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Amendment 4 in Florida

Check back regularly for the facts about Amendment 4---sometimes referred to as hometown democracy.  Learn how Amendment 4 will lead to wasted tax dollars, fewer jobs and endless litigation for Florida.  Join Citizens for Lower Taxes and a Stronger Economy - a group of small business leaders, working families, teachers, healthcare professionals, environmentalists and community leaders - and "Vote NO on Amendment 4."

Hometown Democracy Throws Truth Under the Bus in Televised Amendment 4 Debate
Jul 25, 2010
Supporters of Amendment 4 are dead wrong when they dismiss St. Pete Beach's costly, disastrous experiment with Hometown Democracy-style referendum rules as having "absolutely nothing" to do with Amendment 4. During a recent televised debate
Florida AFL-CIO Votes to Oppose Amendment 4
Jul 22, 2010
The Florida AFL-CIO today announced its opposition to Amendment 4, becoming a part of the unprecedented coalition of more than 280 leading business, civic and labor groups that are working to defeat the measure in November. 
Florida Must Say No To Amendment 4 (2010)
Jul 16, 2010
If you don’t know, there is a debate going on. A debate whether or not we should be a Democracy or Republic. A debate we are calling the Florida Hometown Democracy Land Use, Amendment 4.

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Amendment 4 would hamstring Florida's local government
Jul 26, 2010
When voters go to the polls in November, they will find the ballot festooned with Florida constitutional measures -- including Amendment 4, euphemistically labeled by its sponsors as "Hometown Democracy."
Amendment 4 Poses Threat to Florida's Economic Growth
Jul 25, 2010
A proposed amendment to Florida’s Constitution, Amendment 4, would require that all changes to Comprehensive Plans approved by local governments must also be approved by voters. Amendment 4’s unintended consequences pose a serious threat to Florida’s
Amendment 4 would result in chaos at the polls
Jul 24, 2010
The debate over Amendment 4 seems to intensify daily. With an unprecedented coalition of business, environmental, labor and civic groups working to defeat it, the proponents of Amendment 4 are turning to fanciful rhetoric and imaginative half-truths

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