FLORIDA CONSTITUTIONAL ADMENDMENTS

Attorney General Pam Bondi’s office has asked the Florida Supreme Court to overturn a ruling that could block at least three proposed constitutional amendments from going on the November ballot. Leon County Circuit Judge Karen Gievers ruled that the proposals should not go on the ballot because they improperly bundled unrelated issues. The three proposals include a measure to ban offshore oil drilling and the use of electronic cigarettes in workplaces; a measure that deals with governance of the state-college system and death benefits for survivors of first responders and military members; and a measure that would remove constitutional language that prohibits aliens ineligible for citizenship from owning property. The November 6^th General Election is less than two months away and the Supreme Court is moving quickly to rule on the amendments.