SENATE AMENDMENT

    Bill No. SB 1782

    Amendment No.    

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11  Senator Dyer moved the following amendment:

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13         Senate Amendment (with title amendment) 

14         On page 15, between lines 29 and 30,

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17         Section 14.  Subsection (3) of section 106.021, Florida

18  Statutes, is amended to read:

19         106.021  Campaign treasurers; deputies; primary and

20  secondary depositories.--

21         (3)(a)  Except for independent expenditures, no

22  contribution or expenditure, including contributions or

23  expenditures of a candidate or of the candidate's family,

24  shall be directly or indirectly made or received in

25  furtherance of the candidacy of any person for nomination or

26  election to political office in the state or on behalf of any

27  political committee except through the duly appointed campaign

28  treasurer of the candidate or political committee.

29         (b)  Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (a)

30  However, expenditures may be made directly by any political

31  committee or political party regulated by chapter 103 for

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                                                  SENATE AMENDMENT

    Bill No. SB 1782

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 1  obtaining time, space, or services in or by any communications

 2  medium for the purpose of jointly endorsing three or more

 3  candidates., and Any such expenditure for an endorsement which

 4  allocates substantially equal time, space, or service to each

 5  candidate, or for an endorsement in a general election which

 6  lists all nominees of a political party in the area covered by

 7  the broadcast or mailing, shall not be considered a

 8  contribution or expenditure to or on behalf of any such

 9  candidates for the purposes of this chapter.

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11  (Redesignate subsequent sections.)

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15  And the title is amended as follows:

16         On page 2, line 4, after the semicolon,

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19         amending s. 106.021, F.S.; placing restrictions

20         on certain endorsements;

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