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A LOOK AT THE NINE AMENDMENTS ON FLORIDA'S BALLOT

By Howard Troxler, St. Pete Times Columnist

There are nine proposed amendments to our state Constitution on this November's ballot. Nine! That's gonna take some reading in the voting booth.

Some people blame it on all those citizen petitions going around. That's why the Legislature has tried to crack down on petitions in recent years.

But wait. Of this year's nine amendments, only three were proposed by petition. Six were placed on the ballot by the Legislature itself.

Ready?

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