Bill Text: FL S1802 | 2019 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Elections
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Failed) 2019-05-03 - Died in Ethics and Elections, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 7066 (Ch. 2019-162) [S1802 Detail]
Download: Florida-2019-S1802-Introduced.html
Florida Senate - 2019 SB 1802 By Senator Stewart 13-01406-19 20191802__ 1 A bill to be entitled 2 An act relating to elections; amending s. 20.10, F.S.; 3 revising responsibilities of the Secretary of State; 4 providing for the statewide election of the Secretary 5 of State; prescribing qualifications and terms of 6 office; amending s. 97.012, F.S.; requiring the 7 Secretary of State to provide signature matching 8 training to supervisors of elections and county 9 canvassing boards; providing requirements for such 10 training; prohibiting such persons from comparing 11 voter signatures until receiving such training; 12 repealing s. 97.055, F.S., relating to the closure of 13 registration books for an election; repealing s. 14 97.0555, F.S., relating to late registration to vote; 15 creating s. 97.0556, F.S.; authorizing a person who 16 meets certain requirements to register to vote and to 17 cast a ballot on election day or at an early voting 18 site; creating s. 100.51, F.S.; providing that General 19 Election Day is a paid holiday; providing that any 20 elector may absent himself or herself from service or 21 employment at a specified time on a General Election 22 Day and may not be penalized for such absence; 23 creating s. 101.016, F.S.; requiring the Division of 24 Elections to maintain a strategic elections equipment 25 reserve of voting systems that may be deployed under 26 certain circumstances; authorizing the department to 27 contract with certain entities for a specified 28 purpose; amending s. 101.048, F.S.; authorizing a 29 person to cast a provisional vote in the county in 30 which the voter claims to be registered; requiring a 31 supervisor of elections to immediately notify a person 32 of a nonmatching signature and to allow such person to 33 cure the ballot within a reasonable amount of time; 34 conforming provisions to changes made by the act; 35 amending s. 101.151, F.S.; requiring a ballot to 36 include the office title of Secretary of State in a 37 specific order relative to other office titles; 38 requiring the names of candidates for each office be 39 ordered randomly; requiring a ballot to include a 40 straight-ticket voting option; requiring the 41 Department of State to adopt rules prescribing uniform 42 ballots for statewide use; requiring the department 43 rules to graphically depict sample ballot forms for 44 statewide use; amending s. 101.5612, F.S.; requiring a 45 supervisor of elections to annually conduct specified 46 tests of voting systems; requiring a supervisor of 47 elections to annually file with the Secretary of State 48 a report containing specified information; amending s. 49 101.62, F.S.; providing that a request for a vote-by 50 mail ballot is sufficient to receive such ballot for 51 all elections until the request is cancelled; revising 52 the date by which a supervisor of elections shall mail 53 a vote-by-mail ballot to each absent qualified voter; 54 amending s. 101.64, F.S.; requiring a supervisor of 55 elections to enclose a postage-paid mailing envelope 56 with each vote-by-mail ballot; providing that vote-by 57 mail ballot voter certificates may require a voter’s 58 signature or the last four digits of a voter’s social 59 security number; conforming provisions to changes made 60 by the act; amending s. 101.65, F.S.; revising 61 instructions that must be included with each vote-by 62 mail ballot to provide that a vote-by-mail ballot must 63 be postmarked or dated no later than the date of the 64 election; conforming provisions to changes made by the 65 act; amending 101.657, F.S.; requiring a supervisor of 66 elections to provide secure drop boxes, into which an 67 elector may place his or her vote-by-mail ballot, in 68 specified locations for a specified early voting 69 period; requiring the supervisor to deliver such 70 ballots to the county canvassing board; requiring 71 certain security monitoring of such secure drop boxes; 72 amending s. 101.67, F.S.; removing the requirement 73 that absent electors’ ballots must be received by the 74 supervisor by a specified time on the day of the 75 election; amending s. 101.68, F.S.; requiring a 76 supervisor of elections to compare the signature or 77 partial social security number with the signature or 78 social security number in the registration books or 79 precinct register when canvassing a vote-by-mail 80 ballot; requiring the supervisor to allow a reasonable 81 amount of time for an elector to cure a vote-by-mail 82 ballot if the signature or partial security number is 83 omitted or does not match; conforming provisions to 84 changes made by the act; amending s. 101.6952, F.S.; 85 providing that an absent voter may submit a federal 86 write-in absentee ballot or vote-by-mail ballot; 87 providing when and whether a federal write-in absentee 88 ballot or vote-by-mail ballot must be canvassed; 89 providing that a certain presumption applies to vote 90 by-mail ballots received from absent voters; providing 91 that a vote-by-mail ballot from an absent voter which 92 is postmarked or dated by a certain date and received 93 by a certain date must be counted; amending s. 94 101.697, F.S.; requiring the Department of State to 95 adopt rules authorizing a supervisor of elections to 96 accept a voted ballot by secure electronic means if 97 certain conditions are met; amending s. 102.111, F.S.; 98 prohibiting certain persons from serving on the 99 Elections Canvassing Commission; revising the dates by 100 which the commission shall certify certain election 101 returns; amending s. 102.112, F.S.; revising the 102 deadlines for the submission of county returns to the 103 Department of State; conforming a cross-reference; 104 creating s. 102.181, F.S.; providing that certain 105 persons may file actions against a supervisor of 106 elections for noncompliance with the Florida Election 107 Code; providing that such person is entitled to an 108 immediate hearing; providing for the waiver of fees 109 and costs and the awarding of attorney fees; amending 110 ss. 97.052, 97.053, 97.0575, 98.0981, and 110.117, 111 F.S.; conforming provisions to changes made by the 112 act; providing for applicability; providing an 113 effective date. 114 115 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 116 117 Section 1. Subsection (1) of section 20.10, Florida 118 Statutes, is amended to read: 119 20.10 Department of State.—There is created a Department of 120 State. 121 (1) The head of the Department of State is the Secretary of 122 State. The Secretary of State shall be elected at the statewide 123 general election at which the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, and 124 Cabinet officers are elected as provided in s. 5, Art. IV of the 125 State Constitution, for a term of 4 years beginning on the first 126 Tuesday after the first Monday in January of the year following 127 such electionappointed by the Governor, subject to confirmation128by the Senate, and shall serve at the pleasure of the Governor. 129 When elected, the Secretary of State must be an elector of at 130 least 30 years of age who has resided in the state for the 131 preceding 7 years. A person may not appear on the ballot for 132 reelection to the office of Secretary of State if, by the end of 133 the current term of office, the person has, or but for 134 resignation would have, served in the office for 8 consecutive 135 years. The Secretary of State shall perform the functions 136 conferred by the State Constitution upon the custodian of state 137 records. 