Florida Amendment 5, Payment for Water Pollution in the Everglades Initiative (1996)

Florida Amendment 5
Election date November 5, 1996
Topic Environment and Water
Status Approved
Type Initiated constitutional amendment	Origin Citizens

Florida Amendment 5 was on the ballot as an initiated constitutional amendment in Florida on November 5, 1996. It was approved.

A “yes” vote supported providing that those responsible for water pollution in the Everglades Protection Area and the Everglades Agricultural Area pay for the cost of the pollution's abatement.

A “no” vote opposed providing that those responsible for water pollution in the Everglades Protection Area and the Everglades Agricultural Area pay for the cost of the pollution's abatement.

Election results

Florida Amendment 5
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		3,397,286	68.06%
No		1,594,175	31.94%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Amendment 5 was as follows:

“

The Constitution currently provides the authority for the abatement of water pollution. This proposal adds a provision to provide that those in the Everglades Agricultural Area who cause water pollution within the Everglades Protection Area or the Everglades Agricultural Area shall be primarily responsible for paying the costs of the abatement of that pollution.

”

Full Text

The full text of this measure is available here.

Path to the ballot

See also: Signature requirements for ballot measures in Florida

The ballot measure was an initiated constitutional amendment. Proponents collected signatures to place the initiative on the ballot.

See also

1996 Measures

• 1996 Measures
• Water on the ballot
• Environment on the ballot
• 1996 legislative sessions

Florida

• Florida ballot measures
• Florida ballot measure laws

News and analysis

• Ballot measure lawsuits
• Ballot measure readability
• Ballot measure polls

External links

• Florida Division of Elections, "Initiatives / Amendments / Revisions Database"