FLORIDA SUPREME COURT RULES ON SMARTER PETITION
Date:
December 18, 2008
(ORLANDO, FL - December 18, 2008) The Florida Supreme Court today gave the green light to a constitutional amendment proposed by Floridians for Smarter Growth. The decision - agreeing that the Smarter Growth Petition meets all legal requirements - is a major win for business leaders who have supported the Floridians for Smarter Growth petition as a more reasonable alternative to the so-called "Hometown Democracy" amendment.
MEMO: Hometown Democracy nearing signature requirement
Date:
April 27, 2009
HOMETOWN DEMOCRACY IS NEARING THE SIGNATURE REQUIREMENT. THE TIME FOR ACTION IS NOW.
Hometown Democracy is a proposal to amend Florida's constitution. If passed by the voters, it would require that hundreds of local land use changes be decided by referendum. Local test cases prove that this proposal will cost taxpayers untold millions in legal fees and election costs. Designed to permanently freeze economic growth, Hometown Democracy would slow Florida's economic recovery and permanently damage our state's business climate.
FSG: Status Update
Date:
June 2, 2009
Dear Fellow Floridian:
At the time I write this letter, Florida Hometown Democracy has submitted 689,819 valid petitions. This number accounts for all revoked signatures and places Hometown Democracy ahead of the total signature threshold.
"HOMETOWN DEMOCRACY" AMENDMENT TO APPEAR ON BALLOT, GROUP CLAIMS
Date:
June 8, 2009
Under the banner of Floridians for Smarter Growth, the business community is ready for battle
(ORLANDO, FL - June 8, 2009) The radical Hometown Democracy proposal failed to reach the ballot in 2004, 2006 and 2008. However, interest groups bankrolling the would-be constitutional amendment now claim that they have collected enough signatures to reach the ballot in 2010.
Court Decision Sets the Stage for Ballot Showdown
Date:
June 17, 2009
Florida Supreme Court Ruling Clarifies Fate of Extreme Ballot Measure
(ORLANDO - June 17, 2009) The Florida Supreme Court issued a ruling on Wednesday that clarifies the status of the most controversial ballot initiative in Florida history. The decision which came as no surprise to most observers upheld a lower court ruling that prevented petition-signers from revoking their signatures. That means the political action committee calling itself Hometown Democracy, which has collected virtually all of its petitions using paid gatherers, will not have to worry about losing any recent signatures to revocation.
After Three FAILED Attempts, "Amendment 4" is Certified for Ballot
Date:
June 22, 2009
Led by Floridians for Smarter Growth, the business community is ready for battle
(ORLANDO, FL - June 22, 2009) The radical ?Hometown Democracy? proposal failed to reach the ballot in 2004, 2006 and 2008. However, the Secretary of State today certified the anti-jobs amendment for the 2010 ballot. It will appear on the ballot as Amendment 4.
Amendment 4 test case turns town into special interest 'battleground'
Date:
October 12, 2009
(ORLANDO, FL - October 12, 2009) Although they decry money in politics, Amendment 4 backers have apparently failed to notice that their proposal has caused an explosion of special interest spending in St. Pete Beach - the small Pinellas county town that adopted a local version of Amendment 4 in 2006.
St. Pete Beach Abandons Local Version of Amendment 4
Date:
November 5, 2009
Voters approve a plan to scale back the Vote on Everything requirement
(Orlando, FL - November 5, 2009) Since beginning a 3-year experiment in Amendment 4-style rule, St. Pete Beach residents have seen endless lawsuits, higher taxes and widespread economic turmoil.[i] On Tuesday, the citizens of St. Pete Beach scaled back their local version of Amendment 4 so that only certain land use changes require a referendum. While Florida voters are set to soon decide the fate of Amendment 4 - a statewide Vote on Everything initiative - St. Pete Beach voters have chosen to rein in their own local experiment by a decisive 60-40 margin.
Dear Ms. Blackner: Stop trying to rig debates on Amendment 4.
Date:
January 21, 2010
On January 11th, St. Petersburg College invited you to participate in a forum on Amendment 4. In an email to the college, you wrote that your organization would only participate in the debate if you were given veto authority over who would represent the opposing side.
NEW VIDEO: "Vote NO on 4" campaign launches web video on Amendment 4
Date:
March 10, 2010
Video tells the story of St. Pete Beach, the first town in Florida to adopt a local version of Amendment 4
(Orlando, FL - March 10, 2010) Citizens for Lower Taxes and a Stronger Economy today stepped up its campaign against Amendment 4, launching a web video on St. Pete Beach--the first community in Florida to adopt a local version of the proposed constitutional amendment. The video can be viewed online at www.florida2010.org .
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