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Senator Rich moved the following amendment:

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     Senate Amendment (with title amendment)

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     Delete lines 961-994

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and insert:

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     (6) An individual elector's signature on a petition form

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may be revoked only if such elector submits to the appropriate

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supervisor of elections a signed petition-revocation form adopted

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by rule for such purpose by the division and obtained by a

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written request directly initiated by the individual elector. The

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petition-revocation form for each corresponding petition form

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under this code must be developed by the division and approved by

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the Secretary of State and made available to any elector

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requesting the form in writing. A valid petition-revocation form

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must contain the original signature of the individual elector,

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and the individual elector must accurately record on the form

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provided to the individual elector directly by the appropriate

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supervisor of elections the date on which he or she signed the

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petition-revocation form, as well as the individual elector's

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name, street address, county, and voter registration number or

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date of birth. An individual elector's petition-revocation form

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shall be submitted by the individual elector to the appropriate

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supervisor of elections no later than 90 days after the date of

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the individual elector's original petition signature. The

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supervisor of elections receiving a petition-revocation form

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directly from an individual elector shall promptly verify the

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signature on the petition-revocation form and process such

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revocation within 30 days after the date on which the form is

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submitted. Any petition-revocation form verified after the

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February 1 immediately preceding the next general election shall

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not be considered valid unless the applicable initiative is not

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certified for ballot position in that election. This section does

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not authorize a third party to solicit any individual's petition

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revocation or the creation of any committee to solicit the

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revocation of any individual's petition signature.

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     (a) An elector's signature on a petition form may be

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revoked within 150 days of the date on which he or she signed the

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petition form by submitting to the appropriate supervisor of

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elections a signed petition-revocation form adopted by rule for

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this purpose by the division.

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     (b) The petition-revocation form and the manner in which

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signatures are obtained, submitted, and verified shall be subject

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to the same relevant requirements and timeframes as the

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corresponding petition form and processes under this code and

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shall be approved by the Secretary of State before any signature

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on a petition-revocation form is obtained.

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     (c) Supervisors of elections shall provide petition-

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revocation forms to the public at all main and branch offices.

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     (d) The petition-revocation form shall be filed with the

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supervisor of elections by February 1 preceding the next general

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election or, if the initiative amendment is not certified for

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ballot position in that election, by February 1 preceding the

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next successive general election. The supervisor of elections

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shall promptly verify the signature on the petition-revocation

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form and process such revocation upon payment, in advance, of a

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fee of 10 cents or the actual cost of verifying such signature,

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whichever is less. The supervisor shall promptly record each

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valid and verified petition-revocation form in the statewide

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voter registration system in the manner prescribed by the

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Secretary of State.

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================ T I T L E  A M E N D M E N T ================

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And the title is amended as follows:

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     Delete lines 46-50

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and insert:

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determination of signature forms; providing that an

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individual elector's signature on a petition form may

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be revoked only under certain circumstances; providing

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for the development and availability of such forms;

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requiring that a valid petition-revocation form contain

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certain information; requiring that a petition-

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revocation form be submitted within a specified period

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after the date of the individual elector's original

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signature; requiring that a supervisor of elections

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receiving a petition-revocation form verify the

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signature within a specified period after receiving

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such form; providing that a petition-revocation form

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verified after a specified date shall not be considered

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valid unless the applicable initiative is not certified

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for ballot position in the next general election;

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limiting the applicability of certain provisions;

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amending s.

4/22/2008  4:38:00 PM     34-08393-08