218
processing equipment. 219
(b) "Marksense ballots" means that printed sheet of paper, 220
used in conjunction with an electronic or electromechanical vote 221
tabulation voting system, containing the names of candidates, or 222
a statement of proposed constitutional amendments or other 223
questions or propositions submitted to the electorate at any 224
election, on which sheet of paper an elector casts his or her 225

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vote. 226
(10) "Document acceptable as evidence of United States 227
citizenship" means any of the following documents: 228
(a) An original or certified copy of a United States birth 229
certificate. 230
(b) A valid, unexpired United States passport. 231
(c) A naturalization certificate issued by the United 232
States Department of Homeland Security. 233
(d) A Consular Report of Birth Abroad provided by the 234
United States Department of State. 235
(e) A current and valid Florida driver license or Florida 236
identification card issued by the Department of Highway Safety 237
and Motor Vehicles, if such license or identification card 238
indicates United States citizenship. 239
(f) A current and valid photo identification issued by the 240
Federal Government or the state which indicates United States 241
citizenship. 242
(g) An order from a federal court granting United States 243
citizenship. 244
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If the voter registration applicant's or the voter's legal name 246
is different from the name that appears on the document, 247
official legal documentation providing proof of legal name 248
change is also required to constitute acceptable evidence of 249
United States citizenship. 250

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(44)(43) "Voter interface device" means any device that 251
communicates voting instructions and ballot information to a 252
voter and allows the voter to select and vote for candidates and 253
issues. A voter interface device may not be used to tabulate 254
votes. Any vote tabulation must be based upon a subsequent scan 255
of the marked marksense ballot or the voter-verifiable paper 256
output after the voter interface device process has been 257
completed. 258
(48)(47) "Voting system" means a method of casting and 259
processing votes which that functions wholly or partly by use of 260
electromechanical or electronic apparatus or by use of marksense 261
ballots and includes, but is not limited to, the equipment, 262
hardware, firmware, and software; the ballots; the procedures 263
for casting and processing votes; and the programs, operating 264
manuals, and supplies; and the reports, printouts, and other 265
documentation software necessary for the system's operation. 266
Section 2. Present paragraphs (q) through (u) of 267
subsection (2) of section 97.052, Florida Statutes, are 268
redesignated as paragraphs (r) through (v), respectively, and a 269
new paragraph (q) is added to that subsection, to read: 270
97.052 Uniform statewide voter registration application.— 271
(2) The uniform statewide voter registration application 272
must be designed to elicit the following information from the 273
applicant: 274
(q) Acknowledgment, by providing a box for the applicant 275

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to check, that it is a third degree felony under state and 276
federal law to falsely swear or affirm or otherwise submit false 277
information on a voter registration application. 278
Section 3. Subsection (4) of section 97.0525, Florida 279
Statutes, is amended to read: 280
97.0525 Online voter registration.— 281
(4)(a) The online voter registration system must shall 282
compare the Florida driver license number or Florida 283
identification number submitted pursuant to s. 97.052(2)(n) with 284
information maintained by the Department of Highway Safety and 285
Motor Vehicles to confirm that the name and date of birth on the 286
application are consistent with the records of the Department of 287
Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles. 288
(b) If the applicant's name and date of birth are 289
consistent with the records of the Department of Highway Safety 290
and Motor Vehicles and the records of the Department of Highway 291
Safety and Motor Vehicles indicate that the applicant has 292
provided a document acceptable as evidence of United States 293
citizenship, the online voter registration system must shall 294
transmit, using the statewide voter registration system 295
maintained pursuant to s. 98.035, the applicant's registration 296
application, along with the digital signature of the applicant 297
on file with the Department of Highway Safety and Motor 298
Vehicles, to the supervisor of elections. The applicant's 299
digital signature satisfies the signature requirement of s. 300

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97.052(2)(r) s. 97.052(2)(q). The applicant's legal status as a 301
United States citizen must be recorded in the statewide voter 302
registration system. 303
(c) If the applicant's name and date of birth match the 304
records of the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles, 305
but the records of the Department of Highway Safety and Motor 306
Vehicles indicate the applicant is not a United States citizen 307
or has not provided a document acceptable as evidence of United 308
States citizenship, the online voter registration system must 309
notify the supervisor of elections that the applicant's legal 310
status as a United States citizen could not be verified and 311
transmit, using the statewide voter registration system 312
maintained pursuant to s. 98.035, the applicant's registration 313
application, along with the digital signature of the applicant 314
on file with the Department of Highway Safety and Motor 315
Vehicles, to the supervisor of elections. The applicant's 316
digital signature satisfies the signature requirement of s. 317
97.052(2)(r). 318
(d) If the applicant's name and date of birth cannot be 319
verified by the records of the Department of Highway Safety and 320
Motor Vehicles, or if the applicant indicated that he or she has 321
not been issued a Florida driver license or Florida 322
identification card, the online voter registration system must 323
shall populate the applicant's information, except for the 324
applicant's Florida driver license number, Florida 325

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identification card number, or social security number, into a 326
printable voter registration application pursuant to s. 327
97.052(2) which and direct the applicant may to print, complete, 328
sign, and date, the application and deliver the application to 329
the supervisor of elections for disposition pursuant to s. 330
97.073. 331
(e) If the applicant indicates that he or she has not been 332
issued a Florida driver license or identification card, or 333
chooses to use the system to prepopulate an application to 334
print, sign, date, and deliver to the supervisor, the online 335
voter registration system must populate the applicant's 336
information into a printable voter registration application 337
pursuant to s. 97.052(2) and direct the applicant to print, 338
sign, and date the application and deliver the application to 339
the supervisor for disposition under s. 97.073. 340
Section 4. Subsections (2), (4), and (6) of section 341
97.053, Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 342
97.053 Acceptance of voter registration applications.— 343
(2) A voter registration application is complete and 344
becomes the official voter registration record of that applicant 345
when all information necessary to establish the applicant's 346
eligibility pursuant to s. 97.041 is received by a voter 347
registration official and verified pursuant to subsection (6). 348
Except as provided in subsection (6), if the applicant fails to 349
complete his or her voter registration application on or before 350

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prior to the date of book closing for an election, then such 351
applicant is shall not be eligible to vote in that election. 352
(4)(a) The registration date for a valid initial voter 353
registration application that has been mailed to a driver 354
license office, a voter registration agency, an armed forces 355
recruitment office, the division, or the office of any 356
supervisor in the state and bears a clear postmark is the date 357
of that postmark. If an initial voter registration application 358
that has been mailed does not bear a postmark or if the postmark 359
is unclear, the registration date is the date the application is 360
received by any supervisor or the division, unless it is 361
received within 5 days after the closing of the books for an 362
election, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays, in 363
which case the registration date is the book-closing date. 364
(b) The registration date for a valid application to 365
update a voter's record with a change of address or name is the 366
date the application was initially received once the required 367
sufficient evidence is verified. 368
(c) The registration date for a valid application to 369
update a voter's record with a change of party affiliation is 370
the date the application was initially received, and the 371
registration is effective once the required sufficient evidence 372
is verified unless the registration books are closed for a 373
primary election, in which case the update is effective for the 374
subsequent general election. 375

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(6)(a) A voter registration application, including an 376
application with a change in name, address, or party 377
affiliation, may be accepted as valid only after the department 378
has verified the authenticity or nonexistence of the Florida 379
driver license number, the Florida identification card number, 380
or the last four digits of the social security number provided 381
by the applicant. If a completed voter registration application 382
has been received by the book-closing deadline but the Florida 383
driver license number, the Florida identification card number, 384
or the last four digits of the social security number provided 385
by the applicant cannot be verified, or if the records of the 386
Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles indicate that 387
the applicant is not a United States citizen or has not provided 388
a document acceptable as evidence of United States citizenship, 389
the applicant must shall be notified and that the number cannot 390
be verified and that the applicant must provide evidence to the 391
supervisor sufficient to verify the authenticity of the 392
applicant's Florida driver license number, Florida 393
identification card number, or last four digits of the social 394
security number or, if applicable, must provide a document 395
acceptable as evidence of United States citizenship. If the 396
applicant provides the necessary evidence, the supervisor must 397
shall place the applicant's name on the registration rolls as an 398
active voter. If the applicant has not provided the necessary 399
evidence or the number has not otherwise been verified prior to 400

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the applicant presenting himself or herself to vote, the 401
applicant must shall be provided a provisional ballot. The 402
provisional ballot must shall be counted only if the number is 403
verified by the end of the canvassing period or if the applicant 404
presents evidence to the supervisor of elections sufficient to 405
verify the authenticity of the applicant's Florida driver 406
license number, Florida identification card number, or last four 407
digits of the social security number or, if applicable, presents 408
a document acceptable as evidence of United States citizenship 409
no later than 5 p.m. of the second day following the election. 410
(b) Upon receipt of a voter registration application, 411
including an application with a change in name, address, or 412
party affiliation, which indicates that the applicant has not 413
been issued a current and valid Florida driver license, Florida 414
identification card, or social security number, or if the 415
records of the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles 416
indicate that the applicant is not a United States citizen or 417
has not provided a document acceptable as evidence of United 418
States citizenship, the supervisor of elections shall verify the 419
voter's legal status as a United States citizen using available 420
state and federal governmental sources and, if applicable, 421
initiate notice pursuant to s. 98.075(7). If the voter's legal 422
status as a United States citizen is verified, the status must 423
be recorded in the statewide voter registration system. If the 424
applicant provides a document acceptable as evidence of United 425

