HOUSE AMENDMENT Bill No. HB 79A
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2	Senate House
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12	Representative Gottlieb offered the following:
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14	Amendment (with title amendment)
15	Between line(s) 228 and 229, insert:
16	Section 9. Section 97.055, Florida Statutes, is amended to
17	read:
18	97.055 Registration period openbooks; registration at
19	pollswhen closed for an election.--
20	(1) The registration books shall remain open for purposes
21	of registration and changes in registration as authorized in
22	this code and may notmust be closed on the 29th day before any
23	each election and must remain closed until after that election.
24	Any person who is eligible under s. 97.041 may register to vote
25	or update a voter registration at any time and in any manner
26	authorized in this code, including on the day of an election.If
27	an election is called and there are fewer than 29 days before
28	that election, the registration books must be closed
29	immediately. When the registration books are closed for an
30	election, voter registration and party changes must be accepted
31	but only for the purpose of subsequent elections.However, party
32	changes received between the book-closingdate of the first
33	primary election and the date of the second primary election are
34	not effective until after the second primary election.
35	(2) Any person eligible under s. 97.041 who wishes to
36	register to vote or update a voter registration on the day of an
37	election may do so at the polls, while the polls are open, by
38	completing a voter registration application to provide the
39	required information. However, if the person has previously
40	attempted to register either by mail or through the division, a
41	driver license office, a voter registration agency, or an armed
42	forces recruitment office and that registration has not been
43	received by the supervisor in time to include the person's name
44	on the registration books or precinct register for that
45	election, the person shall, prior to completing the voter
46	registration application at the polls, inform the supervisor,
47	deputy supervisor, or other authorized registration official of
48	the prior attempt to register. Any such prior registration or
49	update of such a registration received by the supervisor after
50	the election shall be considered obviated or superseded by the
51	registration or update of a registration at the polls on the day
52	of that election.In computing the 29-day period for the closing
53	of the registration books, the day of the election is excluded
54	and all other days are included. If the 29th day preceding an
55	election falls on a Sunday or a legal holiday, the registration
56	books must be closed on the next day that is not a Sunday or a
57	legal holiday.
58	Section 10. Subsection (10) of section 97.021, Florida
59	Statutes, is amended to read:
60	97.021 Definitions.--For the purposes of this code, except
61	where the context clearly indicates otherwise, the term:
62	(10) "Election costs" shall include, but not be limited
63	to, expenditures for all paper supplies such as envelopes,
64	instructions to voters, affidavits, reports, ballot cards,
65	ballot booklets for absentee voters, postage, notices to voters;
66	advertisements for registration book closings,testing of voting
67	equipment, sample ballots, and polling places; forms used to
68	qualify candidates; polling site rental and equipment delivery
69	and pickup; data processing time and supplies; election records
70	retention; and labor costs, including those costs uniquely
71	associated with absentee ballot preparation, poll workers, and
72	election night canvass.
73	Section 11. Subsection (4) of section 97.053, Florida
74	Statutes, is amended to read:
75	97.053 Acceptance of voter registration applications.--
76	(4) The registration date for a valid initial voter
77	registration application that has been mailed and bears a clear
78	postmark is the date of the postmark. If an initial voter
79	registration application that has been mailed does not bear a
80	postmark or if the postmark is unclear, the registration date is
81	the date the registration is received by any supervisor or the
82	division, unless it is received within 5 days after the closing
83	of the books for an election, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and
84	legal holidays, in which case the registration date is the book-
85	closing date.
86	Section 12. Section 97.0555, Florida Statutes, is
87	repealed.
88	Section 13. Subsection (3) of section 97.071, Florida
89	Statutes, is amended to read:
90	97.071 Registration identification card.--
91	(3) In the case of a change of name, address, or party
92	affiliation, the supervisor must issue the voter a new
93	registration identification card. However, a registration
94	identification card indicating a party affiliation change made
95	between the book-closing date offorthe first primary election
96	and the date of the second primary election may not be issued
97	until after the second primary election.
98	Section 14. Subsection (5) of section 98.065, Florida
99	Statutes, is amended to read:
100	98.065 Registration list maintenance programs.--
101	(5) The supervisor must designate as inactive all voters
102	who have been sent an address confirmation final notice and who
103	have not returned the postage prepaid preaddressed return form
104	within 30 days. A voter on the inactive list must be allowed to
105	vote and to change the voter's name or address of legal
106	residence at the polls pursuant to s. 101.045. Names on the
107	inactive list may not be used to calculate the number of
108	signatures needed on any petition or the quantity of voting
109	equipment needed.
110	Section 15. Subsections (1) and (3) of section 98.081,
111	Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
112	98.081 Names removed from registration books; restrictions
113	on reregistering; recordkeeping; restoration of erroneously or
114	illegally removed names.--
115	(1) Any person who requested that his or her name be
116	removed from the registration books between the book-closing
117	date of the first primary and the date of the second primary may
118	not register in a different political party until after the date
119	of the second primary election.
120	(3) When the name of any elector has been erroneously or
121	illegally removed from the registration books, the name of the
122	elector shall be restored by the supervisor upon satisfactory
123	proof, even though the registration period for that election is
124	closed.
125	Section 16. Section 98.231, Florida Statutes, is amended
126	to read:
127	98.231 Supervisor of elections to furnish Department of
128	State number of registered electors.--The supervisor of each
129	county, not less thanwithin 15 days after the closing of
130	registration booksprior to the election, shall, for the county
131	and for each legislative and congressional district in which
132	such county or any portion thereof is located, advise the
133	Department of State of the total number of registered electors
134	of each political party in which any elector has registered and
135	the number of electors registered as independents or without
136	party affiliation.
137	Section 17. Section 101.045, Florida Statutes, is amended
138	to read:
139	101.045 Electors must be registered in precinct;
140	provisions for residence or name change.--
141	(1) No person shall be permitted to vote in any election
142	precinct or district other than the one in which the person has
143	his or her legal residence and in which the person is
144	registered. However, a person temporarily residing outside the
145	county shall be registered in the precinct in which the main
146	office of the supervisor, as designated by the supervisor, is
147	located when the person has no permanent address in the county
148	and it is the person's intention to remain a resident of Florida
149	and of the county in which he or she is registered to vote. Such
150	persons who are registered in the precinct in which the main
151	office of the supervisor, as designated by the supervisor, is
152	located and who are residing outside the county with no
153	permanent address in the county shall not be registered electors
154	of a municipality and therefore shall not be permitted to vote
155	in any municipal election.
156	(2)(a) An elector who moves from the precinct within the
157	county in which the elector is registered may be permitted to
158	vote in the precinct to which he or she has moved his or her
159	legal residence or, provided such elector completes an
160	affirmation in substantially the following form:
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162	Change of Legal Residence of Registered
163	Voter
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165	Under penalties for false swearing, I, ... (Name of voter)
166	..., swear (or affirm) that the former address of my legal
167	residence was ... (Address of legal residence) ... in the
168	municipality of _____, in _____ County, Florida, and I was
169	registered to vote in the _____ precinct of _____ County,
170	Florida; that I have not voted in the precinct of my former
171	registration in this election; that I now reside at ...
172	(Address of legal residence) ... in the Municipality of _____,
173	in _____ County, Florida, and am therefore eligible to vote in
174	the _____ precinct of _____ County, Florida; and I further swear
175	(or affirm) that I am otherwise legally registered and entitled
176	to vote.
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178	... (Signature of voter whose address of legal residence has
179	changed) ...
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181	(b)an elector whose name changes because of marriage or
182	other legal process may be permitted to vote, provided such
183	elector completes an affirmation in substantially the following
184	form:
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186	Change of Name of Registered
187	Voter
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189	Under penalties for false swearing, I, ... (New name of voter)
190	..., swear (or affirm) that my name has been changed because of
191	marriage or other legal process. My former name and address of
192	legal residence appear on the registration books of precinct
193	_____ as follows:
194	Name
195	Address
196	Municipality
197	County
198	Florida, Zip
199	My present name and address of legal residence are as follows:
200	Name
201	Address
202	Municipality
203	County
204	Florida, Zip
205	and I further swear (or affirm) that I am otherwise legally
206	registered and entitled to vote.
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208	... (Signature of voter whose name has changed) ...
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210	(c) Such affirmation, when completed and presented at the
211	precinct in which such elector is entitled to vote, and upon
212	verification of the elector's registration, shall entitle such
213	elector to vote as provided in this subsection. If the elector's
214	eligibility to vote cannot be determined, he or she shall be
215	entitled to vote a provisional ballot, subject to the
216	requirements and procedures in s. 101.048. Upon receipt of an
217	affirmation certifying a change in address of legal residence or
218	name, the supervisor shall as soon as practicable make the
219	necessary changes in the registration records of the county to
220	indicate the change in address of legal residence or name of
221	such elector.
222	(d) Instead of the affirmation contained in paragraph (a)
223	or paragraph (b), an elector may completea voter registration
224	application that indicates the change of name or change of
225	address of legal residence or change of name.
226	(b)(e)A request for an absentee ballot pursuant to s.
227	101.62 which indicates that the elector has had a change of
228	address of legal residence from that in the supervisor's records
229	shall be sufficient as the notice to the supervisor of change of
230	address of legal residence required by this section. Upon
231	receipt of such request for an absentee ballot from an elector
232	who has changed his or her address of legal residence, the
233	supervisor shall provide the elector with the proper ballot for
234	the precinct in which the elector then has his or her legal
235	residence.
236	(3) When an elector's name does not appear on the
237	registration books or precinct registerof the election precinct
238	in which the elector claims to beisregistered, the elector may
239	have his or her name restored by completing a voter registration
240	application to provide the required information indicating
241	eligibility under s. 97.041if the supervisor is otherwise
242	satisfied that the elector is validly registered, that the
243	elector's name has been erroneously omitted from the books, and
244	that the elector is entitled to have his or her name restored.
