Bill Text: FL S0116 | 2012 | Regular Session | Introduced
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Bill Title: Freeholder Voting
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 2-1)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2012-03-07 - Ordered enrolled -SJ 958 [S0116 Detail]
Download: Florida-2012-S0116-Introduced.html
Bill Title: Freeholder Voting
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 2-1)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2012-03-07 - Ordered enrolled -SJ 958 [S0116 Detail]
Download: Florida-2012-S0116-Introduced.html
Florida Senate - 2012 SB 116 By Senator Wise 5-00231-12 2012116__ 1 A bill to be entitled 2 An act relating to freeholder voting; amending s. 3 100.241, F.S.; permitting the submission of a written 4 declaration to establish that an elector is a 5 freeholder and qualified to vote in an election or 6 referendum limited to freeholders who are qualified to 7 vote; providing penalties; providing an effective 8 date. 9 10 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 11 12 Section 1. Section 100.241, Florida Statutes, is amended to 13 read: 14 100.241 Freeholder voting; election; penalties for 15 ineligible persons who vote as freeholders.— 16 (1) In any election or referendum in which only electors 17 who are freeholders are qualified to vote, the regular 18 registration books covering the precincts located within the 19 geographical area in which the election or referendum is to be 20 held shall be used. 21 (2) Qualification and registration of electors 22 participating in a freeholdersuch anelection or referendum 23 subject to this section shall be the same as prescribed for 24 voting in other elections under this code, and, in addition, 25 each such elector shall submit proof by affidavit made before an 26 inspector, or submit a written declaration as provided in s. 27 92.525, that the elector is a freeholder who is a qualified 28 elector residing in the county, district, or municipality in 29 which the election or referendum is to be held. 30 (3) Each registered elector who makes a sworn affidavit of 31 ownership to the inspectors, or submits a written declaration as 32 provided in s. 92.525, givingeithera legal description, 33 address, or location of property in the elector’s name which is 34 not wholly exempt from taxation isshall beentitled to vote in 35 the election or referendum and isshall beconsidered a 36 freeholder. 37 (4) The actual costs of conducting a freeholdersuch38freeholders’election or referendum subject to this section 39 shall be paid by the county, district, or municipality requiring 40 the election or referendumsame to be held. 41 (5) AIt is unlawful for anyperson may nottovote in any 42 county, district, or other election or referendum which is 43 limited to a vote of the electors who are freeholders, unless 44 thesuchperson is a freeholder and a qualified elector. AAny45 person who violatesthe provisions ofthis subsection commitsis46guilty ofa misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as 47 provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083. 48 (6) A person who knowingly makes a false written 49 declaration as provided in subsection (2) commits perjury by 50 false written declaration, a felony of the third degree, 51 punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084. 52 Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2012.