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States citizenship, the type of document presented must be 426
recorded in the statewide voter registration system. 427
Section 5. Subsections (11) and (13) of section 97.057, 428
Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 429
97.057 Voter registration by the Department of Highway 430
Safety and Motor Vehicles.— 431
(11) The Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles 432
shall enter into an agreement with the department to match 433
information in the statewide voter registration system with 434
information in the database of the Department of Highway Safety 435
and Motor Vehicles to the extent required to verify the accuracy 436
of the Florida driver license number, Florida identification 437
number, or last four digits of the social security number and 438
the legal status as a United States citizen, provided on 439
applications for voter registration as required in s. 97.053. 440
The department shall also include in the statewide voter 441
registration system the type of documentary proof that the 442
licensee or cardholder provided as evidence of United States 443
citizenship. 444
(13) Notwithstanding declinations to register or to update 445
a voter registration pursuant to paragraph (2)(b), the 446
Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles, in accordance 447
with s. 98.093(8), shall must assist the Department of State in 448
regularly identifying changes in residence address on the 449
Florida driver license or Florida identification card or changes 450

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in the Florida driver license or Florida identification card 451
number of such persons who may be voters of a voter. The 452
Department of State must report each such change to the 453
appropriate supervisor of elections who must change the voter's 454
registration records in accordance with s. 98.065(4). 455
Section 6. Effective upon becoming a law, subsection (4) 456
of section 98.015, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 457
98.015 Supervisor of elections; election, tenure of 458
office, compensation, custody of registration-related documents, 459
office hours, successor, seal; appointment of deputy 460
supervisors; duties.— 461
(4)(a) At a minimum, the office of the supervisor must be 462
open Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays, for a 463
period of not less than 8 hours per day, beginning no later than 464
9 a.m. 465
(b) The office of the supervisor may close to observe 466
legal holidays and other federal, state, or county-approved 467
holidays, if the office is not otherwise required to be open to 468
fulfill official duties under the Florida Election Code. 469
Section 7. Subsection (1) of section 98.045, Florida 470
Statutes, is amended to read: 471
98.045 Administration of voter registration.— 472
(1) ELIGIBILITY OF APPLICANT.— 473
(a) The supervisor shall must ensure that any eligible 474
applicant for voter registration is registered to vote and that 475

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each application for voter registration is processed in 476
accordance with law. The supervisor shall determine whether a 477
voter registration applicant is ineligible based on any of the 478
following: 479
1.(a) The failure to complete a voter registration 480
application as specified in s. 97.053. 481
2.(b) The applicant is deceased. 482
3.(c) The applicant has been convicted of a felony for 483
which his or her voting rights have not been restored. 484
4.(d) The applicant has been adjudicated mentally 485
incapacitated with respect to the right to vote and such right 486
has not been restored. 487
5.(e) The applicant does not meet the age requirement 488
pursuant to s. 97.041. 489
6.(f) The applicant is not a United States citizen. 490
7.(g) The applicant is a fictitious person. 491
8.(h) The applicant has provided an address of legal 492
residence that is not his or her legal residence. 493
9.(i) The applicant has provided a Florida driver license 494
number, Florida identification card number, or the last four 495
digits of a social security number that is not verifiable by the 496
department. 497
(b) If the latest voter registration records show that a 498
new applicant was previously registered but subsequently removed 499
for ineligibility pursuant to s. 98.075(7), the supervisor must 500

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verify the current eligibility of the applicant to register 501
within 13 days after receipt of such records by reviewing the 502
information provided by a governmental entity listed in s. 503
98.075 or s. 98.093 to determine whether the applicant remains 504
ineligible. If the supervisor determines that the applicant is 505
ineligible, the supervisor must deny the application and notify 506
the applicant pursuant to s. 97.073. 507
Section 8. Subsection (6) and paragraph (a) of subsection 508
(7) of section 98.075, Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 509
98.075 Registration records maintenance activities; 510
ineligibility determinations.— 511
(6) ELIGIBILITY.— 512
(a) Citizenship.—The department shall identify those 513
registered voters who are potentially ineligible based on their 514
legal status regarding United States citizenship by comparing or 515
receiving information from other governmental entities as 516
authorized by s. 98.093. Upon receipt of information from such 517
other governmental entities indicating a voter may be ineligible 518
based on his or her legal status regarding United States 519
citizenship, the department shall review and make an initial 520
determination as to whether the information is credible and 521
reliable. If the department determines that the information is 522
credible and reliable, the department must notify the supervisor 523
and provide a copy of the supporting documentation indicating 524
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receipt of the notice that the department has made a 526
determination of initial credibility and reliability, the 527
supervisor must adhere to the procedures set forth in subsection 528
(7) before the removal of a registered voter's name from the 529
statewide voter registration system. If the voter provides a 530
document acceptable as evidence of United States citizenship, 531
the supervisor must record the type of document in the statewide 532
voter registration system. 533
(b) Other bases for ineligibility OTHER BASES FOR 534
INELIGIBILITY.—Subsections (2)-(6) (2)-(5) do not limit or 535
restrict the department or the supervisor in his or her duty to 536
act upon direct receipt of, access to, or knowledge of 537
information from any governmental entity that identifies a 538
registered voter as potentially ineligible. If the department or 539
supervisor receives information from any governmental entity 540
other than those identified in subsections (2)-(6) (2)-(5) that 541
a registered voter is ineligible because the voter is deceased, 542
adjudicated a convicted felon without having had his or her 543
voting rights restored, adjudicated mentally incapacitated 544
without having had his or her voting rights restored, does not 545
meet the age requirement pursuant to s. 97.041, is not a United 546
States citizen, is a fictitious person, or has listed an address 547
that is not his or her address of legal residence, the 548
supervisor must adhere to the procedures set forth in subsection 549
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determined to be ineligible from the statewide voter 551
registration system. 552
(7) PROCEDURES FOR REMOVAL.— 553
(a) If the supervisor receives notice or information 554
pursuant to subsections (4)-(6), the supervisor of the county in 555
which the voter is registered must: 556
1. Notify the registered voter of his or her potential 557
ineligibility by mail within 7 days after receipt of notice or 558
information. The notice must include: 559
a. A statement of the basis for the registered voter's 560
potential ineligibility and a copy of any documentation upon 561
which the potential ineligibility is based. Such documentation 562
must include any conviction from another jurisdiction determined 563
to be a similar offense to murder or a felony sexual offense, as 564
those terms are defined in s. 98.0751. 565
b. A statement that failure to respond within 30 days 566
after receipt of the notice may result in a determination of 567
ineligibility and in removal of the registered voter's name from 568
the statewide voter registration system. 569
c. A return form that requires the registered voter to 570
admit or deny the accuracy of the information underlying the 571
potential ineligibility for purposes of a final determination by 572
the supervisor. 573
d. A statement that, if the voter is denying the accuracy 574
of the information underlying the potential ineligibility, the 575

