Florida has five ways in which an amendment may be proposed to our State’s Constitution. Regardless of how they are proposed, all amendments must be voted upon and passed with a minimum of 60% of the vote. The first, and most common method is the passage of a joint resolution by a 3/5 majority of Read more about Constitutional Amendments[…]
Florida has five ways in which an amendment may be proposed to our State’s Constitution. Regardless of how they are proposed, all amendments must be voted upon and passed with a minimum of 60% of the vote. The first, and most common method is the passage of a joint resolution by a 3/5 majority of Read more about Constitutional Amendments[…]
Absentee ballots are being returned and early voting has begun for the November 4th General Election. Counties must offer early voting from October 25th through November 1st. However, many counties started their early voting on Monday, October 20th, and some will run through November 2nd. Click here for a listing, by county, of locations, dates Read more about 2014 Elections[…]
GAY MARRIAGE APPEAL Attorney General Pam Bondi formally appealed several recent court decisions in Miami-Dade, Monroe, Broward and Palm Beach counties that ruled Florida’s gay marriage ban unconstitutional. In 2008, Florida voters approved an amendment to the Constitution banning gay marriage, which is her basis for the appeals. Bondi has asked judges to delay their rulings Read more about Legal Updates[…]
FLORIDA LOTTERY TO JOIN NEW MULTI-STATE GAME The Florida Lottery has joined twenty-two states offering a new “Monopoly Millionaire’s Club” lottery based on the popular Monopoly board game. Tickets cost $5 and the top prize is $25 million. The number of $1 million prizes up for grabs will grow each week, and the creators say the idea Read more about Items of Interest[…]