FL S0486 | 2014 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Failed on May 2 2014 - 100% progression
Action: 2014-05-02 - Died in Messages
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Summary

Authorizing absent uniformed services voters and overseas voters to use the federal write-in absentee ballot in any state or local election; providing that an eligible elector may vote on any ballot measure in an election using the federal write-in absentee ballot; clarifying that a vote cast in a judicial merit retention election be treated in the same manner as a vote on certain ballot measures, etc.

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Title

Federal Write-in Absentee Ballot

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2014-03-18 - Senate - Senate: Third Reading RCS#5 (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2014-05-02HouseDied in Messages
2014-03-20HouseIn Messages
2014-03-18SenatePassed; YEAS 40 NAYS 0
2014-03-18SenateRead 3rd time
2014-03-11SenatePlaced on 3rd reading
2014-03-11SenateRead 2nd time
2014-03-06SenatePlaced on Special Order Calendar, 03/11/14
2014-03-04SenateIntroduced
2014-02-05SenatePlaced on Calendar, on 2nd reading
2014-02-04SenateFavorable by- Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security; YEAS 6 NAYS 0
2014-01-27SenateOn Committee agenda-- Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security, 02/04/14, 2:00 pm, 37 Senate Office Building
2014-01-14SenateNow in Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security
2014-01-13SenateFavorable by Ethics and Elections; YEAS 10 NAYS 0
2014-01-06SenateOn Committee agenda-- Ethics and Elections, 01/13/14, 4:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
2013-12-18SenateReferred to Ethics and Elections; Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security
2013-12-09SenateFiled

Same As/Similar To

H0215 (Similar To) 2014-05-02 - Died on Calendar

Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
1016952Amended CodeSee Bill Text
102166Amended CodeSee Bill Text

Florida State Sources


Bill Comments

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