Bill Text: FL S0192 | 2010 | Regular Session | Comm Sub

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Bill Title: Voter Information Cards [GPSC]

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Failed) 2010-04-30 - Died in Committee on Policy & Steering Committee on Governmental Operations [S0192 Detail]

Download: Florida-2010-S0192-Comm_Sub.html

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Florida Senate - 2010                              CS for SB 192 
 
By the Committee on Ethics and Elections; and Senator Joyner 
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1                        A bill to be entitled 
2         An act relating to voter information cards; amending 
3         s. 97.071, F.S.; requiring that voter information 
4         cards contain the address of the polling place of the 
5         registered voter; requiring a supervisor of elections 
6         to issue a new voter information card to a voter upon 
7         a change in a voter’s address of legal residence or a 
8         change in a voter’s polling place address; providing 
9         instructions for implementation by the supervisors of 
10         elections; providing an effective date. 
11 
12  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 
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14         Section 1. Section 97.071, Florida Statutes, is amended to 
15  read: 
16         97.071 Voter information card.— 
17         (1) A voter information card shall be furnished by the 
18  supervisor to all registered voters residing in the supervisor’s 
19  county. The card must contain: 
20         (a) Voter’s registration number. 
21         (b) Date of registration. 
22         (c) Full name. 
23         (d) Party affiliation. 
24         (e) Date of birth. 
25         (f) Address of legal residence. 
26         (g) Precinct number. 
27         (h) Polling place address. 
28         (i)(h) Name of supervisor and contact information of 
29  supervisor. 
30         (j)(i) Other information deemed necessary by the 
31  supervisor. 
32         (2) A voter may receive a replacement voter information 
33  card by providing a signed, written request for a replacement 
34  card to a voter registration official. Upon verification of 
35  registration, the supervisor shall issue the voter a duplicate 
36  card without charge. 
37         (3) In the case of a change of name, address of legal 
38  residence, polling place address, or party affiliation, the 
39  supervisor shall issue the voter a new voter information card. 
40         Section 2. The supervisor must meet the requirements of 
41  this act for any elector who registers to vote or who is issued 
42  a new voter information card pursuant to s. 97.071(2) or (3), 
43  Florida Statutes, on or after September 1, 2010. 
44         Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2010.