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voter has a right to request a hearing for the purpose of 576
determining eligibility. 577
e. Instructions for the registered voter to contact the 578
supervisor of elections of the county in which the voter is 579
registered if assistance is needed in resolving the matter. 580
f. Instructions for seeking restoration of civil rights 581
pursuant to s. 8, Art. IV of the State Constitution and 582
information explaining voting rights restoration pursuant to s. 583
4, Art. VI of the State Constitution following a felony 584
conviction, if applicable. 585
g. A list of the documents acceptable as evidence of 586
United States citizenship. 587
h. The following statement: "If you attempt to vote at an 588
early voting site or your normal election day polling place, you 589
will be required to vote a provisional ballot. If you vote by 590
mail, your ballot will be treated as a provisional ballot. In 591
either case, your ballot may not be counted until a final 592
determination of eligibility is made. If you wish for your 593
ballot to be counted, you must contact the supervisor of 594
elections office within 2 days after the election and present 595
evidence that you are eligible to vote." 596
2. If the mailed notice is returned as undeliverable, the 597
supervisor must, within 14 days after receiving the returned 598
notice, either publish notice once in a newspaper of general 599
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or publish notice on the county's website as provided in s. 601
50.0311 or on the supervisor's website, as deemed appropriate by 602
the supervisor. The notice must contain the following: 603
a. The voter's name and address. 604
b. A statement that the voter is potentially ineligible to 605
be registered to vote. 606
c. A statement that failure to respond within 30 days 607
after the notice is published may result in a determination of 608
ineligibility by the supervisor and removal of the registered 609
voter's name from the statewide voter registration system. 610
d. An instruction for the voter to contact the supervisor 611
no later than 30 days after the date of the published notice to 612
receive information regarding the basis for the potential 613
ineligibility and the procedure to resolve the matter. 614
e. An instruction to the voter that, if further assistance 615
is needed, the voter should contact the supervisor of elections 616
of the county in which the voter is registered. 617
f. A statement that, if the voter denies the accuracy of 618
the information underlying the potential ineligibility, the 619
voter has a right to request a hearing for the purpose of 620
determining eligibility. 621
g. The following statement: "If you attempt to vote at an 622
early voting site or your normal election day polling place, you 623
will be required to vote a provisional ballot. If you vote by 624
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either case, your ballot may not be counted until a final 626
determination of eligibility is made. If you wish for your 627
ballot to be counted, you must contact the supervisor of 628
elections office within 2 days after the election and present 629
evidence that you are eligible to vote." 630
3. If a registered voter fails to respond to a notice 631
pursuant to subparagraph 1. or subparagraph 2., the supervisor 632
must make a final determination of the voter's eligibility 633
within 7 days after expiration of the voter's timeframe to 634
respond. If the supervisor determines that the voter is 635
ineligible, the supervisor must remove the name of the 636
registered voter from the statewide voter registration system 637
within 7 days. The supervisor shall notify the registered voter 638
of the supervisor's determination and action. 639
4. If a registered voter responds to the notice pursuant 640
to subparagraph 1. or subparagraph 2. and admits the accuracy of 641
the information underlying the potential ineligibility, the 642
supervisor must, as soon as practicable, make a final 643
determination of ineligibility and remove the voter's name from 644
the statewide voter registration system. The supervisor shall 645
notify the registered voter of the supervisor's determination 646
and action. 647
5. If a registered voter responds to the notice issued 648
pursuant to subparagraph 1. or subparagraph 2. and denies the 649
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ineligibility but does not request a hearing, the supervisor 651
must review the evidence and make a determination of eligibility 652
no later than 30 days after receiving the response from the 653
voter. If the supervisor determines that the registered voter is 654
ineligible, the supervisor must remove the voter's name from the 655
statewide voter registration system upon such determination and 656
notify the registered voter of the supervisor's determination 657
and action and that the removed voter has a right to appeal a 658
determination of ineligibility pursuant to s. 98.0755. If such 659
registered voter requests a hearing, the supervisor must send 660
notice to the registered voter to attend a hearing at a time and 661
place specified in the notice. The supervisor shall schedule and 662
issue notice for the hearing within 7 days after receiving the 663
voter's request for a hearing and shall hold the hearing no 664
later than 30 days after issuing the notice of the hearing. A 665
voter may request an extension upon showing good cause by 666
submitting an affidavit to the supervisor as to why he or she is 667
unable to attend the scheduled hearing. Upon hearing all 668
evidence presented at the hearing, the supervisor shall make a 669
determination of eligibility within 7 days. If the supervisor 670
determines that the registered voter is ineligible, the 671
supervisor must remove the voter's name from the statewide voter 672
registration system and notify the registered voter of the 673
supervisor's determination and action and that the removed voter 674
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to s. 98.0755. 676
Section 9. Present subsection (9) of section 98.093, 677
Florida Statutes, is redesignated as subsection (10), a new 678
subsection (9) is added to that section, and subsection (8) of 679
that section is amended, to read: 680
98.093 Duty of officials to furnish information relating 681
to deceased persons, persons adjudicated mentally incapacitated, 682
persons convicted of a felony, and persons who are not United 683
States citizens.— 684
(8) DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAY SAFETY AND MOTOR VEHICLES.—The 685
Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles shall furnish 686
weekly to the department the following information: 687
(a) Information identifying those persons whose names have 688
been removed from the Florida driver license or Florida 689
identification card database during the preceding week because 690
they have been licensed or been issued an identification card in 691
another state. The information must contain the person's name, 692
last known Florida address, date of birth, sex, last four digits 693
of his or her social security number, and Florida driver license 694
number or Florida identification card number and, if available, 695
the address and the state in which the person is now licensed. 696
(b) Information identifying those persons who during the 697
preceding week presented evidence of non-United States 698
citizenship upon being issued a new or renewed Florida driver 699
license or Florida identification card. The information must 700

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contain the person's name; address; date of birth; last four 701
digits of the social security number, if applicable; Florida 702
driver license number or Florida identification card number, as 703
available; and alien registration number or other legal status 704
identifier. 705
(c) Information identifying those persons who during the 706
preceding week presented a document acceptable as evidence of 707
United States citizenship upon being issued a new, renewed, or 708
replacement Florida driver license or Florida identification 709
card. The information must contain the person's name; address; 710
date of birth; last four digits of the social security number, 711
if applicable; Florida driver license number or Florida 712
identification card number, as available; type of documentary 713
proof provided in support of citizenship; and, if applicable, 714
alien registration number or other legal status identifier. 715
(d) Information identifying a change in residence address 716
on the Florida driver license or Florida identification card of 717
any person who declined pursuant to s. 97.057(2) to register or 718
update his or her voter record. The information must contain the 719
person's name; date of birth; last four digits of the social 720
security number, if available; and Florida driver license number 721
or Florida identification card number, as available, in order to 722
identify a voter's registration record. The Department of State 723
must report each such change in residence address to the 724
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records in accordance with s. 98.065(4). 726
(e) Information identifying new, renewed, or replacement 727
Florida driver license or Florida identification card numbers 728
issued to persons who declined pursuant to s. 97.057(2) to 729
register or update their voter record. The information must 730
contain the person's name; date of birth; last four digits of 731
the social security number, if available; and the prior, if 732
applicable, and current Florida driver license number or Florida 733
identification card number in order to identify a voter's 734
registration record. Within 7 days, the Department of State 735
shall report such information to the appropriate supervisor, who 736
must update the voter registration records. 737
(f) Information identifying those persons for which it has 738
received official information during the preceding week that the 739
person is deceased. The information must contain the name, 740
address, date of birth, last four digits of the social security 741
number, Florida driver license number or Florida identification 742
card number, and date of death of each such person. 743
(9) FEDERAL COURTS.—Upon receipt of information from a 744
jury coordinator that a person was disqualified or potentially 745
disqualified as a prospective juror from jury service due to not 746
having United States citizenship, being convicted of a felony, 747
being deceased, being a nonresident of this state, or being a 748
nonresident of the county, the department shall use such 749
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voter registration who may be potentially ineligible based on 751
information provided in accordance with s. 98.075. 752
Section 10. Effective upon this act becoming a law, 753
paragraphs (b), (c), and (d) of subsection (1) of section 754
99.021, Florida Statutes, are amended, and paragraphs (f) and 755
(g) are added to that subsection, to read: 756
99.021 Form of candidate oath.— 757
(1) 758
(b) In addition, any person seeking to qualify for 759
nomination as a candidate of any political party shall, at the 760
time of subscribing to the oath or affirmation, state in 761
writing: 762
1. The party of which the person is a member. 763
2. That the person has been a registered member of the 764
political party for which he or she is seeking nomination as a 765
candidate for at least 365 consecutive days preceding before the 766
beginning of qualifying before preceding the general election 767
for which the person seeks to qualify. 768
3. That the person has paid the assessment levied against 769
him or her, if any, as a candidate for said office by the 770
executive committee of the party of which he or she is a member. 771
4. That the person has not legally changed his or her name 772
through a petition pursuant to s. 68.07 during the 365-day 773
period preceding the beginning of qualifying. This subparagraph 774
does not apply to any change of name in proceedings for 775

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dissolution of marriage or adoption of children or based on a 776
change of name conducted with a marriage certificate. 777
(c) In addition, any person seeking to qualify for office 778
as a candidate with no party affiliation shall, at the time of 779
subscribing to the oath or affirmation, state in writing that he 780
or she is registered without any party affiliation and that he 781
or she has not: 782
1. Been a registered member of any political party for at 783
least 365 consecutive days preceding before the beginning of 784
qualifying before preceding the general election for which the 785
person seeks to qualify. 786
2. Legally changed his or her name through a petition 787
pursuant to s. 68.07 during the 365-day period preceding the 788
beginning of qualifying. This subparagraph does not apply to any 789
change of name in proceedings for dissolution of marriage or 790
adoption of children or based on a change of name conducted with 791
a marriage certificate. 792
(d)1. In addition, each candidate, whether a party 793
candidate, a candidate with no party affiliation, or a write-in 794
candidate, shall, at the time of subscribing to the oath or 795
affirmation, state in writing whether he or she owes any 796
outstanding fines, fees, or penalties that cumulatively exceed 797
$250 for any violations of s. 8, Art. II of the State 798
Constitution; the Code of Ethics for Public Officers and 799
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ordinance governing standards of conduct and disclosure 801
requirements; or chapter 106. If the candidate owes any 802
outstanding fines, fees, or penalties exceeding the threshold 803
amount specified in this paragraph, he or she must also specify 804
the amount owed and each entity that levied such fine, fee, or 805
penalty. For purposes of this paragraph, any such fines, fees, 806
or penalties that have been paid in full at the time of 807
subscribing to the oath or affirmation are not deemed to be 808
outstanding. 809
2. In addition, each candidate seeking federal office, 810
whether a party candidate, a candidate with no party 811
affiliation, or a write-in candidate, shall, at the time of 812
subscribing to the oath or affirmation, state in writing whether 813
he or she intends to trade stocks, if elected, in a manner other 814
than through a trust or similar mechanism which strictly limits 815
his or her ability to influence or exercise control over 816
decisions regarding the management of assets. 817
(f) The statements in subparagraphs (b)4. and (c)2. 818
constitute substantive requirements for the person completing 819
the statement, and compliance with those requirements is 820
mandatory. The sole method to enforce compliance with such 821
requirements is contained in this paragraph. Compliance with 822
subparagraphs (b)4. and (c)2. may be challenged by a qualified 823
candidate or a political party with qualified candidates in the 824
same race by filing an action in the circuit court for the 825

