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11/12/2019
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REQUEST-ADVISORY OPINION (ATTY GEN)
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PT Advisory Opinion To The Attorney General BY: PT Jeffrey Paul Desousa 110951
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11/13/2019
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No Fee Required
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11/13/2019
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ACKNOWLEDGMENT LETTER-NEW CASE
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Supreme Court Of Florida BY: Supreme Court Of Florida
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11/13/2019
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ORDER-BRIEF SCHED (AG ADVISORY OPIN)
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Pursuant to the provisions of article IV, section 10, Florida Constitution, and
section 16.061, Florida Statutes, the Attorney General of Florida has requested this
Court's opinion as to whether the text of the proposed amendment titled "Voter
Approval of Constitutional Amendments" complies with article XI, section 3,
Florida Constitution, and whether the proposed ballot title and substance comply
with section 101.161, Florida Statutes.
Section 16.061, Florida Statutes, requires the Attorney General, within thirty
days after receipt of the proposed amendment or revision to the State Constitution
by initiative petition, to petition this Court for an advisory opinion regarding
compliance of the text of the proposed amendment with article XI, section 3,
Florida Constitution, and compliance of the proposed ballot title and substance
with section 101.161, Florida Statutes.
The full text of the Attorney General's letter is attached hereto as an exhibit
and made a part thereof.
IT IS, THEREFORE, the order of the Court that opponents must file their
briefs on or before December 3, 2019 and serve a copy thereof on the Attorney
General. Answer briefs from proponents must be filed on or before December 18,
2019. Reply briefs from opponents must be filed on or before December 30, 2019.
Briefs submitted will be available on the Court's public online docket at
CASE NO.: SC19-1911
Page Two
http://onlinedocketssc.flcourts.org/DocketResults/CaseByYear?CaseNumber=1911
&CaseYear=2019.
The Court will make a final determination regarding OA at a later date.
However, interested parties should be prepared for oral argument during the week
of February 3-7, 2020. Parties will be notified approximately forty days prior to
oral argument. Parties who have filed a response and have asked to be heard may,
in the Court's discretion, be permitted to participate in oral argument.
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11/18/2019
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NOTICE-APPEARANCE
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George T. Levesque 555541 BY: George T. Levesque 555541
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Notice of Appearance on Behalf of Keep Our Constitution Clean PC
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12/10/2019
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MOTION-EXT OF TIME (INITIAL BRIEF-MERITS)
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George T. Levesque 555541 BY: George T. Levesque 555541
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Unopposed Motion of Keep Our Constitution PC for Extension of Time to File Brief
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12/12/2019
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ORDER-EXT OF TIME GR (INITIAL BRIEF-MERITS)
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The Unopposed Motion of Keep Our Constitution PC for Extension of Time to File Brief, filed by Keep Our Constitution Clean PC, is hereby granted. Proponents shall file their answer briefs on or before Monday, December 23, 2019. Opponents may file their reply briefs on or before Thursday, January 2, 2020. No further extensions of time shall be granted.
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12/23/2019
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ANSWER BRIEF-MERITS
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George T. Levesque 555541 BY: George T. Levesque 555541
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KEEP OUR CONSTITUTION CLEAN PC'S BRIEF IN SUPPORT OF VOTER APPROVAL OF CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS INITIATIVE PETITION
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12/23/2019
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REQUEST-ORAL ARGUMENT
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George T. Levesque 555541 BY: George T. Levesque 555541
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SPONSOR KEEP OUR CONSTITUTION CLEAN PC'S
REQUEST FOR ORAL ARGUMENT
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01/17/2020
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ORDER-NO REQ SCHED (MISC)
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The above case has been submitted to the Court without oral argument.
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02/20/2020
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DISP-APPROVED
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FSC-OPINION: For the reasons we have explained, we approve the proposed amendment for placement on the ballot. It is so ordered.
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03/18/2020
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PUBLISH FULL
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