Meeting Prep (Click to view the recording of the 11-30-24 call)

9-19-23 How to track your bills/legislators

How to track bills, how to indentify the projects your legislators are working on.

Where to stay, where to park, where to meet

Meetings times, where to park, what to look for regarding hotels.  All info is unofficial and provided by volunteers.  Do your own research. 

VIDEOS AND POWERPOINTS TO EXPLAIN THE BILLS

Videos and Powerpoints that explain the bills

SB 1602 Citizenship - 19 minutes

The following 19-minute video summarizes what is in SB1602 and why it is so important:

HB 1669 Absentee Voting / Vote By Mail

The following 9-minute video summarizes what is in HB1669 and why it is so important

HB 1669 Vote By Mail - more detail

The following 24-minute video goes into more detail:

Technology

The following 14-minute video summarizes what is in the technology bill and why it is so important:

Technology: Concerns about Voter System Certifications

The following video of an interview with Clay Parikh, a leading cyber security expert who explains the concerns he has on Florida’s election technology:

Reconciliation

This simple step creates necessary checks and balances

Can't say legislation no 2 pager

A high level 2 pager on why our bills are compelling (from 2023)

2025 Bill Explanation

Explains the 2025 bills

List of the Proposed Bills (full text)

Read the full documents of all the proposed 2025 bills

Bill Summaries (a short summary of the bills)

This gives you a short explanation of the bills

All 5 bills in a power point with notes

Summarizes the bills and has explanation notes

Dealing with common objections

How to use the Defend Tools

Join the Telegram App

Join the Telegram App

Visitors Guide with map and Tallahassee information

Has a detailed map of the capital building

BONUS

Perplexity.AI search on Fidlar Election (Ballots)

Try Perplexity.AI (while they have a paid version, you can use it for free).  Verify the results (citations are provided), print and use in your meetings. 

Perplexity.AI search on Cathedral Printing (Ballots)

he political affiliations and campaign contributions of election service company owners have sparked controversy, raising questions about the impartiality of critical election infrastructure and the need for stricter vendor neutrality standards to maintain public trust in the democratic process.

Is Florida Really the Gold Standard?

Many legislators laud that Florida is the gold standard, just as many legislators in other states do the same for their state. Here is information that will help you, as an elected official, understand the current state of Florida’s election system and how it is performing for your voting constituents.

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