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county in which the qualifying officer is headquartered. A 826
person may not be qualified as a candidate for nomination or 827
election and his or her name may not appear on the ballot if in 828
an order that has become final, the court determines that the 829
person seeking to qualify has legally changed his or her name 830
through a petition pursuant to s. 68.07 during the 365-day 831
period preceding the beginning of qualifying, unless such change 832
of name occurred in proceedings for dissolution of marriage or 833
adoption of children or was based on a change of name conducted 834
with a marriage certificate. 835
(g) The statements in subparagraphs (b)2. and (c)1. 836
constitute substantive requirements for the person completing 837
the statement, and compliance with those requirements is 838
mandatory. The sole method to enforce compliance with such 839
requirements is contained in this paragraph. Compliance with 840
subparagraphs (b)2. and (c)1. may be challenged by a qualified 841
candidate or a political party with qualified candidates in the 842
same race by filing an action in the circuit court for the 843
county in which the qualifying officer is headquartered. A 844
person may not be qualified as a candidate for nomination or 845
election, and his or her name may not appear on the ballot, if, 846
in an order that has become final, the court determines that: 847
1. The person seeking to qualify for nomination as a 848
candidate of any political party has not been a registered 849
member of that party for the 365-day period preceding the 850

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beginning of qualifying; or 851
2. The person seeking to qualify for office as a candidate 852
with no party affiliation has not been registered without party 853
affiliation for, or has been a registered member of any 854
political party during, the 365-day period preceding the 855
beginning of qualifying. 856
Section 11. Effective upon becoming a law, section 857
99.0211, Florida Statutes, is created to read: 858
99.0211 Challenging candidacy.— 859
(1) A candidate must be able to satisfy all statutory and 860
constitutional requirements for the office for which he or she 861
is seeking nomination or election. 862
(2) A candidate or a political party with a candidate in 863
the same race, or an affiliated party committee as authorized by 864
s. 103.092, may challenge a candidate's compliance with 865
subsection (1) by filing an action for declaratory and 866
injunctive relief in the circuit court for the county in which 867
the filing officer is headquartered. 868
(3) A person may not be qualified as a candidate for 869
nomination or election, and his or her name may not appear on 870
the ballot, if, in an order that has become final, the court 871
determines that the candidate will not, at the time of 872
qualification, election, or assumption of office, as applicable, 873
satisfy all statutory and constitutional requirements for the 874
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(4) A candidate, a political party, or an affiliated party 876
committee bringing an action for declaratory and injunctive 877
relief under subsection (2) is entitled to an expedited final 878
hearing, and any appeal of a final hearing must receive 879
expedited consideration by the appellate court. Upon a final 880
order of the circuit court which contains the determination 881
under subsection (3), the supervisor of elections in each county 882
affected by such candidacy shall remove the name of the 883
candidate from the ballot or, if the ballots have already been 884
printed, include a notice with each vote-by-mail ballot, and 885
post a notice at each early voting location and polling 886
precinct, stating that a vote for such candidate will not be 887
counted. 888
Section 12. Effective upon becoming a law, paragraph (a) 889
of subsection (7) of section 99.061, Florida Statutes, is 890
amended to read: 891
99.061 Method of qualifying for nomination or election to 892
federal, state, county, or district office.— 893
(7)(a) In order for a candidate to be qualified, the 894
following items must be received by the filing officer by the 895
end of the qualifying period: 896
1. A properly executed check drawn upon the candidate's 897
campaign account payable to the person or entity as prescribed 898
by the filing officer in an amount not less than the fee 899
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required number of signatures on petitions pursuant to s. 901
99.095. The filing fee for a special district candidate is not 902
required to be drawn upon the candidate's campaign account. If a 903
candidate's check is returned by the bank for any reason, the 904
filing officer shall immediately notify the candidate and the 905
candidate shall have until the end of qualifying to pay the fee 906
with a cashier's check purchased from funds of the campaign 907
account. Failure to pay the fee as provided in this subparagraph 908
shall disqualify the candidate. 909
2. The candidate's oath required by s. 99.021, which must 910
contain the name of the candidate as it is to appear on the 911
ballot; the office sought, including the district or group 912
number if applicable; and the signature of the candidate, which 913
must be verified under oath or affirmation pursuant to s. 914
92.525(1)(a). 915
3. If the office sought is partisan, the written statement 916
of political party affiliation required by s. 99.021(1)(b); or 917
if the candidate is running without party affiliation for a 918
partisan office, the written statement required by s. 919
99.021(1)(c). 920
4. If the office sought is federal, the written statement 921
required by s. 99.021(1)(d)2. 922
5. The completed form for the appointment of campaign 923
treasurer and designation of campaign depository, as required by 924
s. 106.021. 925

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6.5. The full and public disclosure or statement of 926
financial interests required by subsection (5). A public officer 927
who has filed the full and public disclosure or statement of 928
financial interests with the Commission on Ethics before 929
qualifying for office may file a copy of that disclosure or a 930
verification or receipt of electronic filing as provided in 931
subsection (5) at the time of qualifying. 932
7. An oath or affirmation in writing that states whether 933
the candidate is a citizen of another country in addition to 934
being a citizen of the United States, and, if so, discloses any 935
other country of which the candidate is also a citizen. 936
8. For a candidate seeking federal office, whether a party 937
candidate, a candidate with no party affiliation, or a write-in 938
candidate, an oath or affirmation in writing which states 939
whether the candidate previously held a federal office and, if 940
so, discloses whether the candidate traded stocks while in such 941
office in a manner other than through a trust or similar 942
mechanism which strictly limited his or her ability to influence 943
or exercise control over decisions regarding the management of 944
assets. 945
Section 13. Subsection (1) of section 101.043, Florida 946
Statutes, is amended to read: 947
101.043 Identification required at polls.— 948
(1)(a) The precinct register, as prescribed in s. 98.461, 949
must shall be used at the polls for the purpose of identifying 950

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the elector at the polls before allowing him or her to vote. The 951
clerk or inspector shall require each elector, upon entering the 952
polling place, to present one of the following current and valid 953
picture identifications: 954
1. Florida driver license. 955
2. Florida identification card issued by the Department of 956
Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles. 957
3. United States passport or passport card. 958
4. Debit or credit card. 959
5. United States uniformed services or Merchant Marine 960
Military identification. 961
6. Student identification. 962
7. Retirement center identification. 963
8. Neighborhood association identification. 964
9. Public assistance identification. 965
5.10. Veteran health identification card issued by the 966
United States Department of Veterans Affairs. 967
6.11. A license to carry a concealed weapon or firearm 968
issued pursuant to s. 790.06. 969
7.12. Any other Employee identification card issued by any 970
branch, department, agency, or entity of the Federal Government, 971
the state, a county, or a municipality, excluding identification 972
cards issued by an educational institution. 973
(b) If the picture identification does not contain the 974
signature of the elector, an additional identification that 975

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provides the elector's signature is shall be required. The 976
address appearing on the identification presented by the elector 977
may not be used as the basis to challenge an elector's legal 978
residence. The elector must shall sign his or her name in the 979
space provided on the precinct register or on an electronic 980
device provided for recording the elector's signature. The clerk 981
or inspector shall compare the signature with that on the 982
identification provided by the elector and enter his or her 983
initials in the space provided on the precinct register or on an 984
electronic device provided for that purpose and allow the 985
elector to vote if the clerk or inspector is satisfied as to the 986
identity of the elector. 987
Section 14. Paragraph (d) of subsection (6) of section 988
101.048, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 989
101.048 Provisional ballots.— 990
(6) 991
(d) Instructions must accompany the cure affidavit in 992
substantially the following form: 993
994
READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY BEFORE COMPLETING THE 995
AFFIDAVIT. FAILURE TO FOLLOW THESE INSTRUCTIONS MAY CAUSE YOUR 996
BALLOT NOT TO COUNT. 997
1. In order to cure the missing signature or the signature 998
discrepancy on your Provisional Ballot Voter's Certificate and 999
Affirmation, your affidavit should be completed and returned as 1000

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soon as possible so that it can reach the supervisor of 1001
elections of the county in which your precinct is located no 1002
later than 5 p.m. on the 2nd day after the election. 1003
2. You must sign your name on the line above (Voter's 1004
Signature). 1005
3. You must make a copy of one of the following forms of 1006
identification: 1007
a. Tier 1 identification.—Current and valid identification 1008
that includes your name and photograph: Florida driver license; 1009
Florida identification card issued by the Department of Highway 1010
Safety and Motor Vehicles; United States passport or passport 1011
card; United States uniformed services or Merchant Marine; debit 1012
or credit card; military identification; student identification; 1013
retirement center identification; neighborhood association 1014
identification; public assistance identification; veteran health 1015
identification card issued by the United States Department of 1016
Veterans Affairs; Florida license to carry a concealed weapon or 1017
firearm; or any other employee identification card issued by any 1018
branch, department, agency, or entity of the Federal Government, 1019
the state, a county, or a municipality, excluding identification 1020
cards issued by an educational institution; or 1021
b. Tier 2 identification.—ONLY IF YOU DO NOT HAVE A TIER 1 1022
FORM OF IDENTIFICATION, identification that shows your name and 1023
current residence address: current utility bill; bank statement; 1024
government check; paycheck; or government document (excluding 1025

