Florida House Bill 215 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on October 24 2013 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2014-05-02 - Died on Calendar
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [PDF]

Authorizes absent uniformed services voters & overseas voters to use federal write-in absentee ballot in any state or local election; provides that eligible elector may vote on any ballot measure in election using federal write-in absentee ballot; specifies that vote cast in judicial merit retention election be treated in same manner as vote on certain ballot measures; revises minimum requirements for DOS rules used in determining what constitutes valid vote on federal write-in absentee ballot.

Federal Write-in Absentee Ballot

House Ethics and Elections Subcommittee	Sen. Douglas Broxson [R]	Rep. Larry Ahern [R]	Rep. Jeanette Nunez [R]
Rep. Clovis Watson [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2014-05-02	House	Died on Calendar
2014-03-04	House	CS by Ethics and Elections Subcommittee read 1st time
2014-03-04	House	Introduced
2014-03-03	House	Placed on Calendar
2014-03-03	House	Favorable by- State Affairs Committee; YEAS 16 NAYS 0
2014-02-24	House	On Committee agenda-- State Affairs Committee, 03/03/14, 2:30 pm, Morris Hall
2014-02-18	House	Now in State Affairs Committee
2014-02-18	House	Favorable by Veteran and Military Affairs Subcommittee; YEAS 11 NAYS 0
2014-02-11	House	On Committee agenda-- Veteran and Military Affairs Subcommittee, 02/18/14, 9:00 am, 12 HOB
2014-01-16	House	Now in Veteran and Military Affairs Subcommittee
2014-01-09	House	Pending review of CS under Rule 7.19(c)
2014-01-08	House	CS by Ethics and Elections Subcommittee; YEAS 10 NAYS 0
2013-12-20	House	On Committee agenda-- Ethics and Elections Subcommittee, 01/08/14, 12:30 pm, Webster Hall
2013-11-22	House	Referred to Ethics and Elections Subcommittee; Veteran and Military Affairs Subcommittee; State Affairs Committee
2013-10-24	House	Filed

S0486 (Similar To) 2014-05-02 - Died in Messages

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
101	6952		Amended Code	See Bill Text
102	166		Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2014/215
Text	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2014/0215/BillText/Filed/PDF
Text	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2014/0215/BillText/c1/PDF
Amendment	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2014/0215/Amendment/210839/PDF