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House Joint Resolution |
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A joint resolution proposing an amendment to Section 4 of |
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Article VI of the State Constitution, relating to suffrage |
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and elections, to authorize the Legislature to provide the |
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conditions under which a convicted felon's right to |
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register or vote may be restored. |
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Be It Resolved by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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That the amendment to Section 4 of Article VI of the State |
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Constitution set forth below is agreed to and shall be submitted |
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to the electors of Florida for approval or rejection at the |
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general election to be held in November 2004: |
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ARTICLE VI |
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SUFFRAGE AND ELECTIONS |
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SECTION 4. Disqualifications.-- |
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(a) No person convicted of a felony, or adjudicated in |
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this or any other state to be mentally incompetent, shall be |
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qualified to vote orhold office until restoration of civil |
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rights or removal of disability. No person convicted of a felony |
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shall be qualified to vote until the person's right to register |
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or vote has been restored, as provided by law. No person |
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adjudicated in this state to be mentally incompetent shall be |
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qualified to vote until removal of disability. |
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(b) No person may appear on the ballot for re-election to |
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any of the following offices: |
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(1) Florida representative, |
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(2) Florida senator, |
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(3) Florida Lieutenant governor, |
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(4) any office of the Florida cabinet, |
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(5) U.S. Representative from Florida, or |
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(6) U.S. Senator from Florida |
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if, by the end of the current term of office, the person will |
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have served (or, but for resignation, would have served) in that |
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office for eight consecutive years. |
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BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the title and substance of the |
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amendment proposed herein shall appear on the ballot as follows: |
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QUALIFICATIONS OF FELONS TO VOTE |
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Proposes an amendment to Section 4 of Article VI of the |
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State Constitution to authorize the Legislature to provide the |
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conditions under which a convicted felon's right to register or |
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vote may be restored by statute. |