HB 1565 (2004) -  Elections

General Bill by Gottlieb (CO-SPONSORS) Vana
Elections: Eliminates the book-closing period for voter registration and provides for registration and changes in registration at the polls on election day; delays the closing of the polls; provides for earlier qualifying; provides for earlier primary elections; authorizes the voting of a provisional ballot at a precinct in the county other than that of a voter's legal residence under certain circumstances; restricts the length of ballots; requires approved voting systems to provide paper receipts for voted ballots; provides for phase-in of such requirement and requires the state to fully fund the cost; revises provisions relating to absentee voting to allow for weekend voting; requires the supervisor of elections to provide additional locations for absentee voting; authorizes the use of mobile voting units for absentee voting; makes General Election Day a paid holiday observed by all state branches and agencies and reenacts the designation of General Election Day as a legal holiday; requires broadcast television and radio stations to provide certain free air time to candidates for public office; creates a task force to rebut false or inaccurate statements in political campaigns; prohibits political committees from making contributions to candidates for election to or retention in office; provides a limit to contributions to state and county executive committees of political parties; removes provisions relating to nonallocable items for purposes of limits on contributions from political party committees and a related reporting requirement; prohibits an individual from being appointed and serving as campaign treasurer for a candidate and a political committee or any combination of candidates and political committees; removes expenditure authorization for certain joint endorsements; requires a political committee to report information relating to any candidate or political party the committee opposes; repeals and removes reference to regulation of committees of continuous existence.
Effective Date: January 1, 2005
Last Event: Died in Subcommittee on Ethics & Elections on Friday, April 30, 2004 11:40 PM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

House Referrals

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: SB 2936 Subject: Elections Relationship: Identical
Bill #: HB 1037 Subject: Voting Systems Relationship: Compare
Bill #: HB 1529 Subject: Campaign Financing Relationship: Compare
Bill #: HB 1793 Subject: Campaign Financing Relationship: Compare
Bill #: HB 1971 Subject: Elections Relationship: Compare
Bill #: CS/CS/SB 618 Subject: Early Voting Relationship: Compare
Bill #: SB 1230 Subject: Florida Clean Elections Act Relationship: Compare
Bill #: CS/SB 2346 Subject: Advertising Campaign Exposure Act Relationship: Compare
Bill #: SB 2390 Subject: Voting Systems/Requirements Relationship: Compare
Bill #: SB 2556 Subject: Turnbull Campaign Finance Reform Act Relationship: Compare

Bill Text

Staff Analysis

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Vote History

(No Votes Recorded)

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: H Died in Subcommittee on Ethics & Elections Time: 04/30/2004 - 11:40 PM Member: Committee: Subcommittee on Ethics & Elections Version:
Event: H Now in Subcommittee on Ethics & Elections Time: 03/09/2004 - 1:52 PM Member: Committee: Subcommittee on Ethics & Elections Version:
Event: H Bill referred to committee Time: 03/09/2004 - 1:52 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Version:
Event: H Bill referred to committee Time: 03/09/2004 - 1:52 PM Member: Committee: Subcommittee on Transportation & Economic Development Appropriations Version:
Event: H Bill referred to committee Time: 03/09/2004 - 1:52 PM Member: Committee: State Administration Version:
Event: H Bill referred to committee Time: 03/09/2004 - 1:52 PM Member: Committee: Procedures Version:
Event: H Bill referred to committee Time: 03/09/2004 - 1:52 PM Member: Committee: Subcommittee on Ethics & Elections Version:
Event: H 1st Reading Time: 03/03/2004 - 1:25 AM Member: Committee: Version:
Event: H Filed timely Time: 03/01/2004 - 8:46 AM Member: Gottlieb Committee: Version:

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
97.021 HB 1971
97.053 HB 931
97.055
97.0555
97.071
98.065
98.081
98.095
98.0979
98.231
99.061 HB 1971
99.095 HB 1971
99.0955 HB 1971
99.096 HB 1971
100.011 HB 1971
100.061
100.091
101.045
101.048 HB 1971
101.151 HB 1971
101.5606 HB 1037, HB 1971
101.62 HB 759, HB 1447, HB 1743, HB 1971
101.65 HB 1591, HB 1971
101.657 HB 1971
101.663
101.67 HB 759, HB 1447
101.6923 HB 1591, HB 1971
101.6925
102.031
105.031 HB 1971
106.011 HB 1529, HB 1793, HB 1971
106.021 HB 1529, HB 1971
106.03 HB 1529, HB 1793
106.04 HB 1529, HB 1793, HB 1971
106.07 HB 1529, HB 1971
106.08 HB 1793, HB 1971
106.082
106.087 HB 1529, HB 1971
106.12
106.147
106.148
106.161
106.23
106.265
106.27
106.29 HB 1971
106.32
106.33
110.117
111.075
112.3148
112.3149
683.01
1004.28 HB 1305, SB 2936
1004.70 HB 1305, SB 2936
1004.71 SB 2936