Elections

The bill title changed from 'election integrity' to 'elections', and the summary description was rewritten to focus on process improvements rather than integrity enforcement.

The online voter registration system requirements were updated to specify that applicants must print, complete, sign, and deliver applications in certain scenarios, replacing previous language about provisional ballots and unverified voters.

Data sharing protocols between the Department of State and the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles were updated to assist in identifying changes in voter information and verifying citizenship status.

A new definition for 'document acceptable as evidence of United States citizenship' was added to clarify what documents are valid for registration.

Clarified that applicants unable to verify US citizenship status must vote with a provisional ballot that will not be counted, rather than just being registered as unverified.

Updated the document header to reflect the bill is 'Engrossed 1' and changed the page count from 80 to 83, indicating additional text was added during the legislative process.

The summary of the bill was reorganized to move the requirement for supervisors to notify applicants about ineligibility earlier in the text.

A new provision was added authorizing the office of the supervisor of elections to close to observe certain holidays under specified conditions.

The bill identifier was updated from 'CS/HB 991' to 'CS/CS/HB 991' to reflect the second committee amendment.

The page count in the header was updated from 74 to 80.

The bill title was updated from 'elections' to 'election integrity.'

A new provision was added requiring the Division of Elections to provide a list of registered voters to federal courts for a specified purpose.

Existing requirements for the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles to share citizenship and address data with the Department of State were retained and clarified within the updated text.