| 1 | Representative Randolph offered the following: |
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| 3 | Amendment (with title amendment) |
| 4 | Remove lines 1008-1067 and insert: |
| 5 | (c) No part of this section shall be in force unless and |
| 6 | until the department creates an online application that fulfills |
| 7 | all requirements of this section and that allows a petition |
| 8 | gatherer to fully register, including the payment of any fees, |
| 9 | with the department pursuant to this section. |
| 10 | (4) AFFIRMATION AND EVIDENCE OF REGISTRATION REQUIRED; |
| 11 | EFFECTS OF NONCOMPLIANCE.-- |
| 12 | (a) A signed written affirmation from an authorized |
| 13 | representative of the political committee sponsoring the |
| 14 | initiative petition must accompany any initiative petition forms |
| 15 | submitted for verification to the supervisor of elections if the |
| 16 | forms were collected by a paid petition circulator. The |
| 17 | affirmation must attest that the initiative petition forms were |
| 18 | collected in compliance with the requirements of this section. |
| 19 | The department shall adopt rules prescribing the form for such |
| 20 | affirmation. The form shall identify the potential criminal and |
| 21 | civil penalties for submitting a false affirmation. The |
| 22 | department shall create an online affirmation form that allows |
| 23 | electronic submission of the form that complies with any and all |
| 24 | laws regarding electronic signatures. |
| 25 | (b) The department shall issue to a registrant a |
| 26 | registration number. |
| 27 | (c) Every initiative petition form presented by a |
| 28 | registrant to a person for his or her possible signature must |
| 29 | contain that registrant's registration number as issued by the |
| 30 | department. |
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| 33 | T I T L E A M E N D M E N T |
| 34 | Remove lines 85-90 and insert: |
| 35 | information; requiring that the department to create an online |
| 36 | application to allow a petition gatherer to fully register; |
| 37 | providing that specified provisions are not in force until |
| 38 | creation of such an online application; requiring that certain |
| 39 | individuals who submit an |