138 Section 2. Subsection (7) of section 97.012, Florida 139 Statutes, is amended, and subsection (17) is added to that 140 section, to read: 141 97.012 Secretary of State as chief election officer.—The 142 Secretary of State is the chief election officer of the state, 143 and it is his or her responsibility to: 144 (7) Coordinate the state’s responsibilities under, and to 145 verify that supervisors of elections are properly implementing, 146 the National Voter Registration Act of 1993. 147 (17) Provide formal signature matching training to 148 supervisors of elections and county canvassing board members. 149 Such training must include a presumption that signatures match 150 and specified criteria that must be used to determine whether 151 signatures do not match. A supervisor of elections or a county 152 canvassing board member may not compare any voter signatures in 153 order to determine if they match until he or she has received 154 such training. 155 Section 3. Section 97.055, Florida Statutes, is repealed. 156 Section 4. Section 97.0555, Florida Statutes, is repealed. 157 Section 5. Section 97.0556, Florida Statutes, is created to 158 read: 159 97.0556 Same-day voter registration.—A person who meets the 160 qualifications to register to vote provided in s. 97.041 and 161 provides the information required for the statewide voter 162 registration application pursuant to s. 97.052 may register to 163 vote and cast a ballot on election day or at an early voting 164 site. 165 Section 6. Section 100.51, Florida Statutes, is created to 166 read: 167 100.51 General Election Day paid holiday.—In order to 168 encourage civil participation, enable more individuals to serve 169 as poll workers, and provide additional time for the resolution 170 of any issues that arise while an elector is casting his or her 171 vote, General Election Day is a paid holiday. Any elector is 172 entitled to absent himself or herself from any service or 173 employment in which he or she is engaged or employed between the 174 time of the opening and closing of polls on General Election 175 Day. An elector who absents himself or herself under this 176 section may not be penalized in any way and a deduction may not 177 be made from his or her usual salary or wages on account of his 178 or her absence. 179 Section 7. Section 101.016, Florida Statutes, is created to 180 read: 181 101.016 Strategic election equipment reserve.—The Division 182 of Elections shall maintain a strategic elections equipment 183 reserve of voting systems that may be deployed in the event of 184 an emergency as defined in s. 101.732 or upon the occurrence of 185 equipment capacity issues due to unexpected voter turnout. The 186 reserve must include tabulation equipment and any other 187 necessary equipment, such as printers, that are in use by each 188 supervisor of elections. In lieu of maintaining a physical 189 reserve of such equipment, the division may contract with a 190 vendor of voting equipment that shall provide such equipment on 191 an as-needed basis. 192 Section 8. Subsections (1) and (2) of section 101.048, 193 Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 194 101.048 Provisional ballots.— 195 (1) At all elections, a voter claiming to be properly 196 registered in the state and eligible to voteat the precinctin 197 the election but whose eligibility cannot be determined, a 198 person whom an election official asserts is not eligible, and 199 other persons specified in the code shall be entitled to vote a 200 provisional ballot in the county in which the voter claims to be 201 registered. Once voted, the provisional ballot shall be placed 202 in a secrecy envelope and thereafter sealed in a provisional 203 ballot envelope. The provisional ballot shall be deposited in a 204 ballot box. All provisional ballots shall remain sealed in their 205 envelopes for return to the supervisor of elections. The 206 department shall prescribe the form of the provisional ballot 207 envelope. A person casting a provisional ballot shall have the 208 right to present written evidence supporting his or her 209 eligibility to vote to the supervisor of elections by not later 210 than 5 p.m. on the second day following the election. 211 (2)(a) The county canvassing board shall examine each 212 Provisional Ballot Voter’s Certificate and Affirmation to 213 determine if the person voting that ballot was entitled to vote 214 in the countyat the precinctwhere the person cast a vote in 215 the election and that the person had not already cast a ballot 216 in the election. In determining whether a person casting a 217 provisional ballot is entitled to vote, the county canvassing 218 board shall review the information provided in the Voter’s 219 Certificate and Affirmation, written evidence provided by the 220 person pursuant to subsection (1), any other evidence presented 221 by the supervisor of elections, and, in the case of a challenge, 222 any evidence presented by the challenger. A ballot of a person 223 casting a provisional ballot shall be counted unless the 224 canvassing board determines by a preponderance of the evidence 225 that the person was not entitled to vote. 226 (b)1. If it is determined that the person was registered 227 and entitled to vote in the countyat the precinctwhere the 228 person cast a vote in the election, the canvassing board shall 229 compare the signature on the Provisional Ballot Voter’s 230 Certificate and Affirmation with the signature on the voter’s 231 registration and, if it matches, shall count the ballot. If the 232 canvassing board determines that the signature does not match, 233 the supervisor of elections shall, on behalf of the canvassing 234 board, immediately notify the person that the signature does not 235 match and shall allow the voter to cure the ballot within a 236 reasonable amount of time. 237 2. If it is determined that the person voting the 238 provisional ballot was not registered or entitled to vote in the 239 countyat the precinctwhere the person cast a vote in the 240 election, the provisional ballot shall not be counted and the 241 ballot shall remain in the envelope containing the Provisional 242 Ballot Voter’s Certificate and Affirmation and the envelope 243 shall be marked “Rejected as Illegal.” 244 Section 9. Present subsection (9) of section 101.151, 245 Florida Statutes, is renumbered as subsection (10) and amended, 246 paragraph (a) of subsection (2) and paragraph (a) of subsection 247 (3) of that section are amended, and a new subsection (9) is 248 added to that section, to read: 249 101.151 Specifications for ballots.— 250 (2)(a) The ballot must include the following office titles 251 above the names of the candidates for the respective offices in 252 the following order: 253 1. The office titles of President and Vice Presidentabove254the names of the candidates for President and Vice President of255the United States nominated by the political party that received256the highest vote for Governor in the last general election of257the Governor in this state, followed by the names of other258candidates for President and Vice President of the United States259who have been properly nominated. 260 2. The office titles of United States Senator and 261 Representative in Congress. 262 3. The office titles of Governor and Lieutenant Governor; 263 Attorney General; Chief Financial Officer; Commissioner of 264 Agriculture; Secretary of State; State Attorney, with the 265 applicable judicial circuit; and Public Defender, with the 266 applicable judicial circuit. 267 4. The office titles of State Senator and State 268 Representative, with the applicable district for the office 269 printed beneath. 270 5. The office titles of Clerk of the Circuit Court or, when 271 the Clerk of the Circuit Court also serves as the County 272 Comptroller, Clerk of the Circuit Court and Comptroller, when 273 authorized by law; Clerk of the County Court, when authorized by 274 law; Sheriff; Property Appraiser; Tax Collector; District 275 Superintendent of Schools; and Supervisor of Elections. 