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Most state laws have provisions to also have ballots list Constitutional Amendments and Referendums to vote on - the effect of which ranges from suggestive or mandatory. Tomorrow I'm in person and just finished looking over the entire sample ballot of federal, state and local offices - such as who should head the Mosquito Control Board as a non-partisan election, plus whether to retain some of the judges and finally constitutional amendments. With this, I can do research candidates - such as which of the 3 candidates for Mosquito Control Board to vote for - and consider the 4 constitutional amendments to Florida's state constitution:
1. Raise minimum wage to $15 an hours by September of next year. I voted no. Little cities in Central Florida are holding onto the last of their local businesses and cafes by their fingernails. The costs of living are low. This would wipe out many of the few remaining businesses and jobs - a downward spiral already drowning the city in loses. I will vote no.
2. Only US Citizens can be voters. I will vote yes.
3. Although more wordy, the effect would be that Republicans could vote in Democratic Primaries - and visa versa. Open primaries. I will vote no. I think primaries should be for people at least willing to say they are a member of that political party. I don't think Democrats would want me to vote instead in their primaries.
4. To require any constitutional change to win TWO elections, not just one. The goal is to prevent knee-jerk changes to the State Constitution. I my opinion, changing the controlling constitution of a government is a really big deal not to be rapidly or emotionally. A single election can be too much controlled by special interests, partisan interests and/or media propaganda. I will vote yes, that is should requiring passing a public vote twice before becoming the new State Constitution.
1. Raise minimum wage to $15 an hours by September of next year. I voted no. Little cities in Central Florida are holding onto the last of their local businesses and cafes by their fingernails. The costs of living are low. This would wipe out many of the few remaining businesses and jobs - a downward spiral already drowning the city in loses. I will vote no.
2. Only US Citizens can be voters. I will vote yes.
3. Although more wordy, the effect would be that Republicans could vote in Democratic Primaries - and visa versa. Open primaries. I will vote no. I think primaries should be for people at least willing to say they are a member of that political party. I don't think Democrats would want me to vote instead in their primaries.
4. To require any constitutional change to win TWO elections, not just one. The goal is to prevent knee-jerk changes to the State Constitution. I my opinion, changing the controlling constitution of a government is a really big deal not to be rapidly or emotionally. A single election can be too much controlled by special interests, partisan interests and/or media propaganda. I will vote yes, that is should requiring passing a public vote twice before becoming the new State Constitution.
