Legal Opinion
Advisory Opinion to the Attorney General re: Independent Nonpartisan Commission to Apportion Legislative & Congressional Districts Which Replaces Apportionment By Legislature
Supreme Court of Florida
Decided March 23, 2006No. Nos. SC05-1754, SC05-1895PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Per curiam
The Attorney General has requested this Court to review a proposed amendment to the Florida Constitution. We have jurisdiction. See art. TV, § 10, art. V, § 3(b)(10), Fla. Const. For the reasons explained below, we conclude that the proposed amendment does not meet the requirements of article XI, section 3 of the Florida Constitution1 and section 101.161 of the Florida Statutes2 and should not be included on the ballot for the 2006 general election.
FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
A political committee called Committee for Fair Elections sponsored three initiative petitions to amend the Florida…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- Askew v. FirestoneSupreme Court of Florida · 1982
- Armstrong v. HarrisSupreme Court of Florida · 2000
- Fine v. FirestoneSupreme Court of Florida · 1984
- In Re Advisory Opinion to Atty. Gen.Supreme Court of Florida · 1994
- Advisory Opinion to the Attorney General ex rel. Amendment to Bar Government from Treating People Differently Based on Race in Public EducationSupreme Court of Florida · 2000
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