Florida Senate - 2005                      COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
    Bill No. CS for SB 2086
                        Barcode 621794
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11  The Committee on Judiciary (Campbell) recommended the
12  following amendment:
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14         Senate Amendment (with title amendment) 
15         On page 117, between lines 26 and 27,
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18         Section 62.  Effective upon this act becoming a law,
19  subsection (4) of section 103.091, Florida Statutes, is
20  amended to read:
21         103.091  Political parties.--
22         (4)  Any political party other than a minor political
23  party may by rule provide for the membership of its state or
24  county executive committee to be elected for 4-year terms at
25  the first primary election in each year a presidential
26  election is held; however, any such rule must allow for any
27  Florida registered elector of the party to serve as chair or
28  vice chair of the state executive committee, irrespective of
29  whether such person is a member of the state or any county
30  executive committee of the party.  The terms shall commence on
31  the first day of the month following each presidential general
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Florida Senate - 2005 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT Bill No. CS for SB 2086 Barcode 621794 1 election; but the names of candidates for political party 2 offices shall not be placed on the ballot at any other 3 election. The results of such election shall be determined by 4 a plurality of the votes cast. In such event, electors 5 seeking to qualify for such office shall do so with the 6 Department of State or supervisor of elections not earlier 7 than noon of the 57th day, or later than noon of the 53rd day, 8 preceding the first primary election. The outgoing chair of 9 each county executive committee shall, within 30 days after 10 the committee members take office, hold an organizational 11 meeting of all newly elected members for the purpose of 12 electing officers. The chair of each state executive 13 committee shall, within 60 days after the committee members 14 take office, hold an organizational meeting of all newly 15 elected members for the purpose of electing officers. 16 17 (Redesignate subsequent sections.) 18 19 20 ================ T I T L E A M E N D M E N T =============== 21 And the title is amended as follows: 22 On page 8, line 9, after the first semicolon, 23 24 insert: 25 amending s. 103.091, F.S.; revising provisions 26 regarding membership of the state or county 27 executive committee of a political party that 28 is not a minor party; 29 30 31 2 7:12 AM 04/25/05 s2086c1c-ju32-c3r