276 6. The office titles of Board of County Commissioners, with 277 the applicable district printed beneath each office, and such 278 other county and district offices as are involved in the 279 election, in the order fixed by the Department of State, 280 followed, in the year of their election, by “Party Offices,” and 281 thereunder the offices of state and county party executive 282 committee members. 283 (3)(a) The names of the candidates of each partythe party284that received the highest number of votes for Governor in the285last election in which a Governor was electedshall be ordered 286 randomlyplaced first for each officeon the general election 287 ballot, together with an appropriate abbreviation of each such 288theparty name; the names of the candidates of the party that289received the second highest vote for Governor shall be placed290second for each office, together with an appropriate291abbreviation of the party name. 292 (9) The ballot must include a straight-ticket voting 293 option. 294 (10)(a)(9)(a)The Department of State shall adopt rules 295 prescribing a uniform primary and general election ballot for 296 statewide useeach certified voting system. The rules shall 297 incorporate the requirements set forth in this section and shall 298 prescribe additional matters and forms that include, without 299 limitation: 300 1. Clear and unambiguous ballot instructions and 301 directions; 302 2. Individual race layout; and 303 3. Overall ballot layout. 304 (b) The department rules shall graphically depict a sample 305 uniform primary and general election ballot form for statewide 306 useeach certified voting system. 307 Section 10. Subsection (6) is added to section 101.5612, 308 Florida Statutes, to read: 309 101.5612 Testing of tabulating equipment.— 310 (6)(a) The supervisor of elections shall annually test the 311 voting system, including automatic tabulating equipment, to 312 determine if the voting system is capable of timely processing 313 both the maximum number of ballots that may be voted on an 314 election day and the maximum number of ballots that may be voted 315 in an election during the period of time in which a recount may 316 take place. 317 (b) A supervisor of elections shall annually file with the 318 Secretary of State a report that includes the results of the 319 testing conducted pursuant to paragraph (a) and a detailed plan 320 for operations if maximum voter turnout were to occur on 321 election day and if a recount were to be required in each race 322 on a ballot. 323 Section 11. Paragraph (a) of subsection (1) and paragraph 324 (b) of subsection (4) of section 101.62, Florida Statutes, are 325 amended to read: 326 101.62 Request for vote-by-mail ballots.— 327 (1)(a) The supervisor shall accept a request for a vote-by 328 mail ballot from an elector in person or in writing. One request 329 shall be deemed sufficient to receive a vote-by-mail ballot for 330 all elections until the elector or the elector’s designee 331 notifies the supervisor that the elector cancels such request 332through the end of the calendar year of the second ensuing333regularly scheduled general election, unless the elector or the 334 elector’s designee indicates at the time the request is made the 335 elections for which the elector desires to receive a vote-by 336 mail ballot. Such request may be considered canceled when any 337 first-class mail sent by the supervisor to the elector is 338 returned as undeliverable. 339 (4) 340 (b) The supervisor of elections shall mail a vote-by-mail 341 ballot to each absent qualified voter, other than those listed 342 in paragraph (a), who has requested such a ballot, no later than 343 45 daysbetween the 35th and 28th daysbefore the presidential 344 preference primary election, primary election, and general 345 election. Except as otherwise provided in subsection (2) and 346 after the period described in this paragraph, the supervisor 347 shall mail vote-by-mail ballots within 2 business days after 348 receiving a request for such a ballot. 349 Section 12. Subsections (1) and (2) of section 101.64, 350 Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 351 101.64 Delivery of vote-by-mail ballots; envelopes; form.— 352 (1) The supervisor shall enclose with each vote-by-mail 353 ballot two envelopes: a secrecy envelope, into which the absent 354 elector shall enclose his or her marked ballot; and a postage 355 paid mailing envelope, into which the absent elector shall then 356 place the secrecy envelope, which shall be addressed to the 357 supervisor and also bear on the back side a certificate in 358 substantially the following form: 359 Note: Please Read Instructions Carefully Before 360 Marking Ballot and Completing Voter’s Certificate. 361 VOTER’S CERTIFICATE 362 I, ...., do solemnly swear or affirm that I am a qualified 363 and registered voter of .... County, Florida, and that I have 364 not and will not vote more than one ballot in this election. I 365 understand that if I commit or attempt to commit any fraud in 366 connection with voting, vote a fraudulent ballot, or vote more 367 than once in an election, I can be convicted of a felony of the 368 third degree and fined up to $5,000 and/or imprisoned for up to 369 5 years. I also understand that failure to sign this certificate 370 will invalidate my ballot. 371 ...(Date)... 372 ...(Voter’s Signature or Last Four Digits of Social Security 373 Number)... 374 (2) The certificate shall be arranged on the back of the 375 mailing envelope so that the line for the signature or last four 376 digits of the social security number of the absent elector is 377 across the seal of the envelope; however, no statement shall 378 appear on the envelope which indicates that a signature or last 379 four digits of the social security number of the voter must 380 cross the seal of the envelope. The absent elector shall execute 381 the certificate on the envelope. 382 Section 13. Section 101.65, Florida Statutes, is amended to 383 read: 384 101.65 Instructions to absent electors.—The supervisor 385 shall enclose with each vote-by-mail ballot separate printed 386 instructions in substantially the following form: 387 READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY 388 BEFORE MARKING BALLOT. 389 1. VERY IMPORTANT. In order to ensure that your vote-by 390 mail ballot will be counted, itshould be completed and returned391as soon as possible so that it can reach the supervisor of392elections of the county in which your precinct is located no393later than 7 p.m. on the day of the election. However, if you394are an overseas voter casting a ballot in a presidential395preference primary or general election, your vote-by-mail ballot396 must be postmarked or dated no later than the date of the 397 election and received by the supervisor of elections of the 398 county in which you are registered to vote no later than 10 days 399 after the date of the election. 400 2. Mark your ballot in secret as instructed on the ballot. 401 You must mark your own ballot unless you are unable to do so 402 because of blindness, disability, or inability to read or write. 403 3. Mark only the number of candidates or issue choices for 404 a race as indicated on the ballot. If you are allowed to “Vote 405 for One” candidate and you vote for more than one candidate, 406 your vote in that race will not be counted. 407 4. Place your marked ballot in the enclosed secrecy 408 envelope. 409 5. Insert the secrecy envelope into the enclosed mailing 410 envelope which is addressed to the supervisor. 411 6. Seal the mailing envelope and completely fill out the 412 Voter’s Certificate on the back of the mailing envelope. 