Florida Senate - 2012                          SENATOR AMENDMENT
       Bill No. CS for SB 1596
       
       
       
       
       
       
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                  Floor: WD            .                                
             03/07/2012 01:59 PM       .                                
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       Senator Smith moved the following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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    3         Between lines 39 and 40
    4  insert:
    5         Section 2. Paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of section
    6  101.6102, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
    7         101.6102 Mail ballot elections; limitations.—
    8         (1)(a) An election may be conducted by mail ballot if:
    9         1. The election is a referendum election at which all or a
   10  portion of the qualified electors of one of the following
   11  subdivisions of government are the only electors eligible to
   12  vote:
   13         a. Counties;
   14         b. Cities;
   15         c. School districts covering no more than one county; or
   16         d. Special districts;
   17         2. The election is for a person seeking membership on the
   18  board of supervisors of a community development district;
   19         3.2. The governing body responsible for calling the
   20  election and the supervisor of elections responsible for the
   21  conduct of the election authorize the use of mail ballots for
   22  the election; and
   23         4.3. The Secretary of State approves a written plan for the
   24  conduct of the election, which shall include a written timetable
   25  for the conduct of the election, submitted by the supervisor of
   26  elections.
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   29         And the title is amended as follows:
   30         Delete line 6
   31  and insert:
   32         legal residence; amending s. 101.6102, F.S.;
   33         authorizing an election conducted by mail ballot for a
   34         person seeking membership on the board of supervisors
   35         of a community development district; amending s.
   36         106.025, F.S.; requiring