Florida 2006 ballot measures
From Ballotpedia
Six statewide ballot measures appeared on the November 2006 ballot in Florida. Eight measures had been set to appear but two were removed after their initial qualification.
On the ballot
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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| 1 | LR | Amendment 1 | Establishes various limits and rules for the planning and budget process | 
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| 3 | LR | Amendment 3 | Requires that any amendment or revision to state constitution be approved by 60% of voters |
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| 4 | CICA | Tobacco Hazards | Mandates that the state use part of tobacco settlement money for prevention plan |
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| 6 | LR | Homestead Exemption | Increases the maximum additional homestead exemption |
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| 7 | LR | Amendment 7 | Would provide discount for disabled veterans who lived in Florida when they entered military service |
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| 8 | LR | Amendment 8 | Would prohibit private property taken by eminent domain to be given to a private party |
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Key facts
- As of the 2006 election, there had been a total of 28 initiatives on the ballot since the process became available in Florida in 1976, in addition to legislatively-referred ballot measures.
- Floridians passed Amendment 3 in 2006, which requires that for any initiative, legislative referral or commission referral to pass, it must earn the approval of 60% of the state's voters.
- Florida voters have approved a higher percentage of their statewide ballot measures than voters in any other state.
Removed from ballot
| # | Type | Title | Description | Status |
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| 2 | LR | Amendment 2 | Term limits | Rmoved from ballot by Florida State Legislature |
| 5 | CICA | Amendment 5 | Legislative re-districting by an independent commission rather than the state legislature | Rmoved from ballot by Florida Supreme Court |
See also
External links
- Amendments for 2006 general election
- State of Florida booklet describing the 2006 constitutional amendments
- Voters approve all six constitutional amendments
- Chamber of Commerce Guide to the 2006 Florida Constitutional Amendments
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