Bill Text: FL S0796 | 2021 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: County Canvassing Boards

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Failed) 2021-04-30 - Died in Ethics and Elections [S0796 Detail]

Download: Florida-2021-S0796-Introduced.html

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       Florida Senate - 2021                                     SB 796
       
       
        
       By Senator Taddeo
       
       
       
       
       
       40-00549A-21                                           2021796__
    1                        A bill to be entitled                      
    2         An act relating to county canvassing boards; amending
    3         s. 102.141, F.S.; requiring that meetings of county
    4         canvassing boards be recorded in a specified manner;
    5         providing that such recordings are public records;
    6         requiring the supervisor of elections to maintain such
    7         recordings in accordance with certain custodial
    8         requirements; requiring the supervisor of elections to
    9         arrange for live Internet streaming of canvassing
   10         board meetings; providing an effective date.
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   12  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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   14         Section 1. Paragraph (e) is added to subsection (2) of
   15  section 102.141, Florida Statutes, to read:
   16         102.141 County canvassing board; duties.—
   17         (2)
   18         (e) Any meeting of the county canvassing board must be
   19  recorded in an audio or audiovisual format. Any recording of a
   20  meeting is public record and shall be maintained by the
   21  supervisor in accordance with the requirements of s. 119.021.
   22  Additionally, the supervisor shall arrange for live Internet
   23  streaming of meetings of the county canvassing board.
   24         Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2021.