2020 Election Recommendations: The amendments

As always, many of the proposed constitutional amendments sound good. But they aren’t.

  • By Matt Walsh
  • | 6:00 a.m. October 2, 2020
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File. John Horne, owner of Anna Maria Oyster Bar, with locations in Manatee County, has been a critic of Amendment 2, saying it will backfire on people its supposedly designed to help.
File. John Horne, owner of Anna Maria Oyster Bar, with locations in Manatee County, has been a critic of Amendment 2, saying it will backfire on people its supposedly designed to help.
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Here we are again — on the verge of another national and statewide election. And as always, ballots will be loaded — not just with candidates’ names but also with proposed amendments to the state constitution.

Thankfully, this year’s ballots will have only six proposed amendments. Two years ago, Florida voters faced a mind-boggling 12 amendments.

 

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