Constitution Revision Commission

The proposals needed support from 60 percent of voters to pass. As of late Tuesday, all three were below that threshold.

Recapping how Florida voters cast their ballots in the 2022 General Election.

While Democrats have had a decades-long advantage in voter registration numbers and Florida has been considered a swing state in presidential elections, those days appear gone.

Opponents argue abolishing the body would mean Floridians would have less say over the document that governs their state, but supporters say keeping the commission in place limits voters’ voices.

The fate of the Constitutional Revision Commission, which can make changes to the Florida Constitution without a public vote, could be decided during the Nov. 8 statewide general election.

Voters will decide on three constitutional amendments, including two that would provide property-tax breaks and a third that will decide on the future of the Constitution Revision Commission.

Among them is a measure to abolish the Constitutional Revision Commission. At least 60% of voters would have to approve the amendment in November.

Bill sponsor Sen. Jeff Brandes, R-St. Petersburg, says it denies "the people of Florida the opportunity to hold these individuals accountable.”

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St. Petersburg Republican Sen. Jeff Brandes is once again seeking to do away with the Florida Constitution Revision Commission, the powerful panel that…