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FL S1598
Bill
Status
Introduced
1/9/2026
Primary Sponsor
LaVon Bracy Davis
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AI Summary
- Creates the "Florida Voting Rights Act," establishing a Florida Voting Rights Act Commission to enforce prohibitions on voter suppression, vote dilution, and voter intimidation, with a preclearance process requiring certain local governments to obtain commission approval before implementing changes to election policies
- Requires the Secretary of State to be elected to a 4-year term rather than appointed by the Governor, repeals the Office of Election Crimes and Security, repeals the ban on ranked-choice voting, and repeals the prohibition on private funds for election-related expenses
- Establishes same-day voter registration at early voting sites and polling places, implements automatic voter registration through the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles unless an applicant declines, and makes vote-by-mail ballot requests valid until canceled by the voter rather than expiring after each general election cycle
- Requires the Florida Commission on Offender Review to develop a public database by July 1, 2028, to help individuals with felony convictions determine their voting eligibility, and provides that persons who register or vote in reasonable reliance on that database may not be charged with fraudulent voting
- Designates General Election Day as a paid holiday, requires supervisors of elections to enclose postage-prepaid return envelopes with vote-by-mail ballots, reduces maximum aggregate fines for third-party voter registration organizations from $250,000 to $1,000 per year, and creates a strategic election equipment reserve for emergencies
Legislative Description
Elections
Last Action
Introduced
1/22/2026
Full Bill Text
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