Florida HB 985: Involuntary Commitment

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A bill to be entitled 1
An act relating to voter registration and 2
identification; amending s. 97.053, F.S.; requiring 3
the supervisor of elections to verify an applicant's 4
citizenship status under certain circumstances and 5
refer certain matters to the Office of Election Crimes 6
and Security; amending s. 98.045, F.S.; providing 7
certain action is considered a written request from a 8
voter to have his or her name removed from the 9
statewide voter registration system; amending s. 10
101.043, F.S.; revising identifications accepted at 11
polling places; requiring that certain electors show a 12
Florida identification card upon entering the polling 13
place; providing that certain noncitizens may vote a 14
provisional ballot; amending s. 101.62, F.S.; 15
requiring the supervisor of elections to verify 16
certain information upon receiving a request for a 17
vote-by-mail ballot; amending s. 322.141, F.S.; 18
requiring certain licenses and identification cards to 19
denote certain persons as noncitizens; providing an 20
effective date. 21
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 23
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Section 1. Subsection (6) of section 97.053, Florida 25

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Statutes, is amended to read: 26
97.053 Acceptance of voter registration applications.— 27
(6)(a) A voter registration application, including an 28
application with a change in name, address, driver license 29
number, or party affiliation, may be accepted as valid only 30
after the department has verified the authenticity or 31
nonexistence of the driver license number, the Florida 32
identification card number, or the last four digits of the 33
social security number provided by the applicant. 34
1. If the applicant completes a voter registration 35
application using a driver license number or Florida 36
identification card number, the supervisor of elections shall 37
verify that the driver license number or Florida identification 38
card number is classified as that of a United States citizen in 39
the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles records. If 40
the applicant is not classified as a United States citizen in 41
such records, the applicant shall provide proof of citizenship. 42
2. If the applicant completes a voter registration 43
application using a the last four digits of his or her social 44
security number, the supervisor shall verify the applicant's 45
citizenship status using the Systematic Alien Verification for 46
Entitlements Program established by the United States Bureau of 47
Citizenship and Immigration Services. If the applicant's 48
citizenship status cannot be verified, the applicant shall 49
provide proof of citizenship. 50

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3. If the supervisor of elections determines that false 51
affirmations have been made on a voter registration application, 52
the matter must be referred to the Office of Election Crimes and 53
Security. 54
(b) If a completed voter registration application has been 55
received by the book-closing deadline but the driver license 56
number, the Florida identification card number, or the last four 57
digits of the social security number provided by the applicant 58
cannot be verified, the applicant shall be notified that the 59
number cannot be verified and that the applicant must provide 60
evidence to the supervisor sufficient to verify the authenticity 61
of the applicant's driver license number, Florida identification 62
card number, or last four digits of the social security number. 63
If the applicant provides the necessary evidence, the supervisor 64
shall place the applicant's name on the registration rolls as an 65
active voter. If the applicant has not provided the necessary 66
evidence or the number has not otherwise been verified prior to 67
the applicant presenting himself or herself to vote, the 68
applicant shall be provided a provisional ballot. The 69
provisional ballot shall be counted only if the number is 70
verified by the end of the canvassing period or if the applicant 71
presents evidence to the supervisor of elections sufficient to 72
verify the authenticity of the applicant's driver license 73
number, Florida identification card number, or last four digits 74
of the social security number no later than 5 p.m. of the second 75

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day following the election. 76
Section 2. Paragraph (c) is added to subsection (2) of 77
section 98.045,