House Bill 0779

    Florida House of Representatives - 2000                HJR 779

        By Representative Reddick






  1                      House Joint Resolution

  2         A joint resolution proposing an amendment to

  3         Section 4 of Article VI of the State

  4         Constitution, relating to suffrage and

  5         elections, to provide the conditions under

  6         which a convicted felon's right to register or

  7         vote may be restored.

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  9  Be It Resolved by the Legislature of the State of Florida:

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11         That the amendment to Section 4 of Article VI of the

12  State Constitution set forth below is agreed to and shall be

13  submitted to the electors of Florida for approval or rejection

14  at the general election to be held in November 2000.

15         SECTION 4.  Disqualifications.--

16         (a)  No person convicted of a felony, or adjudicated in

17  this or any other state to be mentally incompetent, shall be

18  qualified to vote or hold office until the person's right to

19  register or vote has been restored, as provided by law, or

20  until restoration of civil rights or removal of disability.

21         (b)  No person may appear on the ballot for re-election

22  to any of the following offices:

23         (1)  Florida representative,

24         (2)  Florida senator,

25         (3)  Florida Lieutenant governor,

26         (4)  any office of the Florida cabinet,

27         (5)  U.S. Representative from Florida, or

28         (6)  U.S. Senator from Florida

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    Florida House of Representatives - 2000                HJR 779

    146-247-00






  1  if, by the end of the current term of office, the person will

  2  have served (or, but for resignation, would have served) in

  3  that office for eight consecutive years.

  4         BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that in accordance with the

  5  requirements of section 101.61, Florida Statutes, the title

  6  and substance of the amendment proposed herein shall appear on

  7  the ballot as follows:

  8                 QUALIFICATIONS OF FELONS TO VOTE

  9         Authorizes the Legislature to provide by

10         statute the conditions under which a convicted

11         felon's right to register or vote and hold

12         office may be restored.

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