Comments on: Florida Amendments 2008 – Voter’s Guide

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By: Lonnie

Lonnie — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 15:26:55 +0000

Thank you so much!!! I am so glad you posted this!

By: Rick

Rick — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 15:10:39 +0000

Thank you for the useful quick reference.

By: Kate Escalera

Kate Escalera — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 14:02:58 +0000

Thank you so much! I didn’t have the time or the headache to figure out what I was reading on the sample ballot. I knew what I wanted, but I didn’t know to vote yes or no to get what I wanted. THANKS!

By: Nieves Rodriguez

Nieves Rodriguez — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 13:45:07 +0000

This definitely was very helpful, Thank you.

By: Sandy

Sandy — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 11:22:12 +0000

Very helpful and useful. Thank you. When we lived in Washington state the county or state provided an election summary on amendments and on each candidtate, written both by pro and con perspectives, by those that sponsored amendment or for people running for election they each got to write a short blurb. I still wish someone would create a database that any city, county, or state could alter to support what the votes they have cast are, in an easy format or summarize somehow, as is so hard to keep up with local, state, and national candidates and what they say vs. what they have done. Then these amendments are always fun to understand, so thank you again so very much. In the future if you could give data on the local judges that would be great, but probably too much work for free. Thanks for your public service with this site.

By: Tom & Lisa

Tom & Lisa — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 04:51:57 +0000

very helpful! thanks so much!

By: David G. Johnson

David G. Johnson — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 02:44:03 +0000

Thanks to all for the positive feedback. I can understand everyone’s frustration with the language in these amendments… it was laborious and tedious to work through them myself.

And just think… this is what they wrote when they knew we were looking! Imagine how they write when they think (rightly so, perhaps) we aren’t looking!

Glad this was useful to you. I’m wide open for ideas about what we might do to be helpful in the future.

Thanks for reading… but more importantly: thanks for voting!

Best Wishes,

David G. Johnson

By: Laura Zel

Laura Zel — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 02:27:32 +0000

Thank you. This site did help to clear up the complicated, double negative language of the amendments. I feel more confident about my vote now.

By: Sal Martingano

Sal Martingano — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 02:23:15 +0000

Your explanations were clear and helpful. However, it should be understood and demanded by all citizens, that in order to properly comprehend proposed changes to constitutional amendments..SIMPLE ENGLISH needs to be the lowest common demonator. I dare say that the vast majority of citizens affected by these proposed changes do not understand the semi lawyerese. This is an intentional act to help sway the result of the public vote in favor of the real intent. Those who understand will do whats right…those that simply read but not understand the doubletalk will give a response not really intended. Again, thanks for your help but sad that we need it!!