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Notice: 8563662

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:

To implement the Florida Supreme Court's holding that the initiative revocation process violates the state constitution. The effect on this proposed rule is that the supervisors of elections and Division of Elections no longer must determine if voters had signed a revocation petition before verifying a voter’s signature on an initiative petition.

SUMMARY:

The proposed rule eliminates any reference to revocations of voter signatures concerning the signature verification process for initiative petitions. It also clarifies that a supervisor may verify a voter’s signature unless the voter had signed the identical initiative which was already verified. To comply with the implementing statute, the rule requires only the voter’s street address, not a residential street address, on the petition.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY:

20.10(3), 97.012(1), 100.371(7) FS.

LAW:

Art. XI, Fla. Const., 100.371 FS.

PRINT PUBLISH DATE:

4/30/2010 Vol. 36/17

COMMENTS:

From 4/30/2010 To 5/21/2010 (21 Days)
The public comment period for this notice has already expired.

REFERENCE MATERIALS:

No reference(s).

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