Amendment No. 615

Senate Amendment to Senate Bill No. 91 (BDR 24-690)

Proposed by: Committee on Government Affairs

Amendment Box: Replaces Amendment No. 196 and 469.

Resolves Conflicts with: N/A

Amends: Summary: Title: Preamble: Joint Sponsorship:

ASSEMBLY ACTION Initial and Date | SENATE ACTION Initial and Date

Adopted Lost | Adopted Lost

Concurred In Not | Concurred In Not

Receded Not | Receded Not

Amend sec. 2, page 1, by deleting lines 3 through 14 and inserting:

"Sec. 2. 1. A candidate whose name will appear on the ballot for the general election for the office of United States Senator or Representative in Congress or any statewide office may prepare a statement for inclusion in a publication to be prepared and distributed by the secretary of state.

2. The statement:

(a) May include the name, age and occupation of the candidate and a brief description of the education and qualifications of the candidate;

(b) Must be written on a form prescribed by the secretary of state;

(c) Must be authored by the candidate personally;

(d) Must be not more than 400 words in length; and

(e) Must not make reference to any other candidate or to the qualifications, character or activities of any other candidate.".

Amend sec. 2, page 2, by deleting line 4 and inserting:

"than 7 days after the date that his declaration of ".

Amend sec. 2, page 2, by deleting lines 9 through 13 and inserting:

"6. The secretary of state may reject a statement if it is not in conformance with the provisions of subsection 2 or the regulations adopted by the secretary of state pursuant to section 3 of this act.".

Amend the bill as a whole by deleting sec. 3 and adding a new section designated sec. 3, following sec. 2, to read as follows:

"Sec. 3. The secretary of state shall adopt regulations to carry out the provisions of this act.".

Amend sec. 4, page 2, by deleting lines 37 and 38 and inserting:

"nonpartisan office may be included in a statement prepared pursuant to section 2 of this act.".

Amend the bill as a whole by deleting sections 5 through 10.

Amend the title of the bill to read as follows:

"AN ACT relating to elections; authorizing a candidate for certain elective offices to include a statement in a publication prepared by the secretary of state; establishing certain requirements regarding the information that is included in the statement; authorizing the secretary of state to adopt certain regulations; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.".

Amend the summary of the bill, first line, by deleting:

"on sample ballot." and inserting:

"in publication prepared by secretary of state.".