Florida had three constitutional amendments on its ballot this year which we detailed in our last edition. In order to pass, the amendment needed 60% voter approval. This is how the voters cast their ballots on each of the initiatives. Amendment 1, Water & Land Conservation PASSED with 74.93% This citizens’ initiative was led Read more about Constitutional Amendments[…]
Here is a sampling of the results of many county referendums that appeared on the ballot. ALACHUA COUNTY A protest referendum against the U.S. Supreme Court’s Citizens United decision passed with 71.51% of the vote. The nonbinding proposal stipulated that corporations are not people and money is not speech. Also, voters defeated a proposed Read more about Local Referendums[…]
The Florida Cabinet will meet today at 9:00 am in the Cabinet Meeting Room in the Lower Level of the Capitol. Please go here to view the agenda.
The 2014 General Election is tomorrow. Don’t forget to VOTE!!! In the Florida House, there are twelve open seats. They are: District Previous Incumbent Candidates 5 Marti Coley (R) Brad Drake (R); Karen Schoen (LPF) 6 Jimmy Patronis (R) Jamie Carroll Shepard (D); Jay Norbert Read more about Open Seats in the Florida House[…]
STATE HOUSE AND SENATE There are some close races to watch around the state this election cycle. The airwaves are heavy with political ads, automated calls to your telephone will only increase, and polls will continue to attempt to measure who is ahead in a particular race as we near Election Day. We highlight the Read more about State House and Senate Elections[…]