Florida Senate - 2019                          SENATOR AMENDMENT
       Bill No. CS for CS for SB 642
       
       
       
       
       
       
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       Senator Rodriguez moved the following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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    3         Between lines 8604 and 8605
    4  insert:
    5         Section 174. Section 111.076, Florida Statutes, is created
    6  to read:
    7         111.076 Right to elective office.—A person who has
    8  completed all terms of sentence for a felony conviction for an
    9  offense other than murder or a felony sexual offense and who has
   10  his or her voting rights restored pursuant to s. 4, Art. VI of
   11  the State Constitution and s. 98.0751 is entitled to qualify for
   12  and hold elective office in this state.
   13         Section 175. If any provision of this act or an act passed
   14  by the Legislature relating to the implementation of s. 4,
   15  Article VI of the State Constitution is held to be invalid, the
   16  invalidity does not affect the provisions of this act which can
   17  be given effect without the invalid provision or application,
   18  and to this end this act is severable.
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   21  And the title is amended as follows:
   22         Between lines 722 and 723
   23  insert:
   24         creating s. 111.076, F.S.; specifying that a person
   25         who has had voting rights restored pursuant to s. 4,
   26         Art. VI of the State Constitution is entitled to
   27         qualify for and hold elective office; providing for
   28         severability;