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Annie D. Williams
Supervisor of Elections

20 North Main Street - Room 165
Brooksville, Florida 34601
Phone: (352) 754-4125    Fax (352) 754-4425 

Email: AWilliams@hernandocounty.us

PRESS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Signature Witness NO LONGER Required for Absentee Ballots
Posted: July 1, 2004
Signature Witness NO LONGER Required for Absentee Ballots- CS/SB 2566 removes the requirement that a voter's signature on an absentee ballot be witnessed and requires a supervisor of elections to compare an elector's signature on the ballot to that on the registration books to verify that the voter is duly registered in the county.