Bill Summary

SB 1246 Elections (2014 Session)
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Sponsors
by Thompson
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Summary
Elections; Citing this act as the "Florida Voting Rights Act"; requiring the Attorney General or attorney of a political subdivision to petition the Florida Supreme Court for review of any change in voting qualifications, prerequisites, standards, practices, or procedures; requiring the court to enter a judgment within a specified timeframe; prohibiting the state or its political subdivisions from enforcing a change in voting before a judgment is entered; providing that finding of a specific intent to discriminate is not required to invalidate a change, etc. Effective Date: Upon becoming a law
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committees of reference
» H Ethics & Elections Subcommittee
   S Judiciary
   S Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice
   S Appropriations
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Actions
02/25/14
SENATE
Filed
02/28/14
SENATE
Referred to Ethics and Elections; Judiciary; Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Appropriations
05/02/14
SENATE
Died in Ethics and Elections
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bill text & filed amendments
1246
Filed on 02/25/14
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Statute Citations
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