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voter information card). 1026
4. Place the envelope bearing the affidavit into a mailing 1027
envelope addressed to the supervisor. Insert a copy of your 1028
identification in the mailing envelope. Mail (if time permits), 1029
deliver, or have delivered the completed affidavit along with 1030
the copy of your identification to your county supervisor of 1031
elections. Be sure there is sufficient postage if mailed and 1032
that the supervisor's address is correct. Remember, your 1033
information MUST reach your county supervisor of elections no 1034
later than 5 p.m. on the 2nd day following the election or your 1035
ballot will not count. 1036
5. Alternatively, you may fax or e-mail your completed 1037
affidavit and a copy of your identification to the supervisor of 1038
elections. If e-mailing, please provide these documents as 1039
attachments. 1040
6. Submitting a provisional ballot affidavit does not 1041
establish your eligibility to vote in this election or guarantee 1042
that your ballot will be counted. The county canvassing board 1043
determines your eligibility to vote through information provided 1044
on the Provisional Ballot Voter's Certificate and Affirmation, 1045
written evidence provided by you, including information in your 1046
cure affidavit along with any supporting identification, and any 1047
other evidence presented by the supervisor of elections or a 1048
challenger. You may still be required to present additional 1049
written evidence to support your eligibility to vote. 1050

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Section 15. Subsection (1) of section 101.151, Florida 1051
Statutes, is amended to read: 1052
101.151 Specifications for ballots.— 1053
(1)(a) Marksense Ballots must shall be printed on paper of 1054
such thickness that the printing cannot be distinguished from 1055
the back and must shall meet the specifications of the voting 1056
system that will be used to tabulate the ballots. 1057
(b) Polling places and early voting sites may employ a 1058
ballot-on-demand production system to print individual marksense 1059
ballots, including provisional ballots, for eligible voters 1060
electors. Ballot-on-demand technology may be used to produce 1061
marksense vote-by-mail, early voting, and election-day ballots. 1062
Section 16. Subsection (4) of section 101.5606, Florida 1063
Statutes, is amended to read: 1064
101.5606 Requirements for approval of systems.—No 1065
electronic or electromechanical voting system shall be approved 1066
by the Department of State unless it is so constructed that: 1067
(4) For systems using marksense ballots, It accepts a 1068
rejected ballot pursuant to subsection (3) if a voter chooses to 1069
cast the ballot, but records no vote for any office that has 1070
been overvoted or undervoted. 1071
Section 17. Section 101.56075, Florida Statutes, is 1072
amended to read: 1073
101.56075 Voting methods.—For the purpose of designating 1074
ballot selections, all voting must be by official marksense 1075

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ballot, using a pen compatible with or recommended for use with 1076
the voting system, unless a voter requests to vote using marking 1077
device or a voter interface device that produces a voter-1078
verifiable paper output and meets the voter accessibility 1079
requirements for individuals with disabilities under s. 301 of 1080
the federal Help America Vote Act of 2002 and s. 101.56062. 1081
Section 18. Section 101.5608, Florida Statutes, is amended 1082
to read: 1083
101.5608 Voting at the polls by electronic or 1084
electromechanical method; procedures.— 1085
(1) Each voter elector desiring to vote must shall be 1086
identified to the clerk or inspector of the election as a duly 1087
qualified voter elector of such election and must shall sign his 1088
or her name on the precinct register or other form or device 1089
provided by the supervisor. The inspector shall compare the 1090
signature with the signature on the identification provided by 1091
the voter elector. If the inspector is reasonably sure that the 1092
person is entitled to vote, the inspector must shall provide the 1093
person with a ballot. 1094
(2) When an electronic or electromechanical voting system 1095
utilizes a ballot card or marksense ballot, the following 1096
procedures must shall be followed to vote: 1097
(a) After receiving a ballot from an inspector, the voter 1098
elector shall, without leaving the polling place, retire to a 1099
booth or compartment and mark the ballot. After marking his or 1100

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her ballot, the voter must elector shall place the ballot in a 1101
secrecy envelope so that the ballot will be deposited in the 1102
tabulator without exposing the voter's choices. 1103
(b) Any voter who spoils his or her ballot or makes an 1104
error may return the ballot to the election official and secure 1105
another ballot, except that in no case shall a voter be 1106
furnished more than three ballots. If the vote tabulation device 1107
has rejected a ballot, the ballot must shall be considered 1108
spoiled and a new ballot must shall be provided to the voter 1109
unless the voter chooses to cast the rejected ballot. The 1110
election official, without examining the original ballot, shall 1111
state the possible reasons for the rejection and shall provide 1112
instruction to the voter pursuant to s. 101.5611. A spoiled 1113
ballot must shall be preserved, without examination, in an 1114
envelope provided for that purpose. The stub shall be removed 1115
from the ballot and placed in an envelope. 1116
(c) The supervisor of elections shall prepare for each 1117
polling place at least one ballot box to contain the ballots of 1118
a particular precinct, and each ballot box must shall be plainly 1119
marked with the name of the precinct for which it is intended. 1120
(3) The Department of State shall promulgate rules 1121
regarding voting procedures to be used when an electronic or 1122
electromechanical voting system is of a type which does not 1123
utilize a ballot card or marksense ballot. 1124
(4) In any election in which a write-in candidate has 1125

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qualified for office, the supervisor of elections shall provide 1126
for write-in voting pursuant to rules adopted by the Division of 1127
Elections. 1128
Section 19. Subsection (5) of section 101.5612, Florida 1129
Statutes, is amended to read: 1130
101.5612 Testing of tabulating equipment.— 1131
(5) Any tests involving marksense ballots pursuant to this 1132
section must shall employ test ballots created by the supervisor 1133
of elections using actual ballots that have been printed for the 1134
election. If ballot-on-demand ballots will be used in the 1135
election, the supervisor must shall also create test ballots 1136
using the ballot-on-demand technology that will be used to 1137
produce ballots in the election, using the same paper stock as 1138
will be used for ballots in the election. 1139
Section 20. Paragraph (d) of subsection (4) of section 1140
101.68, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 1141
101.68 Canvassing of vote-by-mail ballot.— 1142
(4) 1143
(d) Instructions must accompany the cure affidavit in 1144
substantially the following form: 1145
1146
READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY BEFORE COMPLETING THE 1147
AFFIDAVIT. FAILURE TO FOLLOW THESE INSTRUCTIONS MAY CAUSE YOUR 1148
BALLOT NOT TO COUNT. 1149
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1. In order to ensure that your vote-by-mail ballot will 1151
be counted, your affidavit should be completed and returned as 1152
soon as possible so that it can reach the supervisor of 1153
elections of the county in which your precinct is located no 1154
later than 5 p.m. on the 2nd day after the election. 1155
2. You must sign your name on the line above (Voter's 1156
Signature). 1157
3. You must make a copy of one of the following forms of 1158
identification: 1159
a. Tier 1 identification.—Current and valid identification 1160
that includes your name and photograph: Florida driver license; 1161
Florida identification card issued by the Department of Highway 1162
Safety and Motor Vehicles; United States passport or passport 1163
card; United States uniformed services or Merchant Marine; debit 1164
or credit card; military identification; student identification; 1165
retirement center identification; neighborhood association 1166
identification; public assistance identification; veteran health 1167
identification card issued by the United States Department of 1168
Veterans Affairs; a Florida license to carry a concealed weapon 1169
or firearm; or any an employee identification card issued by any 1170
branch, department, agency, or entity of the Federal Government, 1171
the state, a county, or a municipality, excluding identification 1172
cards issued by an educational institution; or 1173
b. Tier 2 identification.—ONLY IF YOU DO NOT HAVE A TIER 1 1174
FORM OF IDENTIFICATION, identification that shows your name and 1175

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current residence address: current utility bill, bank statement, 1176
government check, paycheck, or government document (excluding 1177
voter information card). 1178
4. Place the envelope bearing the affidavit into a mailing 1179
envelope addressed to the supervisor. Insert a copy of your 1180
identification in the mailing envelope. Mail (if time permits), 1181
deliver, or have delivered the completed affidavit along with 1182
the copy of your identification to your county supervisor of 1183
elections. Be sure there is sufficient postage if mailed and 1184
that the supervisor's address is correct. Remember, your 1185
information MUST reach your county supervisor of elections no 1186
later than 5 p.m. on the 2nd day after the election, or your 1187
ballot will not count. 1188
5. Alternatively, you may fax or e-mail your completed 1189
affidavit and a copy of your identification to the supervisor of 1190
elections. If e-mailing, please provide these documents as 1191
attachments. 1192
Section 21. Subsection (2) of section 101.6923, Florida 1193
Statutes, is amended to read: 1194
101.6923 Special vote-by-mail ballot instructions for 1195
certain first-time voters.— 1196
(2) A voter covered by this section must be provided with 1197
printed instructions with his or her vote-by-mail ballot in 1198
substantially the following form: 1199
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READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY BEFORE MARKING YOUR 1201
BALLOT. FAILURE TO FOLLOW THESE INSTRUCTIONS MAY CAUSE YOUR 1202
BALLOT NOT TO COUNT. 1203
1204
1. In order to ensure that your vote-by-mail ballot will 1205
be counted, it should be completed and returned as soon as 1206
possible so that it can reach the supervisor of elections of the 1207
county in which your precinct is located no later than 7 p.m. on 1208
the date of the election. However, if you are an overseas voter 1209
casting a ballot in a presidential preference primary or general 1210
election, your vote-by-mail ballot must be postmarked or dated 1211
no later than the date of the election and received by the 1212
supervisor of elections of the county in which you are 1213
registered to vote no later than 10 days after the date of the 1214
election. Note that the later you return your ballot, the less 1215
time you will have to cure signature deficiencies, which is 1216
authorized until 5 p.m. local time on the 2nd day after the 1217
election. 1218
2. Mark your ballot in secret as instructed on the ballot. 1219
You must mark your own ballot unless you are unable to do so 1220
because of blindness, disability, or inability to read or write. 1221
3. Mark only the number of candidates or issue choices for 1222
a race as indicated on the ballot. If you are allowed to "Vote 1223
for One" candidate and you vote for more than one, your vote in 1224
that race will not be counted. 1225

