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FL H1045
Bill
Status
5/3/2013
Primary Sponsor
Richard Stark
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AI Summary
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Permits electors who change legal residence to vote in their new precinct even if the move is outside their current county, eliminating the previous same-county requirement.
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Limits ballot summaries for joint resolutions to 75 words and eliminates the provision allowing multiple ballot statements to explain proposals.
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Deletes the presumption that using full amendment text on a ballot constitutes a clear and unambiguous statement.
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Accelerates absentee ballot request deadlines from the 15th to the 6th day before an election and reduces mailing time from 13 to 4 days before election day.
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Expands early voting site locations to any suitable county location and removes the 1-year prior designation requirement; moves early voting start date from the 15th to the 10th day before elections with specific hourly requirements (6-12 hours daily for general elections; 8 hours daily plus 8 aggregate weekend hours for primary/special elections).
Legislative Description
Elections
Last Action
Died in Ethics and Elections Subcommittee, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 7013 (Ch. 2013-57)
5/3/2013