245	The supervisor, if he or she is satisfied as to the elector's
246	previous registration, shall thenallow such person to vote and
247	shall thereafter issue a duplicate registration identification
248	card.
249	Section 18. Section 101.663, Florida Statutes, is amended
250	to read:
251	101.663 Electors; change of residence.--
252	(1) An elector who changes his or her residence to another
253	county in Florida from the county in Florida in which he or she
254	is registered as an elector must register in the county of his
255	or her new residence prior to being allowed to vote in any
256	election and may not vote, either in person or by absentee
257	ballot, in the county of his or her former residenceafter the
258	books in the county to which the elector has changed his or her
259	residence are closed for any general, primary, or special
260	election shall be permitted to vote absentee in the county of
261	his or her former residence in that election for President and
262	Vice President, United States Senator, statewide offices, and
263	statewide issues. Such person shall not be permitted to vote in
264	the county of the person's former residence after the general
265	election.
266	(2) An elector registered in this state who moves his or
267	her permanent residence to another state and who is prohibited
268	by the laws of that state from voting for the offices of
269	President and Vice President of the United States mayshallbe
270	permitted to vote absentee in the county of his or her former
271	residence for those offices.
272	Section 19. Subsection (8) of section 101.151, Florida
273	Statutes, is renumbered as subsection (9), and a new subsection
274	(8) is added to said section to read:
275	101.151 Specifications for ballots.--
276	(8) A ballot may not exceed seven standard letter size
277	pages in length or the equivalent. The department shall provide
278	by rule what constitutes the equivalent ballot length for voting
279	systems that use a ballot card or paper ballot of a different
280	size and for electronic or electromechanical voting systems that
281	do not use a ballot card or paper ballot.
282	Section 20. Subsection (1) of section 100.011, Florida
283	Statutes, is amended to read:
284	100.011 Opening and closing of polls, all elections;
285	expenses.--
286	(1) The polls shall be open at the voting places at 77:00
287	a.m., on the day of the election, and shall be kept open until 9
288	7:00 p.m.,of the same day, and the time shall be regulated by
289	the customary time in standard use in the county seat of the
290	locality. The inspectors shall make public proclamation of the
291	opening and closing of the polls. During the election and
292	canvass of the votes, the ballot box shall not be concealed.
293	Section 21. Section 101.65, Florida Statutes, is amended
294	to read:
295	101.65 Instructions to absent electors.--The supervisor
296	shall enclose with each absentee ballot separate printed
297	instructions in substantially the following form:
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299	READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY BEFORE MARKING BALLOT.
300	1. VERY IMPORTANT. In order to ensure that your absentee
301	ballot will be counted, it should be completed and returned as
302	soon as possible so that it can reach the supervisor of
303	elections of the county in which your precinct is located no
304	later than 97p.m. on the day of the election.
305	2. Mark your ballot in secret as instructed on the ballot.
306	You must mark your own ballot unless you are unable to do so
307	because of blindness, disability, or inability to read or write.
308	3. Place your marked ballot in the enclosed secrecy
309	envelope.
310	4. Insert the secrecy envelope into the enclosed mailing
311	envelope which is addressed to the supervisor.
312	5. Seal the mailing envelope and completely fill out the
313	Voter's Certificate on the back of the mailing envelope.
314	6. VERY IMPORTANT. In order for your absentee ballot to be
315	counted, you must sign your name on the line above (Voter's
316	Signature).
317	7. VERY IMPORTANT. If you are an overseas voter, you must
318	include the date you signed the Voter's Certificate on the line
319	above (Date) or your ballot may not be counted.
320	8. VERY IMPORTANT. In order for your absentee ballot to be
321	counted, it must include the signature and address of a witness
322	18 years of age or older affixed to the Voter's Certificate. No
323	candidate may serve as an attesting witness.
324	9. Mail, deliver, or have delivered the completed mailing
325	envelope. Be sure there is sufficient postage if mailed.
326	10. FELONY NOTICE. It is a felony under Florida law to
327	accept any gift, payment, or gratuity in exchange for your vote
328	for a candidate. It is also a felony under Florida law to vote
329	in an election using a false identity or false address, or under
330	any other circumstances making your ballot false or fraudulent.
331	Section 22. Subsection (2) of section 101.67, Florida
332	Statutes, is amended to read:
333	101.67 Safekeeping of mailed ballots; deadline for
334	receiving absentee ballots.--
335	(2) All marked absent electors' ballots to be counted must
336	be received by the supervisor by 97p.m. the day of the
337	election. All ballots received thereafter shall be marked with
338	the time and date of receipt and filed in the supervisor's
339	office.
340	Section 23. Section 101.657, Florida Statutes, is amended
341	to read:
342	101.657 Voting absentee ballots in person.--
343	(1) Any qualified and registered elector may pick up and
344	vote an absentee ballot in person at the office of, and under
345	the supervision of, the supervisor of elections. Before
346	receiving the ballot, the elector must present a Florida
347	driver's license, a Florida identification card issued under s.
348	322.051, or another form of picture identification approved by
349	the Department of State. If the elector fails to furnish the
350	required identification, or if the supervisor is in doubt as to
351	the identity of the elector, the supervisor must follow the
352	procedure prescribed in s. 101.49.
353	(2)(a)As an alternative to the provisions of ss. 101.64
354	and 101.65, the supervisor of elections may allow an elector to
355	cast an absentee ballot in the main or branch office of the
356	supervisor by depositing the voted ballot in a voting device
357	used by the supervisor to collect or tabulate ballots. The
358	results or tabulation may not be made before the close of the
359	polls on election day.
360	(b) Three weeks prior to each primary and general
361	election, the supervisor of elections shall allow voting by
362	absentee ballot in the main office and each branch office each
363	day of the week, including Saturday and Sunday, for a period of
364	not less than 8 hours, beginning no later than 9 a.m. To the
365	extent practicable, the supervisor shall also provide for voting
366	by absentee ballot during this period in other locations located
367	equally throughout the county. Such locations may include
368	libraries, schools, and other facilities used as polling places
369	on election day. In addition, the supervisor may authorize the
370	use of mobile units for purposes of voting an absentee ballot
371	under this paragraph, provided the locations at which such units
372	are set up do not include any location regularly used by and
373	associated with a political party or partisan political
374	organization.
375	(c)(a)The elector must provide picture identification and
376	must complete an In-Office Voter Certificate in substantially
377	the following form:
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379	IN-OFFICE VOTER CERTIFICATE
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381	I, _____, am a qualified elector in this election and registered
382	voter of _____ County, Florida. I do solemnly swear or affirm
383	that I am the person so listed on the voter registration rolls
384	of _____ County and that I reside at the listed address. I
385	understand that if I commit or attempt to commit fraud in
386	connection with voting, vote a fraudulent ballot, or vote more
387	than once in an election I could be convicted of a felony of the
388	third degree and both fined up to $5,000 and imprisoned for up
389	to 5 years. I understand that my failure to sign this
390	certificate and have my signature witnessed invalidates my
391	ballot.
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394	... (Voter's Signature) ...
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396	... (Address) ...
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398	... (City/State) ...
399
400	... (Name of Witness) ...
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402	... (Signature of Witness) ...
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404	... (Type of identification provided) ...
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406	(d)(b)Any elector may challenge an elector seeking to
407	cast an absentee ballot under the provisions of s. 101.111. Any
408	challenged ballot must be placed in a regular absentee ballot
409	envelope. The canvassing board shall review the ballot and
410	decide the validity of the ballot by majority vote.
411	(e)(c)The canvass of returns for ballots cast under this
412	subsection shall be substantially the same as votes cast by
413	electors in precincts, as provided in s. 101.5614.
414	Section 24. Subsection (26) of section 97.021, Florida
415	Statutes, is amended to read:
416	97.021 Definitions.--For the purposes of this code, except
417	where the context clearly indicates otherwise, the term:
418	(26) "Provisional ballot" means a ballot issued to a voter
419	by the supervisor during early voting or bythe election board
420	at the polling place on election day for one of the following
421	reasons:
422	(a) The voter's name does not appear on the registration
423	books orthe precinct register and verification of the voter's
424	eligibility cannot be determined; or
425	(b) There is an indication on the registration books or
426	the precinct register that the voter has requested an absentee
427	ballot and there is no indication whether the voter has returned
428	the absentee ballot.
429	Section 25. Section 101.048, Florida Statutes, is amended
430	to read:
431	101.048 Provisional ballots.--
432	(1) ForAtall elections, a voter claiming to be properly
433	registered in the county and eligible to vote at atheprecinct
434	in the election, but whose eligibility cannot be determined,
435	shall be entitled to vote a provisional ballot at that precinct
436	or, if voting early at the main office or a branch office of the
437	supervisor, a provisional ballot for that precinct. Once voted,
438	the provisional ballot shall be placed in a secrecy envelope and
439	thereafter sealed in a provisional ballot envelope. The
440	provisional ballot shall be deposited in a ballot box. All
441	provisional ballots shall remain sealed in their envelopes for
442	return to the supervisor of elections.
443	(2)(a) The county canvassing board shall examine each
444	provisional ballot envelope to determine if the person voting
445	that precinct's ballot was entitled to vote that ballotat the
446	precinct where the person cast a votein the election and that
447	the person had not already cast a ballot in the election.
448	(b)1. If it is determined that the person was registered
449	and entitled to vote that ballotat the precinct where the
450	person cast a votein the election, the canvassing board shall
451	compare the signature on the provisional ballot envelope with
452	the signature on the voter's registration and, if it matches,
453	shall count the ballot.
454	2. If it is determined that the person voting the
455	provisional ballot was not registered or entitled to vote that
456	ballotat the precinct where the person cast a votein the
457	election, the provisional ballot shall not be counted and the
458	ballot shall remain in the envelope containing the Provisional
459	Ballot Voter's Certificate and Affirmation and the envelope
460	shall be marked "Rejected as Illegal."
