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Webpage last updated: November 27, 2023

Adopted Rules

Visit the Florida Administrative Code and Florida Administrative Register's homepage to sign up for notices of rulemaking and to view current and past Division of Elections’ Rules within these three chapters.

• Chapter 1S-2 - Elections
• Chapter 1S-5 - Certification of Electronic Electromechanical Voting Systems
• Chapter 1S-9 - Elections Emergency Contingency Plan

Visit our Forms Incorporated in Rule page for forms incorporated into current rules.

Recently Adopted Rule(s)

Rule 1S-2.0001 Designation of Qualifying/Filing Office; Candidates Oaths

• Rule text 1S-2.0001 (eff. 11/13/2023)
• Forms Incorporated by reference - Visit Forms webpage for active links to fillable versions

• DSDE301C - State and Local Partisan Oath Write-In
• DSDE301B - State and Local Partisan Oath No Pty Aff
• DSDE301A - State and Local Partisan Oath Pty Aff
• DSDE300C - Fed Oath Write-In
• DSDE300A - Fed Oath Pty Aff
• DSDE306WP - Pres. VP Write-in
• DSDE302NP - NOP Oath
• DSDE300B - Fed Oath No Pty Aff
• DSDE304SB - School Board Oath
• DSDE303JU - Judicial Oath
• DSDE09 - CAN App Cam Treas
• DSDE305B -Committeemen and Committeewomen Oath - District
• DSDE305C -Committeemen and Committeewomen Oath - Precinct

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 – Workshop held on May 5, 2022
• Proposed Rule Revision
• Proposed DS-DE XXX Minimum Security Procedures Standards and Compliance Checklist

Rule 1S-2.040 Statewide Voter Registration Application

• Notice of Rule Development – Workshop held on October 11, 2023
  • Coded text
  • Proposed DS-DE 39 Statewide Voter Registration Application
• Notice of Rule Development  (including coded text) – Workshop held on June 6, 2022
  • Proposed DS-DE 39 Statewide Voter Registration Application

Rule 1S-2.052 Delivery of Vote-by-Mail Ballots

• Notice of Rule Development – Rule workshop held on November 14, 2023
  • Coded text
  • Proposed DS-DE 162

Rule 1S-2.055 Vote-by-Mail Requests

• 2^nd Notice of Proposed Rule (including proposed rule revision) - Rule hearing held November 1, 2023 
  • DS-DE 160 Statewide Vote-by-Mail Request Form (revised)
• Notice of Proposed Rule (including proposed rule revision) - Rule hearing held on September 8, 2023
  • DS-DE 160 Statewide Vote-by-Mail Request Form
• Notice of Rule Development (with proposed text) – Workshop held on July 10, 2023
  • Proposed statewide form