The Florida Legislature has filed a new bill intended to protect election ballots from tampering.
Senate Bill 190 is sponsored by Sen. Ileana Garcia, R-Miami, and it would require a law enforcement officer to transport ballot boxes or transfer containers from an election supervisor to a precinct. This includes all ballots, ballot stubs, memoranda and papers.
The bill states that the supervisor of elections must prepare a sufficiently-sized ballot box at each polling place, marked with the name of the precinct the box will be sent. The box must be supervised by law enforcement at all times during an election until it has been transported to the supervisor.
Once transferred to a precinct, the receiving clerk or inspector will be placed under oath to perform his or her duties without prejudice or favor to any political party.