461	(3) The Provisional Ballot Voter's Certificate and
462	Affirmation shall be in substantially the following form:
463
464	STATE OF FLORIDA
465	COUNTY OF _____
466
467	I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that my name is _____; that
468	my date of birth is _____; that I am registered to vote and at
469	the time I registered I resided at _____, in the municipality of
470	_____, in _____ County, Florida; that I am registered in the
471	_____ Party; that I am a qualified voter of the county; and that
472	I have not voted in this election. I understand that if I commit
473	any fraud in connection with voting, vote a fraudulent ballot,
474	or vote more than once in an election, I can be convicted of a
475	felony of the third degree and fined up to $5,000 and/or
476	imprisoned for up to 5 years.
477	... (Signature of Voter) ...
478	... (Current Residence Address) ...
479	... (Current Mailing Address) ...
480	... (City, State, Zip Code) ...
481
482	Sworn to and subscribed before me this _____ day of __________,
483	... (year) ....
484	... (Election Official) ...
485
486	Precinct # _____Ballot Style/Party Issued: _____
487
488	Additional information may be provided to further assist the
489	supervisor of elections in determining eligibility.
490
491	(4) In counties where the voting system does not utilize a
492	paper ballot, the supervisor of elections shall provide the
493	appropriate provisional ballots to each polling place.
494	Section 26. Section 106.161, Florida Statutes, is amended
495	to read:
496	106.161 Air time available at the lowest unit rate.--To
497	the extent permitted by federal law, all broadcast radio and
498	television stations and all cable television stations shall make
499	air time available to candidates for public office at the lowest
500	unit rate. To the extent permitted by federal law, all broadcast
501	radio and television stations must offer 2.5 minutes of free air
502	time prior to each election to each candidate for public office
503	appearing on the ballot for that election within the area the
504	station covers.
505	Section 27. There is created a task force to rebut false
506	or inaccurate statements in political campaigns. Each major
507	political party regulated under chapter 103, Florida Statutes,
508	and each minor political party, as defined in s. 97.021(15),
509	Florida Statutes, may select one member to serve on the task
510	force. Any rebuttal issued by the task force shall be considered
511	a public service announcement and not a political advertisement
512	and is not subject to reporting as a contribution or expenditure
513	under chapter 106, Florida Statutes. The cost of disseminating
514	the rebuttal shall be borne equally by the political parties
515	appointing members to the task force.
516	Section 28. Subsection (1) of section 110.117, Florida
517	Statutes, is amended to read:
518	110.117 Paid holidays.--
519	(1) The following holidays shall be paid holidays observed
520	by all state branches and agencies:
521	(a) New Year's Day.
522	(b) Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr., third Monday in
523	January.
524	(c) Memorial Day.
525	(d) Independence Day.
526	(e) Labor Day.
527	(f) General Election Day.
528	(g)(f)Veterans' Day, November 11.
529	(h)(g)Thanksgiving Day.
530	(i)(h)Friday after Thanksgiving.
531	(j)(i)Christmas Day.
532	(k)(j)If any of these holidays falls on Saturday, the
533	preceding Friday shall be observed as a holiday. If any of these
534	holidays falls on Sunday, the following Monday shall be observed
535	as a holiday.
536	Section 29. Paragraph (r) of subsection (1) of section
537	683.01, Florida Statutes, is reenacted to read:
538	683.01 Legal holidays.--
539	(1) The legal holidays, which are also public holidays,
540	are the following:
541	(r) General Election Day.
542	Section 30. Section 106.08, Florida Statutes, is amended
543	to read:
544	106.08 Contributions; limitations on.--
545	(1)(a) Except for political parties, No person, political
546	committee, or committee of continuous existencemay, in any
547	election, make contributions in excess of $500 to any candidate
548	for election to or retention in office or to any political
549	committee supporting or opposing one or more candidates.
550	However, a political committee may not make a contribution to
551	any candidate for election to or retention in office.Candidates
552	for the offices of Governor and Lieutenant Governor on the same
553	ticket are considered a single candidate for the purpose of this
554	section.
555	(b)1. The contribution limits provided in this subsection
556	do not apply to contributions made by a state or county
557	executive committee of a political party regulated by chapter
558	103 or to amounts contributed by a candidate to his or her own
559	campaign.
560	2. Notwithstanding the limits provided in this subsection,
561	an unemancipated child under the age of 18 years of age may not
562	make a contribution in excess of $100 to any candidate or to any
563	political committee supporting one or more candidates.
564	(c) The contribution limits of this subsection apply to
565	each election. For purposes of this subsection, the first
566	primary, second primary, and general election are separate
567	elections so long as the candidate is not an unopposed candidate
568	as defined in s. 106.011(14)(15). However, for the purpose of
569	contribution limits with respect to candidates for retention as
570	a justice or judge, there is only one election, which is the
571	general election. With respect to candidates in a circuit
572	holding an election for circuit judge or in a county holding an
573	election for county court judge, there are only two elections,
574	which are the first primary election and general election.
575	(2) A person may not make contributions to the state and
576	county executive committees of a political party, including any
577	subordinate committee of a state or county executive committee
578	of a political party, which contributions, including in-kind
579	contributions, in the aggregate in any calendar year exceed
580	$5,000.
581	(3)(2)(a)A candidate may not accept contributions from
582	national, state, including any subordinate committee of a
583	national, state, or county committee of a political party, and
584	county executive committees of a political party, which
585	contributions in the aggregate exceed $50,000, no more than
586	$25,000 of which may be accepted prior to the 28-day period
587	immediately preceding the date of the general election.
588	(b) Polling services, research services, costs for
589	campaign staff, professional consulting services, and telephone
590	calls are not contributions to be counted toward the
591	contribution limits of paragraph (a). Any item not expressly
592	identified in this paragraph as nonallocable is a contribution
593	in an amount equal to the fair market value of the item and must
594	be counted as allocable toward the $50,000 contribution limits
595	of paragraph (a). Nonallocable, in-kind contributions must be
596	reported by the candidate under s. 106.07 and by the political
597	party under s. 106.29.
598	(4)(3)(a) Any contribution received by a candidate with
599	opposition in an election or by the campaign treasurer or a
600	deputy campaign treasurer of such a candidate on the day of that
601	election or less than 5 days prior to the day of that election
602	must be returned by him or her to the person or committee
603	contributing it and may not be used or expended by or on behalf
604	of the candidate.
605	(b) Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (c), any
606	contribution received by a candidate or by the campaign
607	treasurer or a deputy campaign treasurer of a candidate after
608	the date at which the candidate withdraws his or her candidacy,
609	or after the date the candidate is defeated, becomes unopposed,
610	or is elected to office must be returned to the person or
611	committeecontributing it and may not be used or expended by or
612	on behalf of the candidate.
613	(c) With respect to any campaign for an office in which an
614	independent or minor party candidate has filed as required in s.
615	99.0955 or s. 99.096, but whose qualification is pending a
616	determination by the Department of State or supervisor of
617	elections as to whether or not the required number of petition
618	signatures was obtained:
619	1. The department or supervisor shall, no later than 3
620	days after that determination has been made, notify in writing
621	all other candidates for that office of that determination.
622	2. Any contribution received by a candidate or the
623	campaign treasurer or deputy campaign treasurer of a candidate
624	after the candidate has been notified in writing by the
625	department or supervisor that he or she has become unopposed as
626	a result of an independent or minor party candidate failing to
627	obtain the required number of petition signatures shall be
628	returned to the person, political committee, or committee of
629	continuous existencecontributing it and shall not be used or
630	expended by or on behalf of the candidate.
631	(5)(4)Any contribution received by the chair, campaign
632	treasurer, or deputy campaign treasurer of a political committee
633	supporting or opposing a candidate with opposition in an
634	election or supporting or opposing an issue on the ballot in an
635	election on the day of that election or less than 5 days prior
636	to the day of that election may not be obligated or expended by
637	the committee until after the date of the election.
638	(6)(5)(a) A person may not make any contribution through
639	or in the name of another, directly or indirectly, in any
640	election.
641	(b) Candidates, political committees, and political
642	parties may not solicit contributions from any religious,
643	charitable, civic, or other causes or organizations established
644	primarily for the public good.
645	(c) Candidates, political committees, and political
646	parties may not make contributions, in exchange for political
647	support, to any religious, charitable, civic, or other cause or
648	organization established primarily for the public good. It is
649	not a violation of this paragraph for:
650	1. A candidate, political committee, or political party
651	executive committee to make gifts of money in lieu of flowers in
652	memory of a deceased person;
653	2. A candidate to continue membership in, or make regular
654	donations from personal or business funds to, religious,
655	political party, civic, or charitable groups of which the
656	candidate is a member or to which the candidate has been a
657	regular donor for more than 6 months; or
658	3. A candidate to purchase, with campaign funds, tickets,
659	admission to events, or advertisements from religious, civic,
660	political party, or charitable groups.
661	(7)(6)A political party may not accept any contribution
662	which has been specifically designated for the partial or
663	exclusive use of a particular candidate. Any contribution so
664	designated must be returned to the contributor and may not be
665	used or expended by or on behalf of the candidate.
666	(8)(7)(a) Any person who knowingly and willfully makes no
667	more than one contribution in violation of subsection (1),
668	subsection (2), or subsection (6)(5), or any person who
669	knowingly and willfully fails or refuses to return any
670	contribution as required in subsection (4)(3), commits a
671	misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s.
672	775.082 or s. 775.083. If any corporation, partnership, or other
673	business entity or any political party or, political committee,
674	or committee of continuous existenceis convicted of knowingly
675	and willfully violating any provision punishable under this
676	paragraph, it shall be fined not less than $1,000 and not more
677	than $10,000. If it is a domestic entity, it may be ordered
678	dissolved by a court of competent jurisdiction; if it is a
679	foreign or nonresident business entity, its right to do business
680	in this state may be forfeited. Any officer, partner, agent,
681	attorney, or other representative of a corporation, partnership,
682	or other business entity or of a political party or,political
683	committee, or committee of continuous existencewho aids, abets,
684	advises, or participates in a violation of any provision
685	punishable under this paragraph commits a misdemeanor of the
686	first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s.
