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House Joint Resolution |
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A joint resolution proposing an amendment to Section 4 of |
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Article VI of the State Constitution, relating to suffrage |
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and elections, to provide for restoration of a felony |
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offender's right to vote and hold office upon completion |
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of incarceration and postconviction supervision. |
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Be It Resolved by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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That the following amendment to Section 4 of Article VI of |
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the State Constitution is agreed to and shall be submitted to |
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the electors of this state for approval or rejection at the next |
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general election or an earlier special election specifically |
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authorized by law for that purpose: |
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ARTICLE VI |
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SUFFRAGE AND ELECTIONS |
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SECTION 4. Disqualifications.-- |
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(a) No person convicted of a felony, or adjudicated in |
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this or any other state to be mentally incompetent,shall be |
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qualified to vote or hold office until he or she has been |
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released from incarceration and any postconviction supervision |
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restoration of civil rights or removal of disability. No person |
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adjudicated in this or any other state to be mentally |
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incompetent shall be qualified to vote or hold office until |
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removal of disability. |
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(b) No person may appear on the ballot for re-election to |
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any of the following offices: |
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(1) Florida representative, |
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(2) Florida senator, |
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(3) Florida Lieutenant governor, |
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(4) any office of the Florida cabinet, |
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(5) U.S. Representative from Florida, or |
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(6) U.S. Senator from Florida |
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if, by the end of the current term of office, the person will |
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have served (or, but for resignation, would have served) in that |
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office for eight consecutive years. |
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BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the following statement be |
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placed on the ballot: |
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RIGHT TO VOTE AND HOLD OFFICE |
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Proposes an amendment to the State Constitution to restore |
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a felony offender's right to vote and hold office upon his or |
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her release from incarceration and postconviction supervision. |