Florida 2022 Regular Session Status: In Committee 1 D cosponsors

SB 1722 — Elections

Last action — Died in Ethics and Elections

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    Passed Senate
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    Passed House
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 2022 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

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In plain language

The bill revises various election-related procedures and regulations in Florida.

This legislation makes changes to election laws, including voter registration delivery timelines and vote-by-mail ballot request processes. It removes certain prohibitions and requirements related to election practices.

Summary

Elections; Repealing a provision relating to civil actions challenging the validity of election laws; revising the time period within which a third-party voter registration organization must deliver voter registration applications to the Division of Elections of the Department of State or to a supervisor of elections; revising information that an elector must provide to a supervisor of elections when the elector changes his or her residence address; revising requirements for vote-by-mail ballot requests, etc.

Bill Text

How this bill changes current law

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The bill modifies various election-related provisions in Florida law and repeals certain statutes.

  • s. 97.029

    Section 97.029, Florida Statutes, is repealed.

    The law prohibiting civil actions challenging the validity of election laws is removed.

  • s. 97.0291

    Section 97.0291, Florida Statutes, is repealed.

    The law prohibiting the use of private funds for election-related expenses is removed.

  • s. 97.0575

    A third-party voter registration organization must notify the applicant at the time the application is collected that the organization might not deliver the application to the division or the supervisor of elections in the county in which the applicant resides in less than 14 days or before registration closes for the next ensuing election and must advise the applicant that he or she may deliver the application in person or by mail. → A third-party voter registration organization must notify the applicant at the time the application is collected that the organization might not deliver the application in less than 14 days or before registration closes, and that the applicant may deliver the application in person or by mail.

    The notification requirements for third-party voter registration organizations are clarified.

  • s. 101.051

    It is unlawful for any person to be in the voting booth with any elector except as provided in subsection (1).

    The prohibition against solicitation of voters at drop box locations is removed.

  • s. 101.62

    The supervisor may accept a written, an in-person, or a telephonic request for a vote-by-mail ballot to be mailed to an elector’s address on file in the Florida Voter Registration System from the elector, or, if directly instructed by the elector, a member of the elector’s immediate family, or the elector’s legal guardian. → The supervisor may accept a written, in-person, or telephonic request for a vote-by-mail ballot from the elector or, if directly instructed, a member of the elector’s immediate family or the elector’s legal guardian.

    The methods for requesting vote-by-mail ballots are maintained, reinforcing eligibility for requests.

  • s. 101.62

    An absent uniformed service voter or an overseas voter seeking a vote-by-mail ballot is not required to submit a signed, written request for a vote-by-mail ballot that is being mailed to an address other than the elector’s address on file in the Florida Voter Registration System.

    The exception for absent uniformed service and overseas voters regarding signed requests for ballots is retained.

  • s. 101.69

    Provisions authorizing the use of certain secure drop boxes during certain hours are deleted.

    Regulations on the use of secure drop boxes during specific hours are removed.

  • s. 102.031

    Provisions prohibiting certain solicitation activities within a specified area surrounding a drop box are deleted.

    Restrictions on solicitation around drop box locations are lifted.

  • s. 104.0616

    Section 104.0616, Florida Statutes, is repealed.

    Regulations regarding vote-by-mail ballots and voting are removed.

Action History

  1. Died in Ethics and Elections

  2. Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration

  3. Introduced

  4. Referred to Ethics and Elections; Judiciary; Appropriations

  5. Filed

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 1722 do?
Elections; Repealing a provision relating to civil actions challenging the validity of election laws; revising the time period within which a third-party voter registration organization must deliver voter registration applications to the Division of Elections of the Department of State or to a supervisor of elections; revising information that an elector must provide to a supervisor of elections when the elector changes his or her residence address; revising requirements for vote-by-mail ballot requests, etc.
Who sponsors SB 1722?
SB 1722 is sponsored by Jones, Shevrin D. "Shev" (Democrat).
What is the current status of SB 1722?
This bill died with 2022 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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