1 | Representative(s) Schwartz offered the following: |
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3 | Amendment (with title amendment) |
4 | Remove lines 22-33, and insert: |
5 | Section 1. Subsection (1) of section 103.101, Florida |
6 | Statutes, is amended to read: |
7 | 103.101 Presidential preference primary.-- |
8 | (1) Each political party other than a minor political |
9 | party shall, on the first last Tuesday in February January in |
10 | each year the number of which is a multiple of 4, elect one |
11 | person to be the candidate for nomination of such party for |
12 | President of the United States or select delegates to the |
13 | national nominating convention, as provided by party rule. |
14 | Section 2. Pursuant to Section 5 of Article XI of the |
15 | State Constitution, there shall be a special election on |
16 | February 5, 2008, to be held concurrently with other statewide |
17 | elections held on that date, if any, at which there shall be |
18 | submitted to the electors of this state for approval or |
19 | rejection the amendments to the State Constitution proposed in |
20 | Senate Joint Resolution 2-D or House Joint Resolution 7001D, |
21 | 2007D Special Session. |
22 | Section 3. Publication of notice shall be in accordance |
23 | with Section 5 of Article XI of the State Constitution. The |
24 | special election shall be held as other special elections are |
25 | held. |
26 | Section 4. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any |
27 | requirements or prerequisites imposed upon any state, county, |
28 | municipal, or other governmental entity or political party |
29 | relating to the January 29, 2008, presidential preference |
30 | primary shall be deemed met and satisfied for purposes of the |
31 | presidential preferential primary held on February 5, 2008, |
32 | pursuant to this act. |
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35 | Remove lines 2-17 and insert: |
36 | An act relating to elections; amending s. 103.101, F.S.; moving |
37 | the date of the presidential preference primary; providing for a |
38 | special election to be held February 5, 2008, pursuant to |
39 | Section 5 of Article XI of the State Constitution, for the |
40 | approval or rejection by the electors of this state of |
41 | amendments to the State Constitution, proposed by joint |
42 | resolution, relating to a tangible personal property tax |
43 | exemption, homestead property assessments, assessment of rent- |
44 | restricted affordable housing and commercial and public-access |
45 | waterfront property, assessment increase limitation for |
46 | nonhomestead real property, increased homestead exemption and |
47 | additional homestead exemption for first-time homestead property |
48 | owners and an exemption for low-income seniors, limitations on |
49 | local government authority to increase ad valorem taxes, and |
50 | elected county property appraisers; providing for publication of |
51 | notice and for procedures; providing for satisfaction of certain |
52 | requirements and prerequisites relating to the January 29, 2008, |
53 | presidential preference primary for purposes of a replacement |
54 | February 5, 2008, presidential preference primary; providing an |
55 | appropriation; providing |