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4. Place your marked ballot in the enclosed secrecy 1226
envelope and seal the envelope. 1227
5. Insert the secrecy envelope into the enclosed envelope 1228
bearing the Voter's Certificate. Seal the envelope and 1229
completely fill out the Voter's Certificate on the back of the 1230
envelope. 1231
a. You must sign your name on the line above (Voter's 1232
Signature). 1233
b. If you are an overseas voter, you must include the date 1234
you signed the Voter's Certificate on the line above (Date) or 1235
your ballot may not be counted. 1236
c. A vote-by-mail ballot will be considered illegal and 1237
will not be counted if the signature on the Voter's Certificate 1238
does not match the signature on record. The signature on file at 1239
the start of the canvass of the vote-by-mail ballots is the 1240
signature that will be used to verify your signature on the 1241
Voter's Certificate. If you need to update your signature for 1242
this election, send your signature update on a voter 1243
registration application to your supervisor of elections so that 1244
it is received before your vote-by-mail ballot is received. 1245
6. Unless you meet one of the exemptions in Item 7., you 1246
must make a copy of one of the following forms of 1247
identification: 1248
a. Identification which must include your name and 1249
photograph: United States passport or passport card; United 1250

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States uniformed services or Merchant Marine; debit or credit 1251
card; military identification; student identification; 1252
retirement center identification; neighborhood association 1253
identification; public assistance identification; veteran health 1254
identification card issued by the United States Department of 1255
Veterans Affairs; a Florida license to carry a concealed weapon 1256
or firearm; or any an employee identification card issued by any 1257
branch, department, agency, or entity of the Federal Government, 1258
the state, a county, or a municipality, excluding identification 1259
cards issued by an educational institution; or 1260
b. Identification which shows your name and current 1261
residence address: current utility bill, bank statement, 1262
government check, paycheck, or government document (excluding 1263
voter information card). 1264
7. The identification requirements of Item 6. do not apply 1265
if you meet one of the following requirements: 1266
a. You are 65 years of age or older. 1267
b. You have a temporary or permanent physical disability. 1268
c. You are a member of a uniformed service on active duty 1269
who, by reason of such active duty, will be absent from the 1270
county on election day. 1271
d. You are a member of the Merchant Marine who, by reason 1272
of service in the Merchant Marine, will be absent from the 1273
county on election day. 1274
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in paragraph c. or paragraph d. who, by reason of the active 1276
duty or service of the member, will be absent from the county on 1277
election day. 1278
f. You are currently residing outside the United States. 1279
8. Place the envelope bearing the Voter's Certificate into 1280
the mailing envelope addressed to the supervisor. Insert a copy 1281
of your identification in the mailing envelope. DO NOT PUT YOUR 1282
IDENTIFICATION INSIDE THE SECRECY ENVELOPE WITH THE BALLOT OR 1283
INSIDE THE ENVELOPE WHICH BEARS THE VOTER'S CERTIFICATE OR YOUR 1284
BALLOT WILL NOT COUNT. 1285
9. Mail, deliver, or have delivered the completed mailing 1286
envelope. Be sure there is sufficient postage if mailed. 1287
10. FELONY NOTICE. It is a felony under Florida law to 1288
accept any gift, payment, or gratuity in exchange for your vote 1289
for a candidate. It is also a felony under Florida law to vote 1290
in an election using a false identity or false address, or under 1291
any other circumstances making your ballot false or fraudulent. 1292
Section 22. Subsection (2) of section 102.111, Florida 1293
Statutes, is amended to read: 1294
102.111 Elections Canvassing Commission.— 1295
(2) The Elections Canvassing Commission shall meet at 9 8 1296
a.m. on the 9th day after a primary election and at 9 8 a.m. on 1297
the 14th day after a general election to certify the returns of 1298
the election for each federal, state, and multicounty office and 1299
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convenes for organizational session pursuant to s. 3(a), Art. 1301
III of the State Constitution, such meeting will begin at 8 a.m. 1302
If a member of a county canvassing board that was constituted 1303
pursuant to s. 102.141 determines, within 5 days after the 1304
certification by the Elections Canvassing Commission, that a 1305
typographical error occurred in the official returns of the 1306
county, the correction of which could result in a change in the 1307
outcome of an election, the county canvassing board must certify 1308
corrected returns to the Department of State within 24 hours, 1309
and the Elections Canvassing Commission must correct and 1310
recertify the election returns as soon as practicable. 1311
Section 23. Subsections (3) through (7) of section 1312
102.141, Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 1313
102.141 County canvassing board; duties.— 1314
(3) The canvass, except the canvass of returned vote-by-1315
mail ballots absent electors' returns and the canvass of 1316
provisional ballots, must shall be made from the returns and 1317
certificates of the inspectors as signed and filed by them with 1318
the supervisor, and the county canvassing board may shall not 1319
change the number of votes cast for a candidate, nominee, 1320
constitutional amendment, or other measure submitted to the 1321
electorate of the county, respectively, in any polling place, as 1322
shown by the returns. All returns must shall be made to the 1323
board on or before 2 a.m. of the day following any primary, 1324
general, or other election. If the returns from any precinct are 1325

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missing, if there are any omissions on the returns from any 1326
precinct, or if there is an obvious error on any such returns, 1327
the canvassing board must shall order a retabulation of the 1328
returns from such precinct. Before canvassing such returns, the 1329
canvassing board shall examine the tabulation of the ballots 1330
cast in such precinct and determine whether the returns 1331
correctly reflect the votes cast. If there is a discrepancy 1332
between the returns and the tabulation of the ballots cast, the 1333
tabulation of the ballots cast must shall be presumed correct 1334
and such votes must shall be canvassed accordingly. 1335
(4)(a) The supervisor of elections shall upload into the 1336
county's election management system by 7 p.m. local time on the 1337
day before the election the results of all early voting and 1338
vote-by-mail ballots that have been canvassed and tabulated by 1339
the end of the early voting period. Pursuant to ss. 101.5614(8), 1340
101.657, and 101.68(2), the tabulation of votes cast or the 1341
results of such uploads may not be made public before the close 1342
of the polls on election day. 1343
(b) The supervisor of elections, on behalf of the 1344
canvassing board, shall report all early voting and all 1345
tabulated vote-by-mail results to the Department of State within 1346
30 minutes after the polls close. Thereafter, the canvassing 1347
board shall report, with the exception of provisional ballot 1348
results, updated precinct election results shall be uploaded to 1349
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completely reported. The supervisor of elections shall notify 1351
the department immediately of any circumstances that do not 1352
permit periodic updates as required. Results must shall be 1353
submitted in a format prescribed by the department. 1354
(5) The canvassing board shall submit on forms or in 1355
formats provided by the division unofficial returns to the 1356
Department of State for each federal, statewide, state, or 1357
multicounty office or ballot measure no later than noon on the 1358
third day after any primary election and no later than noon on 1359
the fourth day after any general or other election. Such returns 1360
must shall include the canvass of all ballots, including write-1361
in votes, as required by subsection (2). 1362
(6) If the county canvassing board determines that the 1363
unofficial returns may contain a counting error in which the 1364
vote tabulation system failed to count votes that were properly 1365
marked in accordance with the instructions on the ballot, the 1366
county canvassing board must shall: 1367
(a) Correct the error and retabulate the affected ballots 1368
with the vote tabulation system; or 1369
(b) Request that the Department of State verify the 1370
tabulation software. When the Department of State verifies such 1371
software, the department shall compare the software used to 1372
tabulate the votes with the software filed with the department 1373
pursuant to s. 101.5607 and check the election parameters. 1374
(7) If the unofficial returns reflect that a candidate for 1375

