Revocation of Registration of Political Committees

DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Division of Elections

Rule No.: RULE TITLE
1S-2.021: Revocation of Registration of Political Committees

NOTICE OF CHANGE

Notice is hereby given that the following changes have been made to the proposed rule in accordance with subparagraph 120.54(3)(d)1., F.S., published in Vol. 36 No. 27, July 9, 2010 issue of the Florida Administrative Weekly.

The changes have been made in response to written comments from a staff member of the Florida House of Representatives.

1. Subsections (1)(b),(c), and (d), shall now read:

(b) The committee or organization fails to file the appointment of a successor within 10 days after the death, resignation or removal of its the campaign treasurer pursuant to Section 106.021(2), F.S.;

(c) The committee fails to file the appointment of a successor within 10 days after the death, resignation or removal of its the committee chairperson;

(d) The committee or organization fails to file campaign treasurers’ reports for more than 6 months; or

2. Subsection (1)(g) has been added to read:

(g) The organization fails to file the appointment of a successor within 10 days after the death, resignation or removal of its top-ranking principal officer.

3. The first sentence of subsection (2) shall now read:

(2) The filing officer shall send notification to the committee’s chairperson or organization’s top-ranking principal officer of the intent to revoke the committee’s registration to the most recent address on file with the filing officer for the chairperson or top-ranking principal officer, as applicable.