Florida 2018 Regular Session Status: Passed House

HB 709 — Voting

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    Introduced
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    Passed House
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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

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F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S CS/HB 709 2018 A bill to be entitled An act relating to voting;
F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S  CS/HB 7, Engrossed 1 2018 A bill to be entitled An act relating to voting;
providing an effective date.
amending s.
Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
102.014, F.S.;
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prohibiting certain organizations from placing certain signage or paraphernalia in specified locations;
amending s.
102.021, F.S.;
prohibiting a supervisor of Page 1 of 6 CODING:
hb0709-01-c1 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S CS/HB 709 2018 Section 1.
hb0709-02-e1 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S  CS/HB 7, Engrossed 1 2018 elections from paying an organization in lieu of a poll worker;
amending s.
102.031, F.S.;
prohibiting certain poll workers from wearing certain items in specified locations during specified times;
providing an effective date.
Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
Section 1.
(a) "Marksense ballots" means that printed sheet of paper, used in conjunction with an electronic or electromechanical vote tabulation voting system, containing the names of candidates, or a statement of proposed constitutional amendments or other questions or propositions submitted to the electorate at any election, or the selections made by the elector of candidates or other questions or propositions at an election, on which sheet of paper an elector casts his or her vote either directly on a sheet of paper or indirectly through the use of a voter interface device used to designate the elector's ballot selections on the sheet of paper.
(a) "Marksense ballots" means that printed sheet of paper, used in conjunction with an electronic or electromechanical vote tabulation voting system, containing the names of candidates, or a statement of proposed constitutional amendments or other questions or propositions submitted to the electorate at any election, or the human-readable selections made by the elector of candidates or other questions or propositions at an election, on which sheet of paper an elector casts his or her vote either directly on a sheet of paper or indirectly through the use of a voter interface device used to designate the elector's ballot selections on the sheet of paper.
Section 2.
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Paragraphs (a), (b), and (c) of subsection (4) of section 98.065, Florida Statutes, are redesignated as paragraphs (b), (c), and (d), respectively, and a new paragraph (a) is added to that subsection to read:
98.065 Registration list maintenance programs.— (4) (a) The supervisor shall enter into an agreement with the local clerk of the circuit court to receive monthly from such Page 2 of 5 CODING:
hb0709-01-c1 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S CS/HB 709 2018 clerk change-of-address information and a list of potential jurors who identified themselves as aliens, as defined in s.
hb0709-02-e1 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S  CS/HB 7, Engrossed 1 2018 Section 2.
Paragraphs (a), (b), and (c) of subsection (4) of section 98.065, Florida Statutes, are redesignated as paragraphs (b), (c), and (d), respectively, and a new paragraph (a) is added to that subsection to read:
98.065 Registration list maintenance programs.— (4) (a) The supervisor shall enter into an agreement with the local clerk of the circuit court to receive monthly from such clerk change-of-address information and a list of potential jurors who identified themselves as aliens, as defined in s.
98.093 Duty of officials to furnish information relating to deceased persons, persons adjudicated mentally incapacitated, and persons convicted of a felony, and persons identified as aliens.— (2) To the maximum extent feasible, state and local government agencies shall facilitate provision of information and access to data to the department, including, but not limited to, databases that contain reliable criminal records and records of deceased persons.
98.093 Duty of officials to furnish information relating to deceased persons, persons adjudicated mentally incapacitated, and persons convicted of a felony, and persons identified as aliens.— (2) To the maximum extent feasible, state and local government agencies shall facilitate provision of information and access to data to the department, including, but not limited Page 3 of 6 CODING:
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hb0709-02-e1 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S  CS/HB , Engrossed 1 2018 to, databases that contain reliable criminal records and records of deceased persons.
Each list shall include the Page 3 of 5 CODING:
Each list shall include the name, address, date of birth, sex, and, whichever is available, the Florida driver license number or Florida identification card number of each such person.
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hb0709-01-c1 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S CS/HB 709 2018 name, address, date of birth, sex, and, whichever is available, the Florida driver license number or Florida identification card number of each such person.
Section 5.
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hb0709-01-c1 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S CS/HB 709 2018 Section 6.
Subsection (6) of section 102.014, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
102.014 Poll worker recruitment and training.— (6)(a) Supervisors of elections shall work with the business and local community to develop public-private programs to ensure the recruitment of skilled inspectors and clerks.
(b) An organization that works with a supervisor of elections to recruit inspectors and clerks pursuant to this subsection may not place signage or other paraphernalia bearing the organization's name or logo or any message inside or within 100 feet of the entrance to the polling place or early voting Page 5 of 6 CODING:
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hb0709-02-e1 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S  CS/HB , Engrossed 1 2018 site.
Section 8.
Subsection (3) is added to section 102.021, Florida Statutes, to read:
102.021 Compensation of inspectors, clerks, and deputy sheriffs.— (3) A supervisor of elections may not pay an entity or an individual on behalf of an entity for services provided by a poll worker.
Section 9.
Subsection (5) of section 102.031, Florida Statutes, is renumbered as subsection (6), and a new subsection (5) is added to that section, to read:
102.031 Maintenance of good order at polls;
authorities;
persons allowed in polling rooms and early voting areas;
unlawful solicitation of voters.— (5) During the early voting period and on election day, a poll worker recruited pursuant to s.
102.014(6) may not wear a shirt, hat, or any other item that bears the name or logo of the organization with which he or she is affiliated inside or within 100 feet of the entrance to the polling place or early voting site.
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Action History

