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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."

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
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. 
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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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."
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
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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