Associated PressJune 17, 2023
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The number of states with supermajorities is at its highest level since at least 1982.
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Associated PressJune 17, 2023
A.G. GancarskiApril 13, 2023
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Eight juror votes could be enough in murder, child rape cases.
Staff ReportsNovember 12, 2022
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It’s the exact scenario Democrats were hoping to avoid.
Renzo DowneyNovember 9, 2022
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SD 3 spans the most ground of any Senate race, but the race carried statewide implications.
Renzo DowneyApril 15, 2021
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Lawmakers want to make it harder for voters to approve changes.
Guest AuthorMay 29, 2018
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Thanks to legislative action, Floridians will vote this fall on a constitutional amendment subjecting any increase in fees or taxes — whether state or local — to a 2/3 supermajority vote by the requisite legislative body. Florida is already one of 17 states imposing at least some sort of supermajority requirement on tax increases. But […]
Scott PowersMay 2, 2018
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Republican U.S. Senate candidate Gov. Rick Scott announced Wednesday he’ll be campaigning on a proposal to require Congress to recognize only super majority votes to pass tax or fee hikes. Scott, who pushed for such a measure with the Constitution Revision Commission, now contained in Amendment 5 going before voters this fall, touted the tax […]
Danny McAuliffeNovember 7, 2017
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After hearing support from Gov. Rick Scott, the House Ways and Means Committee on Tuesday cleared a measure that would amend Florida’s constitution to require a legislative supermajority in each chamber to create or increase a tax or fee. The proposed language defines a supermajority as two-thirds of membership and would require 60 percent voter […]
Scott PowersAugust 14, 2017
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Pledging to make it harder for future lawmakers to raise taxes, and surrounded by a bevy of Republican Florida lawmakers, Gov. Rick Scott pledged to push a Constitutional amendment to require a supermajority for such increases. At an announcement at the Verizon Florida headquarters in Lake Mary, Scott said the amendment to require 60 percent […]
Jim RosicaAugust 14, 20173min312
House Speaker Richard Corcoran says he supports Gov. Rick Scott‘s call for a “constitutional amendment requiring super majorities to pass any future tax increases.” “For almost seven years we’ve worked alongside our Governor to bring common sense back to governing. We cut taxes. We cut regulations. We cut fees. Now we need to make sure the […]