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April 28, 2008

ISSUE 1216

COURT STRIKES DOWN SIGNATURE REVOCATION LAW

An appeals court ruled April 23 that a new Florida law allowing voters to revoke their signatures on petitions for a constitutional amendment is an “unnecessary burden on amending the constitution."

The 1st District Court of Appeal said the section of the Florida Constitution that allows public petition campaigns does not carry any provision for signature revocation. The panel’s ruling is expected to be appealed to the state Supreme Court.

The revocation effort was used by groups opposing the petition drive for the Hometown Democracy amendment, which would have required voter approval of any changes in land-use plans. Hometown Democracy failed to be placed on the ballot in February because it lacked enough signatures.
 

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