Notice of Development of Rulemaking

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 is to conform the uniform statewide voter registration application to the new requirements in Chapter 2007-30, Laws of Florida, which expanded the category of persons who may pre-register to voter to include any person who obtains a valid Florida driver’s license before his or her 17th birthday.
SUBJECT AREA TO BE ADDRESSED: Content and form of statewide voter registration application.
SPECIFIC AUTHORITY: 20.10(3), 97.012(1), 97.052 FS.
LAW IMPLEMENTED: 97.041, 97.052 FS.
A RULE DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP WILL BE HELD AT THE DATE, TIME AND PLACE SHOWN BELOW:
DATE AND TIME: Tuesday, July 10, 2007, 10:00 a.m.
PLACE: Florida Heritage Hall, 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: Maria Matthews, Assistant General Counsel, Office of General Counsel, (850)245-6536, e-mail at: mimatthews@dos.state.fl.us. If you are hearing or speech impaired, please contact the agency using the Florida Relay Service, (800)955-8771 (TDD) or (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, (850)245-6536, e-mail at: mimatthews@dos.state.fl.us

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