The first proposed legislation to increase the number of early voting days has been sent to a committee and could get a hearing next week. The Senate Ethics and Elections Committee has put the legislation (SB 80) on its agenda for Tuesday.
The bill sponsored by Senator Arthenia Joyner, D-Tampa, would require early voting to start on the 15th day before an election, rather than the 10th, as was the case during the last election, and not end until the Sunday before Election Day, rather than the Saturday before as is the case under current law. The bill also expands possible early voting sites, and would once again allow voters who move to change their address and vote by regular ballot in their new precinct.
