Florida Senate - 2020                        COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
       Bill No. SB 1794
       
       
       
       
       
       
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                              LEGISLATIVE ACTION                        
                    Senate             .             House              
                   Comm: OO            .                                
                  01/29/2020           .                                
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       The Committee on Ethics and Elections (Rodriguez) recommended
       the following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
    2  
    3         Before line 49
    4  insert:
    5         Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of section
    6  101.111, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
    7         101.111 Voter challenges.—
    8         (1)(a) Any registered elector or poll watcher of a county
    9  may challenge the right of a person to vote in that county. The
   10  challenge must be in writing and contain the following oath,
   11  which shall be delivered to the clerk or inspector:
   12  
   13                  OATH OF PERSON ENTERING CHALLENGE                
   14  
   15  State of Florida
   16  County of ....
   17  
   18  I do solemnly swear or affirm that my name is ....; that I am a
   19  member of the .... Party; that I am a registered voter or
   20  pollwatcher; that my residence address is ...., in the
   21  municipality of ....; and that I have reason to believe that
   22  .... is attempting to vote illegally and the reasons for my
   23  belief are set forth herein. I further understand that if I file
   24  a frivolous challenge of any person’s right to vote, I may be
   25  convicted of a misdemeanor of the first degree, fined up to
   26  $1,000, and imprisoned for up to 1 year. to wit: 	
   27  ................................................................
   28  ................................................................
   29  ...(Signature of person challenging voter)...
   30  
   31  Sworn and subscribed to before me this .... day of ....,
   32  ...(year)....
   33  ...(Clerk of election)...
   34  
   35  
   36  ================= T I T L E  A M E N D M E N T ================
   37  And the title is amended as follows:
   38         Delete lines 2 - 3
   39  and insert:
   40         An act relating to elections; amending s. 101.111,
   41         F.S.; revising the oath required of a person who
   42         enters a voter challenge to include an affirmation of
   43         the applicable penalty for filing a frivolous
   44         challenge; amending s. 15.21, F.S.; requiring the