Legislative Matter

Miami-Dade Legislative Item
File Number: 121985

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File Number: 121985

File Type: Resolution

Status: Adopted

Version: 0

Reference: R-945-12

Control: County Commission

File Name: STUDY OREGON VOTE BY MAIL

Introduced: 9/28/2012

Requester: NONE

Cost:

Final Action: 11/8/2012

Agenda Date: 11/8/2012

Agenda Item Number: 11A17

Notes:

Title:

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE COUNTY MAYOR OR COUNTY MAYOR’S DESIGNEE TO STUDY THE VOTE BY MAIL SECURITY PROCEDURES IMPLEMENTED BY THE STATE OF OREGON AND PROVIDE A REPORT TO THE BOARD

Indexes:

ELECTION ISSUES

Sponsors:	Jean Monestime, Prime Sponsor
	Sally A. Heyman, Co-Sponsor

Sunset Provision: No

Effective Date:

Expiration Date:

Registered Lobbyist:

None Listed

Legislative History
Acting Body	Date	Agenda Item	Action	Sent To	Due Date	Returned	Pass/Fail

Board of County Commissioners	11/8/2012	11A17	Adopted				P

Infrastructure and Land Use Committee	10/17/2012	2C	Forwarded to BCC with a favorable recommendation				P
REPORT:	Assistant County Attorney Geri Bonzon-Keenan read the foregoing proposed resolution into the record. Hearing no questions or comments, the Committee proceeded to vote on the foregoing proposed resolution, as presented.

County Attorney	9/28/2012		Assigned	Oren Rosenthal

County Attorney	9/28/2012		Referred	Infrastructure and Land Use Committee	10/17/2012

Legislative Text

TITLE
RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE COUNTY MAYOR OR COUNTY MAYOR�S DESIGNEE TO STUDY THE VOTE BY MAIL SECURITY PROCEDURES IMPLEMENTED BY THE STATE OF OREGON AND PROVIDE A REPORT TO THE BOARD

BODY
WHEREAS, Miami-Dade County recently has experienced examples of alleged absentee ballot fraud; and
WHEREAS, in 1998, after a series of experiments, the citizens of the state of Oregon approved vote by mail in a statewide initiative; and
WHEREAS, Oregon has been conducting elections utilizing vote by mail for over a decade; and
WHEREAS, Oregon has implemented additional security procedures to combat elections fraud and provide ballot integrity and has unique experience in conducting elections by mail; and
WHEREAS, the Board desires to identify any security measure used by Oregon that can be used to combat absentee ballot fraud in Miami-Dade County and the State of Florida,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA, that:
Section 1. The County Mayor or County Mayor�s designee is hereby directed to study the Oregon vote by mail system including all security measures Oregon uses to prevent voter fraud and promote ballot integrity. In conducting this study, the County Mayor or County Mayor�s designee shall contact representatives from the Oregon Secretary of State�s Office and Oregon Supervisors of Elections to review any policies, procedures or rules they utilize to
prevent fraud and promote ballot integrity and seek recommendations that may be implemented by Miami-Dade County or the State of Florida.
Section 2. The County Mayor or County Mayor�s designee is further directed to report to the Board within ninety (90) days of the adoption of this Resolution the results of the study and to recommend any changes that may be accomplished by the County or the State that will bolster the County�s absentee ballot fraud prevention and promote ballot integrity. Such report shall also include, but shall not be limited to, all anticipated costs associated with implementing any recommendations.