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FL S1516

Bill

Status

Failed

5/2/2014

Primary Sponsor

Greg Evers

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Origin

Senate

2014 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Changes Florida's presidential elector selection from statewide to a district-based system with one elector elected from each congressional district and two additional electors elected at large.
  • Requires the Department of State to certify the two at-large electors who win in a majority of congressional districts and the district electors who win in their respective districts.
  • Mandates that at-large electors cast ballots for the candidates who received the highest vote total in a majority of congressional districts, while district electors cast ballots for the candidates who won their respective districts.
  • Requires state executive committees of political parties to nominate and recommend presidential electors by resolution to the Governor, who designates them as at-large or by congressional district.
  • Requires state executive committees to provide by resolution a selection method for presidential electors.

Legislative Description

Presidential Electors

Last Action

Died in Ethics and Elections

5/2/2014

Committee Referrals

Ethics and Elections3/5/2014

Full Bill Text

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