Amendment
Bill No. HB 7149
Amendment No. 033841
CHAMBER ACTION
Senate House
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1Representative Randolph offered the following:
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3     Amendment (with title amendment)
4     Remove lines 1008-1067 and insert:
5     (c)  No part of this section shall be in force unless and
6until the department creates an online application that fulfills
7all requirements of this section and that allows a petition
8gatherer to fully register, including the payment of any fees,
9with the department pursuant to this section.
10     (4)  AFFIRMATION AND EVIDENCE OF REGISTRATION REQUIRED;
11EFFECTS OF NONCOMPLIANCE.--
12     (a)  A signed written affirmation from an authorized
13representative of the political committee sponsoring the
14initiative petition must accompany any initiative petition forms
15submitted for verification to the supervisor of elections if the
16forms were collected by a paid petition circulator. The
17affirmation must attest that the initiative petition forms were
18collected in compliance with the requirements of this section.  
19The department shall adopt rules prescribing the form for such
20affirmation. The form shall identify the potential criminal and
21civil penalties for submitting a false affirmation. The
22department shall create an online affirmation form that allows
23electronic submission of the form that complies with any and all
24laws regarding electronic signatures.
25     (b)  The department shall issue to a registrant a
26registration number.
27     (c)  Every initiative petition form presented by a
28registrant to a person for his or her possible signature must
29contain that registrant's registration number as issued by the
30department.
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T I T L E  A M E N D M E N T
34     Remove lines 85-90 and insert:
35information; requiring that the department to create an online
36application to allow a petition gatherer to fully register;
37providing that specified provisions are not in force until
38creation of such an online application; requiring that certain
39individuals who submit an


CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions.