Florida Senate - 2025                          SENATOR AMENDMENT
       Bill No. CS/HB 1205, 1st Eng.
       
       
       
       
       
       
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       Senator Bernard moved the following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment to Substitute Amendment (570150) (with
    2  title amendment)
    3  
    4         Delete lines 81 - 982
    5  and insert:
    6  delivers, or otherwise physically possesses signed petition
    7  forms for personal use only.
    8         Section 5. Paragraphs (a) and (d) of subsection (4) of
    9  section 99.097, Florida Statutes, are amended, and paragraph (b)
   10  of subsection (1) of that section is reenacted, to read:
   11         99.097 Verification of signatures on petitions.—
   12         (1)
   13         (b) Rules and guidelines for petition verification shall be
   14  adopted by the Department of State. Rules and guidelines for a
   15  random sample method of verification may include a requirement
   16  that petitions bear an additional number of names and
   17  signatures, not to exceed 15 percent of the names and signatures
   18  otherwise required. If the petitions do not meet such criteria
   19  or if the petitions are prescribed by s. 100.371, the use of the
   20  random sample method of verification is not available to
   21  supervisors.
   22         (4)(a) The supervisor must be paid in advance the sum of 10
   23  cents for each signature checked or the actual cost of checking
   24  such signature, whichever is less, by the candidate or, in the
   25  case of a petition to have a local issue placed on the ballot,
   26  by the person or organization submitting the petition. In the
   27  case of a petition to place a statewide issue on the ballot, the
   28  person or organization submitting the petition must pay the
   29  supervisor in advance the cost posted by the supervisor pursuant
   30  to s. 100.371(14) s. 100.371(11) for the actual cost of checking
   31  signatures to place a statewide issue on the ballot.
   32         (d) Except as provided in s. 100.371(14)(d), petitions must
   33  be retained by the supervisors for a period of 1 year following
   34  the election for which the petitions were circulated.
   35         Section 6. Section 100.371, Florida Statutes, is amended to
   36  read:
   37         100.371 Initiatives; procedure for placement on ballot.—
   38         (1)(a) Constitutional amendments proposed by initiative
   39  shall be placed on the ballot for the general election, provided
   40  the initiative petition has been filed with the Secretary of
   41  State no later than February 1 of the year the general election
   42  is held. A petition shall be deemed to be filed with the
   43  Secretary of State upon the date the secretary determines that
   44  valid and verified petition forms have been signed by the
   45  constitutionally required number and distribution of voters
   46  electors under this code.
   47         (b)A sponsor of an initiative petition must obtain, at
   48  least every third election cycle, a letter pursuant to s.
   49  15.21(1)(c). Failure to obtain such letter results in expiration
   50  of the initiative petition’s signatures and disbanding of the
   51  sponsor’s political committee.
   52         (c)Initiative petition signatures expire and the sponsor’s
   53  political committee is disbanded if a constitutional amendment
   54  proposed by initiative submitted to the Secretary of State
   55  before February 1, 2022, fails to obtain a letter pursuant to s.
   56  15.21(1)(c) on or before February 1, 2026. This paragraph does
   57  not preclude such a sponsor from refiling the proposed amendment
   58  as a new petition.
   59         (2) The sponsor of an initiative amendment may not sponsor
   60  more than one amendment and must shall, before circulating any
   61  petition forms prior to obtaining any signatures, register as a
   62  political committee pursuant to s. 106.03 and submit the ballot
   63  title, ballot summary, article and section of the State
   64  Constitution being amended, and full text of the proposed
   65  amendment to the Secretary of State. The proposed amendment and
   66  all forms filed in connection with this section must, upon
   67  request, be made available in alternative formats, with the form
   68  on which the signatures will be affixed, and shall obtain the
   69  approval of the Secretary of State of such form. Upon receipt,
   70  the Secretary of State shall assign the initiative petition a
   71  petition number and submit a copy of the proposed amendment to
   72  the Financial Impact Estimating Conference for review, analysis,
   73  and estimation of the financial impact of the proposed
   74  amendment. After the review by the Financial Impact Estimating
   75  Conference, the division shall publish the forms with the
   76  information provided for in subsection (3) and on which
   77  signatures for the initiative petition will be affixed The
   78  Secretary of State shall adopt rules pursuant to s. 120.54
   79  prescribing the style and requirements of such form. Upon filing
   80  with the Secretary of State, the text of the proposed amendment
   81  and all forms filed in connection with this section must, upon
   82  request, be made available in alternative formats.
   83         (3)(a) Beginning July 1, 2025, the petition form must
   84  prominently display all of the following:
   85         1.The petition number.
   86         2.The ballot title.
   87         3.The ballot summary.
   88         4.A notice that the form becomes a public record upon
   89  receipt by the supervisor.
   90         5.A notice that it is a misdemeanor of the first degree to
   91  knowingly sign the petition more than once.
   92         6.A notice that the form will not be validated if all of
   93  the requested information is not completed.
   94         7.For a proposed amendment submitted to the Secretary of
   95  State after the effective date of this act, the financial impact
   96  statement.
   97         (b)The petition form must also include all of the
   98  following:
   99         1.The full text of the proposed amendment.
  100         2.The name and address of the sponsor.
  101         3.The date received by the Secretary of State.
  102         4.A bar code or serial number associated with the
  103  initiative petition.
  104         (c)The petition form must solicit and require all of the
  105  following information:
  106         1.The full name of the voter.
  107         2.The voter’s address and county of legal residence.
  108         3.The voter’s Florida voter registration number or date of
  109  birth.
  110         4.The voter’s Florida driver license number or the voter’s
  111  Florida identification card number issued pursuant to s.
  112  322.051, or the last four digits of the voter’s social security
  113  number.
  114         5.An attestation that the voter is a registered Florida
  115  voter and is petitioning the Secretary of State to place the
  116  proposed amendment on the ballot.
  117         6.The voter’s signature and the date on which the voter
  118  signed the form.
  119         (d)A petition form distributed by a petition circulator
  120  must also include all of the following:
  121         1.The Petition Circulator’s Affidavit with the
  122  circulator’s name, permanent address, and petition circulator
  123  number or barcode.
  124         2.The following statement, which must be signed and dated
  125  by the circulator:
  126  
  127         By my signature below, as petition circulator, I
  128         verify that the petition was completed and signed by
  129         the voter in my presence. Under penalty of perjury, I
  130         declare that I have read the foregoing Petition
  131         Circulator’s Affidavit, and that the facts stated in
  132         it are true, and that if I was paid to circulate or
  133         collect this petition, payment was not on a per
  134         signature basis.
