Purpose


The primary purpose of the proposed rule is to codify in current practices and practices that relate to uniform electrThe primary purpose of the proposed rule is to codify in current practices and procedures that relate to uniform electronic format, procedures and timelines for statutorily required reports on data relating to absentee ballot request information, voting history, voter information and precinct-level election results. These reports are mandated by provisions adopted in 2005 (ch. 2005-277 and 2005-278, Laws of Florida), in 2007 (ch. 2007-30, Laws of Florida, and in 2008 (ch. 2008-95, Laws of Florida) and involve primarily data captured at the local level and transferred from the Supervisor of Elections to the Division of Elections. One report pertains to a legislative report to be compiled by the Division of Elections for the Florida Legislature. The proposed rule incorporates only one form by reference (DS-DE #70) which is an application that is necessary to obtain a password to access absentee ballot request information whose access is limited by law only to certain authorized personnel. This is the second workshop scheduled this year for this rule.