FL H0733 | 2017 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Failed on May 5 2017 - 100% progression
Action: 2017-05-05 - Died in Oversight, Transparency and Administration Subcommittee, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 105 (Ch. 2017-45)
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

Extends timeframe for which person who cast provisional ballot may present written evidence supporting his or her eligibility to vote; requires supervisor to provide certain notification to person whose provisional ballot was rejected; requires supervisor of elections to allow person who voted provisional ballot to present identification & submit affidavit to cure unsigned Provisional Ballot Voter's Certificate & Affirmation or provisional ballot rejected due to signature discrepancy; prescribes form & content of affidavit; provides instructions to accompany each affidavit; requires affidavit, instructions, & supervisor's contact information to be posted on specified websites; requires supervisor to attach received affidavit to corresponding provisional ballot envelope; requires supervisor to allow submission of affidavit to cure signature discrepancies on vote-by-mail ballot.

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Title

Elections

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History

DateChamberAction
2017-05-05HouseDied in Oversight, Transparency and Administration Subcommittee, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 105 (Ch. 2017-45)
2017-05-05HouseIndefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
2017-03-07HouseIntroduced
2017-02-15HouseReferred to Oversight, Transparency and Administration Subcommittee; Government Accountability Committee
2017-02-09HouseFiled

Same As/Similar To

S0598 (Similar To) 2017-05-05 - Died in Judiciary
H0105 (Similar To) 2017-06-02 - Chapter No. 2017-45
S0544 (Similar To) 2017-05-05 - Died in Ethics and Elections, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 105 (Ch. 2017-45)
S0954 (Similar To) 2017-04-04 - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 105 (Ch. 2017-45)

Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
101048Amended CodeSee Bill Text
10168Amended CodeSee Bill Text
97053Amended CodeSee Bill Text

Florida State Sources


Bill Comments

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