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Florida right to clean water.org logo. Florida Right To Clean Water.org is a grassroots, [1] volunteer, [2] nonpartisan organization [3] formed to place an amendment to the state constitution by citizens before the voters of the U.S. state of Florida, using a direct initiative that will give citizens of the state a right to clean and healthy waters. [4]
The General Revenue portion of Florida's state budget is funded primarily by sales tax, while local governments also have their own respective budgets funded primarily by property taxes. The annual state budget is constructed by the legislature and signed into law by the governor who administers it. The state budget for 2008-9 was $66 billion. [12]
After 1920, women were able to vote with the passing of the Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution. In 1937, the requirement to pay a poll tax was repealed by the state legislature, allowing poorer Floridians to vote, and in 1944 the United States Supreme Court invalidated a system of white-only primary elections. [8]
Polls closed in the state at 7 p.m. local time. Given the state has multiple timezones, the first polls closed at 7 p.m. EST and the last polls closed at 8 p.m. EST.
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The Florida Legislature's 4-day special session begins today as they discuss fining businesses that comply with federal laws, creating a Florida OSHA, and more.
2022 Florida House of Representatives election, 46th District Party Candidate Votes % Democratic: Kristen Arrington (incumbent) 20,146: 58.3: Republican: Christian De La Torre 13,393 38.8 Independent: Ivan Rivera 1,026 3.0 Total votes 34,565 : 100.0
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