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any office was defeated or eliminated by one-half of a percent 1376
or less of the votes cast for such office, that a candidate for 1377
retention to a judicial office was retained or not retained by 1378
one-half of a percent or less of the votes cast on the question 1379
of retention, or that a measure appearing on the ballot was 1380
approved or rejected by one-half of a percent or less of the 1381
votes cast on such measure, a recount shall be ordered of the 1382
votes cast with respect to such office or measure. The Secretary 1383
of State is responsible for ordering recounts in races that are 1384
federal or, state races that are, and multicounty and any other 1385
multicounty races. The county canvassing board or the local 1386
board responsible for certifying the election is responsible for 1387
ordering recounts in all other races. A recount need not be 1388
ordered with respect to the returns for any office, however, if 1389
the candidate or candidates defeated or eliminated from 1390
contention for such office by one-half of a percent or less of 1391
the votes cast for such office request in writing that a recount 1392
not be made. 1393
(a) Each canvassing board responsible for conducting a 1394
recount shall put each marksense ballot through automatic 1395
tabulating equipment and determine whether the returns correctly 1396
reflect the votes cast. If any marksense ballot is physically 1397
damaged so that it cannot be properly counted by the automatic 1398
tabulating equipment during the recount, a true duplicate shall 1399
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101.5614(4). Immediately before the start of the recount, a test 1401
of the tabulating equipment shall be conducted as provided in s. 1402
101.5612. If the test indicates no error, the recount tabulation 1403
of the ballots cast shall be presumed correct and such votes 1404
shall be canvassed accordingly. If an error is detected, the 1405
cause therefor shall be ascertained and corrected and the 1406
recount repeated, as necessary. The canvassing board shall 1407
immediately report the error, along with the cause of the error 1408
and the corrective measures being taken, to the Department of 1409
State. No later than 11 days after the election, the canvassing 1410
board shall file a separate incident report with the Department 1411
of State, detailing the resolution of the matter and identifying 1412
any measures that will avoid a future recurrence of the error. 1413
If the automatic tabulating equipment used in a recount is not 1414
part of the voting system and the ballots have already been 1415
processed through such equipment, the canvassing board is not 1416
required to put each ballot through any automatic tabulating 1417
equipment again. 1418
(b) Each canvassing board responsible for conducting a 1419
recount where touchscreen ballots were used shall examine the 1420
counters on the precinct tabulators to ensure that the total of 1421
the returns on the precinct tabulators equals the overall 1422
election return. If there is a discrepancy between the overall 1423
election return and the counters of the precinct tabulators, the 1424
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and such votes shall be canvassed accordingly. 1426
(c) The canvassing board shall submit on forms or in 1427
formats provided by the division a second set of unofficial 1428
returns to the Department of State for each federal, statewide, 1429
state, or multicounty office or ballot measure. The returns 1430
shall be filed no later than 3 p.m. on the 5th day after any 1431
primary election and no later than 3 p.m. on the 9th day after 1432
any general election in which a recount was ordered by the 1433
Secretary of State. If the canvassing board is unable to 1434
complete the recount prescribed in this subsection by the 1435
deadline, the second set of unofficial returns submitted by the 1436
canvassing board shall be identical to the initial unofficial 1437
returns and the submission shall also include a detailed 1438
explanation of why it was unable to timely complete the recount. 1439
However, the canvassing board shall complete the recount 1440
prescribed in this subsection, along with any manual recount 1441
prescribed in s. 102.166, and certify election returns in 1442
accordance with the requirements of this chapter. 1443
(d) The Department of State shall adopt detailed rules 1444
prescribing additional recount procedures for each certified 1445
voting system, which shall be uniform to the extent practicable. 1446
Section 24. Subsection (1) of section 102.166, Florida 1447
Statutes, is amended to read: 1448
102.166 Manual recounts of overvotes and undervotes.— 1449
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102.141 indicates that a candidate for any office was defeated 1451
or eliminated by one-quarter of a percent or less of the votes 1452
cast for such office, that a candidate for retention to a 1453
judicial office was retained or not retained by one-quarter of a 1454
percent or less of the votes cast on the question of retention, 1455
or that a measure appearing on the ballot was approved or 1456
rejected by one-quarter of a percent or less of the votes cast 1457
on such measure, a manual recount of the overvotes and 1458
undervotes cast in the entire geographic jurisdiction of such 1459
office or ballot measure must shall be ordered unless: 1460
(a) The candidate or candidates defeated or eliminated 1461
from contention by one-quarter of 1 percent or fewer of the 1462
votes cast for such office request in writing that a recount not 1463
be made; or 1464
(b) The number of overvotes and undervotes is fewer than 1465
the number of votes needed to change the outcome of the 1466
election. 1467
1468
The Secretary of State is responsible for ordering a manual 1469
recount for federal or, state races that are multicounty, and 1470
any other multicounty races. The county canvassing board or 1471
local board responsible for certifying the election is 1472
responsible for ordering a manual recount for all other races. A 1473
manual recount consists of a recount of marksense ballots or of 1474
digital images of those ballots by a person. 1475

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Section 25. Effective July 1, 2026, section 104.042, 1476
Florida Statutes, is created to read: 1477
104.042 Time limitation; election fraud.—A prosecution for 1478
a felony violation under the Florida Election Code must be 1479
commenced within 5 years after the date the violation is 1480
committed. 1481
Section 26. Effective upon becoming a law, paragraph (a) 1482
of subsection (5) of section 105.031, Florida Statutes, is 1483
amended to read: 1484
105.031 Qualification; filing fee; candidate's oath; items 1485
required to be filed.— 1486
(5) ITEMS REQUIRED TO BE FILED.— 1487
(a) In order for a candidate for judicial office or the 1488
office of school board member to be qualified, the following 1489
items must be received by the filing officer by the end of the 1490
qualifying period: 1491
1. Except for candidates for retention to judicial office, 1492
a properly executed check drawn upon the candidate's campaign 1493
account in an amount not less than the fee required by 1494
subsection (3) or, in lieu thereof, the copy of the notice of 1495
obtaining ballot position pursuant to s. 105.035. If a 1496
candidate's check is returned by the bank for any reason, the 1497
filing officer shall immediately notify the candidate and the 1498
candidate shall, the end of qualifying notwithstanding, have 48 1499
hours from the time such notification is received, excluding 1500

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Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays, to pay the fee with a 1501
cashier's check purchased from funds of the campaign account. 1502
Failure to pay the fee as provided in this subparagraph shall 1503
disqualify the candidate. 1504
2. The candidate's oath required by subsection (4), which 1505
must contain the name of the candidate as it is to appear on the 1506
ballot; the office sought, including the district or group 1507
number if applicable; and the signature of the candidate, duly 1508
acknowledged. 1509
3. The loyalty oath required by s. 876.05, signed by the 1510
candidate and duly acknowledged. 1511
4. The completed form for the appointment of campaign 1512
treasurer and designation of campaign depository, as required by 1513
s. 106.021. In addition, each candidate for judicial office, 1514
including an incumbent judge, shall file a statement with the 1515
qualifying officer, within 10 days after filing the appointment 1516
of campaign treasurer and designation of campaign depository, 1517
stating that the candidate has read and understands the 1518
requirements of the Florida Code of Judicial Conduct. Such 1519
statement shall be in substantially the following form: 1520
1521
Statement of Candidate for Judicial Office 1522
1523
I, ...(name of candidate)..., a judicial candidate, have 1524
received, read, and understand the requirements of the Florida 1525

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Code of Judicial Conduct. 1526
...(Signature of candidate)... 1527
...(Date)... 1528
1529
5. The full and public disclosure of financial interests 1530
required by s. 8, Art. II of the State Constitution or the 1531
statement of financial interests required by s. 112.3145, 1532
whichever is applicable. A public officer who has filed the full 1533
and public disclosure or statement of financial interests with 1534
the Commission on Ethics or the supervisor of elections prior to 1535
qualifying for office may file a copy of that disclosure at the 1536
time of qualifying. 1537
6. An oath or affirmation in writing that states whether 1538
the candidate is a citizen of another country in addition to 1539
being a citizen of the United States, and, if so, discloses any 1540
other country of which the candidate is also a citizen. 1541
Section 27. Effective upon becoming a law, subsection (3) 1542
is added to section 106.023, Florida Statutes, to read: 1543
106.023 Statement of candidate.— 1544
(3) At the time of filing the statement of candidacy, a 1545
candidate must also provide an oath or affirmation in writing 1546
that states that he or she meets, or will meet at the time of 1547
election for the office sought or at the time of assuming the 1548
office, as applicable, all statutory and constitutional 1549
qualifications for the office sought. 1550

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Section 28. Effective July 1, 2026, subsection (12) of 1551
section 106.08, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 1552
106.08 Contributions; limitations on.— 1553
(12)(a)1. For purposes of this subsection, the term 1554
"foreign national" means: 1555
a. A foreign government; 1556
b. A foreign political party; 1557
c. A foreign corporation, partnership, association, 1558
organization, or other combination of persons organized under 1559
the laws of or having its principal place of business in a 1560
foreign country; 1561
d. A person with foreign citizenship; or 1562
e. A person who is not a citizen or national of the United 1563
States and is not lawfully admitted to the United States for 1564
permanent residence. 1565
2. The term does not include: 1566
a. A person who is a dual citizen or dual national of the 1567
United States and a foreign country. 1568
b. A domestic subsidiary of a foreign corporation, 1569
partnership, association, organization, or other combination of 1570
persons organized under the laws of or having its principal 1571
place of business in a foreign country if: 1572
(I) The donations and disbursements used toward a 1573
contribution or an expenditure are derived entirely from funds 1574
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and 1576
(II) All decisions concerning donations and disbursements 1577
used toward a contribution or an expenditure are made by 1578
individuals who either hold United States citizenship or are 1579
permanent residents of the United States. For purposes of this 1580
sub-sub-subparagraph, decisions concerning donations and 1581
disbursements do not include decisions regarding the 1582
subsidiary's overall budget for contributions or expenditures in 1583
connection with an election. 1584
(b) A foreign national may not make or offer to make, 1585
directly or indirectly, a contribution or expenditure in 1586
connection with any election held in the state. 1587
(c) A political party, a political committee, an 1588
electioneering communications organization, or a candidate may 1589
not knowingly and willfully accept or solicit, directly or 1590
indirectly, a contribution from a foreign national in connection 1591
with any election held in this state. 1592
Section 29. Section 322.034, Florida Statutes, is created 1593
to read: 1594
322.034 Legal status designation on state-issued driver 1595
licenses and identification cards.— 1596
(1) By July 1, 2027, a Florida driver license or Florida 1597
identification card issued to a qualified applicant who is a 1598
United States citizen as last recorded in the system must 1599
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issuance, renewal, or replacement. 1601
(2) Notwithstanding any other law, the department must, at 1602
no charge, issue a renewal or replacement driver license or 1603
identification card if a licensee or cardholder timely updates 1604
his or her legal status upon becoming a citizen of the United 1605
States as required in s. 322.19. 1606
Section 30. Effective July 1, 2026, paragraphs (a) and (d) 1607
of subsection (8) of section 895.02, Florida Statutes, are 1608
amended to read: 1609
895.02 Definitions.—As used in ss. 895.01-895.08, the 1610
term: 1611
(8) "Racketeering activity" means to commit, to attempt to 1612
commit, to conspire to commit, or to solicit, coerce, or 1613
intimidate another person to commit: 1614
(a) Any crime that is chargeable by petition, indictment, 1615
or information under the following provisions of the Florida 1616
Statutes: 1617
1. Section 104.155(2), relating to aiding or soliciting a 1618
noncitizen in voting. 1619
2. Section 104.185, s. 104.186, s. 104.187, or s. 104.188, 1620
relating to issue petition activities. 1621
3.2. Section 210.18, relating to evasion of payment of 1622
cigarette taxes. 1623
4.3. Section 316.1935, relating to fleeing or attempting 1624
to elude a law enforcement officer and aggravated fleeing or 1625

