Florida Senate - 2013                          SENATOR AMENDMENT
       Bill No. CS for HB 7013
       
       
       
       
       
       
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             04/16/2013 11:50 AM       .                                
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       Senator Braynon moved the following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment to Amendment (301346) (with title
    2  amendment)
    3  
    4         Delete lines 19 - 85
    5  and insert:
    6         Section 2. Section 100.032, Florida Statutes, is created to
    7  read:
    8         100.032 Election preparation report; general election.—Each
    9  supervisor of elections must submit a report to the Secretary of
   10  State at least 3 months before a general election which outlines
   11  preparations for the upcoming general election. The report must
   12  include, at a minimum, the following elements: the anticipated
   13  staffing levels during the early voting period, on election day,
   14  and after election day; and the anticipated amount of automatic
   15  tabulating equipment at each early voting site and polling
   16  place.
   17         Section 3. Section 100.061, Florida Statutes, is amended to
   18  read:
   19         100.061 Primary election.—In each year in which a general
   20  election is held, a primary election for nomination of
   21  candidates of political parties shall be held on the Tuesday 10
   22  12 weeks prior to the general election. The candidate receiving
   23  the highest number of votes cast in each contest in the primary
   24  election shall be declared nominated for such office. If two or
   25  more candidates receive an equal and highest number of votes for
   26  the same office, such candidates shall draw lots to determine
   27  which candidate is nominated.
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   29  ================= T I T L E  A M E N D M E N T ================
   30         And the title is amended as follows:
   31         Delete lines 1161 - 1175
   32  and insert:
   33         registration; creating s. 100.032, F.S.; requiring
   34         supervisors of elections to submit a report to the
   35         Secretary of State at least 3 months before a general
   36         election; specifying the content of the report;
   37         amending s. 100.061, F.S.; decreasing the time period
   38         between a primary election and a general election;
   39         amending s. 101.161, F.S.; providing a limitation