  135  
  136         (e)A petition form distributed by a person other than a
  137  petition circulator must also include, in lieu of the Petition
  138  Circulator’s Affidavit, the following notice:
  139  
  140         This form is for PERSONAL USE only. Unless registered
  141         as a petition circulator, it is a third degree felony
  142         to collect, deliver, or otherwise physically possess
  143         more than five signed petition forms in addition to
  144         your own or those of immediate family members.
  145  
  146         (f)The petition form must be in a type not less than 10
  147  points, except for the full text of the proposed amendment,
  148  which may be in a type not less than 6 points if 10-point type
  149  would cause the length of the petition form to exceed one page
  150  front and back.
  151         (4)(a)Beginning July 1, 2025, unless registered as a
  152  petition circulator with the Secretary of State and issued a
  153  petition circulator number, a person may not collect, deliver,
  154  or otherwise physically possess more than five signed petition
  155  forms, unless the forms are designated for personal use only
  156  signatures or initiative petitions for compensation unless the
  157  person is registered as a petition circulator with the Secretary
  158  of State.
  159         (b)A person may not collect signatures or initiative
  160  petitions if he or she:
  161         1. Has been convicted of a felony violation and has not had
  162  his or her right to vote restored.
  163         2.Is not a citizen of the United States.
  164         3.Is not a resident of this state.
  165         (b) A citizen may challenge a petition circulator’s
  166  registration under this section by filing a petition in circuit
  167  court. If the court finds that the respondent is not a
  168  registered petition circulator, the court may enjoin the
  169  respondent from collecting signatures or initiative petitions
  170  for compensation until she or he is lawfully registered.
  171         (c)(4) An application for registration must be submitted in
  172  the format required by the Secretary of State and must include
  173  the following:
  174         1.(a) The information required to be on the petition form
  175  under s. 101.161, including the ballot summary and title as
  176  received approved by the Secretary of State.
  177         2.(b) The applicant’s name, permanent address, temporary
  178  address, if applicable, and date of birth, Florida driver
  179  license or Florida identification card number, and the last four
  180  digits of his or her social security number.
  181         3.(c) An address in this state at which the applicant will
  182  accept service of process related to disputes concerning the
  183  petition process, if the applicant is not a resident of this
  184  state.
  185         4.(d) A statement that the applicant consents to the
  186  jurisdiction of the courts of this state in resolving disputes
  187  concerning the petition process.
  188         5.(e) Any information required by the Secretary of State to
  189  verify the applicant’s identity or address.
  190         6.Whether the applicant has been convicted of a felony
  191  violation and has not had his or her right to vote restored, by
  192  including the statement, “I affirm that I am not a convicted
  193  felon, or, if I am, my right to vote has been restored,” and
  194  providing a box for the applicant to check to affirm the
  195  statement.
  196         7.Whether the applicant is a citizen of the United States,
  197  by asking the question, “Are you a citizen of the United States
  198  of America?” and providing boxes for the applicant to check
  199  whether the applicant is or is not a citizen of the United
  200  States.
  201         8.Whether the applicant is a Florida resident by asking
  202  the question, “Are you a resident of the state of Florida?” and
  203  providing boxes for the applicant to check whether the applicant
  204  is or is not a resident of the state of Florida.
  205         9.The signature of the applicant under penalty of perjury
  206  for false swearing pursuant to s. 104.011, by which the
  207  applicant swears or affirms that the information contained in
  208  the application is true.
  209         (d)A citizen may challenge a petition circulator’s
  210  registration under this section by filing a petition in circuit
  211  court. If the court finds that the respondent is not a
  212  registered petition circulator, the court may enjoin the
  213  respondent from collecting signatures or initiative petitions
  214  until he or she is lawfully registered.
  215         (e)The division may revoke a petition circulator’s
  216  registration upon the written request of the sponsor of the
  217  initiative petition or if the circulator violates this section.
  218         (f)A person may not register to collect signatures or
  219  initiative petitions until he or she has completed the training
  220  concerning the requirements for petition circulators. The
  221  training must be developed by the division and must be in an
  222  electronic format available on the division’s public website.
  223  The training must, at a minimum, include the following:
  224         1.An overview of the petition-gathering process.
  225         2.An overview of the petition circulator registration
  226  requirements.
  227         3.An explanation that the sponsor of an initiative
  228  amendment serves as a fiduciary to each voter who signs a
  229  petition.
  230         4.An explanation that the Florida Election Code prohibits
  231  compensation or provision of any benefit based on the number of
  232  petition forms gathered or the time within which a number of
  233  petition forms are gathered.
  234         5.The specific criminal penalties to which a petition
  235  circulator may be subject for violating the Florida Election
  236  Code.
  237         (g)The sponsor of the initiative amendment is liable for a
  238  fine in the amount of $50,000 for each person the sponsor
  239  knowingly allows to collect petition forms on behalf of the
  240  sponsor in violation of this subsection.
  241         (5) A sponsor may not compensate a petition circulator
  242  based on the number of petition forms gathered or the time
  243  within which a number of petition forms are gathered. This
  244  prohibition includes, but is not limited to, paying a specified
  245  amount per petition form gathered, basing an hourly rate on the
  246  number of petition forms gathered over a specified period of
  247  time, or providing any other benefit or form of compensation
  248  based on the number of petition forms gathered. All petitions
  249  collected by a petition circulator must contain, in a format
  250  required by the Secretary of State, a completed Petition
  251  Circulator’s Affidavit which includes:
  252         (a) The circulator’s name and permanent address;
  253         (b) The following statement, which must be signed by the
  254  circulator:
  255  
  256         By my signature below, as petition circulator, I
  257         verify that the petition was signed in my presence.
  258         Under penalties of perjury, I declare that I have read
  259         the foregoing Petition Circulator’s Affidavit and the
  260         facts stated in it are true.
  261  
  262         (6) The division or the supervisor of elections shall make
  263  hard copy petition forms or electronic portable document format
  264  petition forms available to registered petition circulators. All
  265  such forms must contain information identifying the petition
  266  circulator to whom which the forms are provided. The division
  267  shall maintain a database of all registered petition circulators
  268  and the petition forms assigned to each. Each supervisor of
  269  elections shall provide to the division information on petition
  270  forms assigned to and received from petition circulators. The
  271  information must be provided in a format and at times as
  272  required by the division by rule. The division must update
  273  information on petition forms daily and make the information
  274  publicly available.
  275         (7)(a) A sponsor that collects petition forms or uses a
  276  petition circulator to collect petition forms serves as a
  277  fiduciary to the voter elector signing the petition form and
  278  shall ensure, ensuring that any petition form entrusted to the
  279  sponsor or petition circulator is shall be promptly delivered to
  280  the supervisor of elections in the county in which the voter
  281  resides within 10 30 days after the voter elector signs the
  282  form. If a petition form collected by the sponsor or any
  283  petition circulator is not promptly delivered to the supervisor
  284  of elections, the sponsor is liable for the following fines:
  285         1. A fine in the amount of $50 per each day late for each
  286  petition form received by the supervisor of elections in the
  287  county in which the voter resides more than 10 30 days after the
  288  voter elector signed the petition form or the next business day,
  289  if the office is closed. A fine in the amount of $2,500 $250 for
  290  each petition form received if the sponsor or petition
  291  circulator acted willfully.
  292         2. A fine in the amount of $100 per each day late, up to a
  293  maximum of $5,000, for each petition form collected by a sponsor
  294  or a petition circulator, signed by a voter on or before
  295  February 1 of the year the general election is held and received
  296  by the supervisor of elections in the county in which the voter
  297  resides after the deadline for such election. A fine in the
  298  amount of $5,000 for each such petition form received if the
  299  sponsor or petition circulator acted willfully.
  300         3. A fine in the amount of $500 for each petition form
  301  collected by a petition circulator which is not submitted to the
  302  supervisor of elections in the county in which the voter
  303  resides. A fine in the amount of $5,000 $1,000 for any petition
  304  form not so submitted if the sponsor or petition circulator
  305  acting on its behalf acted willfully.
  306         (b) A showing by the sponsor that the failure to deliver
  307  the petition form within the required timeframe is based upon
  308  force majeure or impossibility of performance is an affirmative
  309  defense to a violation of this subsection. The fines described
  310  in this subsection may be waived upon a showing that the failure
  311  to deliver the petition form promptly is based upon force
  312  majeure or impossibility of performance.
  313         (8)If a person collecting petition forms on behalf of a
  314  sponsor of an initiative petition signs another person’s name or
  315  a fictitious name to any petition, or fills in missing
  316  information on a signed petition, to secure a ballot position in
  317  violation of s. 104.185(2), the sponsor of the initiative
  318  petition is liable for a fine in the amount of $5,000 for each
  319  such petition.
  320         (9)If a person collecting petition forms on behalf of a
  321  sponsor of an initiative petition copies or retains a voter’s
  322  personal information, such as the voter’s Florida driver license
  323  number, Florida identification card number, social security
  324  number, or signature, for any reason other than to provide such
  325  information to the sponsor of the initiative petition, the
  326  person commits a felony of the third degree, punishable as
  327  provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.
  328         (10)A sponsor of an initiative petition or a person
  329  collecting petition forms on behalf of a sponsor of an
  330  initiative petition may not mail or otherwise provide a petition
  331  form upon which any information about a voter has been filled in
  332  before it is provided to the voter. The sponsor of an initiative
  333  petition is liable for a fine in the amount of $50 for each
  334  petition form that is a violation of this subsection.
  335         (11)(8) If the Secretary of State reasonably believes that
  336  a person or entity has committed a violation of this section,
  337  the secretary may refer the matter to the Attorney General for
  338  enforcement. The Attorney General may institute a civil action
  339  for a violation of this section or to prevent a violation of
  340  this section. An action for relief may include a permanent or
  341  temporary injunction, a restraining order, or any other
  342  appropriate order. If the sponsor of an initiative petition
  343  discovers a violation of this section and reports the violation
  344  as soon as practicable to the secretary, the sponsor may not be
  345  fined for such violation.
  346         (12)(9) The division shall adopt by rule a complaint form
  347  for a voter an elector who claims to have had his or her
  348  signature misrepresented, forged, or not delivered to the
  349  supervisor. The division shall also adopt rules to ensure the
  350  integrity of the petition form gathering process, including
  351  rules requiring sponsors to account for all petition forms used
  352  by their agents. Such rules may require a sponsor or petition
  353  circulator to provide identification information on each
  354  petition form as determined by the department as needed to
  355  assist in the accounting of petition forms.
  356         (13)(10) The date on which a voter an elector signs a
  357  petition form is presumed to be the date on which the petition
  358  circulator received or collected the petition form.
  359         (14)(a)(11)(a) An initiative petition form circulated for
  360  signature may not be bundled with or attached to any other
  361  petition. Each signature shall be dated when made and shall be
  362  valid until the next February 1 occurring in an even-numbered
  363  year for the purpose of the amendment appearing on the ballot
  364  for the general election occurring in that same year, provided
  365  all other requirements of law are met. The sponsor shall submit
  366  signed and dated forms to the supervisor of elections for the
  367  county of residence listed by the person signing the form for
  368  verification of the number of valid signatures obtained.
  369         (b)The supervisor shall record the date each submitted
  370  petition is received. If a signature on a petition is from a
  371  registered voter in another county, the supervisor must shall
  372  notify the petition sponsor and the division of the misfiled
  373  petition. The supervisor shall promptly verify the signatures
  374  within 60 days after receipt of the petition forms and payment
  375  and processing of a fee for the actual cost of signature
  376  verification incurred by the supervisor. However, for petition
  377  forms submitted less than 60 days before February 1 of an even
  378  numbered year, the supervisor shall promptly verify the
  379  signatures within 30 days after receipt of the form and payment
  380  of the fee for signature verification.
  381         (c)Beginning July 1, 2025, the supervisor shall promptly
  382  record, in the manner prescribed by the Secretary of State, the
  383  date each form is received by the supervisor, and the date the
  384  signature on the form is verified as valid. The supervisor may
  385  verify that the signature on a form is valid only if:
  386         1. The form contains the original signature of the
  387  purported voter elector.
  388         2. The purported voter elector has accurately recorded on
  389  the form the date on which he or she signed the form.
  390         3. The form sets forth the purported voter’s: elector’s
  391         a.Full name;,
  392         b. Address and, city, county of residence;, and
  393         c. Voter registration number or date of birth; and
  394         d.Florida driver license or Florida identification card
  395  number issued pursuant to s. 322.051 or the last four digits of
  396  the voter’s social security number.
  397         4. The purported voter elector is, at the time he or she
  398  signs the form and at the time the form is verified, a duly
  399  qualified and registered voter elector in the state.
  400         5. The signature was obtained legally, including that if a
  401  paid petition circulator was used, the circulator was validly
  402  registered under subsection (4) (3) when the signature was
  403  obtained.
  404  
  405  The supervisor shall retain all signature forms, separating
  406  forms verified as valid from those deemed invalid, for at least
  407  1 year following the election for which the petition was
  408  circulated.
  409         (d)1.(b)On the last day of each month, or on the last day
  410  of each week from December 1 of an odd-numbered year through
  411  February 1 of the following year, each supervisor shall
  412  electronically transmit all received petition forms to the
  413  division. The digital images of the scanned petition forms must
  414  be of high enough quality that division personnel are able to
  415  accurately discern elements contained in such forms. Forms must
  416  be identified as valid or as invalid.
  417         2.Each supervisor shall retain all petition forms,
  418  identifying forms verified as valid from those deemed invalid,
  419  until all petition forms have been processed following the
  420  February 1 deadline. As soon as practicable following the
  421  processing of the last timely submitted petition form, but not
  422  later than March 15 following the February 1 deadline, the
  423  supervisor shall deliver the physical forms to the division. The
  424  division shall retain all petition forms for 1 year following
  425  the election for which the petition was circulated.
  426         (e)Beginning October 1, 2025, when the signature on the
  427  petition form is verified as valid, the supervisor shall, as
  428  soon as practicable, notify the voter by mail at the mailing
  429  address on file in the Florida Voter Registration System.
  430         1. Such notice must be sent by forwardable mail with a
  431  postage prepaid preaddressed form, which may be returned to the
  432  Office of Election Crimes and Security. The notice must include
  433  contact information for the Office of Election Crimes and
  434  Security, including the telephone number, fax number, mailing
  435  address, and e-mail address. The notice must include all of the
  436  following statements or information in substantially the
  437  following form:
  438  
  439                               NOTICE                              
  440  
  441         A petition to place a proposed constitutional
  442         amendment on the ballot for the next general election,
  443         bearing your name and signature, has been received and
  444         verified by the Supervisor of Elections Office in ...
  445         (insert county)....
  446  
  447         The petition is for ...(insert the petition serial
  448         number and ballot title)... and was signed on
  449         ...(insert the date the voter signed the petition)....
  450  
  451         Check this box ☐, sign, and return this notice to the
  452         Office of Election Crimes and Security if you believe
  453         your signature has been misrepresented or forged on a
  454         petition. The petition form in question will be
  455         invalidated and will not be counted toward the number
  456         of signatures required to place this proposed
  457         constitutional amendment on the ballot.
  458  
  459         A notice being returned must be received by the Office
  460         of Election Crimes and Security on or before February
  461         1 ... (insert the year in which the general election
  462         is held)....
  463  
  464         ...(Insert the voter’s Florida voter registration
  465         number, and if applicable, the petition circulator’s
  466         number)....
  467  
  468         By signing below, I swear or affirm that my signature
  469         was misrepresented or forged on the petition form
  470         indicated in this notice.
  471  
  472         ...(Voter’s Signature)... ...(Date)...
  473  
  474         This notice becomes a public record upon receipt by
  475         the Office of Election Crimes and Security. It is a
  476         second degree misdemeanor, punishable as provided in
  477         s. 775.082, Florida Statutes, or s. 772.083, Florida
  478         Statutes, for a person to knowingly make a false
  479         official statement pursuant to s. 837.06, Florida
  480         Statutes.
  481  
  482         2.Upon receiving a completed notice, the Office of
  483  Election Crimes and Security shall transmit a copy of such
  484  notices to the division. The division shall deem the voter’s
  485  petition form invalid.
  486         (f) Each supervisor shall post the actual cost of signature
  487  verification for petition forms received more than 60 days
  488  before February 1 of an even-numbered year and for petition
  489  forms received less than 60 days before February 1 of an even
  490  numbered year on his or her website, and may increase such cost,
  491  as necessary, annually on March 1 February 2 of each even
  492  numbered year. These costs include operating and personnel costs
  493  associated with comparing signatures, printing and all postage
  494  costs related to the verification notice required by paragraph
  495  (e), and transmitting petition forms to the division. The
  496  division shall also publish each county’s current cost on its
  497  website. The division and each supervisor shall biennially
  498  review available technology aimed at reducing verification
  499  costs.
  500         (g)(c) On the last day of each month, or on the last day of
  501  each week from December 1 of an odd-numbered year through
  502  February 1 of the following year, each supervisor shall post on
  503  his or her website the total number of signatures submitted, the
  504  total number of invalid signatures, the total number of
  505  signatures processed, and the aggregate number of verified valid
  506  signatures and the distribution of such signatures by
  507  congressional district for each proposed amendment proposed by
  508  initiative, along with the following information specific to the
  509  reporting period: the total number of signed petition forms
  510  received, the total number of signatures verified, the
  511  distribution of verified valid signatures by congressional
  512  district, and the total number of verified petition forms
  513  forwarded to the Secretary of State. For any reporting period in
  514  which the percentage of petition forms deemed invalid by the
  515  supervisor exceeds a total of 25 percent of the petition forms
  516  received by the supervisor for that reporting period, the
  517  supervisor shall notify the Office of Election Crimes and
  518  Security. The Office of Election Crimes and Security shall
  519  conduct a preliminary investigation into the activities of the
  520  sponsor, one or more petition circulators, or a person
  521  collecting petition forms on behalf of a sponsor, to determine
  522  whether the invalidated petitions are a result of fraud or any
  523  other violation of this section. As authorized by ss. 97.012(15)
  524  and 97.022(1), the Office of Elections Crimes and Security may,
  525  if warranted, report findings to the statewide prosecutor or the
  526  state attorney for the judicial circuit in which the alleged
  527  violation occurred for prosecution.
  528         (h)A signed petition form submitted by an ineligible or
  529  unregistered petition circulator must be invalidated and may not
  530  be counted toward the number of necessary signatures for
  531  placement on the ballot.
  532         (15)(12) The Secretary of State shall determine from the
  533  signatures verified by the supervisors of elections the total
  534  number of verified valid signatures, less any signatures that
  535  were invalidated pursuant to subsection (14), and the
  536  distribution of such signatures by congressional districts, and
  537  the division shall post such information on its website at the
  538  same intervals specified in paragraph (14)(g) (11)(c). Upon a
  539  determination that the requisite number and distribution of
  540  valid signatures have been obtained, the secretary shall issue a
  541  certificate of ballot position for that proposed amendment and
  542  shall assign a designating number pursuant to s. 101.161. The
  543  secretary must rescind the certificate of ballot position if an
  544  advisory opinion issued by the Supreme Court pursuant to s.
  545  16.061(1) deems the initiative petition invalid.
  546         (16)(a)(13)(a)Upon receipt of a proposed revision or
  547  amendment from the Secretary of State, the coordinator of the
  548  Office of Economic and Demographic Research shall contact the
  549  person identified as the sponsor to request an official list of
  550  all persons authorized to speak on behalf of the named sponsor
  551  and, if there is one, the sponsoring organization at meetings
  552  held by the Financial Impact Estimating Conference. All other
  553  persons must be deemed interested parties or proponents or
  554  opponents of the initiative. The Financial Impact Estimating
  555  Conference shall provide an opportunity for any representative
  556  of the sponsor, interested parties, and proponents or opponents
  557  of the initiative to submit information and may solicit
  558  information or analysis from any other entities or agencies,
  559  including the Office of Economic and Demographic Research At the
  560  same time the Secretary of State submits an initiative petition
  561  to the Attorney General pursuant to s. 15.21, the secretary
  562  shall submit a copy of the initiative petition to the Financial
  563  Impact Estimating Conference.
  564         (b) Within 75 days after receipt of a proposed revision or
  565  amendment to the State Constitution by initiative petition from
  566  the Secretary of State, the Financial Impact Estimating
  567  Conference shall complete an analysis and financial impact
  568  statement to be placed on the ballot of the estimated increase
  569  or decrease in any revenues or costs to state or local
  570  governments and the overall impact to the state budget resulting
  571  from the proposed initiative. The 75-day time limit is tolled
  572  when the Legislature is in session. The Financial Impact
  573  Estimating Conference shall submit the financial impact
  574  statement to the Attorney General and Secretary of State. If the
  575  initiative petition has been submitted to the Financial Impact
  576  Estimating Conference but the validity of signatures has expired
  577  and the initiative petition no longer qualifies for ballot
  578  placement at the ensuing general election, the Secretary of
  579  State must notify the Financial Impact Estimating Conference.
  580  The Financial Impact Estimating Conference does is not required
  581  to complete an analysis and financial impact statement for an
  582  initiative petition that fails to meet the requirements of
  583  subsection (1) for placement on the ballot before the 75-day
  584  time limit, including any tolling period, expires, the ballot
  585  must include the statement required by s. 101.161(1)(e). The
  586  initiative petition may be resubmitted to the Financial Impact
  587  Estimating Conference if the initiative petition meets the
  588  requisite criteria for a subsequent general election cycle. A
  589  new Financial Impact Estimating Conference shall be established
  590  at such time as the initiative petition again satisfies the
  591  criteria in s. 15.21(1).
  592         (b) Immediately upon receipt of a proposed revision or
  593  amendment from the Secretary of State, the coordinator of the
  594  Office of Economic and Demographic Research shall contact the
  595  person identified as the sponsor to request an official list of
  596  all persons authorized to speak on behalf of the named sponsor
  597  and, if there is one, the sponsoring organization at meetings
  598  held by the Financial Impact Estimating Conference. All other
  599  persons shall be deemed interested parties or proponents or
  600  opponents of the initiative. The Financial Impact Estimating
  601  Conference shall provide an opportunity for any representatives
  602  of the sponsor, interested parties, proponents, or opponents of
  603  the initiative to submit information and may solicit information
  604  or analysis from any other entities or agencies, including the
  605  Office of Economic and Demographic Research.
  606         (c) The Financial Impact Estimating Conference may be
  607  convened only by the President of the Senate and the Speaker of
  608  the House of Representatives, jointly. All meetings of the
  609  Financial Impact Estimating Conference shall be open to the
  610  public. The President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House
  611  of Representatives, jointly, shall be the sole judge for the
  612  interpretation, implementation, and enforcement of this
  613  subsection.
  614         1. The Financial Impact Estimating Conference is
  615  established to review, analyze, and estimate the financial
  616  impact of amendments to or revisions of the State Constitution
  617  proposed by initiative. The Financial Impact Estimating
  618  Conference shall be composed consist of four principals: one
  619  person from the professional staff of the Executive Office of
  620  the Governor or from a state agency, designated by the Governor;
  621  the coordinator of the Office of Economic and Demographic
  622  Research, or his or her designee; one person from the
  623  professional staff of the Senate, designated by the President of
  624  the Senate; and one person from the professional staff of the
  625  House of Representatives, designated by the Speaker of the House
  626  of Representatives. Each principal shall have appropriate fiscal
  627  expertise in the subject matter of the initiative. A Financial
  628  Impact Estimating Conference may be appointed for each
  629  initiative.
  630         2. Principals of the Financial Impact Estimating Conference
  631  shall reach a consensus or majority concurrence on a clear and
  632  unambiguous financial impact statement, no more than 150 words
  633  in length, and immediately submit the statement to the Attorney
  634  General. Nothing in this subsection prohibits the Financial
  635  Impact Estimating Conference from setting forth a range of
  636  potential impacts in the financial impact statement. Any
  637  financial impact statement that a court finds not to be in
  638  accordance with this section shall be remanded solely to the
  639  Financial Impact Estimating Conference for redrafting. The
  640  Financial Impact Estimating Conference shall redraft the
  641  financial impact statement within 15 days.
  642         3. If the Supreme Court has rejected the initial submission
  643  by the Financial Impact Estimating Conference and no redraft has
  644  been approved by the Supreme Court by 5 p.m. on the 75th day
  645  before the election, the following statement shall appear on the
  646  ballot: “The impact of this measure, if any, has not been
  647  determined at this time.”
  648         (d) The financial impact statement must be separately
  649  contained on the petition form and the ballot and be set forth
  650  after the ballot summary as required in s. 101.161(1).
  651         1. If the financial impact statement projects a net
  652  negative impact on the state budget, the ballot must include the
  653  statement required by s. 101.161(1)(b).
