Florida Lawmakers Want to Raise Constitutional Amendment Approval Threshold to 66.67%

A House panel Monday approved a proposal that would make it harder to pass state constitutional amendments. The House Ethics, Elections & Open Government Subcommittee voted 11-6 to back the proposal (HJR 335), filed by Rep. Rick Roth, R-West Palm Beach. Under the proposal, constitutional amendments would need support from 66.67 percent of voters to pass, up from the current 60 percent.

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