Florida Senate - 2023                        COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
       Bill No. SB 1372
       
       
       
       
       
       
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                    Senate             .             House              
                  Comm: RCS            .                                
                  03/21/2023           .                                
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       The Committee on Ethics and Elections (Ingoglia) recommended the
       following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
    2  
    3         Delete lines 13 - 16
    4  and insert:
    5         Section 1. Subsection (23) of section 97.021, Florida
    6  Statutes, is amended to read:
    7         97.021 Definitions.—For the purposes of this code, except
    8  where the context clearly indicates otherwise, the term:
    9         (23) “Nonpartisan office” means an office for which a
   10  candidate is prohibited from campaigning or qualifying for
   11  election or retention in office based on party affiliation.
   12         Section 2. Subsections (1) and (3) of section 106.143,
   13  Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
   14         106.143 Political advertisements circulated prior to
   15  election; requirements.—
   16         (1)(a) Any political advertisement that is paid for by a
   17  candidate running for partisan office, except a write-in
   18  candidate, and that is published, displayed, or circulated
   19  before, or on the day of, any election must prominently state:
   20         1. “Political advertisement paid for and approved by
   21  ...(name of candidate)..., ...(party affiliation)..., for
   22  ...(office sought)...”; or
   23         2. “Paid by ...(name of candidate)..., ...(party
   24  affiliation)..., for ...(office sought)....”
   25         (b) Any political advertisement that is paid for by a
   26  candidate running for nonpartisan office, except a write-in
   27  candidate, and that is published, displayed, or circulated
   28  before, or on the day of, any election must prominently state:
   29         1. “Political advertisement paid for and approved by
   30  ...(name of candidate)... for ...(office sought)...”; or
   31         2. “Paid by ...(name of candidate)... for ...(office
   32  sought)....”
   33         (c)(b) Any political advertisement that is paid for by a
   34  write-in candidate and that is published, displayed, or
   35  circulated before, or on the day of, any election must
   36  prominently state:
   37         1. “Political advertisement paid for and approved by
   38  ...(name of candidate)..., write-in candidate, for ...(office
   39  sought)...”; or
   40         2. “Paid by ...(name of candidate)..., write-in candidate,
   41  for ...(office sought)....”
   42         (d)(c) Any other political advertisement published,
   43  displayed, or circulated before, or on the day of, any election
   44  must prominently:
   45         1. Be marked “paid political advertisement” or with the
   46  abbreviation “pd. pol. adv.”
   47         2. State the name and address of the persons paying for the
   48  advertisement.
   49         3. State whether the advertisement and the cost of
   50  production is paid for or provided in kind by or at the expense
   51  of the entity publishing, displaying, broadcasting, or
   52  circulating the political advertisement.
   53         (e)(d) Any political advertisement made pursuant to s.
   54  106.021(3)(d) must prominently state the name and address of the
   55  political committee or political party paying for the
   56  advertisement.
   57  
   58  ================= T I T L E  A M E N D M E N T ================
   59  And the title is amended as follows:
   60         Delete line 3
   61  and insert:
   62         nonpartisan office; amending s. 97.021, F.S.; revising
   63         the definition of the term “nonpartisan office”;
   64         amending s. 106.143, F.S.; requiring that a political
   65         advertisement paid for by a candidate for nonpartisan
   66         office include a certain statement;