“VoteSmartFlorida.org is pleased with the initial recommendations of the committee,” said Rick McAllister, president and CEO, Florida Retail Federation and VoteSmartFlorida.org Alliance Partner.  “After hearing public testimony from voters across the state, the committee listened and proposed thoughtful solutions to this serious issue.” 

“VoteSmartFlorida.org has conducted extensive statewide research and has found Florida voters strongly support changes to the constitutional amendment process, and they want the changes now,” said Mark Wilson, spokesperson for VoteSmartFlorida.org.  

• Move the deadline for amendment qualification to January 1 of the election year, rather than the current 91 days before the election.

• Urge the Florida Legislature to place on the ballot and the people to approve an amendment requiring a 2/3 vote to pass future constitutional changes.

• Urge the above recommendations be incorporated into a joint resolution and placed on the ballot for the August 31 primary election.

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VoteSmartFlorida.org, an Alliance of diverse Floridians, voters, local chambers of commerce, community groups, trade associations and advocates, recognizes Florida’s constitutional amendment process is broken and needs to be fixed.   VoteSmartFlorida.org is firmly committed to enduring and maintaining the integrity of our Florida Constitution and the constitutional amendment process.