Miami Herald by Mary Ellen Klas October 18, 2017 Can members of the powerful panel that has the authority to put constitutional amendments directly on the November 2018 ballot discuss votes in secret and lobby each other? That is the question Indian River County Commissioner Bob Solari has been trying to get answered for six […]
Archives for October 18, 2017
Florida Bar aims to engage Floridians in constitutional review
Florida Politics Staff Report October 17, 2017 With most Floridians not knowing what the Constitution Revision Commission is or does, The Florida Bar is trying to change that. The Bar launched “Protect Florida Democracy: Our Constitution, Our Rights, Our Courts,” a statewide public education program to fill the void in Floridians’ awareness of constitution revision and engage Floridians in this […]
Fla. Constitution Panel Dismissed Public’s Ideas, Groups Say
Law360 by Nathan Hale October 17, 2017 A coalition of organizations blasted Florida’s Constitution Revision Commission on Tuesday for advancing just six of more than 2,000 public submissions for amendments it had received. Within minutes of the meeting’s adjournment, the American Civil Liberties Union of Florida, the League of Women Voters, Florida AFL-CIO and other groups released a […]