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2022 Florida Amendment 2 was a proposed amendment to the Florida Constitution, which failed on November 8, 2022. Through a statewide referendum , the amendment achieved only 53.87% support among voters in the U.S. state of Florida , short of the 60% majority required by state law.
Supporters say Amendment 2 would protect hunting and fishing in Florida. Critics say it prioritizes killing over non-lethal methods of management.
Books and Books owner Mitch Kaplan sits near empty book shelves to illustrate the effects of Florida’s book bans during a “Freadom” event in Coral Gables in 2023. (Carl Juste/cjuste ...
The PEN America report says Florida is responsible for 3,135 of the 4,349 school book bans in the United States so far this school year. Just this week in conservative Clay County, one person ...
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.
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.
The law and accompanying rules violate the First Amendment because they provide or deny access to the book-review process “on the basis of a parent’s viewpoint,” lawyers for the plaintiffs ...
The Florida Constitution of 1885 carried a section requiring voter approval for all constitutional amendments. [2] This system remained largely unchanged until 1968, when an amendment was passed creating a system by which citizens could place amendments on the ballot using the initiative process. [ 3 ]