The Secretary of State, chief election official for the Florida, announces that the preliminary 2009 update to the State Plan pursuant to the Help America Vote Act of 2002 is currently available for public comment. Pursuant to Section 256 of the Help America Vote Act of 2002, the public comment period is open for 30 days. All written comments must be submitted no later than May 9, 2009. A copy of the preliminary 2009 update to the HAVA State Plan may be obtained at the Florida Department of States Division of Elections website: http://election.dos.state.fl.us or by contacting: Nolah Shotwell, Executive Administrative Assistant, Office of General Counsel, Florida Department of State, R. A. Gray Building, 500 S. Bronough Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32399, (850)245-6536. Comments may be submitted electronically to the Division of Elections website: http://election.dos. state.fl.us/hava or in writing to: 2009 HAVA State Planning Committee, c/o Office of General Counsel, Florida Department of State, R. A. Gray Building, 500 S. Bronough Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32399.
- NOTICE OF OPEN PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD FOR 2009 HAVA STATE PLAN