Florida Senate - 2005                      COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
    Bill No. PCS for SB 2176 (912698)
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11  The Committee on Governmental Oversight and Productivity
12  (Sebesta) recommended the following amendment:
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14         Senate Amendment (with title amendment) 
15         On page 77, between lines 25 and 26,
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17  insert:  
18         Section 45.  Subsection (1) of section 99.061, Florida
19  Statutes, is amended to read:
20         99.061  Method of qualifying for nomination or election
21  to federal, state, county, or district office.--
22         (1)  The provisions of any special act to the contrary
23  notwithstanding, each person seeking to qualify for nomination
24  or election to a federal, state, or multicounty district
25  office, other than election to a judicial office as defined in
26  chapter 105 or the office of school board member, shall file
27  his or her qualification papers with, and pay the qualifying
28  fee, which shall consist of the filing fee and election
29  assessment, and party assessment, if any has been levied, to,
30  the Department of State, or qualify by the alternative method
31  with the Department of State, at any time after noon of the
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Florida Senate - 2005 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT Bill No. PCS for SB 2176 (912698) Barcode 502804 1 1st day for qualifying, which shall be as follows: the 120th 2 day prior to the first primary, but not later than noon of the 3 116th day prior to the date of the first primary, for persons 4 seeking to qualify for nomination or election to federal 5 office or the office of the state attorney or public defender; 6 and noon of the 50th day prior to the first primary, but not 7 later than noon of the 46th day prior to the date of the first 8 primary, for persons seeking to qualify for nomination or 9 election to a state or multicounty district office, other than 10 the office of state attorney or public defender. 11 12 (Redesignate subsequent sections.) 13 14 15 ================ T I T L E A M E N D M E N T =============== 16 And the title is amended as follows: 17 On page 6, line 18, before the word repealing, 18 19 insert: 20 amending s. 99.061, F.S.; providing the method 21 of qualifying for nomination or election to the 22 office of the state attorney or public 23 defender; 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 2 1:50 PM 04/20/05 s2176.go16.0ab