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Florida Supreme Court to hear Amendment 8 ballot case

| 8/23/2018

Florida Supreme Court to hear Amendment 8 ballot case

The Florida Supreme Court will decide whether Amendment 8 — a proposed change to the state constitution involving public schools — will be on the state’s November ballot. A circuit judge in Tallahassee on Monday ruled Amendment 8 was “misleading” and ordered it removed from the Nov. 6 ballot. More from the Orlando Sentinel and the Tampa Bay Times.

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