May 24, 2013
election 2010
Hometown Democracy vs. the Anti-Amendment
Amendment 4 will loom over all other statewide issues until voters cast their ballots in November.
Mike Vogel | 3/1/2010
| Economic Atmosphere, Then and Now | ||
| When Amendment 4 was filed in 2003, economic conditions were quite different. | ||
| 2003 | Now | |
Unemployment |
5.1% | 11.8% |
Population |
17 million | 18.3 million |
Value of Construction Starts |
||
| Starts in Florida | $49.7 billion | $26.5 billion |
| Source: McGraw-Hill Construction | ||
Other Amendments
Five other amendment proposals will be on the November ballot:
- One is a tax credit for deployed military.
- One does away with public campaign financing for statewide office seekers.
- One limits how fast assessed values on non-homestead property can increase and gives a homestead break to first-time home buyers.
- Two try to end political party- or incumbent-driven gerrymandering in drawing legislative and congressional districts (see the article "Party Lines").
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