Florida Senate - 2020 CS for CS for CS for SB 1794
By the Committees on Rules; Judiciary; and Ethics and Elections;
and Senator Hutson
595-04232-20 20201794c3
1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to constitutional amendments; amending
3 s. 15.21, F.S.; requiring the Secretary of State to
4 submit an initiative petition to the Legislature when
5 a certain amount of signatures are obtained and
6 verified; increasing the signature threshold at which
7 the Secretary of State must transmit initiative
8 petitions to the Attorney General and the Legislature
9 for review; amending s. 16.061, F.S.; requiring the
10 Attorney General to request the Supreme Court to
11 address in an advisory opinion the facial validity of
12 the proposed amendment under the United States
13 Constitution; amending s. 100.371, F.S.; providing
14 that a citizen may challenge in circuit court a
15 petition circulator’s registration with the Secretary
16 of State; authorizing the Division of Elections or a
17 supervisor of elections to provide petition forms in a
18 certain electronic format; revising the length of time
19 that a signature on a petition form is valid; revising
20 the timeframe within which the supervisor must verify
21 petition forms; requiring the supervisor to charge the
22 actual cost of verifying petition forms; requiring the
23 Department of State to adopt certain rules; revising
24 the circumstances under which a petition form is
25 deemed valid; requiring the Secretary of State to
26 submit a copy of an initiative petition to the
27 Financial Impact Estimating Conference; revising
28 requirements for the Financial Impact Estimating
29 Conference’s analysis of a proposed initiative’s
30 economic impact; requiring certain ballot language
31 based on the findings of the Financial Impact
32 Estimating Conference; authorizing the use of
33 legislative staff to analyze the effects of a citizen
34 initiative under certain circumstances; amending s.
35 101.161, F.S.; requiring that ballots containing
36 constitutional amendments include certain disclosures
37 and statements, in a specified order; conforming
38 provisions to changes made by the act; creating s.
39 101.162, F.S.; requiring the Secretary of State to
40 submit constitutional amendments or revisions proposed
41 by specified means to the Financial Impact Estimating
42 Conference; requiring the Financial Impact Estimating
43 Conference to complete an analysis of the amendment or
44 revision within a specified timeframe; requiring the
45 Financial Impact Estimating Conference to submit the
46 completed financial impact statement to the Secretary
47 of State and the Attorney General; requiring the
48 coordinator of the Office of Economic and Demographic
49 Research to provide certain notification to interested
50 parties; prescribing requirements and responsibilities
51 of the Financial Impact Estimating Conference;
52 specifying timeframes and procedures for challenges
53 and redrafting of financial impact statements;
54 prescribing the form of the financial impact
55 statement; requiring the Financial Impact Estimating
56 Conference to draft a financial information statement;
57 specifying requirements for such statements; requiring
58 that financial information statements be made
59 available at specified locations and posted on the
60 Internet; providing applicability; amending s.
61 101.171, F.S.; revising requirements regarding the
62 availability of copies of constitutional amendments at
63 polling locations; providing applicability; providing
64 for severability; providing an effective date.
65
66 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
67
68 Section 1. Section 15.21, Florida Statutes, is amended to
69 read:
70 15.21 Initiative petitions; s. 3, Art. XI, State
71 Constitution.—The Secretary of State shall immediately submit an
72 initiative petition to the Attorney General, the President of
73 the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives and
74 to the Financial Impact Estimating Conference if the sponsor
75 has:
76 (1) Registered as a political committee pursuant to s.
77 106.03;
78 (2) Submitted the ballot title, substance, and text of the
79 proposed revision or amendment to the Secretary of State
80 pursuant to ss. 100.371 and 101.161; and
81 (3) Obtained a letter from the Division of Elections
82 confirming that the sponsor has submitted to the appropriate
83 supervisors for verification, and the supervisors have verified,
84 forms signed and dated equal to 33 10 percent of the number of
85 electors statewide required by s. 3, Art. XI of the State
86 Constitution and in one-half at least one-fourth of the
87 congressional districts of the state required by s. 3, Art. XI
88 of the State Constitution.
89 Section 2. Subsection (1) of section 16.061, Florida
90 Statutes, is amended to read:
91 16.061 Initiative petitions.—
92 (1) The Attorney General shall, within 30 days after
93 receipt of a proposed revision or amendment to the State
94 Constitution by initiative petition from the Secretary of State,
95 petition the Supreme Court, requesting an advisory opinion
96 regarding the compliance of the text of the proposed amendment
97 or revision with s. 3, Art. XI of the State Constitution,
98 whether the proposed amendment is facially invalid under the
99 United States Constitution, and the compliance of the proposed
100 ballot title and substance with s. 101.161. The petition may
101 enumerate any specific factual issues that the Attorney General
102 believes would require a judicial determination.