413 7. VERY IMPORTANT. In order for your vote-by-mail ballot to 414 be counted, you must sign your name or print the last four 415 digits of your social security number on the line above (Voter’s 416 Signature or Last Four Digits of Social Security Number). A 417 vote-by-mail ballot will be considered illegal and not be 418 counted if the signature on the voter’s certificate or the last 419 four digits of the social security number does not match the 420 signature or social security number on record. The signature on 421 file at the start of the canvass of the vote-by-mail ballots is 422 the signature that will be used to verify your signature on the 423 voter’s certificate. If you need to update your signature for 424 this election, send your signature update on a voter 425 registration application to your supervisor of elections so that 426 it is received no later than the start of the canvassing of 427 vote-by-mail ballots, which occurs no earlier than the 15th day 428 before election day. 429 8. VERY IMPORTANT.If you are an overseas voter,You must 430 include the date you signed the Voter’s Certificate or printed 431 the last four digits of your social security number on the line 432 above (Date) or your ballot may not be counted. 433 9. Mail, deliver, or have delivered the completed mailing 434 envelope.Be sure there is sufficient postage if mailed.435 10. FELONY NOTICE. It is a felony under Florida law to 436 accept any gift, payment, or gratuity in exchange for your vote 437 for a candidate. It is also a felony under Florida law to vote 438 in an election using a false identity or false address, or under 439 any other circumstances making your ballot false or fraudulent. 440 Section 14. Subsection (5) is added to section 101.657, 441 Florida Statutes, to read: 442 101.657 Early voting.— 443 (5)(a) As a convenience to the voter, the supervisor of 444 elections shall allow an elector to vote early by physically 445 returning a voted vote-by-mail ballot to the supervisor by 446 placing the envelope containing the voter’s marked ballot in a 447 secure drop box. A secure drop box must be placed at the main or 448 branch office of the supervisor and at each early voting 449 location. 450 (b) The secure drop box must be available 24 hours a day 451 beginning at noon on the 10th day before an election that 452 contains state or federal races and ending on the day before the 453 election at midnight. 454 (c) The supervisor shall, before the canvassing of the 455 election returns, deliver the envelopes containing marked 456 ballots to the county canvassing board along with his or her 457 file or list kept regarding such ballots. 458 (d) Each secure drop box must be monitored by security 459 cameras that record video or photographic data of persons using 460 the secure drop box for the duration of the period in which the 461 secure drop box is available. 462 Section 15. Section 101.67, Florida Statutes, is amended to 463 read: 464 101.67 Safekeeping of mailed ballots; deadline for465receiving vote-by-mail ballots.— 466(1)The supervisor of elections shall safely keep in his or 467 her office any envelopes received containing marked ballots of 468 absent electors, and he or she shall, before the canvassing of 469 the election returns, deliver the envelopes to the county 470 canvassing board along with his or her file or list kept 471 regarding said ballots. 472(2)Except as provided in s. 101.6952(5), all marked absent473electors’ ballots to be counted must be received by the474supervisor by 7 p.m. the day of the election. All ballots475received thereafter shall be marked with the time and date of476receipt and filed in the supervisor’s office.477 Section 16. Subsection (1), paragraph (c) of subsection 478 (2), and paragraphs (a), (b), and (c) of subsection (4) of 479 section 101.68, Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 480 101.68 Canvassing of vote-by-mail ballot.— 481 (1) The supervisor of the county where the absent elector 482 resides shall receive the voted ballot, at which time the 483 supervisor shall compare the signature or partial social 484 security number of the elector on the voter’s certificate with 485 the signature or social security number of the elector in the 486 registration books or the precinct register to determine whether 487 the elector is duly registered in the county and may record on 488 the elector’s registration certificate that the elector has 489 voted. An elector who dies after casting a vote-by-mail ballot 490 but on or before election day shall remain listed in the 491 registration books until the results have been certified for the 492 election in which the ballot was cast. The supervisor shall 493 safely keep the ballot unopened in his or her office until the 494 county canvassing board canvasses the vote. Except as provided 495 in subsection (4), after a vote-by-mail ballot is received by 496 the supervisor, the ballot is deemed to have been cast, and 497 changes or additions may not be made to the voter’s certificate. 498 (2)(c)1. The canvassing board must, if the supervisor has 499 not already done so, compare the signature or partial social 500 security number of the elector on the voter’s certificate or on 501 the vote-by-mail ballot cure affidavit as provided in subsection 502 (4) with the signature or social security number of the elector 503 in the registration books or the precinct register to see that 504 the elector is duly registered in the county and to determine 505 the legality of that vote-by-mail ballot. A vote-by-mail ballot 506 may only be counted if: 507 a. The signature or partial social security number on the 508 voter’s certificate or the cure affidavit matches the elector’s 509 signature or social security number in the registration books or 510 precinct register; however, in the case of a cure affidavit, the 511 supporting identification listed in subsection (4) must also 512 confirm the identity of the elector; or 513 b. The cure affidavit contains a signature or partial 514 social security number that does not match the elector’s 515 signature or social security number in the registration books or 516 precinct register, but the elector has submitted a current and 517 valid Tier 1 identification pursuant to subsection (4) which 518 confirms the identity of the elector. 519 2. The ballot of an elector who casts a vote-by-mail ballot 520 shall be counted even if the elector dies on or before election 521 day, as long as, before the death of the voter, the ballot was 522 postmarked by the United States Postal Service, date-stamped 523 with a verifiable tracking number by a common carrier, or 524 already in the possession of the supervisor of elections. 525 3. A vote-by-mail ballot is not considered illegal if the 526 signature or partial social security number of the elector does 527 not cross the seal of the mailing envelope. 528 4. If any elector or candidate present believes that a 529 vote-by-mail ballot is illegal due to a defect apparent on the 530 voter’s certificate or the cure affidavit, he or she may, at any 531 time before the ballot is removed from the envelope, file with 532 the canvassing board a protest against the canvass of that 533 ballot, specifying the precinct, the ballot, and the reason he 534 or she believes the ballot to be illegal. A challenge based upon 535 a defect in the voter’s certificate or cure affidavit may not be 536 accepted after the ballot has been removed from the mailing 537 envelope. 538 5. If the canvassing board determines that a ballot is 539 illegal, a member of the board must, without opening the 540 envelope, mark across the face of the envelope: “rejected as 541 illegal.” The cure affidavit, if applicable, the envelope, and 542 the ballot therein shall be preserved in the manner that 543 official ballots are preserved. 