Senate Bill sb2402e1

    SB 2402                                  First Engrossed (ntc)



  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to a special election to be

  3         held on August 31, 2004, pursuant to Section 5

  4         of Article XI of the State Constitution, for

  5         the approval or rejection by the electors of

  6         Florida of a joint resolution amending Section

  7         5 of Article XI of the State Constitution,

  8         relating to the scope of constitutional

  9         amendments or revisions that may be proposed by

10         citizen initiative; providing for publication

11         of notice and for procedures; providing an

12         effective date.

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14  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:

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16         Section 1.  Pursuant to Section 5 of Article XI of the

17  State Constitution, there shall be a special election on

18  August 31, 2004, to be held concurrently with the sole primary

19  election, at which there shall be submitted to the electors of

20  this state for approval or rejection Senate Joint Resolution

21  No. 2396, relating to the scope of constitutional amendments

22  or revisions that may be proposed by citizen initiative.

23         Section 2.  Publication of notice shall be in

24  accordance with Section 5 of Article XI of the State

25  Constitution. The special election shall be held as other

26  special elections are held.

27         Section 3.  This act shall take effect upon becoming a

28  law, if enacted by a vote of at least three-fourths of the

29  membership of each house of the Legislature.

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