Florida Senate - 2007                      COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
    Bill No. CS for SB's 960 & 1010
                        Barcode 474364
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11  The Committee on Transportation and Economic Development
12  Appropriations (Webster) recommended the following amendment:
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14         Senate Amendment (with title amendment) 
15         On page 40, line 14, through
16            page 41, line 12, delete those lines
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19         103.161  Removal or suspension of officers or members
20  of state executive committee or county executive committee.--
21         (1)  The chairman of the state executive committee is
22  empowered to remove or suspend from an office within the
23  chairman's political party any officer, state committeeman,
24  state committeewoman, county committeeman, county
25  committeewoman, precinct committeeman, precinct
26  committeewoman, or other member of a state executive
27  committee, county executive committee, political party club,
28  or other organization using the political party name as
29  provided in s. 103.081 for a violation of the oath of office
30  taken by such individual or for engaging in other activities
31  described in this section.
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    7:27 PM   04/20/07                           s0960c1c-ta09-bVI

Florida Senate - 2007 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT Bill No. CS for SB's 960 & 1010 Barcode 474364 1 (2) Such violation may include engaging in activities 2 that have or could have injured the name or status of the 3 political party or interfered with the activities of the 4 political party. The chairman has sole discretion to determine 5 if a violation occurred. 6 (3) Upon the chairman's determination that a violation 7 of the oath of office occurred or that an individual engaged 8 in other activities described in this section, the chairman 9 may remove or suspend the individual from his or her office. 10 If the chairman removes the individual from office, the office 11 shall be deemed vacant upon the delivery of the chairman's 12 written order of removal to the individual. When a vacancy in 13 office is created, the chairman shall appoint an individual to 14 serve through the end of the term of the office. If the 15 chairman suspends the individual, the chairman shall determine 16 the length of the suspension. 17 (4) An individual removed from office by the chairman 18 shall not be eligible to serve on the state executive 19 committee or any county executive committee of the political 20 party for a period of no less than 4 years from the effective 21 date of the removal. 22 23 24 ================ T I T L E A M E N D M E N T =============== 25 And the title is amended as follows: 26 On page 4, line 14, following the word "removal" 27 28 insert: 29 or suspension 30 31 2 7:27 PM 04/20/07 s0960c1c-ta09-bVI