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Informed Voters’ Guide to the Amendments

Election Day Is Tuesday, November 5, 2024

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YES = Support  |  NO = Oppose  |  Blank = No Position

Click on the amendment number to learn more about each amendment. 👇League of Women Voters of FloridaNAACP Florida State ConferenceMi Familia en AcciónService Employees International Union (SEIU) FloridaACLU FloridaFlorida For AllCommon Cause FloridaEquality FloridaFlorida National Organization for WomenEqual GroundNational Council of Jewish Women
Amendment 1

Brings politics into local school boards by changing their elections from non-partisan to partisan.

 No No No No No No No No No No
Amendment 2

Establishes a constitutional right to fish and hunt, already state law, and makes it the “preferred means” of managing fish and wildlife.

 No No No
Amendment 3

Legalizes the recreational use of marijuana for adults 21 and over.

 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Amendment 4

Limits the ability of politicians to interfere in the private health care decision to have an abortion.

 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Amendment 5

Increases the homestead tax exemption annually based on inflation. Cuts funding communities utilize for programs and services.

 No No No
Amendment 6

Ends Florida’s public campaign financing program that provides an incentive for candidates to seek support from everyday citizens, not just wealthy donors and powerful special interests.

 No No No No No No No

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Amendment 1

Brings politics into local school board elections by making them partisan. Nullifies part of a 1998 amendment passed by 64% of Florida voters that ensures school board races are nonpartisan. Creates closed party primaries that take away the ability for millions of Floridians to vote in school board elections.

Amendment 2

Establishes a state constitutional right to hunt and fish, even though that right already exists in state law. Proclaims hunting and fishing the ‘preferred means of responsibly managing and controlling fish and wildlife,’ potentially overriding existing wildlife protections.
  • Vote No

Florida Education Association, League of Women Voters of Florida, Common Cause Florida, Florida NOW, SEIU Florida, Florida Rising, NAACP Florida State Conference, Equality Florida, FLIC Votes, Mi Familia en Acción, Equal Ground, National Council of Jewish Women, Florida For All

  • Vote No

Florida Bar Animal Law Section, Sierra Club Florida, National Council of Jewish Women, genCLEO Action Fund, Humane Society of the United States, Florida NOW, Florida For All

Amendment 3

Legalizes recreational use of marijuana for adults 21 or older, providing access to safe, regulated marijuana products. Removes criminal penalties for adults 21 and up for simple possession of marijuana in small quantities.

Amendment 4

Ensures that Floridians, not politicians, are able to decide what is best for their own lives and bodies by limiting government interference with abortion. Overturns Florida’s abortion ban, which outlaws abortion before many women even realize they are pregnant and provides no real exceptions for rape or the health of the patient.

  • Vote Yes

Florida NOW, SEIU Florida, Florida Rising, National Council of Jewish Women, NAACP Florida State Conference, Equal Ground, ACLU Florida, Florida For All

  • Vote Yes

League of Women Voters of Florida, Florida NOW, SEIU Florida, Sierra Club Florida, Florida Rising, NAACP Florida State Conference, Equality Florida, FLIC Votes, Florida Alliance of Planned Parenthood Affiliates, genCLEO Action Fund, Alianza for Progress, Mi Familia en Acción, National Council of Jewish Women, Equal Ground, Faith in Public Life, National Latina Institute for Reproductive Justice, Florida For All, ACLU Florida

Amendment 5

Creates an annual inflation adjustment on the amount that is tax-exempt from a homeowner’s primary residence homestead exemption, reducing revenue for local communities by an estimated $111 million annually by 2029 for services like public safety workers, parks, and sanitation collection.

Amendment 6

Gives more political power to corporations and wealthy individuals and candidates by repealing the public financing option available for state candidate campaigns passed by voters in 1998.

  • Vote No

NAACP Florida State Conference, Florida NOW, Florida For All

  • Vote No

League of Women Voters of Florida, Common Cause Florida, Florida NOW, NAACP Florida State Conference, Equal Ground, SEIU Florida, Florida For All

Amendment 1

Brings politics into local school board elections by making them partisan. Nullifies part of a 1998 amendment passed by 64% of Florida voters that ensures school board races are nonpartisan. Creates closed party primaries that take away the ability for millions of Floridians to vote in school board elections.

  • Vote No

Florida Education Association, League of Women Voters of Florida, Common Cause Florida, Florida NOW, SEIU Florida, Florida Rising, NAACP Florida State Conference, Equality Florida, FLIC Votes, Mi Familia en Acción, Equal Ground, National Council of Jewish Women 

Amendment 2

Establishes a state constitutional right to hunt and fish, even though that right already exists in state law. Proclaims hunting and fishing the ‘preferred means of responsibly managing and controlling fish and wildlife,’ potentially overriding existing wildlife protections.
  • Vote No

Florida Bar Animal Law Section, Sierra Club Florida, National Council of Jewish Women, genCLEO Action Fund, Humane Society of the United States

Amendment 3

Legalizes recreational use of marijuana for adults 21 or older, providing access to safe, regulated marijuana products. Removes criminal penalties for adults 21 and up for simple possession of marijuana in small quantities.

  • Vote Yes
Florida NOW, SEIU Florida, Florida Rising, National Council of Jewish Women, NAACP Florida State Conference, Equal Ground

Amendment 4

Ensures that Floridians, not politicians, are able to decide what is best for their own lives and bodies by limiting government interference with abortion. Overturns Florida’s abortion ban, which outlaws abortion before many women even realize they are pregnant and provides no real exceptions for rape or the health of the patient.

  • Vote Yes

League of Women Voters of Florida, Florida NOW, SEIU Florida, Sierra Club Florida, Florida Rising, NAACP Florida State Conference, Equality Florida, FLIC Votes, Florida Alliance of Planned Parenthood Affiliates, genCLEO Action Fund, Alianza for Progress, Mi Familia en Acción, National Council of Jewish Women, Equal Ground, Faith in Public Life, National Latina Institute for Reproductive Justice

Amendment 5

Creates an annual inflation adjustment on the amount that is tax-exempt from a homeowner’s primary residence homestead exemption, reducing revenue for local communities by an estimated $111 million annually by 2029 for services like public safety workers, parks, and sanitation collection.

  • Vote No

NAACP Florida State Conference, Florida NOW

Amendment 6

Gives more political power to corporations and wealthy individuals and candidates by repealing the public financing option available for state candidate campaigns passed by voters in 1998.

  • Vote No

League of Women Voters of Florida, Common Cause Florida, Florida NOW, NAACP Florida State Conference, Equal Ground, SEIU Florida

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