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Florida House Advances Corporate Takeover of Amendment Process with Vote on HB1205
Bill would greatly restrict ability of Floridians to get citizen-led amendments on ballot.
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Florida House Advances Corporate Takeover of Amendment Process with Vote on HB1205
Bill would greatly restrict ability of Floridians to get citizen-led amendments on ballot.
Press Release
Florida House Advances Corporate Takeover of Amendment Process with Vote on HB1205
Bill would greatly restrict ability of Floridians to get citizen-led amendments on ballot
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FL House Advances Attack on Citizen-Led Amendments
HB 1205 creates multiple new restrictions on the current process, which is already one of the strictest citizen-led amendment processes in the country.
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