Rulemaking is needed in response to legislative changes to section 101.6952 and 102.166, Florida Statutes, which now requires the Department of State to adopt rules for how to determine a voter’s definite choice for ballot measures and judicial ...

 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE

Division of Elections

RULE NO.:RULE TITLE:

1S-2.051Federal Write-In Absentee Ballot

PURPOSE AND EFFECT: Rulemaking is needed in response to legislative changes to Sections 101.6952 and 102.166, Florida Statutes, which now requires the Department of State to adopt rules for how to determine a voter’s definite choice for ballot measures and judicial merit retention races using a federal write-in absentee ballot.

SUBJECT AREA TO BE ADDRESSED: Elections; federal write-in absentee ballots.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY: 20.10(3), 97.012(1), 101.6952, 102.166 FS.

LAW IMPLEMENTED: 101.5614, 101.6952, 102.166 FS.

IF REQUESTED IN WRITING AND NOT DEEMED UNNECESSARY BY THE AGENCY HEAD, A RULE DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP WILL BE HELD AT THE DATE, TIME AND PLACE SHOWN BELOW:

DATE AND TIME: June 30, 2015, 11:00 a.m.

PLACE: Room 307, R.A. Gray Building, 500 S. Bronough St., Room 307, Tallahassee, FL 32399

Pursuant to the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act, any person requiring special accommodations to participate in this workshop/meeting is asked to advise the agency at least 3 days before the workshop/meeting by contacting: Brandy Hedges at [phone] or [e-mail]. If you are hearing or speech impaired, please contact the agency using the Florida Relay Service, 1(800)955-8771 (TDD) or 1(800)955-8770 (Voice).

THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT AND A COPY OF THE PRELIMINARY DRAFT, IF AVAILABLE, IS: Lydia Strom, Assistant General Counsel at [phone] or [e-mail]

THE PRELIMINARY TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT IS AVAILABLE AT NO CHARGE FROM THE CONTACT PERSON LISTED ABOVE.