Canvassing Board Meeting (PPP)

• 6:30 p.m. no later than 11:59 p.m. – Reconvene to process and report Preliminary Results to the Department of State (no provisional ballot results).
• 7 p.m., deadline for receipt of vote by mail ballots for the Presidential Preference Primary (except for votes cast for federal office on overseas vote by mail ballots which are postmarked or signed and dated no later than the date of the election and received no later than 10 days from the date of the election) – (Rule 1S-2.013, F.A.C, based on settlement agreement: United States vs. State of Florida et al., TCA-80-1055 [N.D. Fla. Apr. 2, 1982])
• Preliminary election returns must be filed with the Department of State, beginning within 30 minutes after polls close and in 45-minute increments thereafter until all results (except provisional ballots) are completely reported. (F.S. 102.141(4)(b)), on election night)
• Conduct verification of election precinct by precinct of all modem data compared to tabulation tapes of election. (F.S. 101.015(b) and 1S-2.016)