Florida House Bill 1259 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Failed on May 3 2013 - 100% progression
Action: 2013-05-03 - Died in Ethics and Elections Subcommittee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Revises qualifications to register to vote; authorizes person who has been convicted of felony & has served his or her sentence to preregister to vote; authorizes DHSMV to automatically register to vote or update voter registration record of eligible individual; requires DHSMV to notify individual that certain information gathered for completion of driver license or identification card application, renewal, or change of address is automatically transferred to voter registration application or used to update voter registration record; requires that applicant who fails to designate party affiliation be registered without party affiliation; revises requirements of statewide voter registration system; requires DOS to develop system that allows eligible citizens to register to vote online; authorizes elector to vote regular ballot at polling place in precinct to which he or she has moved by completing affirmation.

Elections

Rep. Ron Saunders [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2013-05-03	House	Died in Ethics and Elections Subcommittee
2013-03-08	House	Referred to Ethics and Elections Subcommittee; Transportation and Economic Development Appropriations Subcommittee; State Affairs Committee
2013-03-05	House	Introduced
2013-03-02	House	Filed

S0888 (Similar To) 2013-05-03 - Died in Ethics and Elections
H0025 (Similar To) 2013-05-03 - Died in Ethics and Elections Subcommittee, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 7013 (Ch. 2013-57)
H1045 (Similar To) 2013-05-03 - Died in Ethics and Elections Subcommittee, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 7013 (Ch. 2013-57)
S0080 (Similar To) 2013-05-03 - Died in Ethics and Elections, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 7013 (Ch. 2013-57)
S0234 (Similar To) 2013-05-03 - Died in Ethics and Elections
S0388 (Similar To) 2013-05-03 - Died in Ethics and Elections, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 7013 (Ch. 2013-57)
S1198 (Similar To) 2013-05-03 - Died in Ethics and Elections, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 7013 (Ch. 2013-57)

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
101	045		Amended Code	See Bill Text
97	041		Amended Code	See Bill Text
97	052		Amended Code	See Bill Text
97	053		Amended Code	See Bill Text
97	057		Amended Code	See Bill Text
98	035		Amended Code	See Bill Text
98	045		Amended Code	See Bill Text
98	075		Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2013/1259
Text	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2013/1259/BillText/Filed/PDF