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In 2022, a federal judge blocked the bill from going into effect, citing donors First Amendment rights as the core legal reasoning. [5] [6] Some ballot measures passed in Florida have been the subject of controversy or extended discussion. In 2000, a ballot measure requiring a high-speed rail project be started within 3 years was passed. [7]
Public campaign financing was enshrined in the state Constitution after a 1998 amendment — the same one that made school board positions nonpartisan (see 2024's Amendment 1).
Amendment 6 attempts to repeal public campaign financing. In 1998, Florida voters changed the state constitution so that candidates running for governor and other state cabinet positions could ...
Florida voters added public funding to the state constitution in 1998. A previous constitutional amendment that tried to repeal the financing in 2010 failed, getting less than 53% of the vote ...
One of the requirements for Florida to become a state and join the Union was that its constitution must be approved by the United States Congress.In order to fulfill that requirement, an act was passed by the Florida Territorial Council in 1838, approved by Governor Richard Keith Call, calling for the election of delegates in October 1838 to a convention to be held at St. Joseph, Florida.
2022 Florida Amendment 3 was a proposed amendment to the Florida Constitution, which failed on November 8, 2022.Through a statewide referendum, the amendment achieved only 58.7% support among voters in the U.S. state of Florida, short of the 60% majority required by state law, [1] although higher than the 2006 amendment which created the 60% requirement.
Supporters say Amendment 2 would protect hunting and fishing in Florida. Critics say it prioritizes killing over non-lethal methods of management.
The Florida Legislature is authorized by the Florida Constitution to create and amend the laws of the state of Florida, subject to the governor's power to veto legislation. To do so, legislators propose legislation in the forms of bills drafted by a nonpartisan, professional staff.