Legal Opinion · Dissent

Browning v. Florida Hometown Democracy, Inc.

Supreme Court of Florida

Decided February 18, 2010No. SC08-884Published

1DissentPolston, J.

The plurality holds that the statutory provisions providing electors the opportunity to revoke their signatures on citizen initiative petitions violate article XI, sec*1075tion 3 of the Florida Constitution. This is error. Based upon our well-established precedent interpreting the Florida Constitution, the statutory provisions do not violate article XI, section 3 because the provisions at issue are reasonable regulations necessary for ballot integrity. It is not unconstitutional for the Florida Legislature to allow electors to revoke their signatures when they may have been obtained by undue…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Crawford v. Marion County Election BoardSupreme Court of the United States · 2008
  2. Sun Insurance Office, Limited v. ClaySupreme Court of Florida · 1961
  3. Ray v. MorthamSupreme Court of Florida · 1999
  4. Advisory Opinion to the Attorney General Re Fish & Wildlife Conservation CommissionSupreme Court of Florida · 1998
  5. Florida House of Representatives v. CristSupreme Court of Florida · 2008

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