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    What passed, failed. Election results

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    With 99 percent of votes in Florida counted, it is now known which of the six amendments on the ballot were not approved or approved by voters.

    So as President-elect Donald Trump rests on his Election Day victory and promises to create America’s “golden age,” here’s how Floridians voted on the amendments.

    Remember that an amendment requires a supermajority, or 60% of the votes, to pass, an important point because several amendments received a majority of votes, but not a supermajority.

    ELECTION RESULTS: Florida State Results | US presidential election results

    With 99% of the ballots tabulated, here are the unofficial results as posted on the State Division of Elections website.

    ➤ Whether the amendments rise or fall, Florida’s battle over abortion and marijuana is not over

    Amendment 1 – Partisan School Board Members – FAILED

    The amendment would have made district school board elections partisan again, with candidates’ political parties listed by name on ballots, as was the case before voters decided to make them nonpartisan in 1998.

    • Yes: 5,482,784 (54.92%)
    • No: 4,499,769 (45.08%)

    ➤ See how each province voted

    ➤ Compare your county to state results

    Amendment 2 – Right to Hunt and Fish – PASSED

    This amendment enshrines hunting and fishing “forever to be preserved as a public right” in the Florida Constitution and establishes that hunting and fishing are the preferred means for “the responsible management and control of fish and wildlife.”

    • Yes: 6,927,876 (67.37%)
    • No: 3,355,972 (32.63%)

    Amendment continues: Florida voters add ‘right to hunt and fish’ to state constitution

    ➤ See how each province voted

    ➤ Compare your county to state results

    This amendment would have allowed anyone 21 and older to use and possess up to 3 ounces of marijuana with no more than 5 grams in concentrated form (with various restrictions). Pot can be sold through marijuana dispensaries without the need for a medical marijuana card.

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    • Yes: 5,934,139 (55.88%)
    • No: 4,685,443 (44.12%)

    ➤ See how each province voted

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    Amendment 4 – Access to abortion – FAILED

    This amendment would have made abortion legal until the viability of the fetus, which is generally considered to be approximately 23 to 24 weeks. It would also allow abortions when necessary to protect a patient’s health, as determined by a health care provider.

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    • Yes: 6,053,481 (57.14%)
    • No: 4,541,226 (42.86%)

    ➤ See how each province voted

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    Amendment 5 – Homestead Annual Inflation Adjustment – PASSED

    Tying some of the farm property exemptions to inflation rates could reduce revenues for local governments.

    • Yes: 6,673,217 (66.03%)
    • No: 3,433,199 (33.97%)

    ➤ See how each province voted

    ➤ Compare your county to state results

    Amendment 6 – Financing of public campaigns – FAILURE

    It would end government funding for candidates for governor/lieutenant governor, attorney general, chief financial officer and agriculture commissioner.

    • Yes: 5,023,043 (50.4%)
    • No: 4,943,255 (49.6%)

    ➤ See how each province voted

    ➤ Compare your county to state results

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