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To: sandintoes who wrote (645)11/16/2000 1:11:34 PM
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Fla. Statutes Say it: Secretary Harris is the Boss!

Source: Florida Statutes
Author: alancarp
Posted on 11/16/2000 07:15:11 PST

FLA STATUE, TITLE IX, CHAPTER 97, "Qualification and Registration of Electors", Part 1 "General Provisions"

97.12 Secretary of State as chief election officer.--The Secretary of State is the chief election officer of the state, and it is his or her responsibility to:

(1) Obtain and maintain uniformity in the application, operation, and ***interpretation*** of the election laws.
(2) Provide uniform standards for the proper and equitable implementation of the registration laws.
(3) Actively seek out and collect the data and statistics necessary to knowledgeably scrutinize the effectiveness of election laws.
(4) Provide technical assistance to the supervisors of elections on voter education and election personnel training services.
(5) Provide technical assistance to the supervisors of elections on voting systems. (6) Provide voter education assistance to the public.
(7) Coordinate the state's responsibilities under the National Voter Registration Act of 1993.
(8) Provide training to all affected state agencies on the necessary procedures for proper implementation of this chapter.
(8) Ensure that all registration applications and forms prescribed or approved by the department are in compliance with the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
(9) Coordinate with the United States Department of Defense so that armed forces recruitment offices administer voter registration in a manner consistent with the procedures set forth in this code for voter registration agencies.
(11) Create and maintain a central voter file.
(12) Maintain a voter fraud hotline and provide election fraud education to the public.

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Here is Chapter 97 of Fla. Statute Title IX (with my emphasis added) on the duties of the Fla. Secretary of State as the "Chief Election Officer." Note that while Bob Butterworth is trying to get his sticky fingers into this, his office is NEVER mentioned in the election statutes -- except with regard to the office of Attorney General appearing on the ballots!
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