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HOUSE AMENDMENT
Bill No. CS for SB 618, 1st Eng.
Amendment No. ___ (for drafter's use only)
CHAMBER ACTION
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11 Representative(s) Kendrick offered the following:
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13 Amendment to Amendment (870849) (with title amendment)
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17 Section 1. Section 100.371, Florida Statutes, is
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19 100.371 Initiatives; procedure for placement on
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21 (1) Constitutional amendments proposed by initiative
22 shall be placed on the ballot for the general election
23 occurring in excess of 90 days from the certification of
24 ballot position by the Secretary of State.
25 (2) Such certification shall be issued when the
26 Secretary of State has received verification certificates from
27 the supervisors of elections indicating that the requisite
28 number and distribution of valid signatures of electors have
29 been submitted to and verified by the supervisors. Every
30 signature shall be dated when made and shall be valid for a
31 period of 18 months 4 years following the such date of
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1 certification of the signature to the Secretary of State,
2 provided all other requirements of law are satisfied complied
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4 (3) The sponsor of an initiative amendment shall,
5 prior to obtaining any signatures, register as a political
6 committee pursuant to s. 106.03 and submit the text of the
7 proposed amendment to the Secretary of State, with the form on
8 which the signatures will be affixed, and shall obtain the
9 approval of the Secretary of State of such form. The
10 Secretary of State shall adopt promulgate rules pursuant to
11 ss. 120.536(1) and s. 120.54 prescribing the style and
12 requirements of such form, including a requirement that the
13 sponsor of the amendment indicate on the form if a person is
14 or will be paid to gather signatures.
15 (4) The sponsor shall, prior to obtaining any
16 signatures, submit the initiative amendment to the Revenue
17 Estimating Conference for the purpose of determining its
18 estimated impact on state and local revenues and expenditures,
19 if any. The Revenue Estimating Conference shall affix a
20 fiscal impact statement to the text that will be circulated to
21 obtain signatures. The Secretary of State shall adopt rules
22 pursuant to ss. 120.536(1) and 120.54 prescribing the style
23 and requirements of such fiscal impact statement.
24 (5)(4) The sponsor shall, within 60 days after the
25 date of signing, or no later than 5 p.m. on the 180th day
26 before the general election at which the proposed initiative
27 is to be voted on, whichever occurs earlier, submit signed and
28 dated forms to the appropriate supervisor of elections for
29 verification as to the number of registered electors whose
30 valid signatures appear thereon. The supervisor shall
31 promptly verify the signatures upon payment of the fee
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1 required by s. 99.097. Upon completion of verification, the
2 supervisor shall execute a certificate indicating the total
3 number of signatures checked, the number of signatures
4 verified as valid and as being of registered electors, and the
5 distribution by congressional district. This certificate
6 shall be immediately transmitted to the Secretary of State.
7 The supervisor shall retain the signature forms for at least 1
8 year following the election in which the issue appeared on the
9 ballot or until the Division of Elections notifies the
10 supervisors of elections that the committee which circulated
11 the petition is no longer seeking to obtain ballot position.
12 (6)(5) The Secretary of State shall determine from the
13 verification certificates received from supervisors of
14 elections the total number of verified valid signatures and
15 the distribution of such signatures by congressional
16 districts. Upon a determination that the requisite number and
17 distribution of valid signatures have been obtained, the
18 secretary shall issue a certificate of ballot position for
19 that proposed amendment and shall assign a designating number
20 pursuant to s. 101.161. A petition shall be deemed to be
21 filed with the Secretary of State upon the date of the receipt
22 by the secretary of a certificate or certificates from
23 supervisors of elections indicating the petition has been
24 signed by the constitutionally required number of electors.
25 (7)(6) The Department of State may adopt rules
26 pursuant to ss. 120.536(1) and shall have the authority to
27 promulgate rules in accordance with s. 120.54 to carry out the
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2 And the title is amended as follows:
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6 amending s. 100.371, F.S.; reducing the period
7 for which signatures on petitions for
8 constitutional amendments proposed by
9 initiative remain valid; requiring disclosure
10 on the petition form of the use of paid persons
11 to gather signatures; requiring submission of
12 the text of such amendments to the Revenue
13 Estimating Conference for determination of any
14 fiscal impact; providing for affixing of fiscal
15 impact statements to the text of such
16 amendments prior to their circulation for
17 signatures; providing a deadline for sponsors
18 to submit signed and dated forms to the
19 supervisors of elections; providing a deadline
20 for supervisors of elections to certify
21 signatures to the Secretary of State; providing
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