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· Current Circulating
Initiatives · Who’s Behind VoteSmartFlorida? · Nationwide Initiative
Process |
Fact or Fiction? Do you have
the whole truth??
● FICTION: The
number of initiative measures is out of control.
● FACT:
Since 1976, only 21 citizen initiatives have made it to the ballot, out of
142 filed.
● FACT:
Only 76% (16 of 21) of the initiatives have passed.
● FACT:
On average, 1.5 initiatives per general election have qualified for statewide
ballots.
● FICTION:
The integrity of the Florida Constitution has been compromised by ballot
initiatives.
● FACT:
Out of 95 amendments to the Florida Constitution since 1970, state legislators
proposed 69.
● FACT:
Only 16 of the 95 amendments were proposed by citizen initiatives.
● FACT:
95% of legislature referrals make it to the ballot, while only 14% of citizen
initiatives do.
● FICTION:
Citizens do not understand the substance of what they are voting on.
● FACT:
If lack of information about ballot initiatives is really a problem, the
Chamber of Commerce should call for the creation of state-sponsored voter
pamphlets, public forums, and other public information efforts.
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