544 (4)(a) The supervisor shall, on behalf of the county 545 canvassing board, immediately notify an elector who has returned 546 a vote-by-mail ballot that does not include the elector’s 547 signature or partial social security number or contains a 548 signature or partial social security number that does not match 549 the elector’s signature or social security number in the 550 registration books or precinct register. The supervisor shall 551 allow such an elector to complete and submit an affidavit in 552 order to cure the vote-by-mail ballot. The supervisor shall 553 allow a reasonable amount of time for such an elector to cure 554 the vote-by-mail ballotuntil 5 p.m. on the day before the555election. 556 (b) The elector must complete a cure affidavit in 557 substantially the following form: 558 VOTE-BY-MAIL BALLOT CURE AFFIDAVIT 559 I, ...., am a qualified voter in this election and 560 registered voter of .... County, Florida. I do solemnly swear or 561 affirm that I requested and returned the vote-by-mail ballot and 562 that I have not and will not vote more than one ballot in this 563 election. I understand that if I commit or attempt any fraud in 564 connection with voting, vote a fraudulent ballot, or vote more 565 than once in an election, I may be convicted of a felony of the 566 third degree and fined up to $5,000 and imprisoned for up to 5 567 years. I understand that my failure to sign this affidavit means 568 that my vote-by-mail ballot will be invalidated. 569 ...(Voter’s Signature or Last Four Digits of Social Security 570 Number)... 571 ...(Address)... 572 (c) Instructions must accompany the cure affidavit in 573 substantially the following form: 574 READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY BEFORE COMPLETING THE 575 AFFIDAVIT. FAILURE TO FOLLOW THESE INSTRUCTIONS MAY CAUSE YOUR 576 BALLOT NOT TO COUNT. 577 1. In order to ensure that your vote-by-mail ballot will be 578 counted, your affidavit should be completed and returned as soon 579 as possible so that it can reach the supervisor of elections of 580 the county in which your precinct is located in a reasonable 581 amount of timeno later than 5 p.m. on the day before the582election. 583 2. You must sign your name or print the last four digits of 584 your social security number on the line above (Voter’s Signature 585 or Last Four Digits of Social Security Number). 586 3. You must make a copy of one of the following forms of 587 identification: 588 a. Tier 1 identification.—Current and valid identification 589 that includes your name and photograph: Florida driver license; 590 Florida identification card issued by the Department of Highway 591 Safety and Motor Vehicles; United States passport; debit or 592 credit card; military identification; student identification; 593 retirement center identification; neighborhood association 594 identification; public assistance identification; veteran health 595 identification card issued by the United States Department of 596 Veterans Affairs; a Florida license to carry a concealed weapon 597 or firearm; or an employee identification card issued by any 598 branch, department, agency, or entity of the Federal Government, 599 the state, a county, or a municipality; or 600 b. Tier 2 identification.—ONLY IF YOU DO NOT HAVE A TIER 1 601 FORM OF IDENTIFICATION, identification that shows your name and 602 current residence address: current utility bill, bank statement, 603 government check, paycheck, or government document (excluding 604 voter identification card). 605 4. Place the envelope bearing the affidavit into a mailing 606 envelope addressed to the supervisor. Insert a copy of your 607 identification in the mailing envelope. Mail, deliver, or have 608 delivered the completed affidavit along with the copy of your 609 identification to your county supervisor of elections. Be sure 610 there is sufficient postage if mailed and that the supervisor’s 611 address is correct. 612 5. Alternatively, you may fax or e-mail your completed 613 affidavit and a copy of your identification to the supervisor of 614 elections. If e-mailing, please provide these documents as 615 attachments. 616 Section 17. Section 101.6952, Florida Statutes, is amended 617 to read: 618 101.6952 Vote-by-mail ballots for absentuniformed services619and overseasvoters.— 620 (1) If an absentuniformed services voter’s or an overseas621 voter’s request for an official vote-by-mail ballot pursuant to 622 s. 101.62 includes an e-mail address, the supervisor of 623 elections shall: 624 (a) Record the voter’s e-mail address in the vote-by-mail 625 ballot record; 626 (b) Confirm by e-mail that the vote-by-mail ballot request 627 was received and include in that e-mail the estimated date the 628 vote-by-mail ballot will be sent to the voter; and 629 (c) Notify the voter by e-mail when the voted vote-by-mail 630 ballot is received by the supervisor of elections. 631 (2)(a) An absentuniformed services voter or an overseas632 voter who makes timely application for but does not receive an 633 official vote-by-mail ballot may use the federal write-in 634 absentee ballot to vote in any federal, state, or local 635 election. 636 (b)1. In an election for federal office, an elector may 637 designate a candidate by writing the name of a candidate on the 638 ballot. Except for a primary or special primary election, the 639 elector may alternatively designate a candidate by writing the 640 name of a political party on the ballot. A written designation 641 of the political party shall be counted as a vote for the 642 candidate of that party if there is such a party candidate in 643 the race. 644 2. In a state or local election, an elector may vote in the 645 section of the federal write-in absentee ballot designated for 646 nonfederal races by writing on the ballot the title of each 647 office and by writing on the ballot the name of the candidate 648 for whom the elector is voting. Except for a primary, special 649 primary, or nonpartisan election, the elector may alternatively 650 designate a candidate by writing the name of a political party 651 on the ballot. A written designation of the political party 652 shall be counted as a vote for the candidate of that party if 653 there is such a party candidate in the race. In addition, the 654 elector may vote on any ballot measure presented in such 655 election by identifying the ballot measure on which he or she 656 desires to vote and specifying his or her vote on the measure. 657 For purposes of this section, a vote cast in a judicial merit 658 retention election shall be treated in the same manner as a 659 ballot measure in which the only allowable responses are “Yes” 660 or “No.” 661 (c) In the case of a joint candidacy, such as for the 662 offices of President/Vice President or Governor/Lieutenant 663 Governor, a valid vote for one or both qualified candidates on 664 the same ticket shall constitute a vote for the joint candidacy. 665 (d) For purposes of this subsection and except when the 666 context clearly indicates otherwise, such as when a candidate in 667 the election is affiliated with a political party whose name 668 includes the word “Independent,” “Independence,” or a similar 669 term, a voter designation of “No Party Affiliation” or 670 “Independent,” or any minor variation, misspelling, or 671 abbreviation thereof, shall be considered a designation for the 672 candidate, other than a write-in candidate, who qualified to run 673 in the race with no party affiliation. If more than one 674 candidate qualifies to run as a candidate with no party 675 affiliation, the designation may not count for any candidate 676 unless there is a valid, additional designation of the 677 candidate’s name. 678 (e) Any abbreviation, misspelling, or other minor variation 679 in the form of the name of an office, the name of a candidate, 680 the ballot measure, or the name of a political party must be 681 disregarded in determining the validity of the ballot. 