| 1 | Representative(s) Fitzgerald offered the following: |
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| 3 | Amendment to Senate Amendment (952548) (with title |
| 4 | amendment) |
| 5 | Between page 3, line(s) 31 and page 4, line 1, |
| 6 | insert: |
| 7 | Section 3. Subsections (1) and (2) of section 101.6102, |
| 8 | Florida Statutes, are amended to read: |
| 9 | 101.6102 Mail ballot elections; limitations.-- |
| 10 | (1)(a) An election may be conducted by mail ballot if: |
| 11 | 1. The election is a referendum election at which all or a |
| 12 | portion of the qualified electors of one of the following |
| 13 | subdivisions of government are the only electors eligible to |
| 14 | vote: |
| 15 | a. Counties; |
| 16 | b. Cities; |
| 17 | c. School districts covering no more than one county; or |
| 18 | d. Special districts; |
| 19 | 2. The governing body responsible for calling the election |
| 20 | and the supervisor of elections responsible for the conduct of |
| 21 | the election authorize the use of mail ballots for the election; |
| 22 | and |
| 23 | 3. The Secretary of State approves a written plan for the |
| 24 | conduct of the election, which shall include a written timetable |
| 25 | for the conduct of the election, submitted by the supervisor of |
| 26 | elections. |
| 27 | (b) In addition, An annexation referendum which includes |
| 28 | only qualified electors of one county may also be voted on by |
| 29 | mail ballot election. |
| 30 | (c) A board of county or city commissioners may declare |
| 31 | that a county or city election shall be conducted entirely by |
| 32 | mail ballot. The board of county or city commissioners shall |
| 33 | make that declaration no later than 90 days before the date of |
| 34 | the scheduled election. |
| 35 | (2) The following elections may not be conducted by mail |
| 36 | ballot: |
| 37 | (a) An election at which any candidate is nominated, |
| 38 | elected, retained, or recalled, except a county or city election |
| 39 | pursuant to paragraph (1)(c); or |
| 40 | (b) An election held on the same date as another election, |
| 41 | other than a mail ballot election, in which the qualified |
| 42 | electors of that political subdivision are eligible to cast |
| 43 | ballots. |
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| 47 | On page 71, line(s) 8, |
| 48 | remove: all of said line |
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| 50 | and insert: |
| 51 | third-party voter registrations; amending s. 101.6102, F.S.; |
| 52 | authorizing counties and cities to conduct county elections by |
| 53 | mail ballot under certain circumstances; amending s. |