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FL S0656
Bill
Status
Failed
4/30/2021
Primary Sponsor
Jeffrey Brandes
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AI Summary
- Increases the no-solicitation zone around polling places and early voting sites from 100 feet to 150 feet, while requiring property owners/operators of polling locations to allow candidate or candidate-designee solicitation outside that zone during polling hours
- Simplifies the voter registration application by consolidating multiple felony conviction checkboxes into a single affirmation statement that the applicant has never been convicted of a felony or has had voting rights restored
- Requires all electronic poll books to be approved by the Department of State beginning with the 2022 primary election, with rules ensuring security from unauthorized intrusion and compatibility with the statewide voter registration system
- Directs the Division of Elections to adjust campaign contribution limits for inflation every 5 years starting January 1, 2025, using the Consumer Price Index, and preempts local governments from enacting contribution limits different from state law or restricting political committee contributions and independent expenditures
- Expands poll watcher eligibility to include Florida Bar members registered to vote anywhere in the state, prohibits poll watchers from interacting with voters in polling areas or the no-solicitation zone, and moves the mail ballot mailing window from 20 days before an election to between 40 and 33 days before
Legislative Description
Elections
Last Action
Died in Ethics and Elections, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/SB 90 (Ch. 2021-11), CS/CS/SB 1890 (Ch. 2021-16)
4/30/2021
Committee Referrals
Ethics and Elections1/28/2021
Full Bill Text
No bill text available