682 (3)(a) An absentuniformed services voter or an overseas683 voter who submits a federal write-in absentee ballot and later 684 receives an official vote-by-mail ballot may submit the official 685 vote-by-mail ballot. An elector who submits a federal write-in 686 absentee ballot and later receives and submits an official vote 687 by-mail ballot should make every reasonable effort to inform the 688 appropriate supervisor of elections that the elector has 689 submitted more than one ballot. 690 (b)A federal write-in absentee ballot may not be canvassed691until 7 p.m. on the day of the election.A federal write-in 692 absentee ballot from an absentan overseasvoter in a 693 presidential preference primary or general election may not be 694 canvassed until the conclusion of the 10-day period specified in 695 subsection (5).Each federal write-in absentee ballot received696by 7 p.m. on the day of the election shall be canvassed pursuant697to ss. 101.5614(4) and 101.68, unless the elector’s official698vote-by-mail ballot is received by 7 p.m. on election day.Each 699 federal write-in absentee ballot from an absentoverseasvoter 700 in a presidential preference primary or general election 701 received by 10 days after the date of the election shall be 702 canvassed pursuant to ss. 101.5614(4) and 101.68, unless the 703overseasvoter’s official vote-by-mail ballot is received by 10 704 days after the date of the election. If the elector’s official 705 vote-by-mail ballot is receivedby 7 p.m. on election day, or,706for an overseas voter in a presidential preference primary or707general election,no later than 10 days after the date of the 708 election, the federal write-in absentee ballot is invalid and 709 the official vote-by-mail ballot shall be canvassed. The time 710 shall be regulated by the customary time in standard use in the 711 county seat of the locality. 712 (4) For vote-by-mail ballots received from absentuniformed713services voters or overseasvoters, there is a presumption that 714 the envelope was mailed on the date stated on the outside of the 715 return envelope, regardless of the absence of a postmark on the 716 mailed envelope or the existence of a postmark date that is 717 later than the date of the election. 718 (5) A vote-by-mail ballot from an absentoverseasvoter in 719 any presidential preference primary or general election which is 720 postmarked or dated no later than the date of the election and 721 is received by the supervisor of elections of the county in 722 which theoverseasvoter is registered no later than 10 days 723 after the date of the election shall be counted as long as the 724 vote-by-mail ballot is otherwise proper. 725 Section 18. Section 101.697, Florida Statutes, is amended 726 to read: 727 101.697 Electronic transmission of election materials.— 728 (1) The Department of State shall determine whether secure 729 electronic means can be established for receiving ballots from 730 overseas voters. If such security can be established, the 731 department shall adopt rules to authorize a supervisor of 732 elections to accept from an overseas voter a request for a vote 733 by-mail ballot or a voted vote-by-mail ballot by secure 734 facsimile machine transmission or other secure electronic means. 735 The rules must provide that in order to accept a voted ballot, 736 the verification of the voter must be established, the security 737 of the transmission must be established, and each ballot 738 received must be recorded. 739 (2) The Department of State shall determine whether secure 740 electronic means can be established for receiving ballots from 741 voters for good cause, including during or immediately after an 742 emergency as defined in s. 101.732. If such security can be 743 established, the department must adopt rules to authorize a 744 supervisor of elections to accept from a voter a voted ballot by 745 secure facsimile machine transmission or other secure electronic 746 means. The rules must provide that in order to accept a voted 747 ballot, the verification of the voter must be established, the 748 security of the transmission must be established, and each 749 ballot received must be recorded. Such a ballot may not be 750 accepted by a supervisor of elections except upon a 751 determination of good cause by the department. 752 Section 19. Present subsections (2) and (3) of section 753 102.111, Florida Statutes, are renumbered as subsections (3) and 754 (4), respectively, present subsection (2) of that section is 755 amended, and a new subsection (2) is added to that section, to 756 read: 757 102.111 Elections Canvassing Commission.— 758 (2) A person who is a candidate with opposition in an 759 election that is being certified or who is an active participant 760 in the campaign or candidacy of any candidate with opposition in 761 the election that is being certified may not serve on the 762 Elections Canvassing Commission. 763 (3)(2)The Elections Canvassing Commission shall meet at 9 764 a.m. on the 9th day after a primary election to certify the 765 returns for each federal, state, and multicounty office. The 766 commission shall meetandat 9 a.m. on the 14th day after a 767 general election to certify the returns of the election for each 768 federal, state, and multicounty office, except for races that 769 are subject to a recount. If any races for federal, state, and 770 multicounty office are subject to a recount, the commission 771 shall meet at 9 a.m. on the 28th day after the general election 772 to certify the returns for any remaining races. If a member of a 773 county canvassing board that was constituted pursuant to s. 774 102.141 determines, within 5 days after the certification by the 775 Elections Canvassing Commission, that a typographical error 776 occurred in the official returns of the county, the correction 777 of which could result in a change in the outcome of an election, 778 the county canvassing board must certify corrected returns to 779 the Department of State within 24 hours, and the Elections 780 Canvassing Commission must correct and recertify the election 781 returns as soon as practicable. 782 Section 20. Subsection (2) of section 102.112, Florida 783 Statutes, is amended to read: 784 102.112 Deadline for submission of county returns to the 785 Department of State.— 786 (2)(a) Returns must be filed by 5 p.m. on the 7th day 787 following a primary election,andby noon on the 12th day 788 following the general election for all races, except for those 789 with a pending recount. 790 (b) For all races with a pending recount, returns must be 791 filed by 5 p.m. on the 26th day following the general election. 792 (c) However, the Department of State may correct 793 typographical errors, including the transposition of numbers, in 794 any returns submitted to the Department of State pursuant to s. 795 102.111(3)s. 102.111(2). 796 Section 21. Section 102.181, Florida Statutes, is created 797 to read: 798 102.181 Action against supervisor of elections.— 799 (1) Any elector qualified to vote in or any candidate for 800 office in an election may file an action against the supervisor 801 of elections administering such election for noncompliance with 802 any provision of this code. 803 (2) Any elector or candidate who files such an action is 804 entitled to an immediate hearing. 805 (3) In any such action, any filing fees or costs must be 806 waived and attorney fees must be awarded to the prevailing party 807 or parties. 808 Section 22. Subsection (6) of section 97.052, Florida 809 Statutes, is amended to read: 810 97.052 Uniform statewide voter registration application.— 811 (6) If a voter registration applicant fails to provide any 812 of the required information on the voter registration 813 application form, the supervisor shall notify the applicant of 814 the failure by mail within 5 business days after the supervisor 815 has the information available in the voter registration system. 