It also means that Florida’s business interests will have fewer options to bypass the Legislature if they suddenly find themselves in open warfare with a more populist-oriented Legislature. You Can’t Lose What You Ain’t Never Had - This does not augur well for future citizen initiatives, including a possible marijuana legalization effort. Sarah Bascom, a spokesperson for Florida Voters in Charge, said their effort were rendered “untenable” by the legal hoops confronting them. I Feel Like Going Home - The two groups trying to place gambling proposals on this year’s ballot spent more than $112 million and failed to make the finish line. Groups trying to gather the nearly 900,000 voter signatures needed to make the ballot have seen plenty of obstacles - everything from constitutionally-dubious fundraising limits to laws on petition gathering. Florida’s big businesses, upset about recent citizen initiatives, including one aimed at raising the minimum wage to $15 an hour, have thrown a lot of effort into encouraging legislators to place legal obstacles in front of them. Trouble No More - But let’s also focus on what this means going forward. Rollin’ and Tumblin’ - There are a lot of very serious unanswered questions along with a dizzying array of allegations and counter-allegations regarding the organizers who pushed the casino amendment and their foes - which included the Seminole Tribe of Florida.
One of those three proposed amendments would permanently eliminate the Constitution Revision Commission, which is authorized to meet every 20 years and has the power to place items on the ballot. I Can’t Be Satisfied - On Friday, a group powered by tens of millions of dollars largely from Las Vegas Sands officially conceded defeat and withdrew its legal challenge trying to get an amendment authorizing a North Florida casino on the ballot.Īll Aboard - This means that there will be just three amendments on the 2022 ballot - and every one of them will have been put there by the Legislature. To pass, it must receive at least 60% of the votes cast.Florida’s ballot - for now - is off-limits to citizen initiativesĭeep Down in Florida - The mission by Republican legislators - and encouraged strongly by business groups such as the Florida Chamber of Commerce - to keep citizen initiatives off the ballot appears to have worked for now. If the Florida Supreme Court approves the marijuana legalization ballot measure or does not issue a ruling by April 1, 2024, the proposal will likely appear on the ballot for the 2024 general election. “Absent extenuating circumstances, subsequent requests may be denied.” “Multiple extensions of time for the same filing are discouraged,” the court wrote in its order granting the motion.
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The Supreme Court, however, granted the full extension requested by the state’s top prosecutor, but noted further requests for more time may not be approved. Smart & Safe Florida opposed the seven-day extension requested by the attorney general and instead agreed to a two-day delay. “As a result, the current deadline gives the opponents just three business days to respond to the arguments in that brief,” the attorney general’s motion stated. The motion also noted that Moody’s office is currently busy drafting briefs in two unrelated cases in addition to pending fundamental administrative tasks. The attorney general’s request noted that the court had accepted a brief from the ACLU two days after the deadline for such filings. If approved for the ballot, Florida voters will likely decide on the marijuana legalization.
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