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HOUSE AMENDMENT
Bill No. HB 909
Amendment No. 1 (for drafter's use only)
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11 The Committee on Rules, Ethics & Elections offered the
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18 Section 1. Section 100.371, Florida Statutes, is
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20 100.371 Initiatives; procedure for placement on
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22 (1) Constitutional amendments proposed by initiative
23 shall be placed on the ballot for the general election
24 occurring in excess of 90 days from the certification of
25 ballot position by the Secretary of State.
26 (2) Such certification shall be issued when the
27 Secretary of State has received verification certificates from
28 the supervisors of elections indicating that the requisite
29 number and distribution of valid signatures of electors have
30 been submitted to and verified by the supervisors. Every
31 signature shall be dated when made and shall be valid for a
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1 period of 18 months 4 years following the such date of
2 certification of the signature to the Secretary of State,
3 provided all other requirements of law are satisfied complied
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5 (3) The sponsor of an initiative amendment shall,
6 prior to obtaining any signatures, register as a political
7 committee pursuant to s. 106.03 and submit the text of the
8 proposed amendment to the Secretary of State, with the form on
9 which the signatures will be affixed, and shall obtain the
10 approval of the Secretary of State of such form. The
11 Secretary of State shall adopt promulgate rules pursuant to
12 ss. 120.536(1) and s. 120.54 prescribing the style and
13 requirements of such form.
14 (4) The sponsor shall, prior to obtaining any
15 signatures, submit the initiative amendment to the Revenue
16 Estimating Conference for the purpose of determining its
17 estimated impact on state and local revenues and expenditures,
18 if any. The Revenue Estimating Conference shall affix a
19 fiscal impact statement to the text that will be circulated to
20 obtain signatures. The Secretary of State shall adopt rules
21 pursuant to ss. 120.536(1) and 120.54 prescribing the style
22 and requirements of such fiscal impact statement.
23 (5)(4) The sponsor shall, within 60 days after the
24 date of signing, submit signed and dated forms to the
25 appropriate supervisor of elections for verification as to the
26 number of registered electors whose valid signatures appear
27 thereon. The supervisor shall promptly verify the signatures
28 upon payment of the fee required by s. 99.097. Upon
29 completion of verification, the supervisor shall execute a
30 certificate indicating the total number of signatures checked,
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1 registered electors, and the distribution by congressional
2 district. This certificate shall be immediately transmitted
3 to the Secretary of State within 90 days after the
4 supervisor's receipt of the signature forms. The supervisor
5 shall retain the signature forms for at least 1 year following
6 the election in which the issue appeared on the ballot or
7 until the Division of Elections notifies the supervisors of
8 elections that the committee which circulated the petition is
9 no longer seeking to obtain ballot position.
10 (6)(5) The Secretary of State shall determine from the
11 verification certificates received from supervisors of
12 elections the total number of verified valid signatures and
13 the distribution of such signatures by congressional
14 districts. Upon a determination that the requisite number and
15 distribution of valid signatures have been obtained, the
16 secretary shall issue a certificate of ballot position for
17 that proposed amendment and shall assign a designating number
18 pursuant to s. 101.161. A petition shall be deemed to be
19 filed with the Secretary of State upon the date of the receipt
20 by the secretary of a certificate or certificates from
21 supervisors of elections indicating the petition has been
22 signed by the constitutionally required number of electors.
23 (7)(6) The Department of State may adopt rules
24 pursuant to ss. 120.536(1) and shall have the authority to
25 promulgate rules in accordance with s. 120.54 to carry out the
26 provisions of this section.
27 Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2002.
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31 And the title is amended as follows:
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1 remove everything before the enacting clause
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4 A bill to be entitled
5 An act relating to constitutional amendments
6 proposed by initiative; amending s. 100.371,
7 F.S.; reducing the period for which signatures
8 on petitions for constitutional amendments
9 proposed by initiative remain valid; requiring
10 submission of the text of such amendments to
11 the Revenue Estimating Conference for
12 determination of any fiscal impact; providing
13 for affixing of fiscal impact statements to the
14 text of such amendments prior to their
15 circulation for signatures; providing a
16 deadline for sponsors to submit signed and
17 dated forms to the supervisors of elections;
18 providing a deadline for supervisors of
19 elections to certify signatures to the
20 Secretary of State; providing rulemaking
21 authority; providing an effective date.
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