RULE NO.: RULE TITLE:
1S-2.040: Statewide Uniform Voter Registration Application
PURPOSE AND EFFECT: The primary purpose of the proposed rule revision is to conform to law that impacted the instructions but not the substantive content of the statewide voter registration application. The law eliminated 2 forms of identification for persons who registered by mail for the 1st time and who are 1st time voters in Florida. This change was made to conform to a change in the prior year to the list of acceptable identification forms that persons could present before voting at the polls. The law also changed the earliest that a person could preregister from a 15 year old with a driver’s license to simply anyone who is 16 years old. Other format and non-substantive changes are made to streamline the form, DS-DE #39, which is incorporated by reference into the rule. A workshop was last held in February 2009. If adopted, legislative ratification is not required for this rule revision to become effective. No statement of estimated regulatory cost is needed or prepared.
SUBJECT AREA TO BE ADDRESSED: Statewide voter registration application.
RULEMAKING AUTHORITY: 20.10(3), 97.012(2), 97.052 FS.
LAW IMPLEMENTED: 97.051, 97.052, 97.053, 97.1031, 98.077, 101.045(2) FS.
A RULE DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP WILL BE HELD AT THE DATE, TIME AND PLACE SHOWN BELOW:
DATE AND TIME: July 18, 2011, 1:30 p.m.
PLACE: Room 307, R.A. Gray Building, Florida Department of State, Tallahassee, Florida 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 5 days before the workshop/meeting by contacting: Eddie Phillips, elphillips@dos.state.fl.us, Administrative Assistant, Office of General Counsel, Department of State, R.A. Gray Building, 500 S. Bronough Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0250, telephone: (850)245-6224. 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: Maria Matthews, Assistant General Counsel, Office of General Counsel, Florida Department of State, 500 S. Bronough Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0250, (850)245-6536, mimatthews@dos.state.fl.us or Peggy Taff, Chief, Bureau of Voter Registration Services, ptaff@dos.state.fl.us, (850)245-6200

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