Robert Emerson v. Hillsborough County, Florida, etc. & Stacy White v. Hillsborough County, Florida, etc.

Supreme Court of Florida ____________ No. SC19-1250 ____________ ROBERT EMERSON, et al., Appellants. vs. HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, FLORIDA, etc., et al., Appellees. ____________ No. SC19-1343 ____________ STACY WHITE, Appellant. vs. HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, FLORIDA, etc., et al., Appellees. February 25, 2021 CANADY, C.J. In these consolidated cases we consider the constitutional validity of an amendment to the Hillsborough County Charter that was adopted in an initiative election. Through that charter amendment the voters approved both a transportation surtax and elaborate directives for allocating…