816The applicant shall have an opportunity to complete the817application form to vote in the next election up until the book818closing for that next election.819 Section 23. Subsections (2), (4), and (6) of section 820 97.053, Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 821 97.053 Acceptance of voter registration applications.— 822 (2) A voter registration application is complete and 823 becomes the official voter registration record of that applicant 824 when all information necessary to establish the applicant’s 825 eligibility pursuant to s. 97.041 is received by a voter 826 registration official and verified pursuant to subsection (6). 827If the applicant fails to complete his or her voter registration828application prior to the date of book closing for an election,829then such applicant shall not be eligible to vote in that830election.831 (4) The registration date for a valid initial voter 832 registration application that has been mailed to a driver 833 license office, a voter registration agency, an armed forces 834 recruitment office, the division, or the office of any 835 supervisor in the state and bears a clear postmark is the date 836 of that postmark. If an initial voter registration application 837 that has been mailed does not bear a postmark or if the postmark 838 is unclear, the registration date is the date the application is 839 received by any supervisor or the division, unless it is840received within 5 days after the closing of the books for an841election, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays, in842which case the registration date is the book-closing date. 843 (6) A voter registration application may be accepted as 844 valid only after the department has verified the authenticity or 845 nonexistence of the driver license number, the Florida 846 identification card number, or the last four digits of the 847 social security number provided by the applicant. If a completed 848 voter registration application has been receivedby the book849closing deadlinebut the driver license number, the Florida 850 identification card number, or the last four digits of the 851 social security number provided by the applicant cannot be 852 verified, the applicant shall be notified that the number cannot 853 be verified and that the applicant must provide evidence to the 854 supervisor sufficient to verify the authenticity of the 855 applicant’s driver license number, Florida identification card 856 number, or last four digits of the social security number. If 857 the applicant provides the necessary evidence, the supervisor 858 shall place the applicant’s name on the registration rolls as an 859 active voter. If the applicant has not provided the necessary 860 evidence or the number has not otherwise been verified prior to 861 the applicant presenting himself or herself to vote, the 862 applicant shall be provided a provisional ballot. The 863 provisional ballot shall be counted only if the number is 864 verified by the end of the canvassing period or if the applicant 865 presents evidence to the supervisor of elections sufficient to 866 verify the authenticity of the applicant’s driver license 867 number, Florida identification card number, or last four digits 868 of the social security number within a reasonable amount of time 869 afterno later than 5 p.m. of the second day followingthe 870 election. 871 Section 24. Paragraph (a) of subsection (3) of section 872 97.0575, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 873 97.0575 Third-party voter registrations.— 874 (3)(a) A third-party voter registration organization that 875 collects voter registration applications serves as a fiduciary 876 to the applicant, ensuring that any voter registration 877 application entrusted to the organization, irrespective of party 878 affiliation, race, ethnicity, or gender, shall be promptly 879 delivered to the division or the supervisor of elections within 880 48 hours after the applicant completes it or the next business 881 day if the appropriate office is closed for that 48-hour period. 882 If a voter registration application collected by any third-party 883 voter registration organization is not promptly delivered to the 884 division or supervisor of elections, the third-party voter 885 registration organization is liable for the following fines: 886 1. A fine in the amount of $50 for each application 887 received by the division or the supervisor of elections more 888 than 48 hours after the applicant delivered the completed voter 889 registration application to the third-party voter registration 890 organization or any person, entity, or agent acting on its 891 behalf or the next business day, if the office is closed. A fine 892 in the amount of $250 for each application received if the 893 third-party voter registration organization or person, entity, 894 or agency acting on its behalf acted willfully. 8952.A fine in the amount of $100 for each application896collected by a third-party voter registration organization or897any person, entity, or agent acting on its behalf, before book898closing for any given election for federal or state office and899received by the division or the supervisor of elections after900the book-closing deadline for such election. A fine in the901amount of $500 for each application received if the third-party902registration organization or person, entity, or agency acting on903its behalf acted willfully.904 2.3.A fine in the amount of $500 for each application 905 collected by a third-party voter registration organization or 906 any person, entity, or agent acting on its behalf, which is not 907 submitted to the division or supervisor of elections. A fine in 908 the amount of $1,000 for any application not submitted if the 909 third-party voter registration organization or person, entity, 910 or agency acting on its behalf acted willfully. 911 912 The aggregate fine pursuant to this paragraph which may be 913 assessed against a third-party voter registration organization, 914 including affiliate organizations, for violations committed in a 915 calendar year is $1,000. 916 Section 25. Section 98.0981, Florida Statutes, is amended 917 to read: 918 98.0981 Reports; voting history; statewide voter 919 registration system information; precinct-level election 920 results; pre-electionbook closingstatistics.— 921 (1) VOTING HISTORY AND STATEWIDE VOTER REGISTRATION SYSTEM 922 INFORMATION.— 923 (a) Within 30 days after certification by the Elections 924 Canvassing Commission of a presidential preference primary, 925 special election, primary election, or general election, 926 supervisors of elections shall transmit to the department, in a 927 uniform electronic format specified in paragraph (d), completely 928 updated voting history information for each qualified voter who 929 voted. 930 (b) After receipt of the information in paragraph (a), the 931 department shall prepare a report in electronic format which 932 contains the following information, separately compiled for the 933 primary and general election for all voters qualified to vote in 934 either election: 935 1. The unique identifier assigned to each qualified voter 936 within the statewide voter registration system; 937 2. All information provided by each qualified voter on his 938 or her voter registration application pursuant to s. 97.052(2), 939 except that which is confidential or exempt from public records 940 requirements; 941 3. Each qualified voter’s date of registration; 942 4. Each qualified voter’s current state representative 943 district, state senatorial district, and congressional district, 944 assigned by the supervisor of elections; 945 5. Each qualified voter’s current precinct; and 946 6. Voting history as transmitted under paragraph (a) to 947 include whether the qualified voter voted at a precinct 948 location, voted during the early voting period, voted by vote 949 by-mail ballot, attempted to vote by vote-by-mail ballot that 950 was not counted, attempted to vote by provisional ballot that 951 was not counted, or did not vote. 952 (c) Within 45 days after certification by the Elections 953 Canvassing Commission of a presidential preference primary, 954 special election, primary election, or general election, the 955 department shall send to the President of the Senate, the 956 Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Senate Minority 957 Leader, and the House Minority Leader a report in electronic 958 format that includes all information set forth in paragraph (b). 