The primary purpose of the proposed rule amendment is to conform the content of the statewide voter registration application which is incorporated by reference in this rule to the new requirement adopted in Chapter 2007-30, Laws of Florida, which ...

DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Division of Elections

RULE NO: RULE TITLE
1S-2.040: Statewide Uniform Voter Registration Application
PURPOSE AND EFFECT: The primary purpose of the proposed rule amendment is to conform the content of the statewide voter registration application which is incorporated by reference in this rule to the new requirement adopted in Chapter 2007-30, Laws of Florida, which expanded the category of persons who may pre-register to vote to include any person who obtains a valid Florida driver’s license before his or her 17th birthday. The content of the application is also changed to clarify fields relating to the Florida driver’s license, political party affiliation, phone number, eligibility to register, and identification requirements.
SUMMARY: The amendments to the rule conform the content of the uniform statewide voter registration application to recent statutory changes.
SUMMARY OF STATEMENT OF ESTIMATED REGULATORY COSTS: No Statement of Estimated Regulatory Cost was prepared.
Any person who wishes to provide information regarding a statement of estimated regulatory costs, or provide a proposal for a lower cost regulatory alternative must do so in writing within 21 days of this notice.
SPECIFIC AUTHORITY: 20.10(3), 97.012(1), 97.052 FS.
LAW IMPLEMENTED: 97.041, 97.051, 97.052, 97.053, 97.1031, 98.077, 101.045 FS.
A HEARING WILL BE HELD AT THE DATE, TIME AND PLACE SHOWN BELOW:
DATE AND TIME: Monday, August 20, 2007, 2:00 p.m.
PLACE: Florida Heritage Hall, Plaza Level, R. A. Gray Building, Tallahassee, Florida
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 5 days before the workshop/meeting by contacting: Maria I. Matthews, Assistant General Counsel. If you are hearing or speech impaired, please contact the agency using the Florida Relay Service, [phone] (TDD) or [phone] (Voice).
THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE IS: Maria I. Matthews, Assistant General Counsel, Office of the General Counsel, Division of Elections, Department of State, 500 S. Bronough Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0250
Copies of the proposed rule and the form incorporated by reference DS-DE # 39 are also available for viewing and downloading off the Division of Elections’ website at: http://election.dos.state.fl.us/index.html or by contacting the above-named person at [phone]. Copies of the proposed rule are also available by contacting the Division of Elections at [phone], or by accessing online from the Division of Elections’ rules webpage at: http://election.dos.state.fl.us/index.html or through the Department of State’s E-rulemaking program at: www.flrules.org. Comments regarding the rule may also be submitted online via the E-rulemaking program.

THE FULL TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE IS:

1S-2.040 Statewide Uniform Voter Registration Application.

The Department of State, Division of Elections, is required to adopt by rule a uniform statewide voter registration application for use in this state. Form DS-DE 39, entitled “Florida Voter Registration Application” (eff._______) rev. 01/06), is hereby incorporated by reference. This application is available by request from the Division at Room 316, R. A. Gray Building, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0250 or by contacting the Division of Elections at [phone], by download from the Division of Elections’ website at: http://election.dos.state.fl.us/ index.html, or by contacting any supervisor of elections’ office.

Specific Authority 20.10, 97.012(1), (2), 97.052 FS. Law Implemented 97.051, 97.052, 97.053, 97.1031, 98.077, 101.045(2) FS. History–New 11-29-05, Amended ________.

NAME OF PERSON ORIGINATING PROPOSED RULE: Sarah Jane Bradshaw, Assistant Director of Division of Elections
NAME OF SUPERVISOR OR PERSON WHO APPROVED THE PROPOSED RULE: Amy Tuck, Director, Division of Elections
DATE PROPOSED RULE APPROVED BY AGENCY HEAD: July 18, 2007
DATE NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT PUBLISHED IN FAW: June 15, 2007