Constitutional Amendments for the 2020 FL General Election Ballot

HIGHLIGHTS Four citizen initiatives are on the ballot. Amendment 1 would state that only citizens can vote in Florida; Amendment 2 would raise the minimum wage to $15 by 2026; Amendment 3 would establish top-two open primaries and you can bet a Democrat got this on the ballot; and Amendment 4 would require constitutional amendments to be passed twice.

CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS

• 1. YES--Citizenship requirement to Vote in Florida Elections.

• 2. NO-YES-On the Fence.Raising Florida's minimum wage to $15 hour

• 3. NO--All registered voters vote in Primary elections--2 highest vote getters advance to General Election regardless of Party affiliation.
  The proposed amendment would actually abolish party primary elections for certain offices and replace them with free-for-all 'jungle primaries.
  When the books closed July 20 for the state primaries of Aug. 18, there were 5,167,930 registered Democrats and 4,927,507 Republicans. And 3,622,236 citizens registered with no party affiliation — known as NPAs — meaning they can’t vote in partisan primaries this month but will be eligible for the general election. You can see from the above, that there is the possibility that Republicans would never hold office in Florida.

• 4. NO-YES?--Voter approval of all Constitutional Amendments to be decided in two general elections instead of just one. We do this in Lake Worth when we pass an Ordinance with two Public Hearings.
  

• 5. YES--Limitations on Homestead Property, increased portability period from two years to three to transfer accrued Save Our Homes benefits to a new homestead. Homeowners could take their exemption with them for two full years or more -- and not lose it in the space of a year and a few days. Lawmakers should put this sensible change on the ballot, and voters should approve the amendment in November.

• 6. YES--Ad Valorem Tax Discount for spouses of certain deceased veterans who had permanent, combat related disabilities