Bill Text: FL S0268 | 2019 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Voting Methods

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (? 2-1)

Status: (Failed) 2019-05-03 - Died in Rules, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 7066 (Ch. 2019-162) [S0268 Detail]

Download: Florida-2019-S0268-Introduced.html

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       Florida Senate - 2019                                     SB 268
       
       
        
       By Senator Baxley
       
       
       
       
       
       12-00583A-19                                           2019268__
    1                        A bill to be entitled                      
    2         An act relating to voting methods; amending s.
    3         101.56075, F.S.; authorizing voting to be conducted
    4         using a voter interface device that produces a voter
    5         verified paper output; providing an effective date.
    6          
    7  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
    8  
    9         Section 1. Section 101.56075, Florida Statutes, is amended
   10  to read:
   11         101.56075 Voting methods.—
   12         (1) Except as provided in subsection (2), for the purpose
   13  of designating ballot selections, all voting must shall be by
   14  marksense ballot using utilizing a marking device or a voter
   15  interface device that produces a voter-verified paper output for
   16  the purpose of designating ballot selections.
   17         (2) Persons with disabilities may vote on a voter interface
   18  device that meets the voting system accessibility requirements
   19  for individuals with disabilities pursuant to s. 301 of the
   20  federal Help America Vote Act of 2002 and s. 101.56062.
   21         (3) By 2020, persons with disabilities shall vote on a
   22  voter interface device that meets the voter accessibility
   23  requirements for individuals with disabilities under s. 301 of
   24  the federal Help America Vote Act of 2002 and s. 101.56062 and
   25  that produces a voter-verified paper output which are consistent
   26  with subsection (1) of this section.
   27         Section 2. This act shall take effect upon becoming a law.