| 1 | A bill to be entitled |
| 2 | An act relating to the presidential preference primary; |
| 3 | amending s. 103.101, F.S.; moving the date of the |
| 4 | presidential preference primary; providing for |
| 5 | satisfaction of certain requirements and prerequisites |
| 6 | relating to the January 29, 2008, presidential preference |
| 7 | primary for purposes of a replacement February 5, 2008, |
| 8 | presidential preference primary; providing an effective |
| 9 | date. |
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| 11 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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| 13 | Section 1. Subsection (1) of section 103.101, Florida |
| 14 | Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 15 | 103.101 Presidential preference primary.-- |
| 16 | (1) Each political party other than a minor political |
| 17 | party shall, on the first last Tuesday in February January in |
| 18 | each year the number of which is a multiple of 4, elect one |
| 19 | person to be the candidate for nomination of such party for |
| 20 | President of the United States or select delegates to the |
| 21 | national nominating convention, as provided by party rule. |
| 22 | Section 2. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any |
| 23 | requirements or prerequisites imposed upon any state, county, |
| 24 | municipal, or other governmental entity or political party |
| 25 | relating to the January 29, 2008, presidential preference |
| 26 | primary shall be deemed met and satisfied for purposes of the |
| 27 | presidential preferential primary held on February 5, 2008, |
| 28 | pursuant to this act. |
| 29 | Section 3. This act shall take effect upon becoming a law. |