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Amendment 1: Repeal of Public Campaign Financing Requirement
- Initiative information (from Florida Department of State)
- Full text of amendment
- Sponsor: The Florida Legislature
- Links:
  - Collins Center info page
  - FPC Campaign Finance page
- Media:
  - 7.10.10: Tampa Tribune, Florida needs campaign finance option (editorial)
- Blogs:
  - 7.7.10: Blogwood, Editing the Constitution: Amendment 1
Amendment 2: Homestead Ad Valorem Tax Credit for Deployed Military Personnel
- Initiative information (from Florida Department of State)
- Full text of amendment
- Sponsor: The Florida Legislature
- Links:
  - Collins Center info page
Amendment 3: Property Tax Limit for Non-Homestead Property; Additional Homestead Exemption For New Homestead Owners
- Initiative information (from Florida Department of State)
- Full text of amendment
- Sponsor: The Florida Legislature
- Links:
  - Collins Center info page
Amendment 4: Referenda Required for Adoption and Amendment of Local Government Comprehensive Land Use Plan
- Initiative information (from Florida Department of State)
- Full text of amendment
- Sponsor: Florida Hometown Democracy, Inc., PAC
- Florida Hometown Democracy
  - Florida Hometown Democracy blog
  - Florida Hometown Democracy on Facebook
- Links:
- Media:
  - 8.26.10: Creative Loafing, Not-so-true colors on Amendment 4?
  - 8.12.10: Florida Independent, Developers collect federal tax breaks, pour money into defeating Amendment 4
  - 6.24.10: Daytona Beach News-Journal, Amendment 4 would create growth free-for-all (editorial)
  - 6.11.10: Florida Independent, Fight to defeat Amendment 4 picks up high-profile funders
  - 6.9.10: South Florida Sun-Sentinel, Business leaders, neighborhood activists clash over growth amendment
  - 6.9.10: Daytona Beach News-Journal, Debate intensifies over Amendment 4
- Blogs:
  - 8.11.10: Eye on Miami, No on 4 Campaign Financed by Bailed Out Over-Builders & the Lobbyists Who Do Their Bidding
  - 7.8.10: Eye on Miami, The economy is a perfect storm for Amendment 4, Florida Hometown Democracy
  - 6.14.10: New Geography, Florida: Amendment 4 Pushes the Reset Button on Development
  - 3.19.10: PolitiFact, Is St. Pete Beach a valid case study for Amendment 4?
Amendment 5: Standards for Legislature to Follow in Legislative Redistricting
- Initiative information (from Florida Department of State)
- Full text of amendment
- Sponsor: FairDistrictsFlorida.org
- Florida Tax Watch report
- FPC Redistricting page
- Links:
  - Collins Center info page
Amendment 6: Standards for Legislature to Follow in Congressional Redistricting
- Initiative information (from Florida Department of State)
- Full text of amendment
- Sponsor: FairDistrictsFlorida.org
- Links:
  - Collins Center info page
Amendment 7: Standards For Legislature To Follow In Legislative And Congressional Redistricting
- Initiative information(from Florida Department of State)
- Full text of amendment
- Sponsor: The Florida Legislature
- Links:
  - Collins Center info page
- Media:
  - 9.1.10: Florida Tribune, Legislature loses court battles over redistricting
  - 7.11.10: Naples Daily News, Editorial: Redistricting ... kudos to judge for killing a confusing amendment
  - 7.9.10: Sunshine State News, Florida Voices: Amendment 7
  - 7.8.10: Florida Times-Union, 1 bill removed from ballot in redistricting debate
- Blogs:
  - 7.9.10: Daily Loaf, Republicans to appeal Tallahassee judge throwing out Amendment 7
  - 7.8.10: Post on Politics, Court knocks redistricting initiative from ballot
Amendment 8: Revision Of The Class Size Requirements For Public Schools
- Initiative information (from Florida Department of State)
- Full text of amendment
- Sponsor: The Florida Legislature
- Links:
  - Collins Center info page
- Media:
  - 8.17.10: St. Petersburg Times, Amendment 8 asks Florida voters to reconsider class sizes
  - 6.27.10: St. Augustine Record, Class-size rule + recession = crisis
  - 6.21.10: St. Petersburg Times, A sensible adjustment on class sizes (editorial)
- Blogs:
  - 6.23.10: The Gradebook, Who's for changing Florida's class-size amendment?
Amendment 9: Health Care Services
- Initiative information (from Florida Department of State)
- Full text of amendment
- Sponsor: The Florida Legislature
- Links:
  - Collins Center info page
  - Florida Health Care Freedom
- Media:
  - 9.1.10: Florida Tribune, High court tosses "health care freedom" amendment
  - 7.30.10: St. Petersburg Times, Judge tosses Florida Legislature-backed health care amendment off ballot
  - 7.2.10: Business Week, 4 voters challenging Fla. health care amendment
  - 7.1.10: Florida Tribune, Amendment 9 draws legal challenge
  - 6.24.10: Florida Tribune, Campaign launched to promote Amendment 9
- Blogs:
  - 7.29.10: Equality Florida, Judge Strikes Health Care Amendment from Ballot