687	775.083.
688	(b) Any person who knowingly and willfully makes two or
689	more contributions in violation of subsection (1), subsection
690	(2), or subsection (6), or any combination thereof,(5)commits
691	a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s.
692	775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084. If any corporation,
693	partnership, or other business entity or any political party or,
694	political committee, or committee of continuous existenceis
695	convicted of knowingly and willfully violating any provision
696	punishable under this paragraph, it shall be fined not less than
697	$10,000 and not more than $50,000. If it is a domestic entity,
698	it may be ordered dissolved by a court of competent
699	jurisdiction; if it is a foreign or nonresident business entity,
700	its right to do business in this state may be forfeited. Any
701	officer, partner, agent, attorney, or other representative of a
702	corporation, partnership, or other business entity, or of a
703	political committee, committee of continuous existence,or
704	political party who aids, abets, advises, or participates in a
705	violation of any provision punishable under this paragraph
706	commits a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in
707	s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.
708	(9)(8) Except when otherwise provided in subsection (8)
709	(7), any person who knowingly and willfully violates any
710	provision of this section shall, in addition to any other
711	penalty prescribed by this chapter, pay to the state a sum equal
712	to twice the amount contributed in violation of this chapter.
713	Each campaign treasurer shall pay all amounts contributed in
714	violation of this section to the state for deposit in the
715	General Revenue Fund.
716	(10)(9)This section does not apply to the transfer of
717	funds between a primary campaign depository and a savings
718	account or certificate of deposit or to any interest earned on
719	such account or certificate.
720	Section 31. Paragraph (c) of subsection (1) and subsection
721	(3) of section 106.021, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
722	106.021 Campaign treasurers; deputies; primary and
723	secondary depositories.--
724	(1)
725	(c) Any campaign treasurer or deputy treasurer appointed
726	pursuant to this section shall be a registered voter in this
727	state and shall, before such appointment may become effective,
728	have accepted appointment to such position in writing and filed
729	such acceptance with the officer before whom the candidate is
730	required to qualify or with the officer with whom the political
731	committee is required to file reports. An individual may notbe
732	appointed and serve as campaign treasurer of a candidate and a
733	political committee or two or more candidates and political
734	committees. A candidate may appoint herself or himself as
735	campaign treasurer.
736	(3) Except for independent expenditures, no contribution
737	or expenditure, including contributions or expenditures of a
738	candidate or of the candidate's family, shall be directly or
739	indirectly made or received in furtherance of the candidacy of
740	any person for nomination or election to political office in the
741	state or on behalf of any political committee except through the
742	duly appointed campaign treasurer of the candidate or political
743	committee; however, a candidate or any other individual may be
744	reimbursed for expenses incurred for travel, food and beverage,
745	office supplies, and mementos expressing gratitude to campaign
746	supporters by a check drawn upon the campaign account and
747	reported pursuant to s. 106.07(4). In addition, expenditures may
748	be made directly by any political committee or political party
749	regulated by chapter 103 for obtaining time, space, or services
750	in or by any communications medium for the purpose of jointly
751	endorsing three or more candidates, and any such expenditure
752	shall not be considered a contribution or expenditure to or on
753	behalf of any such candidates for the purposes of this chapter.
754	Section 32. Subsection (2) of section 106.03, Florida
755	Statutes, is amended to read:
756	106.03 Registration of political committees.--
757	(2) The statement of organization shall include:
758	(a) The name and address of the committee;
759	(b) The names, addresses, and relationships of affiliated
760	or connected organizations;
761	(c) The area, scope, or jurisdiction of the committee;
762	(d) The name, address, and position of the custodian of
763	books and accounts;
764	(e) The name, address, and position of other principal
765	officers, including officers and members of the finance
766	committee, if any;
767	(f) The name, address, office sought, and party
768	affiliation of:
769	1. Each candidate whom the committee is supporting or
770	opposing;
771	2. Any other individual, if any, whom the committee is
772	supporting or opposingfor nomination for election, or election,
773	to any public office whatever;
774	(g) Any issue or issues such organization is supporting or
775	opposing;
776	(h) If the committee is supporting or opposingthe entire
777	ticket of any party, a statement to that effect and the name of
778	the party;
779	(i) A statement of whether the committee is a continuing
780	one;
781	(j) Plans for the disposition of residual funds which will
782	be made in the event of dissolution;
783	(k) A listing of all banks, safe-deposit boxes, or other
784	depositories used for committee funds; and
785	(l) A statement of the reports required to be filed by the
786	committee with federal officials, if any, and the names,
787	addresses, and positions of such officials.
788	Section 33. Section 106.04, Florida Statutes, is repealed.
789	Section 34. Paragraph (d) of subsection (2) of section
790	98.095, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
791	98.095 County registers open to inspection; copies.--
792	(2) The information provided by the supervisor pursuant to
793	this section shall be furnished only to:
794	(d) Registered political committees, registered committees
795	of continuous existence,and political parties or officials
796	thereof, for political purposes only; and
797
798	Such information shall not be used for commercial purposes. No
799	person to whom a list of registered voters is made available
800	pursuant to this section, and no person who acquires such a
801	list, shall use any information contained therein for purposes
802	which are not related to elections, political or governmental
803	activities, voter registration, or law enforcement.
804	Section 35. Paragraph (d) of subsection (2) of section
805	98.0979, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
806	98.0979 Statewide voter registration database open to
807	inspection; copies.--
808	(2) The information provided by the division or supervisor
809	of elections pursuant to this section shall be furnished only
810	to:
811	(d) Registered political committees, certified committees
812	of continuous existence,and political parties or officials
813	thereof, for political purposes only; and
814	Section 36. Subsection (3) of section 101.62, Florida
815	Statutes, is amended to read:
816	101.62 Request for absentee ballots.--
817	(3) For each request for an absentee ballot received, the
818	supervisor shall record the date the request was made, the date
819	the absentee ballot was delivered or mailed, the date the ballot
820	was received by the supervisor, and such other information he or
821	she may deem necessary. This information shall be confidential
822	and exempt from the provisions of s. 119.07(1) and shall be made
823	available to or reproduced only for a canvassing board, an
824	election official, a political party or official thereof, a
825	candidate who has filed qualification papers and is opposed in
826	an upcoming election, and registered political committees or
827	registered committees of continuous existence, for political
828	purposes only.
829	Section 37. Paragraph (c) of subsection (3) of section
830	102.031, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
831	102.031 Maintenance of good order at polls; authorities;
832	persons allowed in polling rooms; unlawful solicitation of
833	voters.--
834	(3)
835	(c) No person, political committee, committee of
836	continuous existence,or other group or organization may solicit
837	voters within 50 feet of the entrance to any polling place, or
838	polling room where the polling place is also a polling room, on
839	the day of any election.
840	1. Solicitation shall not be restricted if:
841	a. Conducted from a separately marked area within the 50-
842	foot zone so as not to disturb, hinder, impede, obstruct, or
843	interfere with voter access to the polling place or polling room
844	entrance; and
845	b. The solicitation activities and subject matter are
846	clearly and easily identifiable by the voters as an activity in
847	which they may voluntarily participate; or
848	c. Conducted on property within the 50-foot zone which is
849	a residence, established business, private property, sidewalk,
850	park, or property traditionally utilized as a public area for
851	discussion.
852	2. Solicitation shall not be permitted within the 50-foot
853	zone on a public sidewalk or other similar means of access to
854	the polling room if it is clearly identifiable to the poll
855	workers that the solicitation is impeding, obstructing, or
856	interfering with voter access to the polling room or polling
857	place.
858	Section 38. Section 106.011, Florida Statutes, is amended
859	to read:
860	106.011 Definitions.--As used in this chapter, the
861	following terms have the following meanings unless the context
862	clearly indicates otherwise:
863	(1)(a) "Political committee" means:
864	1. A combination of two or more individuals, or a person
865	other than an individual, that, in an aggregate amount in excess
866	of $500 during a single calendar year:
867	a. Accepts contributions for the purpose of making
868	contributions to any candidate, political committee, committee
869	of continuous existence,or political party;
870	b. Accepts contributions for the purpose of expressly
871	advocating the election or defeat of a candidate or the passage
872	or defeat of an issue;
873	c. Makes expenditures that expressly advocate the election
874	or defeat of a candidate or the passage or defeat of an issue;
875	or
876	d. Makes contributions to a common fund, other than a
877	joint checking account between spouses, from which contributions
878	are made to any candidate, political committee, committee of
879	continuous existence,or political party.
880	2. The sponsor of a proposed constitutional amendment by
881	initiative who intends to seek the signatures of registered
882	electors.
883	(b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), the following entities
884	are not considered political committees for purposes of this
885	chapter:
886	1. Organizations which are certified by the Department of
887	State as committees of continuous existence pursuant to s.
888	106.04, National political parties,and the state and county
889	executive committees of political parties regulated by chapter
890	103.
891	2. Corporations regulated by chapter 607 or chapter 617 or
892	other business entities formed for purposes other than to
893	support or oppose issues or candidates, if their political
894	activities are limited to contributions to candidates,political
895	parties,or political committees or expenditures in support of
896	or opposition to an issue from corporate or business funds and
897	if no contributions are received by such corporations or
898	business entities.
899	(2) "Committee of continuous existence" means any group,
900	organization, association, or other such entity which is
901	certified pursuant to the provisions of s. 106.04.
902	(2)(3)"Contribution" means:
903	(a) A gift, subscription, conveyance, deposit, loan,
904	payment, or distribution of money or anything of value,
905	including contributions in kind having an attributable monetary
906	value in any form, made for the purpose of influencing the
907	results of an election.
908	(b) A transfer of funds between political committees,
909	between committees of continuous existence, or between a
910	political committee and a committee of continuous existence.
