Rules
Webpage last updated: April 25, 2022
Adopted Rules
Visit the Florida Administrative Code and Florida Administrative Register's homepage for current and past Division of Elections’ Rules within these three chapters.
- Chapter 1S-2 - Elections
- Chapter 1S-5 - Certification of Electronic of Electromechanical Voting Systems
- Chapter 1S-9 - Elections Emergency Contingency Plan
Visit our Forms Incorporated in Rule page for forms incorporated into current rules.
Recent rule adoptions:
Rule 1S-2.037, Fla. Admin. Code (Provisional Ballots) and Form DS-DE 209 (Provisional Ballot Certificate)(effective April 14, 2022)
Emergency Rules
- No emergency rules at this time
Proposed Rules and Rule Changes
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Rule 1S-2.015 Minimum Security Procedures
- Notice of Rule Development
- Rule workshop scheduled as follows:
DATE AND TIME: May 5, 2022, 11:00 a.m. (Eastern Time) PLACE: Heritage Hall (Department of State Auditorium), R.A. Gray Building, 500 S. Bronough St., Tallahassee, FL 32399. Call-in also available at: 1 (888) 585-9008; Conference Room # 201-297-717.
- Rule workshop scheduled as follows:
- Proposed Rule Revision
- Proposed DS-DE XXX Minimum Security Procedures Standards and Compliance Checklist
Rule 1S-2.031 Recounts
- Notice of Rule Development – Rule workshop was held on January 4, as noticed.
- Notice of Rule Development – 2nd Workshop (February 22, 2022) (same Proposed Rule Revision and Procedures Manual as above was presented)
- Notice of Public Hearing (includes revised coded rule text)
- Public hearing is scheduled as follows:
DATE AND TIME: May 19, 2022, 2:00 p.m (Eastern Time). PLACE: Heritage Hall (Department of State Auditorium), R.A. Gray Building, 500 S. Bronough St., Tallahassee, FL 32399 Call-in also available at: 1(888) 585-9008, Conference Room # 201-297-717 - Proposed DS-DE XX Recount Procedures Manual (version for public hearing)
- Public hearing is scheduled as follows:
Rule 1S-2.043 Electronic File Reporting Relating to Vote by Mail Ballot Requests and Early Voting
- Notice of Rule Development Workshop
- Notice of Development of Rulemaking – Rule workshop was held on December 14, 2022, as noticed
- Notice of Public Hearing
- Public hearing scheduled as follow:
DATE AND TIME: May 5, 2022, 1:00 p.m (Eastern Time). PLACE: Heritage Hall (Department of State Auditorium), R.A. Gray Building, 500 S. Bronough St., Tallahassee, FL 32399 Call-in also available at: 1(888) 585-9008, Conference Room # 201-297-717 - Proposed revision for Form DS-DE 145 VBM Request Information File Layout (version for rule hearing)
- Proposed revision for Form DS-DE 146 Application to Obtain Vote-by-Mail Ballot Request Information (version for public hearing)
- Public hearing scheduled as follow:
Rule 1S-5.026 Post-Election Voting System Audits
- Notice of Rule Development – Rule workshop was held on January 4, 2022, as noticed.
- Notice of Rule Development – 2nd Workshop (February 22, 2022) (same Proposed Rule Revision and Procedures Manual as above was presented)
- Notice of Public Hearing (includes revised coded rule text)
- Public hearing scheduled as follows:
DATE AND TIME: May 19, 2022, 3:00 p.m (Eastern Time). PLACE: Heritage Hall (Department of State Auditorium), R.A. Gray Building, 500 S. Bronough St., Tallahassee, FL 32399 Call-in also available at: 1(888) 585-9008, Conference Room # 201-297-717 - Proposed DS-DE XX Procedures Manual for Post-Election Voting System Audit (version for public hearing)
- Public hearing scheduled as follows:
