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Webpage last updated: November 30, 2021

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.

Revisions to the following rules in Chapter 1S-2 are effective October 1, 2021:

• Rule 1S-2.009 Constitutional Amendment by Initiative Petition
• Rule 1S-2.0091 Constitutional Amendment by Initiative Petition; Submission Deadline; Signature Verification

Emergency Rules

• No emergency rules at this time

Proposed Rules and Rule Changes 

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No propose rules or rule changes at this time

Rules 1S-2.021 Cancellation of Registration of Political Committees and Electioneering Communications Organizations

• Notice of Rule Development
• Proposed Rule Text

Rules 1S-2.037 Provisional Ballots

A rule hearing has been scheduled for previously published proposed Rule 1S-2.037, as follows:

• Notice of Rule Hearing
• Notice of Proposed Rule
• Proposed Form DS-DE 209 Revision (Universal Template)

Rules 1S-2.043 Electronic File Reporting Relating to Vote by Mail Ballot Requests and Early Voting

A rule development workshop has been scheduled as follows:

• Notice of Rule Hearing
• Proposed revision for Form DS-DE 145 VBM Request Information File Layout
• Proposed revision for Form DS-DE 146 Application to Obtain Vote-by-Mail Ballot Request Information