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• Refer to the Committee on Elections.
• on Elections.
• HB 959 by Schofield relating to the date of the primary election runoff referred the committee on elections
• to the Committee on Elections.
• HB 999999 by to refer to the public inspection of election records referred to the committee on elections

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• Congressional Border Security Caucus. Congressional Border Security Caucus.
• with regard to his election.
• to his election. to his election.
• Gallagher was duly elected in a special Gallagher was duly elected in a special election<05:37:17.280
• security versus constitutional rights. security versus constitutional rights.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Wednesday, June 10, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• on Homeland Security.
• HB 640 by Bumgarner relates the office of an election authority during election period for the communal
• Refer to the Committee on Homeland Security, Public Safety, and Veterans Affairs.
• administrator, refer to the Committee on Elections, HB 678 by Wally.
• We're relating to the elections or for the committee on elections.

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• At the time of her first congressional election, she was the youngest woman ever elected to Congress
• In the UN Security Council, which is charged with maintaining international peace, security, consensus
• In 2014, I was elected to Congress, making history as the youngest woman ever elected at the time.
• maintaining security in Lebanon.
• Security Council. That is the responsibility of the U.N. Security Council.

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• elections.
• <00:55:18.640> security<00:55:18.880> in<00:55:19.040> the help to improve election
• security in the help to improve election security in the state<00:55:19.200> of<00:55:19.359>
• That was the safety and security.
• <01:40:40.320> The safety and security remedy. The safety and security remedy.

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• Speaker, energy security is, simply put, national security.
• SPEAKER, ENERGY SECURITY IS, SIMPLY PUT, NATIONAL SECURITY.
• None are elected by D.C. residents.
• There's always another election.
• There's always another election.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, September 16, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• restraining order for the Committee on Elections.
• restraining order for the Committee on Elections.
• restraining order for the Committee on Elections.
• restraining order for the Committee on Elections.
• SB 985 by Betancourt relates to the combination of certain election precincts for the Committee on Elections

Bills: HJR99, HB1399, HB1400, HB 1094, HB365, HB 1109, HB647, HCR35, SB14, HB 12, HB1522, HB422, HB675, HB204, HB748, HB912, HJR99, HB1399, HB1400, HB 1094, HB365, HB 1109, HB647, HCR35, HCR123, HCR124, HR57, HR87, HR111, HR228, HR230, HR322, HR624, HR625, HR626, HR627, HR628, HR630, HR631, HR634, HR635, HR636, HR637, HR638, HR639, HR640, HR645, HR646, HR648, HR649, HR651, HR652, HR653, HR654, HR664, HR665, HR668, HR675, HR676, HR678, HR679, HR680, HR683, HR686, HR688, HR689, HR694, HR695, HR697, HR698, HR699, HR472, HR622, HR632, HR633, HR643, HR655, HR657, HR660, HR661, HR662, HR663, HR667, HR670, HR674, HR681, HR682, HR696

Keywords: animal feed, tax exemption, ad valorem taxation, retail, constitutional amendment, retail sale, tangible personal property, Texas tax code, groundwater, water conservation, financial assistance, Texas Water Development Board, innovation fund, local conservation districts, transportation protection agreement, funeral services, insurance exemption, regulation, deceased transportation, HB 365

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• judges during special elections or standalone nonpartisan elections.
• they need for our the cyber security they need for our elections<00:22:00.240> to<00:22:00.480
• <00:27:37.840> an<00:27:38.159> election qualified from an election an election qualified
• from an election an election engineering<00:27:39.279> andor<00:27:39.919> election<00
• actual administration of the election. actual administration of the election.

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• It supports election supervisors.
• The supervisors of elections office typically will train The Supervisors of Elections Office typically
• I saw nothing that would instill my passion, which is elections and running elections.
• licensed security personnel.
• We have a full-fledged security team that we pay who are licensed security guards.

Summary: The Committee on Rules met and first approved several open-government sunset repeal bills and related measures. SB 7024 and SB 7026, both sponsored by Senator Mayfield, were explained as consolidating and extending public records/public meetings exemptions for cybersecurity information and trade secrets held by agencies; both were reported favorably. SB 7020, sponsored by Senator Trumbull, reenacted an aquaculture records exemption for records held by the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services and was also reported favorably. Later, the committee approved SB 14 and SB 24, claims bills for relief involving Miami-Dade County, and SB 16, a claims bill for Heriberto Sanchez Mayan against the City of St. Petersburg; all were reported favorably without opposition. The committee also approved CS for SB 806, a consumer right-to-repair bill creating portable wireless device and agricultural equipment repair acts, despite opposition from several industry groups, and reported it favorably.

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• You are elected. All right. Um, and it. You are elected. All right.
• security officer for the city of St. security officer for the city of St.
• A security culture.
• A security culture.
• like postclick security controls. like postclick security controls.

