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Candidates

Candidates are listed in alphabetical order by last name. Incumbents appear in bold. Section links go to relevant pages on Florida government.

Governor

Main article: Florida gubernatorial election, 2006

The governor at the time, Jeb Bush, was term-limited, and could run for re-election. The 2006 Florida gubernatorial election took place on November 7, 2006. John Ellis "Jeb" Bush (born February 11, 1953) is an American Politician and was the 43rd Governor of Florida See also Rotation in office A term limit is a legal restriction that limits the number of terms a person may serve in a particular elected office The following were the candates. Each candidate's Lieutenant Governor is listed after their name.

Result

Charlie Christ and Jeff Kottkamp were elected

United States Senate

Main article: Florida United States Senate election, 2006

Result

Bill Nelson was re-elected

Attorney General

result

Bill McCollum was elected

Chief Financial Officer

Commissioner of Agriculture

Judicial

Florida voters had to choose whether or not each of the following will remain in office. The Florida Senate election of 2006 was held on November 7, 2006. Katherine Harris (born April 5, 1957, Key West Florida) is an American Republican Politician and former Secretary of State of For other people named Bill Nelson see Bill Nelson (disambiguation. Brian Patrick Moore (born June 8 1943 is a Democratic socialist politician from Spring Hill Florida. Dr Belinda Noah is an attorney and a law professor from Tampa Bay Florida. Walter G "Skip" Campbell (born November 12, 1948) was a member of the Florida Senate from Tamarac Florida. Ira William "Bill" McCollum Jr (born July 12, 1944 in Brooksville Florida is the current Florida Attorney General and a former Republican Tom Lee is a Republican politician from Florida. He formerly served as President of the Florida Senate, and was a candidate for Chief Financial Officer Adelaide "Alex" Sink is Chief Financial Officer for the state of Florida. Eric Copeland is an experimental musician from New York, born in Brunswick Maine

Justices of the Florida Supreme Court

Map of the jurisdictions of Florida's District Courts of Appeal.
Map of the jurisdictions of Florida's District Courts of Appeal. R Fred Lewis (born 1947 has been a Justice of the Florida Supreme Court since January 1, 1999 and became its Chief Justice for a two-year term beginning Barbara Joan Pariente (born December 24 1948) is an attorney and Jurist from Florida. Peggy A Quince (born 1948 has been an Associate Justice of the Florida Supreme Court since 1999

Florida District Courts of Appeal

Voters had to choose whether to retain any of the judges in their circuit court.

First District Court of Appeal (Tallahassee)

Second District Court of Appeal (Lakeland/Tampa)

Third District Court of Appeal (Miami)

Fourth District Court of Appeal (West Palm Beach)

Fifth District Court of Appeal (Daytona Beach)

Amendments to the Florida Constitution

No. 1: State Planning and Budget Process

Official summary: Proposing amendments to the State Constitution to limit the amount of nonrecurring general revenue which may be appropriated for recurring purposes in any fiscal year to 3 percent of the total general revenue funds estimated to be available, unless otherwise approved by a three-fifths vote of the Legislature; to establish a Joint Legislative Budget Commission, which shall issue long-range financial outlooks; to provide for limited adjustments in the state budget without the concurrence of the full Legislature, as provided by general law; to reduce the number of times trust funds are automatically terminated; to require the preparation and biennial revision of a long-range state planning document; and to establish a Government Efficiency Task Force and specify its duties. The Florida Legislature is the state legislature of the US state of Florida. Vote Smart Analysis: [23]

This Amendment passed!

No. 3: Requiring Broader Public Support for Constitutional Amendments or Revisions

Official summary: Proposes an amendment to Section 5 of Article XI of the State Constitution to require that any proposed amendment to or revision of the State Constitution, whether proposed by the Legislature, by initiative, or by any other method, must be approved by at least 60 percent of the voters of the state voting on the measure, rather than by a simple majority. The Constitution of the State of Florida is the document that establishes and describes the duties powers structure and function of the government of the U This proposed amendment would not change the current requirement that a proposed constitutional amendment imposing a new state tax or fee be approved by at least 2/3 of the voters of the state voting in the election in which such an amendment is considered. Vote Smart Analysis: [24]

This Amendment passed!

No. 4: Protect People Especially Youth, From Addiction, Disease, and Other Health Hazards of Using Tobacco

Official summary: To protect people, especially youth, from addiction, disease, and other health hazards of using tobacco, the Legislature shall use some Tobacco Settlement money annually for a comprehensive statewide tobacco education and prevention program using Centers for Disease Control best practices. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (or CDC) is an agency of the United States Department of Health and Human Services based in unincorporated Specifies some program components, emphasizing youth, requiring one-third of total annual funding for advertising. Annual funding is 15% of 2005 Tobacco Settlement payments to Florida, adjusted annually for inflation. Provides definitions. Effective immediately. Vote Smart Analysis: [25]

This Amendment passed!

No. 6: Increased Homestead Exemption

Official summary: Proposing amendment of the State Constitution to increase the maximum additional homestead exemption for low-income seniors from $25,000 to $50,000 and to schedule the amendment to take effect January 1, 2007. Homestead exemption is a legal regime designed to protect the value of the homes of residents from Property taxes, Creditors and circumstances arising from the death Vote Smart Analysis: [26]

This Amendment passed!

No. 7: Permanently Disabled Veterans' Discount on Homestead Ad Valorem Tax

Official summary: Proposing an amendment to the State Constitution to provide a discount from amount of ad valorem tax on homestead of a partially or totally permanently disabled veteran who is age 65 or older who was a Florida resident at the time of entering military service, whose disability was combat-related, and who was honorably discharged, to specify percentage of the discount as equal to the percentage of veteran’s permanent service-connected disability; to specify qualification requirements for the discount; to authorize the Legislature to waive the annual application requirement in subsequent years by general law; and to specify that the provision takes effect December 7, 2006, is self-executing, and does not require implementing legislation. A military discharge is given when a member of the Armed forces is released from his or her obligation to serve The Florida Legislature is the state legislature of the US state of Florida. Vote Smart Analysis: [27]

This Amendment passed!

No. 8: Eminent Domain

Official summary: Proposing an amendment to the State Constitution to prohibit the transfer of private property taken by eminent domain to a natural person or private entity, providing that the Legislature may by general law passed by a three-fifths vote of the membership of each house of the Legislature permit exceptions allowing the transfer of such private property; and providing that this prohibition on the transfer of private property taken by eminent domain is applicable if the petition of taking that initiated the condemnation proceeding was filed on or after January 2, 2007. Eminent domain ( United States) compulsory purchase ( United Kingdom, New Zealand, Ireland) resumption/compulsory acquisition In Jurisprudence, a natural person is a human being perceptible through the senses and subject to physical laws as opposed to an artificial legal or juristic person The Florida Legislature is the state legislature of the US state of Florida. Vote Smart Analysis: [28]

This Amendment passed!

See also

External links

The 2006 Florida US House elections took place on November 7, 2006. The Florida Senate election of 2006 was held on November 7, 2006. The Government of the State of Florida is established and operated according to the Florida Constitution
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