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eluding. 1626
5.4. Chapter 379, relating to the illegal sale, purchase, 1627
collection, harvest, capture, or possession of wild animal life, 1628
freshwater aquatic life, or marine life, and related crimes. 1629
6.5. Section 403.727(3)(b), relating to environmental 1630
control. 1631
7.6. Section 409.920 or s. 409.9201, relating to Medicaid 1632
fraud. 1633
8.7. Section 414.39, relating to public assistance fraud. 1634
9.8. Section 440.105 or s. 440.106, relating to workers' 1635
compensation. 1636
10.9. Section 443.071(4), relating to creation of a 1637
fictitious employer scheme to commit reemployment assistance 1638
fraud. 1639
11.10. Section 465.0161, relating to distribution of 1640
medicinal drugs without a permit as an Internet pharmacy. 1641
12.11. Section 499.0051, relating to crimes involving 1642
contraband, adulterated, or misbranded drugs. 1643
13.12. Part IV of chapter 501, relating to telemarketing. 1644
14.13. Chapter 517, relating to sale of securities and 1645
investor protection. 1646
15.14. Section 550.235 or s. 550.3551, relating to 1647
dogracing and horseracing. 1648
16.15. Chapter 550, relating to jai alai frontons. 1649
17.16. Section 551.109, relating to slot machine gaming. 1650

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18.17. Chapter 552, relating to the manufacture, 1651
distribution, and use of explosives. 1652
19.18. Chapter 560, relating to money transmitters, if the 1653
violation is punishable as a felony. 1654
20.19. Chapter 562, relating to beverage law enforcement. 1655
21.20. Section 624.401, relating to transacting insurance 1656
without a certificate of authority, s. 624.437(4)(c)1., relating 1657
to operating an unauthorized multiple-employer welfare 1658
arrangement, or s. 626.902(1)(b), relating to representing or 1659
aiding an unauthorized insurer. 1660
22.21. Section 655.50, relating to reports of currency 1661
transactions, when such violation is punishable as a felony. 1662
23.22. Chapter 687, relating to interest and usurious 1663
practices. 1664
24.23. Section 721.08, s. 721.09, or s. 721.13, relating 1665
to real estate timeshare plans. 1666
25.24. Section 775.13(5)(b), relating to registration of 1667
persons found to have committed any offense for the purpose of 1668
benefiting, promoting, or furthering the interests of a criminal 1669
gang. 1670
26.25. Section 777.03, relating to commission of crimes by 1671
accessories after the fact. 1672
27.26. Chapter 782, relating to homicide. 1673
28.27. Chapter 784, relating to assault and battery. 1674
29.28. Chapter 787, relating to kidnapping, human 1675

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smuggling, or human trafficking. 1676
30.29. Chapter 790, relating to weapons and firearms. 1677
31.30. Chapter 794, relating to sexual battery, but only 1678
if such crime was committed with the intent to benefit, promote, 1679
or further the interests of a criminal gang, or for the purpose 1680
of increasing a criminal gang member's own standing or position 1681
within a criminal gang. 1682
32.31. Former s. 796.03, former s. 796.035, s. 796.04, s. 1683
796.05, or s. 796.07, relating to prostitution. 1684
33.32. Chapter 806, relating to arson and criminal 1685
mischief. 1686
34.33. Chapter 810, relating to burglary and trespass. 1687
35.34. Chapter 812, relating to theft, robbery, and 1688
related crimes. 1689
36.35. Chapter 815, relating to computer-related crimes. 1690
37.36. Chapter 817, relating to fraudulent practices, 1691
false pretenses, fraud generally, credit card crimes, and 1692
patient brokering. 1693
38.37. Chapter 825, relating to abuse, neglect, or 1694
exploitation of an elderly person or disabled adult. 1695
39.38. Section 827.071, relating to commercial sexual 1696
exploitation of children. 1697
40.39. Section 828.122, relating to fighting or baiting 1698
animals. 1699
41.40. Chapter 831, relating to forgery and 1700

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counterfeiting. 1701
42.41. Chapter 832, relating to issuance of worthless 1702
checks and drafts. 1703
43.42. Section 836.05, relating to extortion. 1704
44.43. Chapter 837, relating to perjury. 1705
45.44. Chapter 838, relating to bribery and misuse of 1706
public office. 1707
46.45. Chapter 843, relating to obstruction of justice. 1708
47.46. Section 847.011, s. 847.012, s. 847.013, s. 847.06, 1709
or s. 847.07, relating to obscene literature and profanity. 1710
48.47. Chapter 849, relating to gambling, lottery, 1711
gambling or gaming devices, slot machines, or any of the 1712
provisions within that chapter. 1713
49.48. Chapter 874, relating to criminal gangs. 1714
50.49. Chapter 893, relating to drug abuse prevention and 1715
control. 1716
51.50. Chapter 896, relating to offenses related to 1717
financial transactions. 1718
52.51. Sections 914.22 and 914.23, relating to tampering 1719
with or harassing a witness, victim, or informant, and 1720
retaliation against a witness, victim, or informant. 1721
53.52. Sections 918.12, 918.125, and 918.13, relating to 1722
tampering with or harassing court official, retaliating against 1723
court official, and tampering with evidence. 1724
(d) A violation of the Florida Election Code relating to 1725

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irregularities or fraud involving issue petition activities. 1726
Section 31. For the purpose of incorporating the amendment 1727
made by this act to section 98.075, Florida Statutes, in a 1728
reference thereto, subsection (6) of section 98.065, Florida 1729
Statutes, is reenacted to read: 1730
98.065 Registration list maintenance programs.— 1731
(6) The supervisor shall, at a minimum, conduct an annual 1732
review of voter registration records to identify registration 1733
records in which a voter is registered at an address that may 1734
not be an address of legal residence for the voter. For those 1735
registration records with such addresses that the supervisor has 1736
reasonable belief are not legal residential addresses, the 1737
supervisor shall initiate list maintenance activities pursuant 1738
to s. 98.075(6) and (7). 1739
Section 32. For the purpose of incorporating the 1740
amendments made by this act to sections 99.061 and 105.031, 1741
Florida Statutes, in references thereto, paragraph (b) of 1742
subsection (1) of section 99.012, Florida Statutes, is reenacted 1743
to read: 1744
99.012 Restrictions on individuals qualifying for public 1745
office.— 1746
(1) As used in this section: 1747
(b) "Qualify" means to fulfill the requirements set forth 1748
in s. 99.061(7)(a) or s. 105.031(5)(a). 1749
Section 33. For the purpose of incorporating the amendment 1750

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made by this act to section 98.015, Florida Statutes, in a 1751
reference thereto, paragraph (a) of subsection (2) of section 1752
101.69, Florida Statutes, is reenacted to read: 1753
101.69 Voting in person; return of vote-by-mail ballot.— 1754
(2)(a) The supervisor shall allow an elector who has 1755
received a vote-by-mail ballot to physically return a voted 1756
vote-by-mail ballot to the supervisor by placing the return mail 1757
envelope containing his or her marked ballot in a secure ballot 1758
intake station. Secure ballot intake stations shall be placed at 1759
the main office of the supervisor, at each permanent branch 1760
office of the supervisor which meets the criteria set forth in 1761
s. 101.657(1)(a) for branch offices used for early voting and 1762
which is open for at least the minimum number of hours 1763
prescribed by s. 98.015(4), and at each early voting site. 1764
Secure ballot intake stations may also be placed at any other 1765
site that would otherwise qualify as an early voting site under 1766
s. 101.657(1). Secure ballot intake stations must be 1767
geographically located so as to provide all voters in the county 1768
with an equal opportunity to cast a ballot, insofar as is 1769
practicable. Except for secure ballot intake stations at an 1770
office of the supervisor, a secure ballot intake station may 1771
only be used during the county's early voting hours of operation 1772
and must be monitored in person by an employee of the 1773
supervisor's office. A secure ballot intake station at an office 1774
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employee of the supervisor's office when the secure ballot 1776
intake station is accessible for deposit of ballots. 1777
Section 34. Except as otherwise expressly provided in this 1778
act and except for this section, which shall take effect upon 1779
this act becoming a law, this act shall take effect January 1, 1780
2027. 1781