103 Section 3. Subsections (3), (6), (11), and (13) of section
104 100.371, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
105 100.371 Initiatives; procedure for placement on ballot.—
106 (3)(a) A person may not collect signatures or initiative
107 petitions for compensation unless the person is registered as a
108 petition circulator with the Secretary of State.
109 (b) A citizen may challenge a petition circulator’s
110 registration under this section by filing a petition in circuit
111 court. If the court finds that the respondent is not a
112 registered petition circulator, the court may enjoin the
113 respondent from collecting signatures or initiative petitions
114 for compensation until she or he is lawfully registered.
115 (6) The division or the supervisor of elections shall make
116 hard copy petition forms or electronic portable document format
117 petition forms available to registered petition circulators. All
118 such forms must contain information identifying the petition
119 circulator to which the forms are provided. The division shall
120 maintain a database of all registered petition circulators and
121 the petition forms assigned to each. Each supervisor of
122 elections shall provide to the division information on petition
123 forms assigned to and received from petition circulators. The
124 information must be provided in a format and at times as
125 required by the division by rule. The division must update
126 information on petition forms daily and make the information
127 publicly available.
128 (11) An initiative petition form circulated for signature
129 may not be bundled with or attached to any other petition. Each
130 signature shall be dated when made and shall be valid until the
131 next February 1 occurring in an even-numbered year for the
132 purpose of the amendment appearing on the ballot for the general
133 election occurring in that same year for a period of 2 years
134 following such date, provided all other requirements of law are
135 met. The sponsor shall submit signed and dated forms to the
136 supervisor of elections for the county of residence listed by
137 the person signing the form for verification of the number of
138 valid signatures obtained. If a signature on a petition is from
139 a registered voter in another county, the supervisor shall
140 notify the petition sponsor of the misfiled petition. The
141 supervisor shall promptly verify the signatures within 60 30
142 days after receipt of the petition forms and payment of a the
143 fee for the actual cost of signature verification incurred by
144 the supervisor required by s. 99.097. The Department of State
145 shall adopt rules to set the cost to verify a petition under
146 this subsection and shall update the cost annually. The
147 supervisor shall promptly record, in the manner prescribed by
148 the Secretary of State, the date each form is received by the
149 supervisor, and the date the signature on the form is verified
150 as valid. The supervisor may verify that the signature on a form
151 is valid only if:
152 (a) The form contains the original signature of the
153 purported elector.
154 (b) The purported elector has accurately recorded on the
155 form the date on which he or she signed the form.
156 (c) The form sets forth the purported elector’s name,
157 address, city, county, and voter registration number or date of
158 birth.
159 (d) The purported elector is, at the time he or she signs
160 the form and at the time the form is verified, a duly qualified
161 and registered elector in the state.
162 (e) The signature was obtained legally, including that if a
163 paid petition circulator was used, the circulator was validly
164 registered under subsection (3) when the signature was obtained.
165
166 The supervisor shall retain the signature forms for at least 1
167 year following the election in which the issue appeared on the
168 ballot or until the Division of Elections notifies the
169 supervisors of elections that the committee that circulated the
170 petition is no longer seeking to obtain ballot position.
171 (13)(a) At the same time the Secretary of State submits an
172 initiative petition to the Attorney General, the President of
173 the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives
174 pursuant to s. 15.21, the secretary shall submit a copy of the
175 initiative petition to the Financial Impact Estimating
176 Conference. Within 75 days after receipt of a proposed revision
177 or amendment to the State Constitution by initiative petition
178 from the Secretary of State, the Financial Impact Estimating
179 Conference shall complete an analysis and financial impact
180 statement to be placed on the ballot of the estimated increase
181 or decrease in any revenues or costs to state or local
182 governments, estimated economic impact on the state and local
183 economy, and the overall impact to the state budget resulting
184 from the proposed initiative. The 75-day time limit is tolled
185 when the Legislature is in session. The Financial Impact
186 Estimating Conference shall submit the financial impact
187 statement to the Attorney General and Secretary of State.
