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Will aggressive registration bring young voters to polls?
- Gainesville Sun (new window)
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2008-09-10
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Young voters have a real excitement for Obama, but those voters are notoriously difficult to get to the polls. Students are engaged in the presidential race because of issues such as global warming and the Iraq war, said R.J. Raley, who is registering voters on campus for the Florida Public Interest Research Group. The group’s non-partisan New Voters Project isn’t taking any chances that newly registered voters won’t cast ballots. |
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Battle over amending Florida Constitution rages on
- Daytona Beach News Journal
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2008-04-08
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Anyone who thought the long, nasty fight over amending Florida's constitution had ended should think again. |
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2007-06-27
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- A bill sought by business interests to make it more difficult for citizen groups to amend the Florida Constitution received Gov. Charlie Crist's signature Wednesday, just a day after he vetoed another anti-initiative measure. |
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Crist Should Veto Anti-Democratic Bill
- Tallahassee Democrat
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2007-06-22
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The power of the veto should not be exercised lightly, but it should be used in times where the obvious limitations of one branch have precluded the good will of the people. Senate Bill 900 is a prime example of how those with money, power and influence overshadow the voices of the citizens. The limitations to the initiative process contained in this bill will serve no clear benefit to the public interest. |
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Legislators Attack Voters' Voice
- South Florida Sun-Sentinel
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2006-04-17
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Lawmakers are currently proposing three constitutional amendments that would
take power away from the people by creating insurmountable hurdles to
Florida's ballot initiative process. These measures would make it virtually
impossible for citizens to have a direct impact on statewide policy.
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The observation that “Nobody’s life, liberty, or property are safe while the legislature is in session,†may sound like an exaggeration. But if you define liberty as the ability of voters to have a direct voice in governing themselves, the statement has never been more fitting. |
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