These amendments address problems recently encountered by voters and poll workers. They also incorporate newly enacted statutory changes, including allowance for the use of additional forms of identification at polling places and substitution of ...

 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE

Division of Elections

RULE NO.:RULE TITLE:

1S-2.034Polling Place Procedures Manual

PURPOSE AND EFFECT: These amendments address problems recently encountered by voters and poll workers. They also incorporate newly enacted statutory changes, including allowance for the use of additional forms of identification at polling places and substitution of the term “vote-by-mail ballot” for the term “absentee ballot” throughout the Election Code.

SUBJECT AREA TO BE ADDRESSED: Elections; polling place procedures.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY: 20.10(3), 97.012(1), 102.014(5) FS.

LAW IMPLEMENTED: 97.055, 97.061, 98.461, 100.011, 100.061, 101.031, 101.043, 101.045, 101.048, 101.049, 101.051, 101.111, 101.131, 101.23, 101.49, 101.5601, 101.5608, 101.5610, 101.5611, 101.5614, 101.56062, 101.56075, 101.69, 102.012, 102.014, 102.031, 104.20 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: Thursday, May 5, 2016, 10:00 a.m.

PLACE: Room 307, R.A. Gray Building, 500 S. Bronough St., 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 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 Atkinson, Assistant General Counsel, at [phone] or [e-mail]

 

THE PRELIMINARY TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT IS:

 

1S-2.034 Polling Place Procedures Manual.

The Department of State, Division of Elections, is required to create a polling place procedures manual to guide election officials and poll workers in the proper implementation of election procedures and laws. Form DS-DE 11 (effective 07/2016 06/2014), entitled “Polling Place Procedures Manual,” is hereby incorporated by reference and available at the following link: [insert new hyperlink]https://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-04186. The form is also available from the Division of Elections, R. A. Gray Building, Room 316, 500 South Bronough Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0250, by contact at [phone], or by download from the Division of Elections’ rules webpage at: http://dos.myflorida.com/elections/http://election.dos.state.fl.us/index.html.

Rulemaking Authority 20.10(3), 97.012(1), 102.014(5) FS. Law Implemented 97.055, 97.061, 98.461, 100.011, 100.061, 101.021, 101.031, 101.043, 101.045, 101.048, 101.049, 101.051, 101.111, 101.131, 101.23, 101.49, 101.5601, 101.5608, 101.5610, 101.5611, 101.5614101.5617, 101.56062, 101.56075, 101.69, 102.012, 102.014, 102.031, 104.20 FS. History–New 7-4-02, Amended 1-25-04, 3-16-06, 1-1-08, 8-13-08, 8-25-10, 1-18-12, 6-19-14, __________.