1st Sub. H.B. 44
         ELECTION POLLING

Senate Floor Amendments

Amendment 1 February 21, 2013 10:04 AM



Senator Patricia W. Jones proposes the following amendments:

1.    Page 9, Lines 256 through 263 :    

             256          (36) (a) "Poll" means the survey of a person regarding the person's opinion or
             257      knowledge of
{   a candidate   }        an individual who has filed a declaration of candidacy for public office,       or        of a       ballot proposition        that has legally qualified for placement on the ballot       , which is conducted in person or by telephone,

             258      facsimile, Internet, postal mail, or email.
             259          (b) "Poll" does not include:
             260          (i) a ballot; or
             261          (ii) an interview of a focus group that is conducted, in person, by one individual, if:
             262          (A) the focus group consists of more than three, and less than thirteen, individuals; and
             263          (B) all individuals in the focus group are present during the interview.

2.    Page 12, Line 345 :    

             345          (b) deposit the fine described in Subsection (2)(a) in the General Fund.
  (3) A person does not violate Subsection (1) if the person is prevented from making the disclosure at the conclusion of the poll, because the person being surveyed terminates the survey before the survey is completed.      


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