959 (d) File specifications are as follows: 960 1. The file shall contain records designated by the 961 categories below for all qualified voters who, regardless of the 962 voter’s county of residence or active or inactive registration 963 status onatthe election daybook closingfor the corresponding 964 election that the file is being created for: 965 a. Voted a regular ballot at a precinct location. 966 b. Voted at a precinct location using a provisional ballot 967 that was subsequently counted. 968 c. Voted a regular ballot during the early voting period. 969 d. Voted during the early voting period using a provisional 970 ballot that was subsequently counted. 971 e. Voted by vote-by-mail ballot. 972 f. Attempted to vote by vote-by-mail ballot, but the ballot 973 was not counted. 974 g. Attempted to vote by provisional ballot, but the ballot 975 was not counted in that election. 976 2. Each file shall be created or converted into a tab 977 delimited format. 978 3. File names shall adhere to the following convention: 979 a. Three-character county identifier as established by the 980 department followed by an underscore. 981 b. Followed by four-character file type identifier of 982 “VHO3” followed by an underscore. 983 c. Followed by FVRS election ID followed by an underscore. 984 d. Followed by Date Created followed by an underscore. 985 e. Date format is YYYYMMDD. 986 f. Followed by Time Created - HHMMSS. 987 g. Followed by “.txt”. 988 4. Each record shall contain the following columns: Record 989 Identifier, FVRS Voter ID Number, FVRS Election ID Number, Vote 990 Date, Vote History Code, Precinct, Congressional District, House 991 District, Senate District, County Commission District, and 992 School Board District. 993 (e) Each supervisor of elections shall reconcile, before 994 submission, the aggregate total of ballots cast in each precinct 995 as reported in the precinct-level election results to the 996 aggregate total number of voters with voter history for the 997 election for each district. 998 (f) Each supervisor of elections shall submit the results 999 of the data reconciliation as described in paragraph (e) to the 1000 department in an electronic format and give a written 1001 explanation for any precincts where the reconciliation as 1002 described in paragraph (e) results in a discrepancy between the 1003 voter history and the election results. 1004 (2) PRECINCT-LEVEL ELECTION RESULTS.— 1005 (a) Within 30 days after certification by the Elections 1006 Canvassing Commission of a presidential preference primary 1007 election, special election, primary election, or general 1008 election, the supervisors of elections shall collect and submit 1009 to the department precinct-level election results for the 1010 election in a uniform electronic format specified by paragraph 1011 (c). The precinct-level election results shall be compiled 1012 separately for the primary or special primary election that 1013 preceded the general or special general election, respectively. 1014 The results shall specifically include for each precinct the 1015 total of all ballots cast for each candidate or nominee to fill 1016 a national, state, county, or district office or proposed 1017 constitutional amendment, with subtotals for each candidate and 1018 ballot type, unless fewer than 10 voters voted a ballot type. 1019 “All ballots cast” means ballots cast by voters who cast a 1020 ballot whether at a precinct location, by vote-by-mail ballot 1021 including overseas vote-by-mail ballots, during the early voting 1022 period, or by provisional ballot. 1023 (b) The department shall make such information available on 1024 a searchable, sortable, and downloadable database via its 1025 website that also includes the file layout and codes. The 1026 database shall be searchable and sortable by county, precinct, 1027 and candidate. The database shall be downloadable in a tab 1028 delimited format. The database shall be available for download 1029 county-by-county and also as a statewide file. Such report shall 1030 also be made available upon request. 1031 (c) The files containing the precinct-level election 1032 results shall be created in accordance with the applicable file 1033 specification: 1034 1. The precinct-level results file shall be created or 1035 converted into a tab-delimited text file. 1036 2. The row immediately before the first data record shall 1037 contain the column names of the data elements that make up the 1038 data records. There shall be one header record followed by 1039 multiple data records. 1040 3. The data records shall include the following columns: 1041 County Name, Election Number, Election Date, Unique Precinct 1042 Identifier, Precinct Polling Location, Total Registered Voters, 1043 Total Registered Republicans, Total Registered Democrats, Total 1044 Registered All Other Parties, Contest Name, 1045 Candidate/Retention/Issue Name, Candidate Florida Voter 1046 Registration System ID Number, Division of Elections Unique 1047 Candidate Identifying Number, Candidate Party, District, 1048 Undervote Total, Overvote Total, Write-in Total, and Vote Total. 1049 (3) PRECINCT-LEVEL PRE-ELECTIONBOOK CLOSINGSTATISTICS. 1050 After 29 days before the date of an electionthe date of book1051closingbut before the date of an election as defined in s. 1052 97.021 to fill a national, state, county, or district office, or 1053 to vote on a proposed constitutional amendment, the department 1054 shall compile the following precinct-level statistical data for 1055 each county: 1056 (a) Precinct numbers. 1057 (b) Total number of active registered voters by party for 1058 each precinct. 1059 (4) REPORTS PUBLICLY AVAILABLE.—The department shall also 1060 make publicly available the reports and results required in 1061 subsections (1)-(3). 1062 (5) RULEMAKING.—The department shall adopt rules and 1063 prescribe forms to carry out the purposes of this section. 1064 Section 26. Subsection (1) of section 110.117, Florida 1065 Statutes, is amended to read: 1066 110.117 Paid holidays.— 1067 (1) The following holidays shall be paid holidays observed 1068 by all state branches and agencies: 1069 (a) New Year’s Day. 1070 (b) Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr., third Monday in 1071 January. 1072 (c) Memorial Day. 1073 (d) Independence Day. 1074 (e) Labor Day. 1075 (f) General Election Day. 1076 (g) Veterans’ Day, November 11. 1077 (h)(g)Thanksgiving Day. 1078 (i)(h)Friday after Thanksgiving. 1079 (j)(i)Christmas Day. 1080 (k)(j)If any of these holidays falls on Saturday, the 1081 preceding Friday shall be observed as a holiday. If any of these 1082 holidays falls on Sunday, the following Monday shall be observed 1083 as a holiday. 1084 Section 27. The amendments made by this act providing for 1085 the statewide election of the Secretary of State shall apply to 1086 the term of office beginning January 3, 2023, but shall govern 1087 with respect to candidate qualifying for the statewide primary 1088 and general elections in 2022. 1089 Section 28. This act shall take effect July 1, 2019.