Tag Archives: 2010

Editing the Constitution: Amendments 5, 6 are a BFD

This November, Florida voters will have a chance to enact meaningful changes to a redistricting process that has historically been a gerrymandering free for all. Amendments 5 and 6 are citizen initiatives that will enshrine fair redistricting rules into the state constitution, forcing an end to the practice of lawmakers custom designing their own voter …

September 7, 2010 – 2:47 am | By Norwood | Posted in Florida | Tagged , , , , , , , | Comments (0)

Editing the Constitution: Amendment 1

Note: This week Over the next week or two I’ll spend several days and diaries discussing the constitutional amendment process in Florida as well as the specific amendments that are on the November ballot this year. The first part of the series is here. On Monday we learned how the Florida constitution can be amended …

July 7, 2010 – 11:33 am | By Norwood | Posted in Florida, Politics | Tagged , , , , , , | Comments (2)

Editing the Constitution

Florida’s constitution is truly an evolving document. Every two years, amendments are proposed and and those that pass muster with Florida voters are edited into the text of the original document rather than just being tacked on at the end. The current version of our state constitution is full of seamless and not so seamless …

July 5, 2010 – 11:23 am | By Norwood | Posted in Florida, Legislature, Politics | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Comments Off