CS/SB 378 (2011) -  Federal Write-in Absentee Ballot

General Bill by Rules Subcommittee on Ethics and Elections and Gaetz (CO-SPONSORS) Benacquisto
Federal Write-in Absentee Ballot: Authorizes absent uniformed services voters and overseas voters to use the federal write-in absentee ballot to vote in any federal and certain state or local elections, under certain circumstances. Prescribes requirements for designating candidate choices. Provides for the disposition of valid votes involving joint candidacies. Allows for abbreviations, misspellings, and other minor variations in the name of an office, candidate, or political party. Authorizes the submission of multiple ballots under certain circumstances, etc.
Effective Date: 07/01/2011
Last Event: 04/29/11 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 227 (Ch. 2011-162) -SJ 585 on Friday, April 29, 2011 9:37 AM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

Senate Referrals

  • Rules Subcommittee on Ethics and Elections
    • On agenda for: 03/07/11 1:00 PM
    • Favorable With Committee Substitute (final action) Votes: Yeas 14   Nays 0
  • Rules
    • On agenda for: 04/05/11 8:00 AM
    • Favorable (final action) Votes: Yeas 10   Nays 0
  • Budget
    • On agenda for: 04/15/11 1:30 PM
    • Favorable (final action) Votes: Yeas 17   Nays 0

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: CS/HB 227 Subject: Federal Write-in Absentee Ballot Relationship: Identical

Bill Text

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: Senate Committee: Budget 4/18/2011 4:58:14 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Budget 4/12/2011 8:42:11 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Rules 4/5/2011 4:11:59 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Rules 4/1/2011 3:02:22 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Rules Subcommittee on Ethics and Elections 3/8/2011 3:53:14 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Rules Subcommittee on Ethics and Elections 3/4/2011 1:02:38 PM

Vote History

(No Votes Recorded)

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 227 (Ch. 2011-162) -SJ 585 Time: 04/29/2011 - 9:37 AM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Substituted CS/HB 227 -SJ 585 Time: 04/29/2011 - 9:37 AM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Read 2nd time -SJ 585 Time: 04/29/2011 - 9:36 AM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/29/11 Time: 04/27/2011 - 6:15 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 469 Time: 04/19/2011 - 8:03 AM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Favorable by- Budget; YEAS 17 NAYS 0 -SJ 469 Time: 04/15/2011 - 5:51 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Budget, 04/15/11, 1:30 pm, 412 Knott Building Time: 04/14/2011 - 11:22 AM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Budget, 04/14/11, 1:30 pm, 412 Knott Building --Not Considered Time: 04/11/2011 - 5:09 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Now in Budget -SJ 408 Time: 04/06/2011 - 9:23 AM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) Time: 04/05/2011 - 4:28 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Favorable by Rules; YEAS 10 NAYS 0 -SJ 408 Time: 04/05/2011 - 11:01 AM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Rules, 04/05/11, 8:00 am, 110 Senate Office Building Time: 03/31/2011 - 5:04 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S CS by Rules Subcommittee on Ethics and Elections read 1st time -SJ 111 Time: 03/09/2011 - 8:13 AM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Now in Rules -SJ 118 Time: 03/08/2011 - 4:36 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Introduced -SJ 36 Time: 03/07/2011 - 5:34 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S CS by Rules Subcommittee on Ethics and Elections; YEAS 14 NAYS 0 -SJ 118 Time: 03/07/2011 - 5:10 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Rules Subcommittee on Ethics and Elections, 03/07/11, 1:00 pm, 412 Knott Building Time: 02/28/2011 - 4:14 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Subreferred to Rules Subcommittee on Ethics and Elections -SJ 108 Time: 01/26/2011 - 7:55 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Now in Rules Subcommittee on Ethics and Elections Time: 01/25/2011 - 5:50 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Referred to Rules; Budget -SJ 36 Time: 01/12/2011 - 2:30 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Filed Time: 01/10/2011 - 2:41 PM Member: Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
101.5614 CS/HB 227*, CS/CS/HB 1355*, CS/CS/SB 2086
101.6952 CS/HB 227*
102.166 CS/HB 227*
104.18 CS/HB 227*

(*) Not the latest version