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• Bills like this perpetuate the myth that our elections are not safe and secure.
• Bills like this perpetuate the myth that our elections are not safe and secure.
• I, you know, again, we all share an interest in making sure these elections are secure, but it does seem
• <01:57:58.960> are<01:57:59.119> secure making sure these elections are secure making
• sure these elections are secure but<01:57:59.599> it<01:57:59.760> does<01:57:59.920><

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• and Security to complete a new petition form or notify the Office of Election Crimes and Security if
• Elections, and Security has discovered is...
• We do not have an elections police. We have an Office of Election Crimes and Security.
• We do not have an elections police. We have an Office of Election Crimes and Security.
• We do not have an elections police. We have an office of election crimes and security.

Summary: The Florida Senate opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and several recognitions, including interns, Denim Day awareness for sexual assault survivors, a resolution honoring Vietnam veterans exposed to Agent Orange, and a memorial proclamation for former Senator Karen Johnson Gendron. The chamber then moved to special-order bills, with senators also briefly discussing the session’s pace and thanking staff and colleagues for their work. The first major bill, on driving and boating offenses, was amended and passed 37-0. As amended, it increases penalties for repeat DUI/BUI manslaughter and vehicular homicide/vessel homicide offenses, and adds notice requirements and misdemeanor penalties for refusing lawful breath or urine tests. Senators also passed SB 306 on Medicaid providers 37-0, requiring Medicaid managed care plans to offer more after-hours and holiday access and ensuring more primary care appointment availability outside regular business hours. The Senate then passed a major condominium and cooperative associations bill, also 37-0, after extensive debate and multiple amendments. The measure extends deadlines for structural integrity reserve studies, adds flexibility for reserve funding and budgeting, tightens rules for managers and inspectors, limits certain requirements to buildings of three or more habitable stories, and extends the rescission period for condo purchases. Senators from both parties praised the bill’s sponsors for years of work responding to post-Surfside safety and affordability concerns. The longest and most contentious item was SB 7016/HB 1205 on constitutional amendment petition procedures. Sponsors said the bill responds to fraud and abuse in the citizen initiative process by tightening circulator rules, requiring faster submission of signed petitions, adding voter notification, increasing penalties, and shifting costs to sponsors. Opponents argued it would burden volunteers and make it harder for citizens to qualify initiatives. The chamber adopted a series of amendments, including changes to the petition-circulator threshold, volunteer protections, submission timing, invalid-signature investigation thresholds, and notice/cure provisions, while debate continued over whether the overall package would protect election integrity or suppress citizen-led amendments.

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• He is a rideshare driver and member of SEIU Local 26 already as a security officer.
• be able to have a union for rideshare drivers, I have seen what the union means for my job as a security
• be able to have a union for rideshare drivers, I have seen what the union means for my job as a security
• be able to have a union for rideshare drivers, I have seen what the union means for my job as a security
• be able to have a union for rideshare drivers, I have seen what the union means for my job as a security

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• be deposited into the uh election be deposited into the uh election security<00:31:03.679> fund
• Obviously, it would go into the election security fund, and that's per calendar year.
• Obviously, it would go into the election security fund, and that's per calendar year.
• of State to be put into the election of State to be put into the election security<00:37:27.920>
• security fund. security fund.

Keywords: Elections - Room 210; 29 January, 2026: 2:30 PM, 925, all

Summary: The committee first took up Senate Bill 250, which would require disclosures for political advertisements that are generated in whole or in part by artificial intelligence. Senator Blackman explained that the bill applies to video, image, and audio ads, with specific disclaimer requirements and exemptions for bona fide news coverage, documentaries, and certain distributors that require AI disclosure from submitters. Members asked about the bill’s scope, including that it would not cover written mailers. After discussion, the committee adopted a motion for title sufficient and do pass, and the bill was reported out. The committee then considered Senate Bill 2386, which would prohibit political candidates from using grand jury or jury proceedings as a captive audience for campaign activity. Senator Tate said the measure had been passed before and was intended to prevent politicizing trials. With no questions, the committee again voted title sufficient and do pass, and the bill was reported out. The committee also heard Senate Bill 2096 from the Secretary of State’s office, a technical elections bill establishing minimum cybersecurity standards for access to SIMS by election officials and clerks; counties would have to pass an assessment or use election support funds to fix deficiencies. That bill was likewise reported out on a title sufficient, do pass motion. Next, the committee took up Senate Bill 2588, the Shield Act, which would require citizenship verification through the federal SAVE system for certain driver’s license or ID applicants who identify as noncitizens or do not provide verifiable information, and would also run the voter rolls through SAVE annually. Supporters said it would strengthen election integrity and add confidence that voters are citizens, while Senator Blunt argued the bill could lead to unnecessary purges based on database mismatches and that existing systems already address the issue. The Secretary of State’s office said SAVE is used with safeguards, does not automatically remove voters, and that voters flagged in error can provide proof and remain eligible. Despite the debate, the committee voted title sufficient and do pass committee substitute, and the bill was reported out. Finally, the chairman began explaining Senate Bill 2558, a comprehensive campaign finance reform bill. He described provisions requiring candidates and committees to file statements of organization before accepting contributions or making expenditures, defining corporate contributions and coordinated expenditures, separating candidate committees from PACs, requiring more detailed reporting and electronic filing, setting rules for termination reports and anonymous contributions, and imposing tiered fines for violations. The transcript cuts off before the committee finished its discussion or took final action on that bill.