188 (b) Immediately upon receipt of a proposed revision or
189 amendment from the Secretary of State, the coordinator of the
190 Office of Economic and Demographic Research shall contact the
191 person identified as the sponsor to request an official list of
192 all persons authorized to speak on behalf of the named sponsor
193 and, if there is one, the sponsoring organization at meetings
194 held by the Financial Impact Estimating Conference. All other
195 persons shall be deemed interested parties or proponents or
196 opponents of the initiative. The Financial Impact Estimating
197 Conference shall provide an opportunity for any representatives
198 of the sponsor, interested parties, proponents, or opponents of
199 the initiative to submit information and may solicit information
200 or analysis from any other entities or agencies, including the
201 Office of Economic and Demographic Research.
202 (c) All meetings of the Financial Impact Estimating
203 Conference shall be open to the public. The President of the
204 Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, jointly,
205 shall be the sole judge for the interpretation, implementation,
206 and enforcement of this subsection.
207 1. The Financial Impact Estimating Conference is
208 established to review, analyze, and estimate the financial
209 impact of amendments to or revisions of the State Constitution
210 proposed by initiative. The Financial Impact Estimating
211 Conference shall consist of four principals: one person from the
212 Executive Office of the Governor; the coordinator of the Office
213 of Economic and Demographic Research, or his or her designee;
214 one person from the professional staff of the Senate; and one
215 person from the professional staff of the House of
216 Representatives. Each principal shall have appropriate fiscal
217 expertise in the subject matter of the initiative. A Financial
218 Impact Estimating Conference may be appointed for each
219 initiative.
220 2. Principals of the Financial Impact Estimating Conference
221 shall reach a consensus or majority concurrence on a clear and
222 unambiguous financial impact statement, no more than 150 words
223 in length, and immediately submit the statement to the Attorney
224 General. Nothing in this subsection prohibits the Financial
225 Impact Estimating Conference from setting forth a range of
226 potential impacts in the financial impact statement. Any
227 financial impact statement that a court finds not to be in
228 accordance with this section shall be remanded solely to the
229 Financial Impact Estimating Conference for redrafting. The
230 Financial Impact Estimating Conference shall redraft the
231 financial impact statement within 15 days.
232 3. If the members of the Financial Impact Estimating
233 Conference are unable to agree on the statement required by this
234 subsection, or if the Supreme Court has rejected the initial
235 submission by the Financial Impact Estimating Conference and no
236 redraft has been approved by the Supreme Court by 5 p.m. on the
237 75th day before the election, the following statement shall
238 appear on the ballot pursuant to s. 101.161(1): “The financial
239 impact of this measure, if any, has not been cannot be
240 reasonably determined at this time.”
241 (d) The financial impact statement must be separately
242 contained and be set forth after the ballot summary as required
243 in s. 101.161(1).
244 1. If the financial impact statement projects a net
245 estimates increased costs, decreased revenues, a negative impact
246 on the state budget or local economy, or an indeterminate impact
247 for any of these areas, the ballot must include the a statement
248 required by s. 101.161(1)(b) indicating such estimated effect in
249 bold font.
250 2. If the financial impact statement projects a net
251 positive impact on the state budget, the ballot must include the
252 statement required by s. 101.161(1)(c).
253 3. If the financial impact statement estimates an
254 indeterminate financial impact, the ballot must include the
255 statement required by s. 101.161(1)(d).
256 4. If the members of the Financial Impact Estimating
257 Conference are unable to agree on the statement required by this
258 subsection, the ballot must include the statement required by s.
259 101.161(1)(e).
260 (e)1. Any financial impact statement that the Supreme Court
261 finds not to be in accordance with this subsection shall be
262 remanded solely to the Financial Impact Estimating Conference
263 for redrafting, provided the court’s advisory opinion is
264 rendered at least 75 days before the election at which the
265 question of ratifying the amendment will be presented. The
266 Financial Impact Estimating Conference shall prepare and adopt a
267 revised financial impact statement no later than 5 p.m. on the
268 15th day after the date of the court’s opinion.
269 2. If, by 5 p.m. on the 75th day before the election, the
270 Supreme Court has not issued an advisory opinion on the initial
271 financial impact statement prepared by the Financial Impact
272 Estimating Conference for an initiative amendment that otherwise
273 meets the legal requirements for ballot placement, the financial
274 impact statement shall be deemed approved for placement on the
275 ballot.