  654         2. If the financial impact statement projects a net
  655  positive impact on the state budget, the ballot must include the
  656  statement required by s. 101.161(1)(c).
  657         3. If the financial impact statement estimates an
  658  indeterminate financial impact or if the members of the
  659  Financial Impact Estimating Conference are unable to agree on
  660  the statement required by this subsection, the ballot must
  661  include the statement required by s. 101.161(1)(d).
  662         4.If the financial impact statement was not produced or if
  663  the Financial Impact Estimating Conference did not meet to
  664  produce the financial statement, the ballot must include the
  665  statement required by s. 101.161(1)(e).
  666         (e)1. Any financial impact statement that the Supreme Court
  667  finds not to be in accordance with this subsection shall be
  668  remanded solely to the Financial Impact Estimating Conference
  669  for redrafting, provided the court’s advisory opinion is
  670  rendered at least 75 days before the election at which the
  671  question of ratifying the amendment will be presented. The
  672  Financial Impact Estimating Conference shall prepare and adopt a
  673  revised financial impact statement no later than 5 p.m. on the
  674  15th day after the date of the court’s opinion. The sponsor of
  675  the initiative must refile the petition with the revised
  676  financial impact statement with the Secretary of State as a new
  677  petition.
  678         2. If, by 5 p.m. on the 75th day before the election, the
  679  Supreme Court has not issued an advisory opinion on the initial
  680  financial impact statement prepared by the Financial Impact
  681  Estimating Conference for an initiative amendment that otherwise
  682  meets the legal requirements for ballot placement, the financial
  683  impact statement shall be deemed approved for placement on the
  684  ballot.
  685         (f)3. In addition to the financial impact statement
  686  required by this subsection, the Financial Impact Estimating
  687  Conference shall draft an initiative financial information
  688  statement. The initiative financial information statement should
  689  describe in greater detail than the financial impact statement
  690  any projected increase or decrease in revenues or costs that the
  691  state or local governments would likely experience if the ballot
  692  measure were approved. If appropriate, the initiative financial
  693  information statement may include both estimated dollar amounts
  694  and a description placing the estimated dollar amounts into
  695  context. The initiative financial information statement must
  696  include both a summary of not more than 500 words and additional
  697  detailed information that includes the assumptions that were
  698  made to develop the financial impacts, workpapers, and any other
  699  information deemed relevant by the Financial Impact Estimating
  700  Conference.
  701         (g)4. The Department of State shall have printed, and shall
  702  furnish to each supervisor of elections, a copy of the summary
  703  from the initiative financial information statements. The
  704  supervisors shall have the summary from the initiative financial
  705  information statements available at each polling place and at
  706  the main office of the supervisor of elections upon request.
  707         (h)5. The Secretary of State and the Office of Economic and
  708  Demographic Research shall make available on the Internet each
  709  initiative financial information statement in its entirety. In
  710  addition, each supervisor of elections whose office has a
  711  website shall post the summary from each initiative financial
  712  information statement on the website. Each supervisor shall
  713  include a copy of each summary from the initiative financial
  714  information statements and the Internet addresses for the
  715  information statements on the Secretary of State’s and the
  716  Office of Economic and Demographic Research’s websites in the
  717  publication or mailing required by s. 101.20.
  718         (17)(14) The Department of State may adopt rules in
  719  accordance with s. 120.54 to implement this section carry out
  720  the provisions of subsections (1)-(14).
  721         (18)(15) No provision of this code shall be deemed to
  722  prohibit a private person exercising lawful control over
  723  privately owned property, including property held open to the
  724  public for the purposes of a commercial enterprise, from
  725  excluding from such property persons seeking to engage in
  726  activity supporting or opposing initiative amendments.
  727         Section 7. (1)By July 1, 2025, the Department of State
  728  shall update the forms as required by the amendments made to s.
  729  100.371(3), Florida Statutes, for any proposed amendments
  730  received before July 1, 2025.
  731         (2)(a)By June 1, 2025, the Department of State shall make
  732  available a new petition circulator application to incorporate
  733  the amendments made to s. 100.371(4), Florida Statutes.
  734         (b)1.Effective July 1, 2025, the registration of each
  735  petition circulator expires.
  736         2.No later than 7 days after this section becomes law, the
  737  Department of State shall notify each petition circulator that
  738  his or her registration expires on July 1, 2025, and that he or
  739  she may reregister by completing a new application that will be
  740  available before the current registration expires.
  741         (c)By June 1, 2025, the Department of State shall develop
  742  the training required by s. 100.371(4)(f), Florida Statutes.
  743         (3)No later than October 1, 2025, a supervisor of
  744  elections may increase the cost of signature verification
  745  pursuant to the amendments made to s. 100.371(14)(f), Florida
  746  Statutes. A supervisor shall post the cost of signature
  747  verification on his or her publicly available website as soon as
  748  such cost is determined.
  749         Section 8. Paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of section
  750  101.161, Florida Statutes, is amended, and paragraph (e) is
  751  added to that subsection, to read:
  752         101.161 Referenda; ballots.—
  753         (1) Whenever a constitutional amendment or other public
  754  measure is submitted to the vote of the people, a ballot summary
  755  of such amendment or other public measure shall be printed in
  756  clear and unambiguous language on the ballot after the list of
  757  candidates, followed by the word “yes” and also by the word
  758  “no,” and shall be styled in such a manner that a “yes” vote
  759  will indicate approval of the proposal and a “no” vote will
  760  indicate rejection. The ballot summary of the amendment or other
  761  public measure and the ballot title to appear on the ballot
  762  shall be embodied in the constitutional revision commission
  763  proposal, constitutional convention proposal, taxation and
  764  budget reform commission proposal, or enabling resolution or
  765  ordinance. The ballot summary of the amendment or other public
  766  measure shall be an explanatory statement, not exceeding 75
  767  words in length, of the chief purpose of the measure. In
  768  addition, for every constitutional amendment proposed by
  769  initiative, the ballot shall include, following the ballot
  770  summary, in the following order:
  771         (a) A separate financial impact statement concerning the
  772  measure prepared by the Financial Impact Estimating Conference
  773  in accordance with s. 100.371(16) s. 100.371(13).
