Scott Rasmussen's Number of the Day for April 2, 2018

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By Scott Rasmussen

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April 2, 2018: Florida voters going to the polls this November may decide whether to accept up to 25 proposed amendments to the state constitution.

The proposals have been formally sent to the Style and Drafting Committee by the Florida Constitution Revision Commission. After the wording is finalized, the commission will vote on whether each individual proposal will be presented to voters.

To be forwarded for Style and Drafting, each proposal must win approval from a majority of the commissioners (19 votes if all 37 members are present and voting). However, to be formally submitted to voters, 22 votes are required.

Some proposals are far-ranging and others more narrowly focused. One that touches on a current national debate would limit the authority of state bureaucrats and the administrative state. It would prohibit state courts from deferring to an administrative agency’s interpretation of a state statute or rule in lawsuits. Such a prohibition would give voters and their representatives more authority in the rulemaking process.

The proposals still under consideration are listed below. Proposal numbers are not sequential because many proposals did not make it this far in the process.

Florida Constitution Revision Commission, 2018 proposals
Proposal	Commission subject	Description	Simple majority vote
Proposal 3	Religious, Economic, Property	Deletes provision allowing laws to prohibit residents ineligible for citizenship to own, inherit, and possess real property	27-0 a
Proposal 6	Administration of Justice	Prohibits state courts from deferring to an administrative agency’s interpretation of a state statute or rule in lawsuits	28-4 a
Proposal 9	Government Organization	Creates a state Department of Veterans’ Affairs	29-4 a
Proposal 10	Education	Requires the promotion of civic literacy in public education	25-7 a
Proposal 11	Public Ethics and Elections	Allows any voter to vote in a partisan primary if all candidates in the general election will have the same party affiliation, excluding write-ins	21-12 a
Proposal 12	Technical Revisions	Deletes obsolete provision requiring a high-speed ground transportation system	30-0 a
Proposal 13	Public Ethics and Elections	Prohibits counties from abolishing certain local offices and requires elections for certain local offices	26-7 a
Proposal 20	Administration of Justice	Provides that the repeal of a criminal statute does not affect the prosecution of any crime committed before the repeal	29-2 a
Proposal 26	Government Organization	Creates a state Office of Domestic Security and Counter-Terrorism	22-11 a
Proposal 29	Religious, Economic, Property	Requires employers to use the federal E-Verify program to check if a potential employee is eligible to work in the U.S.	19-13 a
Proposal 37	Government Organization	Prohibits state and local governments from naming public buildings and programs after an official who is currently serving	20-13 a
Proposal 39	Public Ethics and Elections	Prohibits legislators, statewide elected officials, and judges from personally representing another person for compensation before the legislature or government agencies, other than judicial tribunals, and prohibits political subdivisions from having lobbyists to advocate for or against an appropriation from the legislature or executive budget request to benefit that subdivision	28-5 a
Proposal 41	Administration of Justice	Increases judicial retirement age from 70 to 75	30-3 a
Proposal 43	Education	Establishes a term limit of eight years for school board members	27-6 a
Proposal 44	Education	Requires a nine-member vote of the board of trustees and a 12-member vote of the board of governors to increase a college fee	29-4 a
Proposal 49	Public Employees	Requires death benefits for the survivors of specified first responders and military members	25-7 a
Proposal 54	Healthcare	Prohibits the state from forbidding hospitals to enter a county if any existing hospital has an infection rate above the statewide average	19-14 a
Proposal 65	Healthcare	Prohibits vapor-generating electronic devices in enclosed indoor workplaces	26-6 a
Proposal 67	Religious, Economic, Property	Prohibits wagering on greyhound and other dog races	18-14 a
Proposal 71	Education	Specifies that school boards control all public schools established by the school district	27-8 a
Proposal 83	Education	Adds to constitution that there is a state college system for all public community and state colleges and that each college has a local board of trustees	26-8 a
Proposal 91	Environment	Prohibits the drilling for exploration and extraction of oil and natural gas in certain coastal waters	32-1 a
Proposal 93	Education	Allows a high-performing school district to become an innovation school district exempt from certain provisions of education code	24-9 a
Proposal 96	Administration of Justice	Adds a Marsy's Law crime victims rights amendment	30-4 a
Proposal 103	Legislature	Requires legislature to convene regular session on the second Tuesday of January of even-numbered years	32-1 a

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See also

• Scott Rasmussen's Number of the Day
• Florida Constitution Revision Commission, 2018 proposals
• Chevron deference (doctrine)