276 3. In addition to the financial impact statement required
277 by this subsection, the Financial Impact Estimating Conference
278 shall draft an initiative financial information statement. The
279 initiative financial information statement should describe in
280 greater detail than the financial impact statement any projected
281 increase or decrease in revenues or costs that the state or
282 local governments would likely experience and the estimated
283 economic impact on the state and local economy if the ballot
284 measure were approved. If appropriate, the initiative financial
285 information statement may include both estimated dollar amounts
286 and a description placing the estimated dollar amounts into
287 context. The initiative financial information statement must
288 include both a summary of not more than 500 words and additional
289 detailed information that includes the assumptions that were
290 made to develop the financial impacts, workpapers, and any other
291 information deemed relevant by the Financial Impact Estimating
292 Conference.
293 4. The Department of State shall have printed, and shall
294 furnish to each supervisor of elections, a copy of the summary
295 from the initiative financial information statements. The
296 supervisors shall have the summary from the initiative financial
297 information statements available at each polling place and at
298 the main office of the supervisor of elections upon request.
299 5. The Secretary of State and the Office of Economic and
300 Demographic Research shall make available on the Internet each
301 initiative financial information statement in its entirety. In
302 addition, each supervisor of elections whose office has a
303 website shall post the summary from each initiative financial
304 information statement on the website. Each supervisor shall
305 include a copy of each summary from the initiative financial
306 information statements and the Internet addresses for the
307 information statements on the Secretary of State’s and the
308 Office of Economic and Demographic Research’s websites in the
309 publication or mailing required by s. 101.20.
310 (f) When the Secretary of State submits a proposed
311 initiative petition to the President of the Senate and the
312 Speaker of the House of Representatives pursuant to s. 15.21,
313 the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of
314 Representatives may direct legislative staff to prepare an
315 analysis of the petition. Such analysis may include, but is not
316 limited to, whether the amendment has undefined terms, conflicts
317 with an existing provision of the State Constitution, or will
318 cause unintended consequences or economic impacts.
319 Section 4. Subsection (1) and paragraph (a) of subsection
320 (3) of section 101.161, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
321 101.161 Referenda; ballots.—
322 (1) Whenever a constitutional amendment or other public
323 measure is submitted to the vote of the people, a ballot summary
324 of such amendment or other public measure shall be printed in
325 clear and unambiguous language on the ballot after the list of
326 candidates, followed by the word “yes” and also by the word
327 “no,” and shall be styled in such a manner that a “yes” vote
328 will indicate approval of the proposal and a “no” vote will
329 indicate rejection. The ballot summary of the amendment or other
330 public measure and the ballot title to appear on the ballot
331 shall be embodied in the constitutional revision commission
332 proposal, constitutional convention proposal, taxation and
333 budget reform commission proposal, or enabling resolution or
334 ordinance. The ballot summary of the amendment or other public
335 measure shall be an explanatory statement, not exceeding 75
336 words in length, of the chief purpose of the measure. In
337 addition, for every constitutional amendment proposed by
338 initiative, the ballot shall include, following the ballot
339 summary, in the following order:
340 (a) A separate financial impact statement concerning the
341 measure prepared by the Financial Impact Estimating Conference
342 in accordance with s. 100.371(13) or s. 101.162, as applicable
343 s. 100.371(5).
344 (b) If the financial impact statement projects a net
345 negative impact on the state budget, the following statement in
346 bold print:
347
348 THIS PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT IS ESTIMATED TO
349 HAVE A NET NEGATIVE IMPACT ON THE STATE BUDGET. THIS
350 IMPACT MAY RESULT IN HIGHER TAXES OR A LOSS OF
351 GOVERNMENT SERVICES IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN A BALANCED
352 STATE BUDGET AS REQUIRED BY THE CONSTITUTION.
353
354 (c) If the financial impact statement projects a net
355 positive impact on the state budget, the following statement in
356 bold print:
357
358 THIS PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT IS ESTIMATED TO
359 HAVE A NET POSITIVE IMPACT ON THE STATE BUDGET. THIS
360 IMPACT MAY RESULT IN GENERATING ADDITIONAL REVENUE.
361
362 (d) If the financial impact statement is indeterminate, the
363 following statement in bold print:
364
365 THE FINANCIAL IMPACT OF THIS AMENDMENT CANNOT BE
366 DETERMINED DUE TO AMBIGUITIES AND UNCERTAINTIES
367 SURROUNDING THE AMENDMENT’S IMPACT.
368
369 (e) If the members of the Financial Impact Estimating
370 Conference are unable to agree on the financial impact
371 statement, the following statement in bold print:
372
373 THE FINANCIAL IMPACT ESTIMATING CONFERENCE WAS UNABLE
374 TO AGREE ON THE FINANCIAL IMPACT OF THIS PROPOSED
375 CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT. THIS AMENDMENT MAY RESULT IN
376 HIGHER TAXES OR A LOSS OF GOVERNMENT SERVICES IN ORDER
377 TO MAINTAIN A BALANCED STATE BUDGET AS REQUIRED BY THE
378 CONSTITUTION.
379
380 The ballot title shall consist of a caption, not exceeding 15
381 words in length, by which the measure is commonly referred to or
382 spoken of. Except as otherwise specifically provided in
383 paragraph (3)(a), this subsection does not apply to
384 constitutional amendments or revisions proposed by joint
385 resolution.
386 (3)(a) Each joint resolution that proposes a constitutional
387 amendment or revision shall include one or more ballot
388 statements set forth in order of priority. Each ballot statement
389 shall consist of a ballot title, by which the measure is
390 commonly referred to or spoken of, not exceeding 15 words in
391 length, and a ballot summary that describes the chief purpose of
392 the amendment or revision in clear and unambiguous language. If
393 a joint resolution that proposes a constitutional amendment or
394 revision contains only one ballot statement, the ballot summary
395 may not exceed 75 words in length. If a joint resolution that
396 proposes a constitutional amendment or revision contains more
397 than one ballot statement, the first ballot summary, in order of
398 priority, may not exceed 75 words in length. In addition, a
399 constitutional amendment or revision proposed by joint
400 resolution must include a financial impact statement following
401 the ballot summary when appearing on the ballot in accordance
402 with paragraphs (1)(a)-(e).
403 Section 5. Section 101.162, Florida Statutes, is created to
404 read:
405 101.162 Financial impact statements.—
406 (1) Upon filing or certification of a constitutional
407 amendment or revision with the Department of State, the
408 Secretary of State shall transmit the amendment or revision
409 proposed by joint resolution, the Constitution Revision
410 Commission, the Taxation and Budget Reform Commission, or
411 constitutional convention to the Financial Impact Estimating
412 Conference. Within 75 days after receipt of a proposed revision
413 or amendment to the State Constitution from the Secretary of
414 State, the Financial Impact Estimating Conference shall complete
415 an analysis and financial impact statement to be placed on the
416 ballot of the estimated increase or decrease in any revenues or
417 costs to state or local governments and the overall impact to
418 the state budget resulting from the amendment or revision. The
419 75-day time limit is tolled when the Legislature is in session.
420 The Financial Impact Estimating Conference shall submit the
421 financial impact statement to the Attorney General and Secretary
422 of State.
423 (2) Immediately upon receipt of a proposed amendment or
424 revision from the Secretary of State, the coordinator of the
425 Office of Economic and Demographic Research may notify any
426 interested parties or proponents or opponents of the amendment
427 or revision. The Financial Impact Estimating Conference shall
428 provide an opportunity for any interested parties or proponents
429 or opponents of the amendment or revision to submit information
430 and may solicit information or analysis from any other entities
431 or agencies, including the Office of Economic and Demographic
432 Research.
433 (3) All meetings of the Financial Impact Estimating
434 Conference shall be open to the public. The President of the
435 Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, jointly,
436 shall be the sole judge for the interpretation, implementation,
437 and enforcement of this section.
438 (a) The Financial Impact Estimating Conference, established
439 under s. 100.371(13), shall review, analyze, and estimate the
440 financial impact of amendments to or revisions of the State
441 Constitution proposed by joint resolution, the Constitution
442 Revision Commission, the Taxation and Budget Reform Commission,
443 or constitutional convention.
444 (b) Principals of the Financial Impact Estimating
445 Conference shall reach a consensus or majority concurrence on a
446 clear and unambiguous financial impact statement, no more than
447 150 words in length, and immediately submit the statement to the
448 Attorney General. Nothing in this section prohibits the
449 Financial Impact Estimating Conference from setting forth a
450 range of potential impacts in the financial impact statement.
451 Any financial impact statement that a court finds not to be in
452 accordance with this section shall be remanded solely to the
453 Financial Impact Estimating Conference for redrafting. The
454 Financial Impact Estimating Conference shall redraft the
455 financial impact statement within 15 days.
456 (c) If the Supreme Court has rejected the initial
457 submission by the Financial Impact Estimating Conference and no
458 redraft has been approved by the Supreme Court by 5 p.m. on the
459 75th day before the election, the following statement shall
460 appear on the ballot: “The impact of this measure, if any,
461 cannot be reasonably determined at this time.”
