Florida's Constitutional Amendment Questions on November Ballot: My Thoughts
On my previous post I addressed the more controversial amendment being voted on, on November 8th, Amendment 2: the legalization of medical marijuana. If you missed it, feel free to click here. In this post I will be evaluating the less contentious amendments that will also be voted on; Amendment 1: The Florida Solar Energy Subsidies and Personal Solar Use Initiative, Amendment 3: The Florida Tax Exemptions for Disabled First Responders, and Amendment 5: The Florida Property Tax Exemptions for Senior Citizens. I noticed that there is no Amendment 4? Huh? From the perspective of a Floridian, it would be common-sense to use energy from the sun in 'The Sunshine State'. Unfortunately, Florida ranks third in the nation for rooftop solar potential and fourteenth for cumulative solar capacity installed. Florida’s solar policies lag behind many other states in the nation: it has no renewable portfolio standard and does not allow power purchase agreement as ...