"Vote NO on Amendment 4" Campaign Announces Co-Chairs for Sarasota and Manatee Counties
Date:
May 20, 2010
Clergyman, businessman, and environmentalist to lead opposition to Amendment 4 in Sarasota and Manatee counties.
Florida NFIB Officially Joins "Vote No on 4" Campaign
Date:
May 6, 2010
Small business group launches web message to members, press.
(Orlando, FL - May 6, 2010) The National Federation of Independent Business/Florida today announced its opposition to Amendment 4, a proposed amendment to Florida's constitution that would require taxpayer-funded referenda for any change to a local government comprehensive plan.
"Vote NO on Amendment 4" Campaign Announces Southwest Florida Co-Chairs
Date:
May 5, 2010
Business leaders, civil servants at forefront of Southwest Florida opposition to Amendment 4.
(Orlando, FL – May 4, 2010) Citizens for Lower Taxes and a Stronger Economy (the "Vote No on 4" campaign) today announced the names of its Southwest Florida Co-Chairs. The group includes Carole Green, a former Lee County State Representative and former Secretary for the Florida Department of Elder Affairs under Governor Jeb Bush; Jim Doane, Vice President of Leasing and Brokerage at a Naples-based commercial real estate firm; and Mike Grant, a small business owner and former State Representative from Charlotte County. Today's announcement comes one week after the campaign released the names of its three Tampa Bay Co-Chairs.
"Vote NO on Amendment 4" Campaign Announces Broward Chairman
Date:
April 6, 2010
Union leader at forefront of Broward County opposition to Amendment 4.
(Orlando, FL - April 6, 2010) Citizens for Lower Taxes and a Stronger Economy (the "Vote No on 4" campaign) today continued its rollout of local leadership by announcing the campaign's Broward County Chairman. Frank Ortis, Mayor of Pembroke Pines, is a community, civic, and union leader dedicated to the cause of defeating Amendment 4. Today's announcement comes one week after the campaign released the names of its Palm Beach county co-chairs, David Levy--an environmental leader, and Brian Seymour--a business attorney.
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 .
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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