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No initiative petitions filed in Florida for 2012 ballot
From Ballotpedia
February 2, 2012
By Eric Veram
Florida: Yesterday's signature filing deadline passed without a single public petition filing or meeting the qualifications for appearing on the ballot. This essentially means that the only measures voters will get a say in this November, are those proposed by the legislature.[1] However, those measures that did not qualify or gather enough signatures may remain in circulation for some time, with the signatures already acquired being valid for 2 years.
Currently there are 7[2] legislatively-referred measures set to appear on the November 6, 2012 state ballot and are listed below:
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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| LRCA | Amendment 1 | Health care | Prevents penalties for not purchasing health care coverage in order to comply with federal health care reforms | 
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| LRCA | Amendment 2 | Taxes | Allows for property tax discounts for disabled veterans | 
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| LRCA | Amendment 3 | State budgets | Replaces existing revenue limits with a new limitation based on inflation and population changes |
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| LRCA | Amendment 4 | Taxes | Amends commercial and non-homestead property taxes |
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| LRCA | Amendment 5 | Judicial reform | Gives the Legislature increased control over the judicial branch. |
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| LRCA | Amendment 6 | Abortion | Prohibits public funds for abortions |
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| LRCA | Amendment 8 | Religion | Repeals ban of public dollars for religious funding |
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| LRCA | Amendment 9 | Taxes | Authorizes the legislature to totally or partially exempt surviving spouses of military veterans or first responders who died in the line of duty from paying property taxes |
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| LRCA | Amendment 10 | Taxes | Provides an exemption from ad valorem taxes levied by local governments on tangible personal property that's value is greater than $25,000 but less than $50,000 |
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| LRCA | Amendment 11 | Taxes | Authorizes counties and municipalities to offer additional tax exemptions on homes of low-income seniors. |
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| LRCA | Amendment 12 | Government Administration | Revises selection process for student member of Board of Governors of State University System |
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See also
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| Propositions • | Recall | • Law |
- Laws governing the initiative process in Florida
- Florida 2012 ballot measures
- List of Florida ballot measures
References
- ↑ [Spoke with Florida Division of Elections office]
- ↑ Florida Division of Elections website
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