Florida Senate - 2007                        SENATOR AMENDMENT
    Bill No. CS for CS for SB's 960 & 1010
                        Barcode 191548
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11  Senator Constantine moved the following amendment:
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13         Senate Amendment 
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18         (a)  A fine in the amount of $50 $250 for each
19  application received by the division or the supervisor of
20  elections more than 10 days after the applicant delivered the
21  completed voter registration application to the third-party
22  voter registration organization or any person, entity, or
23  agent acting on its behalf. A fine in the amount of $250 for
24  each application received if the third-party registration
25  organization or person, entity, or agency acting on its behalf
26  acted willfully.
27         (b)  A fine in the amount of $100 $500 for each
28  application collected by a third-party voter registration
29  organization or any person, entity, or agent acting on its
30  behalf, prior to book closing for any given election for
31  federal or state office and received by the division or the
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    Florida Senate - 2007                        SENATOR AMENDMENT
    Bill No. CS for CS for SB's 960 & 1010
                        Barcode 191548
 1  supervisor of elections after the book closing deadline for
 2  such election. A fine in the amount of $500 for each
 3  application received if the third-party registration
 4  organization or person, entity, or agency acting on its behalf
 5  acted willfully.
 6         (c)  A fine in the amount of $500 $5,000 for each
 7  application collected by a third-party voter registration
 8  organization or any person, entity, or agent acting on its
 9  behalf, which is not submitted to the division or supervisor
10  of elections. A fine in the amount of $1,000 for any
11  application not submitted if the third-party registration
12  organization or person, entity, or agency acting on its behalf
13  acted willfully.
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15  The aggregate fine pursuant to this subsection which may be
16  assessed against a third-party voter registration
17  organization, including affiliate organizations, for
18  violations committed in a calendar year shall be $6,000. The
19  fines provided in this subsection shall be reduced by
20  three-fourths in cases in which the third-party voter
21  registration organization has complied with subsection (1).
22  The secretary shall waive the fines described in this
23  subsection upon a showing that the failure to deliver the
24  voter registration application promptly is based upon force
25  majeure or impossibility of performance.
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