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Constitutional Amendment Roundup

1838 Florida Constitution
Florida Historical Society
1838 Florida Constitution

Voters in Florida are being asked to decide on 12 amendments to the state’s constitution during this year's General Election on Tuesday, November 6. Three of them are legislative referrals: thePermanent Cap on Non-homestead Parcel Assessment Increases Amendment, theHomestead Exemption Increase Amendment, and theTwo-Thirds Vote of Legislature to Increase Taxes or Fees Amendment. Two of them are citizen-initiated constitutional amendments: theVoter Approval of Casino Gambling Initiative, and theVoting Rights Restoration for Felons Initiative. And seven of which were referred by theFlorida Constitution Revision Commission, each of which coversmultiple issues. We’ll hear a roundup of stories from public radio reporters around the state about some of the proposed amendments on this year's ballot.

 

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Julie Glenn is the host of Gulf Coast Live. She has been working in southwest Florida as a freelance writer since 2007, most recently as a regular columnist for the Naples Daily News. She began her broadcasting career in 1993 as a reporter/anchor/producer for a local CBS affiliate in Quincy, Illinois. After also working for the NBC affiliate, she decided to move to Parma, Italy where she earned her Master’s degree in communication from the University of Gastronomic Sciences. Her undergraduate degree in Mass Communication is from the University of Missouri at Kansas City.
Mike Kiniry is producer of Gulf Coast Live, and co-creator and host of the WGCU podcast Three Song Stories: Biography Through Music. He first joined the WGCU team in the summer of 2003 as an intern while studying Communication at Florida Gulf Coast University.