Defend Democracy and Citizen Initiative Process

HB 7009/ SB 900- Relating to Petition Initiative Process
    
This bill would restrict the time period alloted to collect petition signatures, placing a particular burden on volunteer organizations; restrict organizations from compensating petition gatherers for their work, taking away a built in mechanism that makes organizations more accountable for signatures; and creates a revocation process that would encourage "counter campaigns" to set up shop in Florida.
 
HB 559/ SB 1920- Ballot Initiatives and Trespass
     This bill would unconstitutionally allow shop keepers and their agents to pick and choose which issues could be discussed in parking lots and sidewalks outside of "quasi-public" areas.
 
HB 233/ SB 736- Anti-free speech bill.
     Allows employers, owners and their agents to discriminate against persons or groups engaging in any type of activity they deem detrimental to business. Affects civil rights, free speech in front of strip malls, shopping centers.
 
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