Florida Senate - 2012                        COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
       Bill No. CS for SB 1596
       
       
       
       
       
       
                                Barcode 830122                          
       
                              LEGISLATIVE ACTION                        
                    Senate             .             House              
                   Comm: WD            .                                
                  01/30/2012           .                                
                                       .                                
                                       .                                
                                       .                                
       —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————




       —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————
       The Committee on Rules (Smith) recommended the following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
    2  
    3         Between lines 39 and 40
    4  insert:
    5         Section 2. Subsection (4) of section 103.091, Florida
    6  Statutes, is amended to read:
    7         103.091 Political parties.—
    8         (4) A Any political party other than a minor political
    9  party may by rule provide for the membership of its state or
   10  county executive committee to be elected at an election
   11  conducted by and for the political party, which election is
   12  independent of the county. The election shall be held for 4-year
   13  terms at the primary election in August of each year that a
   14  presidential election is held. The members of an executive
   15  committee shall be elected to 4-year terms commencing shall
   16  commence on the first day of the month following the each
   17  presidential general election; but the names of candidates for
   18  political party offices shall not be placed on the ballot at any
   19  other election. The results of such election shall be determined
   20  by a plurality of the votes cast. In such event, Electors
   21  seeking to qualify for such office shall do so with the
   22  qualifying officer for the party Department of State or
   23  supervisor of elections not earlier than noon of the 71st day,
   24  or later than noon of the 67th day, preceding the primary
   25  election. The outgoing chair of each county executive committee
   26  shall, within 30 days after the committee members take office,
   27  hold an organizational meeting of all newly elected members for
   28  the purpose of electing officers. The chair of each state
   29  executive committee shall, within 60 days after the committee
   30  members take office, hold an organizational meeting of all newly
   31  elected members for the purpose of electing officers.
   32  
   33  ================= T I T L E  A M E N D M E N T ================
   34         And the title is amended as follows:
   35         Delete line 6
   36  and insert:
   37         legal residence; amending s. 103.091, F.S.; revising
   38         the process by which the state or county executive
   39         committee of a political party is elected; amending s.
   40         106.025, F.S.; requiring