Bill Text: FL S0268 | 2019 | Regular Session | Comm Sub

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Bill Title: Voting Methods

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (? 2-1)

Status: (Failed) 2019-05-03 - Died in Rules, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 7066 (Ch. 2019-162) [S0268 Detail]

Download: Florida-2019-S0268-Comm_Sub.html

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       Florida Senate - 2019                              CS for SB 268
       
       
        
       By the Committee on Ethics and Elections; and Senator Baxley
       
       
       
       
       
       582-02185-19                                           2019268c1
    1                        A bill to be entitled                      
    2         An act relating to voting methods; amending s.
    3         101.56075, F.S.; authorizing voting to be conducted
    4         using a voter interface device that produces a voter
    5         verified paper output; providing an effective date.
    6          
    7  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
    8  
    9         Section 1. Section 101.56075, Florida Statutes, is amended
   10  to read:
   11         101.56075 Voting methods.—For the purpose of designating
   12  ballot selections,
   13         (1) Except as provided in subsection (2), all voting must
   14  shall be by marksense ballot using utilizing a marking device or
   15  a voter interface device that produces a voter-verified paper
   16  trail and for the purpose of designating ballot selections.
   17         (2) Persons with disabilities may vote on a voter interface
   18  device that meets the voting system accessibility requirements
   19  for individuals with disabilities pursuant to s. 301 of the
   20  federal Help America Vote Act of 2002 and s. 101.56062.
   21         (3) By 2020, persons with disabilities shall vote on a
   22  voter interface device that meets the voter accessibility
   23  requirements for individuals with disabilities under s. 301 of
   24  the federal Help America Vote Act of 2002 and s. 101.56062 which
   25  are consistent with subsection (1) of this section.
   26         Section 2. This act shall take effect January 1, 2020.