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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."

Vice Mayor Jim Parent Triumphs Over Ruttencutter Attacks in Amendment 4 / St. Pete Beach Exchange
Aug 22, 2010
St. Pete Beach Vice Mayor Jim Parent's outspoken opposition to Amendment 4 recently drew hostile fire from not one, but two of the city's former vice mayors: Harry Metz and Ed Ruttencutter.
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. 

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Vote No on 4’s Houck speaks out
Aug 31, 2010
Ryan Houck, who is leading the fight against the proposed Amendment 4 to the Florida constitution, is very adamant that the measure would create lengthy ballots.
Amendment 4: A gamble Florida can't afford to take
Aug 29, 2010
There are ways to get Florida’s economy back on track, but grinding future development to a halt isn’t one of them. Yet, that’s exactly what Amendment 4, the proposed constitutional amendment commonly billed as “hometown democracy,” would do.
Be careful what you wish for
Aug 29, 2010
In their recent articles on Hometown Democracy, both Ron Rae of the Hernando Today and Dan DeWitt of the Hernando Times endorsed the passage of Amendment 4 in the November election. Their recommendation was based on a need to slow down (stop?)

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