911	(c) The payment, by any person other than a candidate or
912	political committee, of compensation for the personal services
913	of another person which are rendered to a candidate or political
914	committee without charge to the candidate or committee for such
915	services.
916	(d) The transfer of funds by a campaign treasurer or
917	deputy campaign treasurer between a primary depository and a
918	separate interest-bearing account or certificate of deposit, and
919	the term includes any interest earned on such account or
920	certificate.
921
922	Notwithstanding the foregoing meanings of "contribution," the
923	word shall not be construed to include services, including, but
924	not limited to, legal and accounting services, provided without
925	compensation by individuals volunteering a portion or all of
926	their time on behalf of a candidate or political committee. This
927	definition shall not be construed to include editorial
928	endorsements.
929	(3)(4)"Expenditure" means a purchase, payment,
930	distribution, loan, advance, transfer of funds by a campaign
931	treasurer or deputy campaign treasurer between a primary
932	depository and a separate interest-bearing account or
933	certificate of deposit, or gift of money or anything of value
934	made for the purpose of influencing the results of an election.
935	However, "expenditure" does not include a purchase, payment,
936	distribution, loan, advance, or gift of money or anything of
937	value made for the purpose of influencing the results of an
938	election when made by an organization, in existence prior to the
939	time during which a candidate qualifies or an issue is placed on
940	the ballot for that election, for the purpose of printing or
941	distributing such organization's newsletter, containing a
942	statement by such organization in support of or opposition to a
943	candidate or issue, which newsletter is distributed only to
944	members of such organization.
945	(4)(5)(a) "Independent expenditure" means an expenditure
946	by a person for the purpose of advocating the election or defeat
947	of a candidate or the approval or rejection of an issue, which
948	expenditure is not controlled by, coordinated with, or made upon
949	consultation with, any candidate, political committee, or agent
950	of such candidate or committee. An expenditure for such purpose
951	by a person having a contract with the candidate, political
952	committee, or agent of such candidate or committee in a given
953	election period shall not be deemed an independent expenditure.
954	(b) An expenditure for the purpose of advocating the
955	election or defeat of a candidate which is made by the national,
956	state, or county executive committee of a political party,
957	including any subordinate committee of a national, state, or
958	county committee of a political party, or by any political
959	committee or committee of continuous existence, or anyother
960	person,shall not be considered an independent expenditure if
961	the committee or person:
962	1. Communicates with the candidate, the candidate's
963	campaign, or an agent of the candidate acting on behalf of the
964	candidate, including any pollster, media consultant, advertising
965	agency, vendor, advisor, or staff member, concerning the
966	preparation of, use of, or payment for, the specific expenditure
967	or advertising campaign at issue; or
968	2. Makes a payment in cooperation, consultation, or
969	concert with, at the request or suggestion of, or pursuant to
970	any general or particular understanding with the candidate, the
971	candidate's campaign, a political committee supporting the
972	candidate, or an agent of the candidate relating to the specific
973	expenditure or advertising campaign at issue; or
974	3. Makes a payment for the dissemination, distribution, or
975	republication, in whole or in part, of any broadcast or any
976	written, graphic, or other form of campaign material prepared by
977	the candidate, the candidate's campaign, or an agent of the
978	candidate, including any pollster, media consultant, advertising
979	agency, vendor, advisor, or staff member; or
980	4. Makes a payment based on information about the
981	candidate's plans, projects, or needs communicated to a member
982	of the committee or person by the candidate or an agent of the
983	candidate, provided the committee or person uses the information
984	in any way, in whole or in part, either directly or indirectly,
985	to design, prepare, or pay for the specific expenditure or
986	advertising campaign at issue; or
987	5. After the last day of qualifying for statewide or
988	legislative office, consults about the candidate's plans,
989	projects, or needs in connection with the candidate's pursuit of
990	election to office and the information is used in any way to
991	plan, create, design, or prepare an independent expenditure or
992	advertising campaign, with:
993	a. Any officer, director, employee, or agent of a
994	national, state, or county executive committee of a political
995	party that has made or intends to make expenditures in
996	connection with or contributions tothe candidate; or
997	b. Any person whose professional services have been
998	retained by a national, state, or county executive committee of
999	a political party that has made or intends to make expenditures
1000	in connection with or contributions tothe candidate; or
1001	6. After the last day of qualifying for statewide or
1002	legislative office, retains the professional services of any
1003	person also providing those services to the candidate in
1004	connection with the candidate's pursuit of election to office;
1005	or
1006	7. Arranges, coordinates, or directs the expenditure, in
1007	any way, with the candidate or an agent of the candidate.
1008	(5)(6)"Election" means any primary election, special
1009	primary election, general election, special election, or
1010	municipal election held in this state for the purpose of
1011	nominating or electing candidates to public office, choosing
1012	delegates to the national nominating conventions of political
1013	parties, or submitting an issue to the electors for their
1014	approval or rejection.
1015	(6)(7)"Issue" means any proposition which is required by
1016	the State Constitution, by law or resolution of the Legislature,
1017	or by the charter, ordinance, or resolution of any political
1018	subdivision of this state to be submitted to the electors for
1019	their approval or rejection at an election, or any proposition
1020	for which a petition is circulated in order to have such
1021	proposition placed on the ballot at any election.
1022	(7)(8)"Person" means an individual or a corporation,
1023	association, firm, partnership, joint venture, joint stock
1024	company, club, organization, estate, trust, business trust,
1025	syndicate, or other combination of individuals having collective
1026	capacity. The term includes a political party or,political
1027	committee, or committee of continuous existence.
1028	(8)(9)"Campaign treasurer" means an individual appointed
1029	by a candidate or political committee as provided in this
1030	chapter.
1031	(9)(10)"Public office" means any state, county,
1032	municipal, or school or other district office or position which
1033	is filled by vote of the electors.
1034	(10)(11)"Campaign fund raiser" means any affair held to
1035	raise funds to be used in a campaign for public office.
1036	(11)(12)"Division" means the Division of Elections of the
1037	Department of State.
1038	(12)(13)"Communications media" means broadcasting
1039	stations, newspapers, magazines, outdoor advertising facilities,
1040	printers, direct mailing companies, advertising agencies, and
1041	telephone companies; but with respect to telephones, an
1042	expenditure shall be deemed to be an expenditure for the use of
1043	communications media only if made for the costs of telephones,
1044	paid telephonists, or automatic telephone equipment to be used
1045	by a candidate or a political committee to communicate with
1046	potential voters but excluding any costs of telephones incurred
1047	by a volunteer for use of telephones by such volunteer.
1048	(13)(14)"Filing officer" means the person before whom a
1049	candidate qualifies or,the agency or officer with whom a
1050	political committee registers, or the agency by whom a committee
1051	of continuous existence is certified.
1052	(14)(15)"Unopposed candidate" means a candidate for
1053	nomination or election to an office who, after the last day on
1054	which any person, including a write-in candidate, may qualify,
1055	is without opposition in the election at which the office is to
1056	be filled or who is without such opposition after such date as a
1057	result of any primary election or of withdrawal by other
1058	candidates seeking the same office. A candidate is not an
1059	unopposed candidate if there is a vacancy to be filled under s.
1060	100.111(4), if there is a legal proceeding pending regarding the
1061	right to a ballot position for the office sought by the
1062	candidate, or if the candidate is seeking retention as a justice
1063	or judge.
1064	(15)(16)"Candidate" means any person to whom any one or
1065	more of the following apply:
1066	(a) Any person who seeks to qualify for nomination or
1067	election by means of the petitioning process.
1068	(b) Any person who seeks to qualify for election as a
1069	write-in candidate.
1070	(c) Any person who receives contributions or makes
1071	expenditures, or consents for any other person to receive
1072	contributions or make expenditures, with a view to bring about
1073	his or her nomination or election to, or retention in, public
1074	office.
1075	(d) Any person who appoints a treasurer and designates a
1076	primary depository.
1077	(e) Any person who files qualification papers and
1078	subscribes to a candidate's oath as required by law.
1079
1080	However, this definition does not include any candidate for a
1081	political party executive committee.
1082	(16)(a)(17)"Political advertisement" means a paid
1083	expression in any communications media prescribed in subsection
1084	(12)(13), whether radio, television, newspaper, magazine,
1085	periodical, campaign literature, direct mail, or display or by
1086	means other than the spoken word in direct conversation, which
1087	shall support or oppose any candidate, elected public official,
1088	or issue. In addition, an advertisement is presumed to be a
1089	political advertisement if it is a paid expression in any
1090	communications media described in subsection (12), whether
1091	radio, television, newspaper, magazine, periodical, campaign
1092	literature, direct mail, or display or by means other than the
1093	spoken word in direct conversation, which substantially mentions
1094	or shows a clearly identifiable candidate for election or
1095	reelection and is distributed at any point during the period
1096	following the last day of qualifying for that candidacy through
1097	the ensuing general election and which, when examined by a
1098	reasonable person, would be understood as a communication made
1099	for the purpose of influencing the results of an election on
1100	that candidacy during that period and for which aggregate
1101	expenditures on like advertisements exceed $1,000.
1102	(b)However,"Political advertisement"does not include:
1103	1.(a)A statement by an organization, in existence prior
1104	to the time during which a candidate qualifies or an issue is
1105	placed on the ballot for that election, in support of or
1106	opposition to a candidate or issue, in that organization's
1107	newsletter, which newsletter is distributed only to the members
1108	of that organization.
1109	2.(b)Editorial endorsements by any newspaper, radio or
1110	television station, or other recognized news medium.
1111	3. A paid expression in any communications media which
1112	mentions or shows a clearly identifiable candidate for election
1113	or reelection which:
1114	a. Advertises a business rather than the candidate, is
1115	paid for out of funds of that business, and is similar to other
1116	advertisements for that business which have mentioned or shown
1117	the candidate and have been distributed regularly over a period
1118	of at least 1 year before the qualifying period for that
1119	candidacy; or
1120	b. Is distributed or broadcast only to areas other than
1121	the geographical area of the electorate for that candidacy.
