Florida Senate - 2013 SENATOR AMENDMENT
Bill No. CS for CS for CS for SB 580
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LEGISLATIVE ACTION
Senate . House
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Floor: 2/AD/2R .
04/24/2013 11:48 AM .
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Senator Gibson moved the following:
1 Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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3 Delete lines 362 - 379
4 and insert:
5 Section 4. Paragraph (b) of subsection (1) and paragraph
6 (a) of subsection (9) of section 720.306, Florida Statutes, are
7 amended to read:
8 720.306 Meetings of members; voting and election
9 procedures; amendments.—
10 (1) QUORUM; AMENDMENTS.—
11 (b) Unless otherwise provided in the governing documents or
12 required by law, and other than those matters set forth in
13 paragraph (c), any governing document of an association may be
14 amended by the affirmative vote of two-thirds of the voting
15 interests of the association. Within 30 days after recording an
16 amendment to the governing documents, the association shall
17 provide copies of the amendment to the members.
18 (9)(a) ELECTIONS AND BOARD VACANCIES.—Elections of
19 directors must be conducted in accordance with the procedures
20 set forth in the governing documents of the association. All
21 members of the association are eligible to serve on the board of
22 directors, and a member may nominate himself or herself as a
23 candidate for the board at a meeting where the election is to be
24 held; provided, however, that or, if the election process allows
25 candidates to be nominated in advance of the meeting, the
26 association is not required to allow nominations at the meeting.
27 An election is not required unless more candidates are nominated
28 than vacancies exist voting by absentee ballot, in advance of
29 the balloting. Except as otherwise provided in the governing
30 documents, boards of directors must be elected by a plurality of
31 the votes cast by eligible voters.
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34 And the title is amended as follows:
35 Delete line 53
36 and insert:
37 amending s. 720.306, F.S.; requiring that a copy of an
38 amendment to the governing documents be provided to
39 the members within 30 days after it is recorded;
40 revising procedures for the