Senate Bill sb2890

    Florida Senate - 2004                                  SB 2890

    By Senator Atwater





    25-1848-04

  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 Sections

  7         3 and 5 and creating Section 8 of Article XI of

  8         the State Constitution, relating to

  9         constitutional amendments that impose a

10         significant cost on state government; providing

11         for publication of notice and for procedures;

12         providing an 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. ___, relating to constitutional amendments that impose a

22  significant cost on state government.

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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    Florida Senate - 2004                                  SB 2890
    25-1848-04




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 3    Provides for a special election to be held on August 31,
      2004, for the approval or rejection of a constitutional
 4    amendment that provides additional requirements for
      proposed constitutional amendments that impose a
 5    significant cost on state government.

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