  774         (e)If the financial impact statement was not produced or
  775  if the Financial Impact Estimating Conference did not meet to
  776  produce the financial impact statement, the following statement
  777  in bold print:
  778  
  779         THE FINANCIAL IMPACT OF THIS AMENDMENT, IF ANY, HAS
  780         NOT BEEN DETERMINED AT THIS TIME.
  781  
  782  The ballot title shall consist of a caption, not exceeding 15
  783  words in length, by which the measure is commonly referred to or
  784  spoken of. This subsection does not apply to constitutional
  785  amendments or revisions proposed by joint resolution.
  786         Section 9. Subsection (2) of section 102.111, Florida
  787  Statutes, is amended to read:
  788         102.111 Elections Canvassing Commission.—
  789         (2) The Elections Canvassing Commission shall meet at 8
  790  a.m. on the 9th day after a primary election and at 8 a.m. on
  791  the 14th day after a general election to certify the returns of
  792  the election for each federal, state, and multicounty office and
  793  for each constitutional amendment. If a member of a county
  794  canvassing board that was constituted pursuant to s. 102.141
  795  determines, within 5 days after the certification by the
  796  Elections Canvassing Commission, that a typographical error
  797  occurred in the official returns of the county, the correction
  798  of which could result in a change in the outcome of an election,
  799  the county canvassing board must certify corrected returns to
  800  the Department of State within 24 hours, and the Elections
  801  Canvassing Commission must correct and recertify the election
  802  returns as soon as practicable.
  803         Section 10. Section 102.121, Florida Statutes, is amended
  804  to read:
  805         102.121 Elections Canvassing Commission to issue
  806  certificates.—The Elections Canvassing Commission shall make and
  807  sign separate certificates of the result of the election for
  808  federal officers, and state officers, and constitutional
  809  amendments, which certificates must shall be written and contain
  810  the total number of votes cast for and against each person for
  811  each office and the total number of votes cast for and against
  812  each constitutional amendment. The certificates, the one
  813  including the result of the election for presidential electors
  814  and representatives to Congress, and the other including the
  815  result of the election for state officers, shall be recorded in
  816  the Department of State in a book to be kept for that purpose.
  817         Section 11. Subsections (1), (3), and (4) of section
  818  102.168, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
  819         102.168 Contest of election.—
  820         (1) Except as provided in s. 102.171, the certification of
  821  election or nomination of any person to office, or of the
  822  adoption of a constitutional amendment or the result on any
  823  question submitted by referendum, may be contested in the
  824  circuit court by any unsuccessful candidate for such office or
  825  nomination thereto or by any voter elector qualified to vote in
  826  the election related to such candidacy or constitutional
  827  amendment, or by any taxpayer, respectively.
  828         (3) The complaint must shall set forth the grounds on which
  829  the contestant intends to establish his or her right to such
  830  office; or set aside the result of the election on a submitted
  831  referendum or constitutional amendment. The grounds for
  832  contesting an election or a constitutional amendment under this
  833  section are:
  834         (a) Misconduct, fraud, or corruption on the part of any
  835  election official or any member of the canvassing board
  836  sufficient to change or place in doubt the result of the
  837  election.
  838         (b) Ineligibility of the successful candidate for the
  839  nomination or office in dispute or of the proposed
  840  constitutional amendment for placement on the ballot.
  841         (c) Receipt of a number of illegal votes or rejection of a
  842  number of legal votes sufficient to change or place in doubt the
  843  result of the election.
  844         (d) Proof that any voter elector, election official, or
  845  canvassing board member was given or offered a bribe or reward
  846  in money, property, or any other thing of value for the purpose
  847  of procuring the successful candidate’s nomination or election
  848  or determining the result on any question submitted by
  849  referendum or constitutional amendment.
  850         (4) The canvassing board responsible for canvassing the
  851  election is an indispensable party defendant in county and local
  852  elections. The Elections Canvassing Commission is an
  853  indispensable party defendant in federal, state, and multicounty
  854  elections, in elections for constitutional amendments, and in
  855  elections for justice of the Supreme Court, judge of a district
  856  court of appeal, and judge of a circuit court. The successful
  857  candidate is an indispensable party to any action brought to
  858  contest the election or nomination of a candidate. The sponsor
  859  of a constitutional amendment proposed by initiative petition,
  860  identified pursuant to s. 100.371, is an indispensable party to
  861  any action brought to contest such election.
  862         Section 12. Subsection (2) of section 104.185, Florida
  863  Statutes, is amended to read:
  864         104.185 Petitions; knowingly signing more than once;
  865  signing another person’s name or a fictitious name.—
  866         (2) A person who signs another person’s name or a
  867  fictitious name to any petition, or who fills in missing
  868  information on a signed petition, to secure ballot position for
  869  a candidate, a minor political party, or an issue commits a
  870  felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s.
  871  775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.
  872         Section 13. Section 104.186, Florida Statutes, is amended
  873  to read:
  874         104.186 Initiative petitions; violations.—A person who
  875  compensates a petition circulator as defined in s. 97.021 based
  876  on the number of petition forms gathered, as prohibited by s.
  877  100.371(5), commits a felony of the third degree, punishable as
  878  provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084. This section
  879  does not prohibit employment relationships that do not base
  880  payment on the number of signatures collected.
  881         Section 14. Section 104.187, Florida Statutes, is amended
  882  to read:
  883         104.187 Initiative petitions; registration.—A person who
  884  violates s. 100.371(4)(a) s. 100.371(3) commits a misdemeanor of
  885  the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s.
  886  775.083.
