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The Florida State Senate gave final approval to House Joint Resolution 31, a constitutional amendment to make school board elections partisan. The Senate voted 29-11 in favor of the bill with all 28 Republican Senators voting in favor and 11 of the 12 Democratic Senators voting against.
S chool board elections in Florida have been nonpartisan for decades, but a constitutional amendment on the ballot this November could change that. Proponents say the measure would increase...
6 days ago · Florida is currently one of 41 states with laws allowing non-partisan school board elections. ... Amendment 1 is on the ballot in the general election in November. If it passes, it would go into ...
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What did Amendment 1 change?
1. 1.1. See also: Full text and ballot language Amendment 1 amended Section 2 of Article VI of the Florida Constitutionto state that only citizens of the United States who are 18 years old or older are qualified electors in Florida. 1. Text of the Florida Constitution going into the election: "Every citizenof the United States who is at least eighteen years of age and who is a permanent resident of the state, if registered as provided by law, shall be an elector of the county where registered...
Who was behind the campaigns surrounding Amendment 1?
1. 1.1. See also: Campaign finance, Support, and Opposition Florida Citizen Voters led the campaign in support of the amendment. The committee was supported by Citizen Voters, Inc., a Florida-based 501(c)(4) organization founded by John Loudon that has supported similar measures in Alabama and Colorado. Citizen Voters contributed $8.3 million to the committee, with $5.8 million of that through in-kind contributions.John Loudon said these amendments are needed across the nation because "surpri...
Were similar measures on the ballot in other states?
1. 1.1. See also: Background Similar measures — Alabama Amendment 1 (referred to the ballot by the state legislature) and Colorado Amendment 76(a citizen initiative) — were on the 2020 ballot in Alabama and Colorado. Both measures were supported by Citizen Voters, Inc. The Alabama measure was approved by a vote of 77% to 23%. The Colorado measure was approved by a vote of 63% to 37%.
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As of 2019, neither Florida nor any of the state's local jurisdictions allowed non-citizens to vote in elections. Florida law provides that, in order to register to vote, one must be at least 18 years old, a citizen of the United States, and a legal resident of Florida and the county in which they are registering.
If 60% of voters support the ballot question, it would return Florida to an era when school board candidates ran under party labels. It would reverse a change that voters made a quarter-century...
Aug 19, 2024 · But if Amendment 1 passes on the November Ballot, it would again provide for the partisan election of district school board members.
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Oct 22, 2022 · Amendment 1 is an effort to incentivize homeowners to stormproof their homes. If passed, Floridians who prepare for flooding, rising sea levels, and natural disasters by elevating their homes can do so without their property taxes increasing.
