Florida Supreme Court Says Single-Subject Rule Does Not Pertain to Measures Put on Ballot by Constitution Revision Commission

On October 17, the Florida Supreme Court ruled that three statewide ballot measures should be on the November 2018 ballot. A trial court had removed them because they encompass more than a single subject. Here is the opinion in Detzner v Anstead, SC 18-1513.

Four justices believe that the Constitution Revision Commission, which put the measures on the ballot, is free to combine several subjects into a single ballot measure. Three other justices disagree. However, even those three justices voted to put the measures on the ballot, because they believe that the lawsuit filed to get the measures off the ballot has a procedural flaw.


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Florida Supreme Court Says Single-Subject Rule Does Not Pertain to Measures Put on Ballot by Constitution Revision Commission — 4 Comments

  1. Mystifying of ANCIENT very special *quo warranto* from olde English common law —

    by what warrant/authority do you [a hack] claim to hold the office you claim to hold.

    Also a major felony for illegal office holders — esp. for local sheriffs, etc.


    Modern regimes — one more civil action.

  2. What kind of banana republic would bundle amendments banning indoor vaping and oil production under certain waters? What kind of banana republic would put regulation of vaping in its constitution?

  3. JR — could it be the Florida banana republic or at least the Florida orange juice republic ???

    See the old 18th Amdt — booze prohibition.

    NUTCASES on certain subjects periodically get control in regimes.

    PR and AppV — in ALL regimes.

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