  1. Died in Messages

  2. Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration

  3. In Messages

  4. CS passed as amended; YEAS 107 NAYS 2

  5. Read 3rd time

  6. Placed on 3rd reading

  7. Amendment(s) adopted (477997, 614707) -HJ 800, 801

  8. Read 2nd time

  9. CS by Public Integrity and Ethics Committee read 1st time

  10. Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/02/18

  11. Placed on Calendar

  12. Pending review of CS -under Rule 7.18(c)

  13. CS by- Public Integrity and Ethics Committee; YEAS 13 NAYS 2

  14. On Committee agenda-- Public Integrity and Ethics Committee, 02/26/18, 2:00 pm, Sumner Hall

  15. Now in Public Integrity and Ethics Committee

  16. Favorable by Oversight, Transparency and Administration Subcommittee; YEAS 10 NAYS 0

  17. On Committee agenda-- Oversight, Transparency and Administration Subcommittee, 01/30/18, 8:30 am, Morris Hall

  18. Introduced

  19. Referred to Oversight, Transparency and Administration Subcommittee; Public Integrity and Ethics Committee

  20. Filed

Sponsors

  • Drake · Primary

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 163 not signed on · 1 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Drake

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (163)

163 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Passage, Third Reading

Passed 107 Yea · 2 Nay · 11 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 85106
Republican 18101
Democrat 4001
Total 107208
% of votes cast 91%2%0%7%
How each member voted (117)
Member Party Vote
Gonzalez — Yea
Alexander — Yea
Grant, J. — Yea
Grant, M. — Yea
Raschein — Yea
Caldwell — Yea
Clemons — Yea
Latvala — Yea
Cortes, B. — Yea
Lee — Yea
Cortes, J. — Yea
Sullivan — Yea
Diaz, M. — Yea
Moraitis — Yea
Watson, B. — Yea
Watson, C. — Yea
Nunez — Yea
Williams — Yea
Fitzenhagen — Yea
Abruzzo — Not Voting
Altman — Not Voting
Slosberg — Not Voting
Smith — Not Voting
Ahern — Nay
Asencio — Yea
Ausley — Yea
Beshears — Yea
Bileca — Yea
Brown — Yea
Byrd — Yea
Corcoran — Yea
Cruz — Yea
Cummings — Yea
Diamond — Yea
Donalds — Yea
Drake — Yea
DuBose — Yea
Duran — Yea
Eagle — Yea
Edwards-Walpole — Yea
Fant — Yea
Fine — Yea
Fischer — Yea
Geller — Yea
Good — Yea
Goodson — Yea
Hager — Yea
Hardemon — Yea
Harrison — Yea
Henry — Yea
Ingoglia — Yea
Ingram — Yea
Jacobs — Yea
Jacquet — Yea
Jenne — Not Voting
Killebrew — Yea
Magar — Yea
Mariano — Yea
McGhee — Yea
Mercado — Yea
Metz — Yea
Moskowitz — Yea
Newton — Yea
Oliva — Yea
Olszewski — Yea
Payne — Yea
Peters — Yea
Pigman — Not Voting
Ponder — Yea
Porter — Yea
Pritchett — Yea
Raburn — Yea
Renner — Yea
Richardson — Yea
Rodrigues — Yea
Rommel — Yea
Roth — Yea
Russell — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Shaw — Yea
Silvers — Yea
Spano — Yea
Sprowls — Yea
Stafford — Yea
Stevenson — Yea
Stone — Yea
Trujillo — Yea
Toledo — Yea
White — Yea
Willhite — Yea
Williamson — Yea
La Rosa — Yea
Antone, Bruce Hadley Democrat Yea
Berman, Lori Democrat Yea
Daniels, Kimberly Democrat Not Voting
Davis, Tracie Democrat Yea
Jones, Shevrin D. "Shev" Democrat Yea
Albritton, Ben Republican Nay
Boyd, Jim Republican Yea
Brodeur, Jason Republican Yea
Burgess, Danny Republican Yea
Burton, Colleen Republican Yea
Grall, Erin Republican Yea
Gruters, Joe Republican Yea
Harrell, Gayle Republican Not Voting
Leek, Thomas J. "Tom" Republican Yea
Massullo, Ralph E., Jr. Republican Yea
McClain, Stan Republican Yea
McClure, Lawrence Republican Yea
Miller, Monique Republican Yea
Perez, Daniel Republican Yea
Plakon, Rachel Saunders Republican Yea
Plasencia, Susan Republican Yea
Stark, Paula A. Republican Yea
Trumbull, Jay Republican Yea
Vacant Republican Yea
Yarborough, Clay Republican Yea

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Passed 13 Yea · 2 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 1001
Unaffiliated 8202
Republican 4000
Total 13203
% of votes cast 72%11%0%17%
How each member voted (18)
Member Party Vote
Slosberg — Nay
Cortes, B. — Yea
Gonzalez — Not Voting
Ahern — Yea
Byrd — Yea
Fischer — Yea
Mercado — Yea
Metz — Yea
Peters — Not Voting
Pritchett — Yea
Raburn — Yea
Richardson — Nay
Daniels, Kimberly Democrat Not Voting
Davis, Tracie Democrat Yea
Brodeur, Jason Republican Yea
Leek, Thomas J. "Tom" Republican Yea
McClure, Lawrence Republican Yea
Perez, Daniel Republican Yea

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Passed 10 Yea · 0 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 2001
Democrat 1001
Unaffiliated 7002
Total 10004
% of votes cast 71%0%0%29%
How each member voted (14)
Member Party Vote
Sullivan — Yea
Drake — Yea
Edwards-Walpole — Yea
Henry — Yea
Ingoglia — Yea
Pigman — Not Voting
Rommel — Not Voting
Stone — Yea
Williamson — Yea
Daniels, Kimberly Democrat Not Voting
Davis, Tracie Democrat Yea
Burgess, Danny Republican Yea
McClure, Lawrence Republican Yea
Yarborough, Clay Republican Not Voting

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