Media

9.2.10: St. Petersburg Times, Court clears up ballot, and voters win (editorial)
8.31.10: Orlando Sentinel, Legal smackdowns should send politicians a strong message (Scott Maxwell column)
8.31.10: St. Petersburg Times, Florida Supreme Court keeps three amendments from ballot
8.4.10: St. Petersburg Times, Florida Legislature's proposed constitutional amendments keep getting bounced off the ballot
10.19.08: Orlando Sentinel, The overshadowed amendments: Other state changes on the Nov. 4 ballot
10.16.08: The Ledger, Constitutional Amendments: Vote 'Yes' on 1,3, 4, 6, 8 (editorial)
10.7.08: Palm Beach Post, Pass tax-cutting changes to Florida Constitution (editorial)
10.4.08: The Ledger, Ballot Issues Await Vote
9.16.08: South Florida Sun-Sentinel, Florida Supreme Court declares initiatives misleading
8.20.08: Tallahassee Democrat, Florida Supreme Court to review legality of proposed amendments
5.13.08: St. Petersburg Times, Know your Florida constitutional amendments
5.20.07: St. Petersburg Times, Petitions may face hurdles

Blogs

10.22.08: Blast Off!, A progressive guide to Florida's proposed constitutional amendments
10.19.08: Central Florida Political Pulse, The Overshadowed Amendments
10.12.08: Eye on Miami, Miami Herald Weighs in on Florida State Constitutional Amendments
10.10.08: Daily Kos, Florida Constitutional Amendments: Back of the Ballot Explained
7.4.08: Florida Progressive Coalition, Amendment Watch
6.20.08: Florida Progressive Coalition, Take on Amendments 7 and 9

2008 Initiatives

Amendment 1: Relating to Property Rights/Ineligible Aliens
- Initiative information (from Florida Department of State)
- Full text of amendment
- Sponsor: The Florida Legislature
- Media:
  - 10.25.08: Miami Herald, Ballot item targets obscure racist law
  - 10.5.08: Palm Beach Post, Symbolic amendment eradicating discriminatory law likely to fail
Amendment 2: Florida Marriage Protection Amendment
- Initiative information (from Florida Department of State)
- Full text of amendment
- FPC Marriage Rights page
- Florida Clergy for Fairness
- Media:
  - 11.1.08: Fort Myers News-Press, Florida marriage amendment on rocks
  - 10.24.08: St. Petersburg Times, Amendment 2 fate lies with black voter turnout
  - 10.22.08: St. Petersburg Times, Gay marriage ban tactic questioned
  - 10.21.08: Associated Press, Fla. Amendment 2 opponents ask for investigation
  - 10.10.08: Orlando Sentinel, Gay marriage isn't the thing we should fear (commentary)
  - 10.5.08: St. Petersburg Times, Ban may go beyond gays
  - 10.3.08: Tampa Tribune, Battle Heats Up Over Florida's Marriage Amendment
  - 9.16.08: Florida Times-Union, Marriage amendment spurs churches to action
- Blogs:
  - 11.1.08: Florida Progressive Coalition, Good News in Amendment 2 Fight
  - 10.31.08: Florida Progressive Coalition, Right-Wing Dirty Tricks
  - 10.15.08: Naked Politics, Michael Schiavo's ad: marriage police are at it again
  - 10.9.08: The Buzz, First TV ad against Amendment 2 airs
  - 10.6.08: Florida Progressive Coalition, The Real Impact of Florida�s Amendment 2
  - 9.7.08: The Buzz, Preach this: Gay marriage foes step up efforts
Amendment 3: Changes and Improvements Not Affecting The Assessed Value of Residential Real Property
- Initiative information (from Florida Department of State)
- Full text of amendment
- Sponsor: Florida Taxation and Budget Reform Commission
- Media:
  - 10.23.08: Miami Herald, Amendment 3 could bring tax breaks for homeowners' house work
Amendment 4: Property Tax Exemption of Perpetually Conserved Land; Classification And Assessment of Land Used for Conservation
- Initiative information (from Florida Department of State)
- Full text of amendment
- Sponsor: Florida Taxation and Budget Reform Commission
- Media:
  - 10.21.08: Miami Herald, Environmentalists back state Amendment 4 -- with caveat
Amendment 5: Eliminating State Required School Property Tax and Replacing with Equivalent State Revenues To Fund Education (a/k/a the tax-swap amendment)
- Initiative information (from Florida Department of State)
- Full text of amendment
- Sponsor: Florida Taxation and Budget Reform Commission
- Media:
  - 8.19.08: Pensacola News-Journal, Amendment 5 is down, but it's far from out
  - 7.3.08: Fort Myers News-Press, Coalition files suit to block Amendment 5 from November ballot
- Blogs:
  - 8.14.08: Central Florida Political Pulse, Judge knocks Amendment 5 tax swap off ballot
  - 6.27.08: Florida Progressive Coalition, The New Destroy Florida�s Future Amendment
Amendment 6: Assessment of Working Waterfront Property Based upon Current Use
- Initiative information (from Florida Department of State)
- Full text of amendment
- Sponsor: Florida Taxation and Budget Reform Commission
- Media:
  - 11.1.08: Bradenton Herald, A look at Amendment 6
  - 10.22.08: Miami Herald, Amendment 6 could buoy waterfront businesses
Amendment 7: Religious Freedom
- Initiative information(from Florida Department of State)
- Full text of amendment
- Sponsor: Florida Taxation and Budget Reform Commission
Amendment 8: Local Option Community College Funding
- Initiative information (from Florida Department of State)
- Full text of amendment
- Sponsor: Florida Taxation and Budget Reform Commission
- Media:
  - 10.21.08: St. Petersburg Times, Amendment 8 would benefit community colleges
Amendment 9: Requiring 65 Percent of School Funding for Classroom Instruction; State�s Duty For Children�s Education
- Initiative information(from Florida Department of State)
- Full text of amendment
- Sponsor: Florida Taxation and Budget Reform Commission

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