Florida Senate - 2020                        COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
       Bill No. SB 1794
       
       
       
       
       
       
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                    Senate             .             House              
                 Comm: UNFAV           .                                
                  01/29/2020           .                                
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       The Committee on Ethics and Elections (Rodriguez) recommended
       the following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment to Amendment (509936) (with title
    2  amendment)
    3  
    4         Before line 5
    5  insert:
    6         Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of section
    7  101.111, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
    8         101.111 Voter challenges.—
    9         (1)(a) Any registered elector or poll watcher of a county
   10  may challenge the right of a person to vote in that county. The
   11  challenge must be in writing and contain the following oath,
   12  which shall be delivered to the clerk or inspector:
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   14                  OATH OF PERSON ENTERING CHALLENGE                
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   16  State of Florida
   17  County of ....
   18  
   19  I do solemnly swear or affirm that my name is ....; that I am a
   20  member of the .... Party; that I am a registered voter or
   21  pollwatcher; that my residence address is ...., in the
   22  municipality of ....; and that I have reason to believe that
   23  .... is attempting to vote illegally and the reasons for my
   24  belief are set forth herein. I further understand that if I file
   25  a frivolous challenge of any person’s right to vote, I may be
   26  convicted of a misdemeanor of the first degree, fined up to
   27  $1,000, and imprisoned for up to 1 year. to wit: 	
   28  ................................................................
   29  ................................................................
   30  ...(Signature of person challenging voter)...
   31  
   32  Sworn and subscribed to before me this .... day of ....,
   33  ...(year)....
   34  ...(Clerk of election)...
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   36  
   37  ================= T I T L E  A M E N D M E N T ================
   38  And the title is amended as follows:
   39         Delete lines 427 - 428
   40  and insert:
   41         An act relating to elections; amending s. 101.111,
   42         F.S.; revising the oath required of a person who
   43         enters a voter challenge to include an affirmation of
   44         the applicable penalty for filing a frivolous
   45         challenge; amending s. 15.21, F.S.; requiring the