1122	Section 39. Paragraphs (a) and (d) of subsection (1),
1123	paragraph (a) of subsection (4), and subsection (7) of section
1124	106.07, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
1125	106.07 Reports; certification and filing.--
1126	(1) Each campaign treasurer designated by a candidate or
1127	political committee pursuant to s. 106.021 shall file regular
1128	reports of all contributions received, and all expenditures
1129	made, by or on behalf of such candidate or political committee.
1130	Reports shall be filed on the 10th day following the end of each
1131	calendar quarter from the time the campaign treasurer is
1132	appointed, except that, if the 10th day following the end of a
1133	calendar quarter occurs on a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday,
1134	the report shall be filed on the next following day which is not
1135	a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday. Quarterly reports shall
1136	include all contributions received and expenditures made during
1137	the calendar quarter which have not otherwise been reported
1138	pursuant to this section.
1139	(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b), following the
1140	last day of qualifying for office, the reports shall be filed on
1141	the 32nd, 18th, and 4th days immediately preceding the first
1142	primary and on the 18th and 4th days immediately preceding the
1143	second primary and general election, for a candidate who is
1144	opposed in seeking nomination or election to any office or,for
1145	a political committee, or for a committee of continuous
1146	existence.
1147	(d)1. When a special election is called to fill a vacancy
1148	in office, all political committees and committees of continuous
1149	existencemaking contributions or expenditures to influence the
1150	results of such special election shall file campaign treasurers'
1151	reports with the filing officer on the dates set by the
1152	Department of State pursuant to s. 100.111.
1153	2. When an election is called for an issue to appear on
1154	the ballot at a time when no candidates are scheduled to appear
1155	on the ballot, all political committees making contributions or
1156	expenditures in support of or in opposition to such issue shall
1157	file reports on the 18th and 4th days prior to such election.
1158	(4)(a) Each report required by this section shall contain:
1159	1. The full name, address, and occupation, if any of each
1160	person who has made one or more contributions to or for such
1161	committee or candidate within the reporting period, together
1162	with the amount and date of such contributions. For
1163	corporations, the report must provide as clear a description as
1164	practicable of the principal type of business conducted by the
1165	corporation. However, if the contribution is $100 or less or is
1166	from a relative, as defined in s. 112.312, provided that the
1167	relationship is reported, the occupation of the contributor or
1168	the principal type of business need not be listed.
1169	2. The name and address of each political committee from
1170	which the reporting committee or the candidatereceived, or to
1171	which the reporting committee or candidate made, any transfer of
1172	funds, together with the amounts and dates of all transfers.
1173	3. Each loan for campaign purposes to or from any person
1174	or political committee within the reporting period, together
1175	with the full names, addresses, and occupations, and principal
1176	places of business, if any, of the lender and endorsers, if any,
1177	and the date and amount of such loans.
1178	4. A statement of each contribution, rebate, refund, or
1179	other receipt not otherwise listed under subparagraphs 1.
1180	through 3.
1181	5. The total sums of all loans, in-kind contributions, and
1182	other receipts by or for such committee or candidate during the
1183	reporting period. The reporting forms shall be designed to
1184	elicit separate totals for in-kind contributions, loans, and
1185	other receipts.
1186	6. The full name and address of each person to whom
1187	expenditures have been made by or on behalf of the committee or
1188	candidate within the reporting period; the amount, date, and
1189	purpose of each such expenditure; and the name and address of,
1190	and office sought by, each candidate on whose behalf such
1191	expenditure was made. However, expenditures made from the petty
1192	cash fund provided by s. 106.12 need not be reported
1193	individually.
1194	7. The full name and address of each person to whom an
1195	expenditure for personal services, salary, or reimbursement for
1196	authorized expenses as provided in s. 106.021(3) has been made
1197	and which is not otherwise reported, including the amount, date,
1198	and purpose of such expenditure. However, expenditures made from
1199	the petty cash fund provided for in s. 106.12 need not be
1200	reported individually.
1201	8. The total amount withdrawn and the total amount spent
1202	for petty cash purposes pursuant to this chapter during the
1203	reporting period.
1204	9. The total sum of expenditures made by such committee or
1205	candidate during the reporting period.
1206	10. The amount and nature of debts and obligations owed by
1207	or to the committee or candidate, which relate to the conduct of
1208	any political campaign.
1209	11. A copy of each credit card statement which shall be
1210	included in the next report following receipt thereof by the
1211	candidate or political committee. Receipts for each credit card
1212	purchase shall be retained by the treasurer with the records for
1213	the campaign account.
1214	12. The amount and nature of any separate interest-bearing
1215	accounts or certificates of deposit and identification of the
1216	financial institution in which such accounts or certificates of
1217	deposit are located.
1218	(7) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this chapter,
1219	in any reporting period during which a candidate or,political
1220	committee, or committee of continuous existencehas not received
1221	funds, made any contributions, or expended any reportable funds,
1222	the filing of the required report for that period is waived.
1223	However, the next report filed must specify that the report
1224	covers the entire period between the last submitted report and
1225	the report being filed, and any candidate or,political
1226	committee, or committee of continuous existencenot reporting by
1227	virtue of this subsection on dates prescribed elsewhere in this
1228	chapter shall notify the filing officer in writing on the
1229	prescribed reporting date that no report is being filed on that
1230	date.
1231	Section 40. Subsections (1), (2), and (3) of section
1232	106.082, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
1233	106.082 Commissioner of Agriculture candidates; campaign
1234	contribution limits.--
1235	(1) No director, officer, or lobbyist of abusiness which
1236	is inspected, licensed, or otherwise authorized to do business
1237	as a food outlet or convenience store pursuant to chapter 500;
1238	or any director, officer, lobbyist, or controlling interest of
1239	that business; and no political committee or committee of
1240	continuous existence representing the interests of such business
1241	shall make or solicit a contribution in excess of $100, for any
1242	election, to or on behalf of any candidate for the office of
1243	Commissioner of Agriculture. The provisions of this subsection
1244	shall not prevent any candidate for the office of Commissioner
1245	of Agriculture or members of that candidate's immediate family
1246	from contributing to that candidate's campaign as otherwise
1247	permitted by law.
1248	(2) No candidate for the office of Commissioner of
1249	Agriculture may solicit or accept a campaign contribution in
1250	excess of $100 from any director, officer, or lobbyist of a
1251	business whichor person whois licensed or inspected or
1252	otherwise authorized to do business as a food outlet or
1253	convenience store pursuant to chapter 500; or any director,
1254	officer, lobbyist, or controlling interest of that person or
1255	business; or any political committee or committee of continuous
1256	existence that represents that person.
1257	(3) No employee of the Department of Agriculture may
1258	solicit a campaign contribution for any candidate for the office
1259	of Commissioner of Agriculture from any director, officer, or
1260	lobbyist of aperson or business whichwhois licensed,
1261	inspected, or otherwise authorized to do business as a food
1262	outlet or convenience store pursuant to chapter 500; or any
1263	director, officer, lobbyist, or controlling interest of that
1264	person; or any political committee or committee of continuous
1265	existence that represents that person. For purposes of this
1266	section, "employee of the department" means any person employed
1267	in the Department of Agriculture holding a position in the
1268	Senior Management Service as defined in s. 110.402; any person
1269	holding a position in the Selected Exempt Service as defined in
1270	s. 110.602; any person having authority over food outlet or
1271	convenience store regulation, or inspection supervision; or any
1272	person, hired on a contractual basis, having the power normally
1273	conferred upon such person, by whatever title.
1274	Section 41. Paragraph (a) of subsection (1) and subsection
1275	(2) of section 106.087, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
1276	106.087 Independent expenditures; contribution limits;
1277	restrictions on political parties and, political committees, and
1278	committees of continuous existence.--
1279	(1)(a) As a condition of receiving a rebate of filing fees
1280	and party assessment funds pursuant to s. 99.061(2), s.
1281	99.092(1), s. 99.103, or s. 103.121(1)(b), the chair or
1282	treasurer of a state or county executive committee shall take
1283	and subscribe to an oath or affirmation in writing. During the
1284	qualifying period for state candidates and prior to distribution
1285	of such funds, a printed copy of the oath or affirmation shall
1286	be filed with the Secretary of State and shall be substantially
1287	in the following form:
1288
1289	State of Florida
1290	County of_____
1291	Before me, an officer authorized to administer oaths,
1292	personally appeared ... (name) ..., to me well known, who,
1293	being sworn, says that he or she is the ... (title) ... of the
1294	... (name of party) ... ... (state or specified county) ...
1295	executive committee; that the executive committee has not made,
1296	either directly or indirectly, an independent expenditure in
1297	support of or opposition to a candidate or elected public
1298	official in the prior 6 months; that the executive committee
1299	will not make, either directly or indirectly, an independent
1300	expenditure in support of or opposition to a candidate or
1301	elected public official, through and including the upcoming
1302	general election; and that the executive committee will not
1303	violate the contribution limits applicable to candidates under
1304	s. 106.08(3)(2), Florida Statutes.
1305	... (Signature of committee officer) ...
1306	... (Address) ...
1307
1308	Sworn to and subscribed before me this _____ day of _____, ...
1309	(year) ..., at _____ County, Florida.
1310	... (Signature and title of officer administering oath) ...
1311
1312	(2)(a) Any political committee or committee of continuous
1313	existencethat accepts the use of public funds, equipment,
1314	personnel, or other resources to collect dues from its members
1315	agrees not to make independent expenditures in support of or
1316	opposition to a candidate or elected public official. However,
1317	expenditures may be made for the sole purpose of jointly
1318	endorsing three or more candidates.
1319	(b) Any political committee or committee of continuous
1320	existencethat violates this subsection is liable for a civil
1321	fine of up to $5,000 to be determined by the Florida Elections
1322	Commission or the entire amount of the expenditures, whichever
1323	is greater.
