HOUSE AMENDMENT
    589-181AXc-21                              Bill No. CS/HB 1925
    Amendment No. ___ (for drafter's use only)
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11  Representative(s) Gannon, Greenstein, and Wiles offered the
12  following:
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14         Amendment (with title amendment) 
15         On page 5, line 8, through page 30, line 17,
16  remove from the bill:  all of said lines
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18  and insert in lieu thereof:  
19         Section 1.  Subsections (11) through (21) and (22)
20  through (30) of section 97.021, Florida Statutes, are
21  renumbered as subsections (12) through (22) and (24) through
22  (32), respectively, and new subsections (11) and (23) are
23  added to said section to read:
24         97.021  Definitions.--For the purposes of this code,
25  except where the context clearly indicates otherwise, the
26  term:
27         (11)  "Error in the vote tabulation" means the failure
28  of a vote tabulation system to count a vote for a candidate
29  when the voter's intent is clearly ascertainable.
30         (23)  "Provisional ballot" means a ballot issued to a
31  voter by the election board at the polling place on election
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    File original & 9 copies    04/23/01                          
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HOUSE AMENDMENT 589-181AXc-21 Bill No. CS/HB 1925 Amendment No. ___ (for drafter's use only) 1 day for one of the following reasons: 2 (a) The voter's name does not appear on the precinct 3 register and verification of the voter's eligibility cannot be 4 determined. 5 (b) There is an indication on the precinct register 6 that the voter has requested an absentee ballot and the voter 7 does not return the absentee ballot to the election board at 8 the precinct. 9 Section 2. Effective January 1, 2004, section 100.061, 10 Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 11 100.061 First primary election.--In each year in which 12 a general election is held, a first primary election for 13 nomination of candidates of political parties shall be held on 14 the first Tuesday after the first Monday in August 9 weeks 15 prior to the general election. Each candidate receiving a 16 majority of the votes cast in each contest in the first 17 primary election shall be declared nominated for such office. 18 A second primary election shall be held as provided by s. 19 100.091 in every contest in which a candidate does not receive 20 a majority. 21 Section 3. Effective January 1, 2004, subsection (1) 22 of section 100.091, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 23 100.091 Second primary election.-- 24 (1) In each year in which a general election is held, 25 a second primary election for nomination of candidates of 26 political parties where nominations were not made in the first 27 primary election shall be held on the second Tuesday after the 28 first Monday in September 5 weeks prior to the general 29 election. 30 Section 4. Paragraph (c) of subsection (7) of section 31 101.62, Florida Statutes, is repealed. 2 File original & 9 copies 04/23/01 hbd0011 05:04 pm 01925-0088-941141
HOUSE AMENDMENT 589-181AXc-21 Bill No. CS/HB 1925 Amendment No. ___ (for drafter's use only) 1 ================ T I T L E A M E N D M E N T =============== 2 And the title is amended as follows: 3 On page 1, line 5, through page 2, line 4, 4 remove from the title of the bill: all of said lines 5 6 and insert in lieu thereof: 7 amending s. 100.061, F.S.; changing the date 8 for holding the first primary election; 9 amending s. 100.091, F.S.; changing the date 10 for holding the second primary election; 11 repealing s. 101.62(7)(c), F.S., to remove the 12 requirement of an APO, FPO, or foreign postmark 13 for marked ballots mailed by absent qualified 14 electors overseas to be considered valid; 15 creating s. 98.0977, 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 3 File original & 9 copies 04/23/01 hbd0011 05:04 pm 01925-0088-941141