  887         Section 15. Effective July 1, 2025, section 104.188,
  888  Florida Statutes, is created to read:
  889         104.188 Petition forms gathered not for personal use.—A
  890  person who collects, delivers, or otherwise physically possesses
  891  more than five signed petition forms that are not for personal
  892  use, and who
  893  
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  895  And the title is amended as follows:
  896         Delete lines 1145 - 1300
  897  and insert:
  898         prohibiting certain persons from collecting signatures
  899         or initiative petitions; requiring that applications
  900         for registration include specified information;
  901         authorizing citizens to challenge a petition
  902         circulator’s registration by filing a petition in
  903         circuit court; authorizing the court to enjoin the
  904         petition circulator from collecting signatures or
  905         petition forms until registered; authorizing the
  906         division to revoke a petition circulator’s
  907         registration under specified circumstances;
  908         prohibiting persons from registering to collect
  909         signatures or initiative petitions until they complete
  910         a required training; providing requirements for such
  911         training; providing civil penalties for the sponsors
  912         of initiative amendments that knowingly allow persons
  913         to collect petition forms on their behalf and violate
  914         specified provisions; prohibiting a sponsor from
  915         compensating a petition circulator based on the number
  916         of petition forms gathered or the time within which
  917         such forms are gathered; providing construction;
  918         requiring the division to make forms available to
  919         registered petition circulators in a certain format;
  920         deleting a requirement that supervisors of elections
  921         provide the division information on petition forms
  922         assigned to them; requiring sponsors to deliver forms
  923         promptly to the supervisor of elections in the county
  924         in which a voter resides within a specified timeframe
  925         after the form is signed; revising the civil penalties
  926         for failing to deliver forms within the prescribed
  927         timeframes; providing civil penalties for the sponsors
  928         of petitions if the person collecting petition forms
  929         on behalf of the sponsor signs the name of another,
  930         signs a fictitious name, or fills in missing
  931         information on the signed petition form; providing
  932         criminal penalties for persons who, while collecting
  933         petition forms, copy or retain a voter’s personal
  934         identifying information for a reason other than to
  935         provide such information to the sponsor of an
  936         initiative petition; providing civil penalties for
  937         sponsors who mail or provide prefilled initiative
  938         petitions; providing that sponsors that discover and
  939         report a violation as soon as practicable may not be
  940         fined for such violation; requiring the supervisor to
  941         record the date a submitted petition is received;
  942         requiring the supervisor to notify the division of any
  943         misfiled petition; revising the conditions under which
  944         a supervisor verifies signatures to include processing
  945         of a certain fee; requiring supervisors, beginning on
  946         a specified date, to promptly record, in a specified
  947         manner, the date each form is received and the date
  948         the form is verified as valid; revising the conditions
  949         under which a supervisor may verify a signature on an
  950         initiative petition form; requiring supervisors to
  951         electronically transmit digital images, which must
  952         meet a specified standard, of all received petition
  953         forms to the division; requiring that such forms be
  954         identified as valid or invalid; requiring supervisors
  955         to retain all petition forms and identify those forms
  956         verified as valid from those deemed invalid until such
  957         forms are processed; requiring supervisors to deliver
  958         physical forms to the division; requiring the division
  959         to retain such forms for a specified timeframe;
  960         requiring supervisors to send a notice, which may be
  961         returned to the Office of Election Crimes and
  962         Security, to voters after their signature is verified,
  963         beginning on a specified date; providing requirements
  964         for such notice; requiring the Office of Election
  965         Crimes and Security to transmit copies of returned
  966         notices, upon receipt, to the division; requiring the
  967         division to deem the voter petition form invalid if a
  968         completed notice is received; providing that
  969         supervisors of elections are required to post on their
  970         websites the actual costs of signature verification
  971         for all petition forms, and that they may increase
  972         such costs annually by a specified date; specifying
  973         that such costs include costs related to certain
  974         actions; requiring supervisors to notify the Office of
  975         Election Crimes and Security under a specified
  976         condition; requiring the office to conduct specified
  977         preliminary investigations; authorizing the office to
  978         report findings of such investigations to the
  979         statewide prosecutor or a certain state attorney;
  980         providing that a signed petition form submitted by an
  981         ineligible or unregistered petition circulator must be
  982         invalidated; revising information related to signature
  983         verification which must be posted on the division’s
  984         website; requiring the Secretary of State to rescind
  985         the certificate of ballot position if an advisory
  986         opinion from the Supreme Court deems the initiative
  987         petition invalid; requiring the Financial Impact
  988         Estimating Conference to submit the financial impact
  989         statement to the Secretary of State; requiring a
  990         certain statement to be included on the ballot if the
  991         conference does not complete an analysis and financial
  992         impact statement within a specified timeframe;
  993         providing that only the President of the Senate and
  994         the Speaker of the House of Representatives, jointly,
  995         may convene the conference; revising the membership of
  996         the conference; deleting a provision authorizing the
  997         court to remand the financial impact statement to the
  998         conference to be redrafted; requiring that such
  999         statement appear on the petition form and ballot;
 1000         requiring a sponsor to refile a petition as a new
 1001         petition under certain circumstances; deleting a
 1002         provision that deems financial impact statements
 1003         approved for placement on the ballot under certain
 1004         circumstances; requiring the Department of State to
 1005         update petition forms by a specified date; requiring
 1006         the department to make the petition circulator
 1007         application available by a specified date; providing
 1008         that each petition circulator registration expires on
 1009         a specified date; requiring the department to notify
 1010         such petition circulators of the expiration of their
 1011         registration by a specified date; requiring the
 1012         department to develop a certain training within a
 1013         specified timeframe; authorizing supervisors of
 1014         elections to increase the costs of signature
 1015         verification before a specified date; requiring the
 1016         supervisors to post such cost on their publicly
 1017         available websites as soon as the cost is determined;
 1018         amending s. 101.161, F.S.; requiring that a certain
 1019         statement be included on the ballot if a financial
 1020         impact statement was not produced or the Financial
 1021         Impact Estimating Conference did not meet to produce
 1022         one; conforming a cross-reference; amending s.
 1023         102.111, F.S.; requiring the Elections Canvassing
 1024         Commission to certify the returns of constitutional
 1025         amendments; amending s. 102.121, F.S.; requiring the
 1026         commission to make and sign separate certificates for
 1027         constitutional amendments; providing requirements for
 1028         such certificates; amending s. 102.168, F.S.;
 1029         providing for standing to contest the adoption of a
 1030         constitutional amendment by any qualified voter or
 1031         taxpayer; revising the grounds on which such parties
 1032         may contest an election or a constitutional amendment;
 1033         providing that the commission and the sponsor of the
 1034         amendment are indispensable parties in any such
 1035         action; amending s. 104.185, F.S.; providing criminal
 1036         penalties for persons who fill in missing information
 1037         on a signed petition form to secure a ballot position
 1038         for a candidate, a minor political party, or an issue;
 1039         amending s. 104.186, F.S.; providing criminal
 1040         penalties for persons who compensate others based on
 1041         the number of petition forms gathered, as prohibited
 1042         by a specified section; amending s. 104.187, F.S.;
 1043         conforming a cross-reference; creating s. 104.188,
 1044         F.S.; providing criminal penalties for certain persons
 1045         who collect, deliver, or otherwise physically possess
 1046         more than a certain number of signed petition forms
 1047         other than for personal use; creating s. 106.151,