RULE NO: RULE TITLE
1S-2.0091: Constitutional Amendment Initiative Petition; Submission Deadline; Signature Verification
PURPOSE AND EFFECT: To implement the decision of the Florida Supreme Court which held the revocation initiative petition process unconstitutional. Supervisors of Elections and the Division of Elections will no longer determine if voters had revoked their signatures before verifying and certifying initiative petitions.
SUBJECT AREA TO BE ADDRESSED: Constitutional initiative process.
SPECIFIC AUTHORITY: 20.10(3), 97.012(1), 100.371(7) FS.
LAW IMPLEMENTED: Art XI, Fla. Const., 100.371 FS.
IF REQUESTED IN WRITING AND NOT DEEMED UNNECESSARY BY THE AGENCY HEAD, A RULE DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP WILL BE HELD AT THE DATE, TIME AND PLACE SHOWN BELOW:
TIME AND DATE: April 19, 2010, 2:00 p.m.
PLACE: Room 307, R. A. Gray Building, Department of State, 500 S. Bronough Street, Tallahassee, Floirda 32399
Pursuant to the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act, any person requiring special accommodations to participate in this workshop/meeting is asked to advise the agency at least 5 hours before the workshop/meeting by contacting: Eddie Phillips, Executive Assistant, Office of General Counsel, Department of State, telephone: (850)245-6536; email: elphillips@dos.state.fl.us. If you are hearing or speech impaired, please contact the agency using the Florida Relay Service, 1(800)955-8771 (TDD) or 1(800)955-8770 (Voice).
THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT AND A COPY OF THE PRELIMINARY DRAFT, IF AVAILABLE, IS: Gary J. Holland, Assistant General Counsel, Florida Department of State at (850)245-6536; email: gjholland@dos.state.fl.us

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