Despite a push by Florida legislators to require school board candidates to disclose their political affiliations, school ...
In Florida, constitutional amendments need at least 60% voter support to pass, a higher bar than in nearly any other state. Here’s how each amendment turned out. Amendment 1: Partisan ...
Amendment 1 reached 55%, meaning Florida voters chose to keep school board elections as they are now, non-partisan. One ...
The ballot language reads in part: “Proposing amendments to the State Constitution to require members of a district school board to be elected in a partisan election rather than a nonpartisan election ...
In this story, we're highlighting Amendment 1, and we're offering the recommendations (when available) of the editorial boards of two Florida newspapers in the USA TODAY NETWORK and four other ...
What is Florida’s Amendment 1 — Establishing school board elections as partisan? Florida's first Amendment tackles school board elections. In simple terms, Amendment 1 would require ...
Here are the results for the amendment results in Florida, and what each result means for the state. Amendment 1 failed to gain approval from Florida voters, meaning political party ...
Floridians decided to pass Amendment 5, which will add an inflation adjustment to the current homestead tax exemption.
A measure that would have protected abortion rights in Florida's state constitution failed Tuesday after not meeting the 60% threshold to pass. The rejection of the measure makes Florida the first ...