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• . election. election.
• <04:44:06.320> They<04:44:06.560> will<04:44:06.718> make elections more secure
• They will make elections more secure.
• <04:45:03.040> election under the guise of election election under the guise of election election
• SB 213 does not meaningfully secure this election, and it will exacerbate voter turnout and cause a loss

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• Student elections. SB 1786, artificial talent content verification. Student elections.
• Student elections. SB 1793, election equipment data access limitation.
• SB 1794, election officers private protections. Elections.
• SB 1794, election officers private protections. Student elections.
• A decentralized election system is critical for election security, and we sure as heck don't need the

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• I didn't change the 26 election.
• Uh, the counties that do elect their county commissioners at large, even though they'd elect them, they
• that it's for their own security? that it's for their own security?
• elected or or running a campaign. elected or or running a campaign.
• <01:08:28.400> and anything that provides me security and anything that provides me security

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• He was elected to the He was elected to the city council in '98.
• A report from the Social Security trustees shows that immigration improves the Social Security trust
• into Social Security taxes that take care of our seniors who are receiving Social Security today.
• our nation's elections.
• We've talked about what we need to do to secure our country and secure our border. Let's codify it.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Wednesday, June 24, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• Challenges in border security, water crisis, affordability crisis, cybersecurity, some oil and gas concerns
• Please continue to guide our elected officials, their staff members and families.
• , um, he, he almost got elected district attorney, lost by 50 votes, and then a couple of years later
• African American elected statewide in the state of Texas when he was elected to the Court of Criminal
• Addressed to the voter on the list of registered voters, refer to the Committee on Elections.

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• or going to the Office of Election Security or a supervisor of elections.
• or going to the Office of Election Security or a supervisor of elections.
• Dave Ramba on behalf of Florida's supervisors of elections.
• Well, candidate petitions are about electing a person.
• The fraud’s in the 942-page report from the Office of Election and Crimes and Security.

Summary: The Senate Committee on Ethics and Elections met to consider SPB 7016, a major bill revising Florida’s constitutional initiative petition process. Senator Grall presented it as a fraud-prevention and ballot-integrity measure that would add sponsor training, stricter circulator rules, more voter identification information, faster submission deadlines, notice to voters whose signatures are verified, and additional civil and criminal penalties. The committee also considered several amendments, including a $1 million bond requirement, font and page limits for petition forms, restrictions on incentive-based circulator pay, removal of a criminal-conviction prerequisite for certain fines, deposit and reimbursement procedures for supervisors of elections, invalidation of petitions gathered by ineligible circulators, mandatory circulator training, and a prohibition on public funds being used to advocate for or against constitutional amendments. All of the amendments were adopted, with some roll-call votes recorded and most passing on party-line or near party-line splits. The bill drew extensive questioning from senators, especially about the practical effects of the new requirements. Senator Polsky and Senator Rouson raised concerns about disenfranchising voters, burdening grassroots volunteers, the cost of bonds and deposits, the 10-day return deadline, and whether voters would be notified if a petition they signed was later invalidated. Grall said the measures were intended to protect the constitutionally significant initiative process, reduce fraud, and ensure sponsors—not taxpayers—bear administrative costs. Dave Ramba, speaking for supervisors of elections, supported the deposit and reimbursement concepts but warned that the bill’s implementation would be operationally difficult and that software vendors might not be ready for the changes by the effective date. He also said the process should avoid subsidizing petition drives with county taxpayer money. Public testimony was overwhelmingly opposed, with speakers from Common Cause Florida, the League of Women Voters, the NAACP Florida State Conference, Florida Rising, Equal Ground, Voices of Florida, and other civic groups arguing the bill would suppress direct democracy, criminalize volunteer activity, impose excessive costs, and create confusion and litigation risk. One speaker from the Florida Chamber of Commerce supported the bill, saying the initiative process should be protected from fraud and outside interests. During debate, Senator Polsky argued the Legislature has steadily made the initiative process harder after recent citizen-led amendments succeeded, while supporters framed the bill as a necessary integrity measure. The committee had not yet taken final action on the bill itself by the end of the transcript.