SB 954 (2017) -  Canvassing of Vote-by-mail Ballots

General Bill by Passidomo (CO-SPONSORS) Braynon; Gibson; Powell
Canvassing of Vote-by-mail Ballots: Authorizing use of the vote-by-mail ballot cure affidavit if an elector’s signature does not match the signature in the registration books or precinct register; requiring the supervisor of elections to immediately notify an elector upon receipt of a vote-by-mail ballot with a missing or mismatched signature; specifying that a Florida driver license or Florida identification card are acceptable forms of identification for purposes of curing a vote-by-mail ballot, etc.
Effective Date: Upon becoming a law
Last Event: 04/04/17 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 105 (Ch. 2017-45) -SJ 286 on Tuesday, April 4, 2017 1:53 PM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

Senate Referrals

  • Ethics and Elections
    • On agenda for: 03/07/17 4:00 PM
    • Favorable (final action) Votes: Yeas 7   Nays 0
  • Judiciary
    • On agenda for: 03/22/17 4:00 PM
    • Favorable (final action) Votes: Yeas 6   Nays 0
  • Rules
    • On agenda for: 03/29/17 1:00 PM
    • Favorable (final action) Votes: Yeas 12   Nays 0

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: CS/HB 105 Subject: Canvassing of Vote-by-mail Ballots Relationship: Identical
Bill #: HB 733 Subject: Elections Relationship: Compare
Bill #: SB 544 Subject: Vote-by-mail Ballots Relationship: Compare
Bill #: SB 1160 Subject: Elections Relationship: Compare

Bill Text

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: Senate Committee: Rules 3/29/2017 5:40:56 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Rules 3/28/2017 10:31:53 AM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Judiciary 3/22/2017 7:35:55 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Judiciary 3/21/2017 3:57:57 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Ethics and Elections 3/7/2017 5:01:29 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Ethics and Elections 3/7/2017 12:50:54 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 105 (Ch. 2017-45) -SJ 286 Time: 04/04/2017 - 1:53 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Substituted CS/HB 105 -SJ 286 Time: 04/04/2017 - 1:53 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Read 2nd time -SJ 286 Time: 04/04/2017 - 1:51 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/04/17 Time: 03/30/2017 - 9:15 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 277 Time: 03/29/2017 - 5:54 PM Member: Committee: Rules Version: __
Event: S Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 12 NAYS 0 -SJ 277 Time: 03/29/2017 - 3:25 PM Member: Committee: Rules Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Rules, 03/29/17, 1:00 pm, 110 Senate Office Building Time: 03/24/2017 - 3:20 PM Member: Committee: Rules Version: __
Event: S Now in Rules -SJ 243 Time: 03/23/2017 - 8:52 AM Member: Committee: Rules Version: __
Event: S Favorable by Judiciary; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 -SJ 243 Time: 03/22/2017 - 6:42 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 03/22/17, 4:00 pm, 110 Senate Office Building Time: 03/17/2017 - 2:52 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Version: __
Event: S Now in Judiciary -SJ 167 Time: 03/08/2017 - 12:16 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Version: __
Event: S Favorable by Ethics and Elections; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 -SJ 167 Time: 03/07/2017 - 4:57 PM Member: Committee: Ethics and Elections Version: __
Event: S Introduced -SJ 108 Time: 03/07/2017 - 8:00 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Ethics and Elections, 03/07/17, 4:00 pm, 412 Knott Building Time: 03/02/2017 - 4:41 PM Member: Committee: Ethics and Elections Version: __
Event: S Referred to Ethics and Elections; Judiciary; Rules -SJ 108 Time: 02/23/2017 - 4:01 PM Member: Committee: Ethics and Elections Version: __
Event: S Filed Time: 02/15/2017 - 9:39 AM Member: Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
101.68 CS/HB 105, SB 544, CS/SB 598*, HB 733, SB 1160, CS/CS/HB 1325*

(*) Not the latest version