Ballot explainer: Amendment 4 Limit Government Interference with ...
Oct 8, 2024 · Read the full text here.. What that means: Amendment 4 of the 2024 general election, if passed, would establish a constitutional right to abortion in Florida before fetal viability or when necessary to protect the patient’s health, as determined by their healthcare provider.
Ballot Explainer: Amendment 6 Repeal of Public Campaign …
Oct 9, 2024 · Read the full text here.. What that means: Currently, Article XI of the Florida Constitution provides for public campaign financing for statewide candidates who agree to spending limits, this was adopted in 1998 with the passing of Amendment 11.
Ballot explainer: Amendment 2 Right to Fish and Hunt | WUWF
Oct 7, 2024 · For the full text, click here.. What that means: Amendment 2 makes hunting and fishing a state constitutional right and declares that hunting and fishing are the preferred means for "responsibly managing and controlling fish and …
Court rejects Florida's abortion law injunction | WUWF
Aug 24, 2022 · An appeals court Wednesday tossed out a temporary injunction that would have blocked a new Florida law preventing abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy.. A panel of the 1st District Court of Appeal had signaled last month that it would reject the temporary injunction issued by Leon County Circuit Judge John Cooper, who said the 15-week limit violated a privacy right in the Florida Constitution.
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The narrow defeat of Amendment 4 means Florida's six-week abortion ban will remain in effect for the foreseeable future. Abortion funds say they need more money to help people travel out of state for care.
Ballot explainer: Amendment 5 Homestead Exemption Adjustment
Oct 9, 2024 · Proposing an amendment to the State Constitution to require an annual adjustment for inflation to the value of current or future homestead exemptions that apply solely to levies other than school district levies and for which every person who has legal or equitable title to real estate and maintains thereon the permanent residence of the owner, or another person legally or naturally dependent ...
An interactive map shows how storm surge could impact your area
Sep 27, 2022 · The map, from the National Hurricane Center, show how a hurricane — can its severity — could affect coastal areas across the state.
Ballot explainer: Amendment 3 Marijuana Legalization Initiative
Oct 8, 2024 · Allows adults 21 years or older to possess, purchase, or use marijuana products and marijuana accessories for non-medical personal consumption by smoking, ingestion, or otherwise; allows Medical Marijuana Treatment Centers, and other state licensed entities, to acquire, cultivate, process, manufacture, sell, and distribute such products and accessories.
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Nov 1, 2024 · Santa Rosa County residents will vote whether or not to replace the existing half-cent local option sales tax with a full-cent surtax. The decision could significantly impact the county’s roads, bridges and infrastructure for years to come.
FEMA's 50% rule could make it more expensive for homeowners …
Nov 16, 2022 · Hurricane-damaged properties in Florida counties are subject to a federal rule that could thwart recovery efforts for some homeowners. The FEMA 50% rule, as part of the National Flood Insurance Program, mandates that if a home incurs substantial damage — determined when repair costs total or exceed 50% of the property's market value — it must be brought up to current building codes and ...