Scott PowersMay 21, 2021
7min3750
Dave Aronberg, Sherry Plymale battle against 'sham' candidates.
Tag: Sherry Plymale
Scott PowersMay 21, 2021Scott PowersFebruary 22, 2021
7min1348
Critics of the write-in candidate loophole argue 'sham' candidates disenfranchise voters.
Ryan NicolJune 10, 2019
6min529
“Usually, they just get off scot-free.”
Jim RosicaMarch 19, 2018
5min428
A plan to close what’s known as Florida’s “write-in loophole” won a preliminary OK from the Constitution Revision Commission on Monday. Commissioners voted 21-12 to send the proposal (P11) to the body’s Style and Drafting Committee for preparation as a ballot question. The proposal would still face a final vote afterward. Commissioner Sherry Plymale, who filed the measure, said the […]
Lloyd DunkelbergerFebruary 5, 2018
7min197
The Florida Constitution Revision Commission may wade into the state’s process for restoring voting rights of ex-felons, after a federal judge ruled the current clemency process is unconstitutional. Members of the commission’s Ethics and Elections Committee unanimously agreed Friday to explore ways to consider the issue, either through additional committee meetings or by amending a […]
Lloyd DunkelbergerJanuary 29, 2018
4min537
The Florida college system would remain under the State Board of Education in a proposal approved Friday by a panel of the Constitution Revision Commission. The commission’s Education Committee approved a measure (Proposal 83), sponsored by Commissioner Nicole Washington of Miami Beach, that would put the existing governance system for the 28 state and community […]
Ana CeballosNovember 28, 2017
5min304
A review panel is flirting with the idea of implementing a vexed employment verification system into the state constitution to weed out undocumented immigrants before they enter the workforce. The proposal (P29) cleared the Constitution Revision Commission’s General Provisions Committee on Tuesday, following a long stretch of public comment with clashing viewpoints on the federal […]
Lloyd DunkelbergerNovember 5, 2017
6min349
State college leaders are advancing the idea of having their 28-school system embedded in the Florida Constitution. The Council of Presidents, which represents the school leaders, voted unanimously Thursday to support the concept as part of the ongoing Florida Constitution Revision Commission, a panel considering constitutional changes for the 2018 ballot. “We are the only […]
Guest AuthorOctober 17, 2017
5min373
Florida’s Constitution Revision Commission (CRC) currently has before it a proposal called Marsy’s Law for Florida, which seeks to provide victims of crime and their families with constitutional protections equal to those afforded to the accused and convicted. As a former judge, I support this measure. Our justice system is one of the best there […]
Jim RosicaOctober 2, 2017
6min339
The Constitution Revision Commission (CRC) on Monday moved forward on two public proposals to amend the state’s governing document: One to close the “write-in loophole,” and another to repeal a provision on high speed rail. The next chance for commissioners to directly sponsor public proposals will be on Oct. 17, during another meeting of the full Commission. […]