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Amendments and Referendums

Backers of Recreational Pot Initiative Reach Halfway Point in Signatures for Ballot

March 1, 2023 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

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The Florida Division of Elections had received 420,072 valid signatures from the political committee Smart & Safe Florida as of Wednesday, according to the division’s website. The committee would need to submit at least 891,589 signatures to get on the ballot.

Group Seeks to Legalize Homegrown Medical Pot with 2024 Ballot Proposal

February 18, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

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A political committee has started moving forward with a proposed constitutional amendment that would allow medical-marijuana patients and patients’ caregivers to grow cannabis at home.

Recreational Pot Proposal Has the Signatures to Get on 2024 Ballot, But for Supreme Court Review

February 3, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

Weed rising. But a Supreme Court hurdle is ahead. (Elsa Olofsson)

Backers of a proposed constitutional amendment that would allow recreational use of marijuana have passed a preliminary hurdle to get on the 2024 ballot, submitting more than enough petition signatures to trigger a Florida Supreme Court review of the measure.

Beverly Beach Holds a Mail-Only Election to Decide 5 Charter Amendments

January 30, 2023 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

Everything is on a smaller scale in Beverly Beach. (© FlaglerLive)

The Town of Beverly Beach starting this week is holding an unusual mail-only election to decide five charter amendments. The results will be announced on March 7.

Florida Voters Reject Additional Property Tax Breaks or Ending Constitutional Revision Commission

November 9, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

One of the proposals would have given homeowners a tax break if they reinforced their home against flooding, by not counting the improvements as part of the value of their home assessed for tax purposes. (© FlaglerLive)

Florida voters late Tuesday appeared to have rejected three proposed constitutional amendments that would have provided property-tax breaks and eliminated the state’s Constitution Revision Commission.

Leann Pennington, Theresa Pontieri, Will Furry and Cathy Heighter Win, Half-Cent Tax Passes, Amendments Fail

November 8, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 75 Comments

Theresa Pontieri, left, has won a seat on the Palm Coast City Council, and Leaann Pennington, who walloped Joe Mullions in the primary, defeated Jane Gentile-Youd, an independent, to win a seat on the County Commission, which hasn;t had a woman serving there since Barbara Revels six years ago. (© FlaglerLive)

For Flagler County and Palm Coast, it is an election of new faces: four races, four newcomers to elected office: Leann Pennington won a seat on the County Commission, Theresa Pontieri and Cathy Heighter won seats to the Palm Coast City Council, and Will Furry won a Flagler County School Board seat.

Amendment 3: Is Yet Another Homestead Exemptions Needed, Or Prudent?

November 2, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 10 Comments

A Halloween-decorated property in Flagler Beach. (© FlaglerLive)

Florida voters could offer significant property tax exemptions to Florida’s teachers, firefighters, active-duty members of the U.S. military, and other specified professions, amid a relatively hostile housing market. But a well-meaning tax exemption may bring about other complications, such as a loss of local government tax revenue.

Ballot Effort to Legalize Recreational Marijuana in Florida Launches

August 8, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 14 Comments

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Trulieve, the state’s largest medical-marijuana operator, and country-music legends The Bellamy Brothers are backing a proposed constitutional amendment that would allow recreational use of marijuana by people 21 or older.

School District’s Half-Penny Sales Surtax Renewal, for Tech and Safety, Will Be on the November Ballot

June 21, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

Andy Dance was a school board member 10 years ago, when he successfully shepherded the renewal of the district's half-cent sales surtax to voter approval. Dance is now cheering on the renewal as a county commissioner. (© FlaglerLive)

The Flagler County Commission Monday evening approved on a 4-0 vote placing a referendum on the Nov. 8 ballot to renew for the third time the school district’s half-penny sales surtax. The vote was not a surprise, though it reflects a shift from Commissioner Joe Mullins, who earlier this month was signaling opposition to the tax.

How Palm Coast City Council Skirted Charter Change on Its Own Salaries Even As It Was Claiming to Clarify It

March 31, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 10 Comments

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Palm Coast City Council member Nick Klufas, like many residents, thought council members’ salaries could only be changed by charter–not, as Mayor Alfin is proposing, by mere council ordinance. His confusion reflects how the last time the council changed the charter had the effect of deceiving voters into thinking exactly what Klufas thought, even as the city was ostensibly trying to clarify the charter. It’s a revealing history of obfuscation by omission that now undermines the legitimacy of council salary increases.

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