Call to Action: Vote NO on CS/HB991 in current format!

Flood our legislature with phone calls and emails IMMEDIATELY to stop the lunacy being pushed forth by lobbyists! This takes election integrity in Florida back 4 steps!

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

HB 991 is being advanced as technical or procedural changes. Records and surrounding activity indicate otherwise.

Available information shows Ramba Consulting Group LLC is a principal force pushing this legislation behind the scenes. Key figures associated with this effort include David Ramba and Evan Power, raising serious concerns about conflicts of interest and insider-driven policy making.

This matters because HB 991 would dramatically weaken election transparency and independent verification, while insulating election processes from public scrutiny.

Specifically, the legislation:

Increases the risk of non-U.S. citizens voting in Florida elections by actually growing our numbers on the voter rolls and not effectively stopping non citizens currently on the rolls from voting.
Raises the likelihood that inaccurate or compromised election results could be certified, including results affected by voting system malware, software misconfiguration, or maladministration.
Substantially reduces the ability of citizens, candidates, and political parties to verify election results or identify vulnerabilities, by allowing denial of public records requests or imposing prohibitively high costs due to extensive redaction requirements.

Florida’s reputation for election integrity was built on transparency, auditability, and citizen oversight. CS/HB 991 / CS/SB 1334 undermine those foundations while benefiting insiders who prefer decisions made out of public view.

CPR ANALYSIS – Current | Problem | Resolution

CURRENT

Florida law has long recognized that public oversight is essential to election integrity. Access to records such as:

Vote-by-mail transport and chain-of-custody logs
Voting system reports and diagnostics
Election operations documentation allows citizens, candidates, and political parties to independently verify results, identify vulnerabilities, and hold administrators accountable.

This transparency is not a flaw—it is a safeguard.

PROBLEM

CS/HB 991 introduce three critical failures:

Reduced Ability to Detect Non-Citizen Voting

By restricting access to verification records, the bills make it harder to confirm compliance with citizenship and eligibility requirements. When records are inaccessible, violations become harder to prove and easier to dismiss.

Certification Without Meaningful Verification

CS/HB 991 increases the risk that election results affected by:

Voting system malware
Software or tabulator misconfiguration
Chain-of-custody lapses
Human error or maladministrationcould still be certified without independent review. Certification without transparency is process theater—not integrity.

Public Records as a Barrier, Not a Right

The legislation allows election officials to deny records requests outright or demand excessive fees due to redaction requirements, effectively blocking access to essential oversight documents.

RESOLUTION

Florida should reject CS/HB 991and reaffirm a clear standard:

Elections must be transparent enough to be independently verified by the public and candidates.

A responsible alternative would:

Preserve full public access to election records
Strengthen chain-of-custody transparency
Ensure voting systems remain auditable
Prevent lobbyist-driven insulation of election processes

Current CS/HB 991 fails every one of these tests.

CONCLUSION

This legislation does not reform— it undermines Florida election security and can conceal election crimes

When major lobbying interests push bills that reduce transparency, restrict records access, and centralize control, skepticism is not paranoia—it is prudence.

WHO BENEFITS: Lobbyists, insiders, and centralized control

WHO LOSES: Voters, candidates, political parties, and public trust

CS/HB 991 is a Trojan Horse. This bill has positive attributes but the failures out way the successes.

Please vote HARD NO unless the 3 critical issues are amended…

CALL-TO-ACTION ALERT

Call, Email, and Tweet aka X all the members on the State Affairs Committee ASAP.

Let them know you do not support CS/HB 991 unless all four critical issues are fully amended.

As written, CS/HB 991 a responsible alternative would:

Preserve full public access to election records, including vote-by-mail transport logs, chain-of-custody documentation, and voting system reports, without excessive redaction or prohibitive fees.
Strengthen chain-of-custody transparency by requiring clear documentation, retention, and timely public availability of all ballot handling and transport records.
Ensure voting systems remain fully auditable, including access to system logs, reports, and post-election review materials necessary to independently verify certified results.
Prevent lobbyist-driven insulation of election processes by prohibiting statutory language that shields election administration from public records laws or independent oversight.

Florida’s elections earned public trust because they are transparent, auditable, and verifiable.

Any bill that weakens those principles should not advance.

Unless these four issues are clearly and explicitly corrected in statute, I respectfully urge you to OPPOSE CS/HB 991.

Call these members (NOTE: Nan Cobb is on the list!). Emails are listed below.

Member	Phone
Will Robinson (R)	(850) 717-5071
Jim Mooney, Jr. (R)	(850) 717-5120
Griff Griffitts Jr. (R)	(850) 717-5006
Anna Eskamani, Dr. (D)	(850) 717-5042
Fabián Basabe (R)	(850) 717-5106
Omar Blanco (R)	(850) 717-5115
Adam Botana (R)	(850) 717-5080
Nathan Boyles (R)	(850) 717-5003
Linda Chaney (R)	(850) 717-5061
Nan Cobb (R)	(850) 717-5026
Lindsay Cross (D)	(850) 717-5060
Wyman Duggan (R)	(850) 717-5012
Ashley Gantt (D)	(850) 717-5109
Richard Gentry (R)	(850) 717-5027
Mike Giallombardo (R)	(850) 717-5079
Karen Gonzalez Pittman (R)	(850) 717-5065
Jeff Holcomb (R)	(850) 717-5053
Berny Jacques (R)	(850) 717-5059
Randy Maggard (R)	(850) 717-5054
Fiona McFarland (R)	(850) 717-5073
Angela “Angie” Nixon (D)	(850) 717-5013
Michael Owen (R)	(850) 717-5070
Leonard Spencer (D)	(850) 717-5045
Debra Tendrich (D)	(850) 717-5089
Meg Weinberger (R)	(850) 717-5094
RaShon Young (D)	(850) 717-5040