General Bill
Elections:
Revises provisions of election code relating to completion of voter registration applications & entry into statewide voter registration system, eligibility of provisional ballots, registration list maintenance requirements & forms, oaths of candidates for federal office, qualifying deadlines for various candidates, requirements for special district elections, election assessments of municipal candidates, requirements for qualifying by petition process, primary election date, municipal recall procedures & requirements, initiative petition signature validity duration, voting procedures & challenges, canvassing of ballots, requests for & provision of absentee ballots, use of mail ballot elections during emergencies, poll worker training, deadlines for election returns, requirements for write-in candidates & minor political parties, deadlines for campaign treasurer reports & beginning distribution of funds from Election Campaign Financing Trust Fund, & applicability to special elections.
Effective Date:
January 1, 2008, except the amendment to section 100.371, Florida Statutes, shall only apply to petitions that are approved for circulation after January 1, 2008.
Last Event:
Died in Committee on Ethics & Elections, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to CS/HB 537 (Ch. 2007-30) on Friday, May 4, 2007 4:12 PM