SB524 creates the Office of Election Crimes and Security within the Florida Department of State to conduct investigations of voting irregularities or violations of election law. It requires the Attorney General to be notified if initiative petition signatures are no longer valid, and that deceased registered voters be identified. It also revises the frequency of which county supervisors of elections must conduct a voter registration list maintenance program.
The Senate passed SB524 on March 4, 2022, by a vote of 24 to 14. We have assigned pluses to the yeas because states should exercise their authority, under Article 1, Section 4, of the U.S. Constitution, to implement free, fair, and secure elections, guaranteeing equal protection of the right of citizens of the United States to vote.