1 | A bill to be entitled |
2 | An act relating to voter education programs; amending |
3 | s. 98.255, F.S.; requiring that each supervisor of |
4 | elections conduct an annual voter registration and |
5 | education program in each public high school in the |
6 | county; providing requirements; providing an effective |
7 | date. |
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9 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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11 | Section 1. Subsection (4) is added to section 98.255, |
12 | Florida Statutes, to read: |
13 | 98.255 Voter education programs.- |
14 | (4) Each supervisor of elections shall, at least once each |
15 | school year, conduct a high school voter registration and |
16 | education program in each public high school in the county. The |
17 | program must be designed for maximum effectiveness in reaching |
18 | and educating high school students who are eligible to |
19 | preregister or register to vote and must be conducted on the |
20 | school campus with assistance from the office of the supervisor |
21 | of elections. |
22 | Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2012. |