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Notice: 24500859

Notice of Proposed Rule

Department:

DEPARTMENT OF STATE

Division:

Division of Elections

Chapter:

ELECTIONS

Overview

RULE:

1S-2.0091

Constitutional Amendment Initiative Petition; Submission Deadline; Signature Verification

PURPOSE:

The purpose of rulemaking is to conform the rules to statutory changes in HB 5 (Chapter 2019-64, Laws of Florida), and as further modified by SB 1794 (Chapter 2020-15, Laws of Florida), which collectively amend sections 97.021 and 100.371, Florida Statutes. The laws, among other things, require paid petition circulators to register with the Secretary; require petition forms to be made available to constitutional amendment initiative petition sponsors; require the Secretary to maintain a paid petition circulator database; require supervisors of elections to provide specified information to the Division of Elections; provide requirements for gathering petition forms; provide for the imposition of fines for failure to deliver petition forms within a specified time period and provide for defenses; allow the Secretary of State to refer petition form violations to the Attorney General for enforcement; require the Division of Elections to adopt rules; and provide that the date the elector signs a petition form is presumed to be the date the sponsor collected the form. The changes to the rules are to incorporate these and other changes in the law.

SUMMARY:

Constitutional amendment by initiative petition and related processes for petition circulators, supervisors, and the division of elections.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY:

20.10, 97.012(1), (2), 97.052, FS.

LAW:

97.021, 100.371, FS.

PRINT PUBLISH DATE:

5/6/2021 Vol. 47/88

COMMENTS:

From 5/6/2021 To 5/27/2021 (21 Days)
The public comment period for this notice has already expired.

REFERENCE MATERIALS:

No reference(s).

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