Amendments booted from Nov. 4 ballot

A unanimous Florida Supreme Court took much of the controversy out of the 2008 election Wednesday, swiftly scuttling three constitutional amendments proposed by the Tax and Budget Reform Commission.
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Update: Crist makes pre-taped address at the GOP Convention

Gov. Charlie Crist just made an appearance at the Republican National Convention, if only remotely through a pre-taped address.

Crist was third in a lineup of four Republican governors from Gulf States who bowed out of the convention as Hurricane Gustav stormed across the Gulf of Mexico.
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Crist weighs in on McCain’s VP pick of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin

Gov. Charlie Crist, himself chatted up as a possibility for the spot, is the latest Republican to weigh in on the vice-presidential pick.

“Senator John McCain has made a great pick in Governor Sarah Palin,” Crist said in a statement circulated by the Republican Party of Florida.

“She has demonstrated tremendous leadership as the chief executive of her state, working to bring Republicans and Democrats together to do what’s right. I congratulate both Senator McCain and Governor Palin on this historic choice for our people.”
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Amendment 5 off the ballot, but "Protect Florida’s Future" campaign continues

With colored blocks and a stuffed toy ostrich, an influential legislative money manager wound up his 10-city campaign against the tax-swap constitutional amendment Monday.
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Supporters of Amendment 5 say they’ll appeal ruling to remove measure from ballot

Supporters of Amendment 5, the $8 billion property tax-swap proposal, said they will file notice Friday that they intend to appeal a Leon circuit judge’s ruling that stripped the measure from the Nov. 4 ballot.
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Fla. GOP warned public opinion low

ORLANDO — A national Republican pollster warned Florida GOP activists that public sentiment is running against their party on key economic issues Friday and said the presidential race is going to be incredibly close.
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Leon circuit judge pulls Florida tax-swap amendment from ballot

A circuit judge Thursday threw the tax-swap constitutional amendment off Florida’s November ballot, saying its legal title and summary do not tell voters what the proposal really does.
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Attorney: Wording on tax-swap amendment misleading, confusing

An attorney trying to knock the tax-swap amendment off the ballot told a judge Wednesday that proponents tried to “hide the ball” and sneak multiple provisions past Florida voters in November.
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