1324	Section 42. Subsection (3) of section 106.12, Florida
1325	Statutes, is amended to read:
1326	106.12 Petty cash funds allowed.--
1327	(3) The petty cash fund so provided shall be spent only in
1328	amounts less than $100 and only for office supplies,
1329	transportation expenses, and other necessities. Petty cash shall
1330	not be used for the purchase of time, space, or services from
1331	communications media as defined in s. 106.011(12)(13).
1332	Section 43. Paragraph (b) of subsection (3) of section
1333	106.147, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
1334	106.147 Telephone solicitation; disclosure requirements;
1335	prohibitions; exemptions; penalties.--
1336	(3)
1337	(b) For purposes of paragraph (a), the term "person"
1338	includes any candidate; any officer of any political committee,
1339	committee of continuous existence,or political party executive
1340	committee; any officer, partner, attorney, or other
1341	representative of a corporation, partnership, or other business
1342	entity; and any agent or other person acting on behalf of any
1343	candidate, political committee, committee of continuous
1344	existence,political party executive committee, or corporation,
1345	partnership, or other business entity.
1346	Section 44. Section 106.148, Florida Statutes, is amended
1347	to read:
1348	106.148 Disclosure of on-line computer solicitation.--A
1349	message placed on an information system accessible by computer
1350	by a candidate, political party, or political committee, or
1351	committee of continuous existence,or an agent of any such
1352	candidate, party, or committee, which message is accessible by
1353	more than one person, other than an internal communication of
1354	the party, committee, or campaign, must include a statement
1355	disclosing all information required of political advertisements
1356	under s. 106.143.
1357	Section 45. Subsection (2) of section 106.23, Florida
1358	Statutes, is amended to read:
1359	106.23 Powers of the Division of Elections.--
1360	(2) The Division of Elections shall provide advisory
1361	opinions when requested by any supervisor of elections,
1362	candidate, local officer having election-related duties,
1363	political party, political committee, committee of continuous
1364	existence,or other person or organization engaged in political
1365	activity, relating to any provisions or possible violations of
1366	Florida election laws with respect to actions such supervisor,
1367	candidate, local officer having election-related duties,
1368	political party, committee, person, or organization has taken or
1369	proposes to take. Requests for advisory opinions must be
1370	submitted in accordance with rules adopted by the Department of
1371	State. A written record of all such opinions issued by the
1372	division, sequentially numbered, dated, and indexed by subject
1373	matter, shall be retained. A copy shall be sent to said person
1374	or organization upon request. Any such person or organization,
1375	acting in good faith upon such an advisory opinion, shall not be
1376	subject to any criminal penalty provided for in this chapter.
1377	The opinion, until amended or revoked, shall be binding on any
1378	person or organization who sought the opinion or with reference
1379	to whom the opinion was sought, unless material facts were
1380	omitted or misstated in the request for the advisory opinion.
1381	Section 46. Subsections (1) and (2) of section 106.265,
1382	Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
1383	106.265 Civil penalties.--
1384	(1) The commission is authorized upon the finding of a
1385	violation of this chapter or chapter 104 to impose civil
1386	penalties in the form of fines not to exceed $1,000 per count.
1387	In determining the amount of such civil penalties, the
1388	commission shall consider, among other mitigating and
1389	aggravating circumstances:
1390	(a) The gravity of the act or omission;
1391	(b) Any previous history of similar acts or omissions;
1392	(c) The appropriateness of such penalty to the financial
1393	resources of the person, political committee, committee of
1394	continuous existence,or political party; and
1395	(d) Whether the person, political committee, committee of
1396	continuous existence,or political party has shown good faith in
1397	attempting to comply with the provisions of this chapter or
1398	chapter 104.
1399	(2) If any person, political committee, committee of
1400	continuous existence,or political party fails or refuses to pay
1401	to the commission any civil penalties assessed pursuant to the
1402	provisions of this section, the commission shall be responsible
1403	for collecting the civil penalties resulting from such action.
1404	Section 47. Subsection (2) of section 106.27, Florida
1405	Statutes, is amended to read:
1406	106.27 Determinations by commission; legal disposition.--
1407	(2) Civil actions may be brought by the commission for
1408	relief, including permanent or temporary injunctions,
1409	restraining orders, or any other appropriate order for the
1410	imposition of civil penalties provided by this chapter. Such
1411	civil actions shall be brought by the commission in the
1412	appropriate court of competent jurisdiction, and the venue shall
1413	be in the county in which the alleged violation occurred or in
1414	which the alleged violator or violators are found, reside, or
1415	transact business. Upon a proper showing that such person,
1416	political committee, committee of continuous existence,or
1417	political party has engaged, or is about to engage, in
1418	prohibited acts or practices, a permanent or temporary
1419	injunction, restraining order, or other order shall be granted
1420	without bond by such court, and the civil fines provided by this
1421	chapter may be imposed.
1422	Section 48. Subsection (6) of section 106.29, Florida
1423	Statutes, is amended to read:
1424	106.29 Reports by political parties; restrictions on
1425	contributions and expenditures; penalties.--
1426	(6)(a) The national, state, and county executive
1427	committees of a political party may not contribute to any
1428	candidate any amount in excess of the limits contained in s.
1429	106.08(3)(2), and all contributions required to be reported
1430	under s. 106.08(2) by the national executive committee of a
1431	political party shall be reported by the state executive
1432	committee of that political party.
1433	(b) A violation of the contribution limits contained in s.
1434	106.08(3)(2)is a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as
1435	provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083. A civil penalty equal to
1436	three times the amount in excess of the limits contained in s.
1437	106.08(3)(2)shall be assessed against any executive committee
1438	found in violation thereof.
1439	Section 49. Section 106.33, Florida Statutes, is amended
1440	to read:
1441	106.33 Election campaign financing; eligibility.--Each
1442	candidate for the office of Governor or member of the Cabinet
1443	who desires to receive contributions from the Election Campaign
1444	Financing Trust Fund shall, upon qualifying for office, file a
1445	request for such contributions with the filing officer on forms
1446	provided by the Division of Elections. If a candidate requesting
1447	contributions from the fund desires to have such funds
1448	distributed by electronic fund transfers, the request shall
1449	include information necessary to implement that procedure. For
1450	the purposes of ss. 106.30-106.36, candidates for Governor and
1451	Lieutenant Governor on the same ticket shall be considered as a
1452	single candidate. To be eligible to receive contributions from
1453	the fund, a candidate may not be an unopposed candidate as
1454	defined in s. 106.011(14)(15)and must:
1455	(1) Agree to abide by the expenditure limits provided in
1456	s. 106.34.
1457	(2)(a) Raise contributions as follows:
1458	1. One hundred fifty thousand dollars for a candidate for
1459	Governor.
1460	2. One hundred thousand dollars for a candidate for
1461	Cabinet office.
1462	(b) Contributions from individuals who at the time of
1463	contributing are not state residents may not be used to meet the
1464	threshold amounts in paragraph (a). For purposes of this
1465	paragraph, any person validly registered to vote in this state
1466	shall be considered a state resident.
1467	(3) Limit loans or contributions from the candidate's
1468	personal funds to $25,000 and contributions from national,
1469	state, and county executive committees of a political party to
1470	$25,000 in the aggregate, which loans or contributions shall not
1471	qualify for meeting the threshold amounts in subsection (2).
1472	(4) Submit to a postelection audit of the campaign account
1473	by the division.
1474	Section 50. Section 111.075, Florida Statutes, is amended
1475	to read:
1476	111.075 Elected officials; prohibition concerning
1477	politicalcertaincommittees.--Elected officials are prohibited
1478	from being employed by, or acting as a consultant for
1479	compensation to, a political committee or committee of
1480	continuous existence.
1481	Section 51. Subsections (3) and (4) and paragraph (a) of
1482	subsection (5) of section 112.3148, Florida Statutes, are
1483	amended to read:
1484	112.3148 Reporting and prohibited receipt of gifts by
1485	individuals filing full or limited public disclosure of
1486	financial interests and by procurement employees.--
1487	(3) A reporting individual or procurement employee is
1488	prohibited from soliciting any gift from a political committee
1489	or committee of continuous existence, as defined in s. 106.011,
1490	or from a lobbyist who lobbies the reporting individual's or
1491	procurement employee's agency, or the partner, firm, employer,
1492	or principal of such lobbyist, where such gift is for the
1493	personal benefit of the reporting individual or procurement
1494	employee, another reporting individual or procurement employee,
1495	or any member of the immediate family of a reporting individual
1496	or procurement employee.
1497	(4) A reporting individual or procurement employee or any
1498	other person on his or her behalf is prohibited from knowingly
1499	accepting, directly or indirectly, a gift from a political
1500	committee or committee of continuous existence, as defined in s.
1501	106.011, or from a lobbyist who lobbies the reporting
1502	individual's or procurement employee's agency, or directly or
1503	indirectly on behalf of the partner, firm, employer, or
1504	principal of a lobbyist, if he or she knows or reasonably
1505	believes that the gift has a value in excess of $100; however,
1506	such a gift may be accepted by such person on behalf of a
1507	governmental entity or a charitable organization. If the gift is
1508	accepted on behalf of a governmental entity or charitable
1509	organization, the person receiving the gift shall not maintain
1510	custody of the gift for any period of time beyond that
1511	reasonably necessary to arrange for the transfer of custody and
1512	ownership of the gift.
1513	(5)(a) A political committee or a committee of continuous
1514	existence, as defined in s. 106.011; a lobbyist who lobbies a
1515	reporting individual's or procurement employee's agency; the
1516	partner, firm, employer, or principal of a lobbyist; or another
1517	on behalf of the lobbyist or partner, firm, principal, or
1518	employer of the lobbyist is prohibited from giving, either
1519	directly or indirectly, a gift that has a value in excess of
1520	$100 to the reporting individual or procurement employee or any
1521	other person on his or her behalf; however, such person may give
1522	a gift having a value in excess of $100 to a reporting
1523	individual or procurement employee if the gift is intended to be
1524	transferred to a governmental entity or a charitable
1525	organization.
