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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=062273701-06042007>Thank you all for being so patient and responding to
Action Alerts sent from our state League. The legislative session ends May
4th and from now on there should be plenty of action! If we all
participate we CAN make a difference. Thanks again, Joan
Elsner</SPAN></FONT></DIV><BR>
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<FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B> Marilynn Wills
[mailto:marilynnwills@msn.com] <BR><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, April 05, 2007 6:14
PM<BR><B>Subject:</B> ACTION ALERT SB1920 SB736<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
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face="Times New Roman" color=#ff0033 size=3><STRONG>ACTION ALERT!
ACTION ALERT! ACTION ALERT!</STRONG></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3>The League of Women Voters of Florida supports the citizens’ initiative
process (See Study and Action, pp. 8-9).<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>The following bills, if passed, will inhibit this process.</FONT></P>
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face="Times New Roman"><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>SB1920(Fasano)/HB559(Brown)</FONT></FONT></P>
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size=3>This bill will bar citizens from engaging in activities related to
petition initiatives outside of commercial property, strip malls, and shopping
centers.</FONT></P>
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size=3>SB736(Oelrich)/HB233(Brown)</FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3><FONT
face="Times New Roman">This bill will allow employers, owners and their agents
to discriminate against persons or groups engaging in activity deemed
detrimental to business.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>If the
bill passes, petition gatherers may be barred from property unless the owner is
in favor of the initiative; in the latter case, one group may be allowed to
gather petitions while another group may be denied the same privilege.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></FONT></FONT></P>
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size=3>Please contact the following member of the Senate Commerce Committee and
ask them to vote “NO” on these bills.</FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3>Alex Diaz de la Portilla Chmn <A
href="mailto:portilla.alex.web@flsenate.gov">portilla.alex.web@flsenate.gov</A></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3>Victor
Crist
<A
href="mailto:crist.victor.web@flsenate.gov">crist.victor.web@flsenate.gov</A></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3>Rudy
Garcia
<A
href="mailto:garcia.rudy.web@flsenate.gov">garcia.rudy.web@flsenate.gov</A></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3>Evelyn
Lynn
<A
href="mailto:lynn.evelyn.web@flsenate.gov">lynn.evelyn.web@flsenate.gov</A></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3>Steve
Oelrich
<A
href="mailto:oelrich.steve.web@flsenate.gov">oelrich.steve.web@flsenate.gov</A></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3>Burt
Saunders
<A
href="mailto:saunders.burt.web@flsenate.gov">saunders.burt.web@flsenate.gov</A></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3>Charlie Justice Vice Chmn
<A
href="mailto:justice.charlie.web@flsenate.gov">justice.charlie.web@flsenate.gov</A></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3>Jeremy
Ring
<A
href="mailto:ring.jeremy.web@flsenate.gov">ring.jeremy.web@flsenate.gov</A></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3>Gary
Siplin
<A
href="mailto:siplin.gary.web@flsenate.gov">siplin.gary.web@flsenate.gov</A></FONT></P></DIV></DIV></DIV></BODY></HTML>