462 (4) The financial impact statement must be separately
463 contained and be set forth after the ballot summary as required
464 in s. 101.161(1).
465 (a) If the financial impact statement projects a net
466 negative impact on the state budget, the ballot must include the
467 statement required by s. 101.161(1)(b).
468 (b) If the financial impact statement projects a net
469 positive impact on the state budget, the ballot must include the
470 statement required by s. 101.161(1)(c).
471 (c) If the financial impact statement estimates an
472 indeterminate financial impact, the ballot must include the
473 statement required by s. 101.161(1)(d).
474 (d) If the members of the Financial Impact Estimating
475 Conference are unable to agree on the statement required by this
476 subsection, the ballot must include the statement required by s.
477 101.161(1)(e).
478 (5)(a) Any financial impact statement that the Supreme
479 Court finds not to be in accordance with this section shall be
480 remanded solely to the Financial Impact Estimating Conference
481 for redrafting, provided the court’s advisory opinion is
482 rendered at least 75 days before the election at which the
483 question of ratifying the amendment will be presented. The
484 Financial Impact Estimating Conference shall prepare and adopt a
485 revised financial impact statement no later than 5 p.m. on the
486 15th day after the date of the court’s opinion.
487 (b) If, by 5 p.m. on the 75th day before the election, the
488 Supreme Court has not issued an advisory opinion on the initial
489 financial impact statement prepared by the Financial Impact
490 Estimating Conference for an amendment that otherwise meets the
491 legal requirements for ballot placement, the financial impact
492 statement shall be deemed approved for placement on the ballot.
493 (6)(a) In addition to the financial impact statement
494 required by this section, the Financial Impact Estimating
495 Conference shall draft a financial information statement. The
496 financial information statement should describe in greater
497 detail than the financial impact statement any projected
498 increase or decrease in revenues or costs that the state or
499 local governments would likely experience if the ballot measure
500 were approved. If appropriate, the financial information
501 statement may include both estimated dollar amounts and a
502 description placing the estimated dollar amounts into context.
503 The financial information statement must include both a summary
504 of not more than 500 words and additional detailed information
505 that includes the assumptions that were made to develop the
506 financial impacts, workpapers, and any other information deemed
507 relevant by the Financial Impact Estimating Conference.
508 (b) The Department of State shall have printed, and shall
509 furnish to each supervisor of elections, a copy of the summary
510 from the financial information statements. The supervisors shall
511 have the summary from the financial information statements
512 available at each polling place and at the main office of the
513 supervisor of elections upon request.
514 (c) The Secretary of State and the Office of Economic and
515 Demographic Research shall make available on the Internet each
516 financial information statement in its entirety. In addition,
517 each supervisor of elections whose office has a website shall
518 post the summary from each financial information statement on
519 the website. Each supervisor shall include a copy of each
520 summary from the financial information statements and the
521 Internet addresses for the information statements on the
522 Secretary of State’s and the Office of Economic and Demographic
523 Research’s websites in the publication or mailing required by s.
524 101.20.
525 (7) This section does not apply to constitutional
526 amendments proposed by initiative.
527 Section 6. Section 101.171, Florida Statutes, is amended to
528 read:
529 101.171 Copy of constitutional amendment to be available at
530 voting locations.—Whenever any amendment to the State
531 Constitution is to be voted upon at any election, the Department
532 of State shall have printed and shall furnish to each supervisor
533 of elections a sufficient number of copies of the amendment
534 either in poster or booklet form, and the supervisor shall
535 provide have a copy in a designated area of each polling
536 location as determined by the supervisor thereof conspicuously
537 posted or available at each polling room or early voting area
538 upon the day of election.
539 Section 7. The provisions of this act apply to revisions or
540 amendments to the State Constitution which are proposed for the
541 2020 general election and each election thereafter; provided,
542 however, that nothing in this act affects the validity of any
543 petition form gathered before the effective date of this act or
544 any contract entered into before the effective date of this act.
545 Petition forms gathered before the effective date of this act
546 shall be governed by the laws existing at the time that the form
547 was initially gathered.
548 Section 8. If any provision of this act or its application
549 to any person or circumstance is held invalid for any reason,
550 the remaining portion of this act, to the fullest extent
551 possible, shall be severed from the void portion and given the
552 fullest possible force and application.
553 Section 9. This act shall take effect upon becoming a law.