1526	Section 52. Subsections (3) and (4) of section 112.3149,
1527	Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
1528	112.3149 Solicitation and disclosure of honoraria.--
1529	(3) A reporting individual or procurement employee is
1530	prohibited from knowingly accepting an honorarium from a
1531	political committee or committee of continuous existence, as
1532	defined in s. 106.011, from a lobbyist who lobbies the reporting
1533	individual's or procurement employee's agency, or from the
1534	employer, principal, partner, or firm of such a lobbyist.
1535	(4) A political committee or committee of continuous
1536	existence, as defined in s. 106.011, a lobbyist who lobbies a
1537	reporting individual's or procurement employee's agency, or the
1538	employer, principal, partner, or firm of such a lobbyist is
1539	prohibited from giving an honorarium to a reporting individual
1540	or procurement employee.
1541	Section 53. Subsections (2), (3), and (4) of section
1542	627.0623, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
1543	627.0623 Restrictions on expenditures and solicitations of
1544	insurers and affiliates.--
1545	(2) No insurer, affiliate, orofficer of an insurer or
1546	affiliate, and no political committee or committee of continuous
1547	existence representing the interests of such insurer, affiliate,
1548	or officershall make a contribution in excess of $100, for any
1549	election, to or on behalf of the Treasurer or to or on behalf of
1550	any candidate for the office of Treasurer. The provisions of
1551	this subsection shall not prevent any candidate or members of
1552	that candidate's family from contributing to that candidate's
1553	campaign as otherwise permitted by law.
1554	(3) The Treasurer or a candidate for the office of
1555	Treasurer may not accept a campaign contribution in excess of
1556	$100 from any insurer, affiliate, orofficer of an insurer or
1557	affiliate, or any political committee or committee of continuous
1558	existence that represents such insurer, affiliate, or officer.
1559	(4) No employee of the department may solicit a campaign
1560	contribution for the Treasurer or any candidate for the office
1561	of Treasurer from any insurer, affiliate, orofficer of an
1562	insurer or affiliate, or any political committee or committee of
1563	continuous existence that represents such insurer, affiliate, or
1564	officer. For purposes of this section, "employee of the
1565	department" means any person employed in the Department of
1566	Insurance or the Treasurer's office holding a position in the
1567	Senior Management Service as defined in s. 110.402; any person
1568	holding a position in the Selected Exempt Service as defined in
1569	s. 110.602; any person having authority over insurance policy,
1570	regulation, or supervision; or any person hired on a contractual
1571	basis, having the power normally conferred upon such person, by
1572	whatever title.
1573	Section 54. Subsections (1), (2), and (3) of section
1574	655.019, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
1575	655.019 Campaign contributions; limitations.--
1576	(1) Notwithstanding the limits provided in s. 106.08, no
1577	financial institution which is licensed or otherwise authorized
1578	to do business pursuant to chapters 655-665, nor an officer,
1579	executive officer, affiliate, subsidiary or service corporation
1580	of a financial institution that is licensed or otherwise
1581	authorized to do business pursuant to chapters 655-665, and no
1582	political committee or committee of continuous existence
1583	representing the interests of such financial institutionshall
1584	make a contribution in excess of $100, for any election, to or
1585	on behalf of the Chief Financial OfficerComptrolleror any
1586	candidate for the office of Chief Financial OfficerComptroller.
1587	The provisions of this subsection shall not prevent any
1588	candidate or members of that candidate's immediate family from
1589	contributing to that candidate's campaign as otherwise permitted
1590	by law.
1591	(2) The Chief Financial OfficerComptrolleror candidate
1592	for the office of Chief Financial OfficerComptrollermay not
1593	accept a campaign contribution in excess of $100 from any
1594	officer of afinancial institution which is licensed or
1595	otherwise authorized to do business pursuant to chapters 655-
1596	665, or an officer, executive officer, affiliate, subsidiary or
1597	service corporation of such financial institution, or any
1598	political committee or committee of continuous existence that
1599	represents that financial institution.
1600	(3) No employee of the department may solicit a campaign
1601	contribution for the Chief Financial OfficerComptrolleror any
1602	candidate for the office of Chief Financial Officerthe
1603	Comptroller from any director, officer, employee, agent,
1604	retained legal counsel, lobbyist, or partner of a financial
1605	institution thatperson whois licensed or otherwise authorized
1606	to do business by the department or thatwhohas an application
1607	pending for licensure or other authorization to do business
1608	pending with the department, or any director, officer, employee,
1609	agent, retained legal counsel, lobbyist, or partner or affiliate
1610	of that person or any political committee or committee of
1611	continuous existence that represents that person. For purposes
1612	of this section, "employee of the department" means any person
1613	employed in the department or the Chief Financial Officer's
1614	Comptroller'soffice holding a position in the Senior Management
1615	Service as defined in s. 110.402; any person holding a position
1616	in the Selected Exempt Service as defined in s. 110.602; any
1617	person having authority over institution policy, regulation, or
1618	supervision; or any person hired on a contractual basis, having
1619	the power normally conferred upon such person, by whatever
1620	title.
1621	Section 55. Subsection (4) of section 1004.28, Florida
1622	Statutes, is amended to read:
1623	1004.28 Direct-support organizations; use of property;
1624	board of directors; activities; audit; facilities.--
1625	(4) ACTIVITIES; RESTRICTION.--A university direct-support
1626	organization is prohibited from giving, either directly or
1627	indirectly, any gift to a political committee or committee of
1628	continuous existenceas defined in s. 106.011 for any purpose
1629	other than those certified by a majority roll call vote of the
1630	governing board of the direct-support organization at a
1631	regularly scheduled meeting as being directly related to the
1632	educational mission of the university.
1633	Section 56. Paragraph (d) of subsection (4) of section
1634	1004.70, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
1635	1004.70 Community college direct-support organizations.--
1636	(4) ACTIVITIES; RESTRICTIONS.--
1637	(d) A community college direct-support organization is
1638	prohibited from giving, either directly or indirectly, any gift
1639	to a political committee or committee of continuous existenceas
1640	defined in s. 106.011 for any purpose other than those certified
1641	by a majority roll call vote of the governing board of the
1642	direct-support organization at a regularly scheduled meeting as
1643	being directly related to the educational mission of the
1644	community college.
1645	Section 57. Paragraph (c) of subsection (4) of section
1646	1004.71, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
1647	1004.71 Statewide community college direct-support
1648	organizations.--
1649	(4) RESTRICTIONS.--
1650	(c) A statewide community college direct-support
1651	organization is prohibited from giving, either directly or
1652	indirectly, any gift to a political committee or committee of
1653	continuous existenceas defined in s. 106.011 for any purpose
1654	other than those certified by a majority roll call vote of the
1655	governing board of the direct-support organization at a
1656	regularly scheduled meeting as being directly related to the
1657	educational mission of the State Board of Education.
1658	Section 58. Subsection (3) of section 106.32, Florida
1659	Statutes, is repealed.
1660
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1662	Remove line(s) 10, and insert:
1663	periods; amending s. 97.055, F.S.; eliminating the book-closing
1664	period for voter registration; providing registration and
1665	changes in registration at the polls on election day; amending
1666	ss. 97.021, 97.053, 97.071, 98.065, 98.081, 98.231, 101.045, and
1667	101.663, F.S., to conform; repealing s. 97.0555, F.S., relating
1668	to late registration, to conform; amending s. 100.011, F.S.;
1669	delaying the closing of the polls; amending ss. 101.65 and
1670	101.67, F.S., relating to instructions to and ballots from
1671	absent electors, to conform; amending s. 101.657, F.S.; revising
1672	provisions relating to absentee voting; allowing for weekend
1673	voting; requiring the supervisor of elections to provide
1674	additional locations for absentee voting; providing for the use
1675	of mobile voting units; amending s. 101.048, F.S.; authorizing
1676	the use of provisional ballots during early voting; amending s.
1677	97.021, F.S.; redefining "provisional ballot," to conform;
1678	amending s. 101.151, F.S.; restricting the length of ballots;
1679	amending s. 106.161, F.S.; requiring broadcast television and
1680	radio stations to provide certain free air time to candidates
1681	for public office; creating a task force to rebut false or
1682	inaccurate statements in political campaigns; amending s.
1683	110.117, F.S.; making General Election Day a paid holiday
1684	observed by all state branches and agencies; reenacting s.
1685	683.01(1)(r), F.S., relating to the designation of General
1686	Election Day as a legal holiday; amending s. 106.08, F.S.;
1687	prohibiting political committees from making contributions to
1688	candidates for election to or retention in office; providing a
1689	limit to contributions to state and county executive committees
1690	of political parties; removing provisions relating to
1691	nonallocable items for purposes of limits on contributions from
1692	political party committees and a related reporting requirement;
1693	providing penalties; amending s. 106.021, F.S.; prohibiting an
1694	individual from being appointed and serving as campaign
1695	treasurer for a candidate and a political committee or any
1696	combination of candidates and political committees; amending ss.
1697	106.03 and 106.087, F.S.; removing expenditure authorization for
1698	certain joint endorsements; requiring a political committee to
1699	report information relating to any candidate or political party
1700	the committee opposes; removing references to committees of
1701	continuous existence; repealing s. 106.04, F.S., relating to
1702	organization, certification, and duties of committees of
1703	continuous existence; amending ss. 98.095, 98.0979, 101.62,
1704	102.031, 106.07, 106.082, 106.12, 106.147, 106.148, 106.23,
1705	106.265, 106.27, 106.29, 106.33, 111.075, 112.3148, 112.3149,
1706	627.0623, 655.019, 1004.28, 1004.70, and 1004.71, F.S.; removing
1707	or correcting references, to conform; amending s. 106.011, F.S.;
1708	revising and removing definitions, to conform; expanding the
1709	definition of "political advertisement"; repealing s. 106.32(3),
1710	F.S., relating to deposit of certain obsolete assessments, to
1711	conform; providing for construction of the act in pari