BEGIN:VCALENDAR
VERSION:2.0
PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN
METHOD:PUBLISH
X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P3D
REFRESH-INTERVAL:P3D
CALSCALE:GREGORIAN
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART:20180621T153000Z
DTEND:20180621T170000Z
X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE
SUMMARY:Manatee Tiger Bay Club Luncheon: Constitution Revision Commission
DESCRIPTION:Why voters should care about the\n\nConstitution Revision Commission\n \n\nA recent survey by the Florida Bar Association showed that 9 out of 10 Floridians are unaware of the Constitution Revision Commission. The commission convenes once every 20 years to examine the Florida Constitution and propose changes for voter consideration.\n\n\n\nThe 2017-2018 Constitution Revision Commission adjourned on May 11 and placed eight proposed constitutional amendments on the General Election ballot for voter consideration. At least 60 percent of the vote is required to pass a constitutional amendment in Florida.\n\n\n\nThe 37-member CRC is composed of the Attorney General\, 15 appointees from the Governor\, nine appointees from the Florida Senate President\, nine appointees from the Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives and three appointees from the Chief Justice of the Florida Supreme Court.\n\nThe commission meets for approximately one year\, traveling the State of Florida to hold public meetings\, identifying issues\, performing research and possibly recommending changes to the Constitution.\n\n\n\nThis coming November\, Florida voters will be asked to weigh in on eight proposals. Those eight measures contain 20 potential changes to the state Constitution\, including a proposed ban on coastal oil drilling\, higher ethics standards for public officials\, expanded rights for crime victims\, term limits for school board members\, a ban on greyhound racing and a prohibition on vaping in workplaces.\n\n\n\nSix of the measures group multiple changes in single ballot items\, while two measures\, dealing with ethics and dog racing\, are single-subject items.\n\n\n\nThe eight proposals will join five measures already on the general-election ballot\, meaning voters will face 13 proposed constitutional amendments when they go to the polls. It will be the most presented to voters since 1998.\n\n\n\nSpeakers:\n\n\n\nRobert Martineau\, J.D.\n\nDistinguished Research  Professor of Law Emeritus\n\nUniversity of Cincinnati\n\n\n\nRepresentative Wengay "Newt" Newton\n\nState Representative Florida House\n\nDistrict 70
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<h3 style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:12px"><strong><span style="background-color:rgb(255\, 255\, 255)\; color:rgb(51\, 51\, 51)\; font-family:open sans\,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">Why voters should care about the<br />\nConstitution Revision Commission</span></span></span></strong></span></h3>\n&nbsp\;\n\n<h6>A recent survey by the Florida Bar Association showed that 9 out of 10 Floridians are unaware of the Constitution Revision Commission. The commission convenes once every 20 years to examine the Florida Constitution and propose changes for voter consideration.<br />\n<br />\nThe 2017-2018 Constitution Revision Commission adjourned on May 11 and placed eight proposed constitutional amendments on the General Election ballot for voter consideration. At least 60 percent of the vote is required to pass a constitutional amendment in Florida.<br />\n<br />\nThe 37-member CRC is composed of the Attorney General\, 15 appointees from the Governor\, nine appointees from the Florida Senate President\, nine appointees from the Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives and three appointees from the Chief Justice of the Florida Supreme Court.<br />\nThe commission meets for approximately one year\, traveling the State of Florida to hold public meetings\, identifying issues\, performing research and possibly recommending changes to the Constitution.<br />\n<br />\nThis coming November\, Florida voters will be asked to weigh in on eight proposals. Those eight measures contain 20 potential changes to the state Constitution\, including a proposed ban on coastal oil drilling\, higher ethics standards for public officials\, expanded rights for crime victims\, term limits for school board members\, a ban on greyhound racing and a prohibition on vaping in workplaces.<br />\n<br />\nSix of the measures group multiple changes in single ballot items\, while two measures\, dealing with ethics and dog racing\, are single-subject items.<br />\n<br />\nThe eight proposals will join five measures already on the general-election ballot\, meaning voters will face 13 proposed constitutional amendments when they go to the polls. It will be the most presented to voters since 1998.<br />\n<br />\n<span style="font-size:11px"><strong>Speakers:</strong></span><br />\n<br />\n<span style="font-size:11px">Robert Martineau\, J.D.<br />\nDistinguished Research&nbsp\; Professor of Law Emeritus<br />\nUniversity of Cincinnati<br />\n<br />\nRepresentative Wengay &quot\;Newt&quot\; Newton<br />\nState Representative Florida House<br />\nDistrict&nbsp\;70</span></h6>\n
LOCATION:PIER 22 RESTAURANT 1200 1st Ave. W.\, 2nd Floor Ballroom Downtown Bradenton
UID:e.2475.21877
SEQUENCE:3
DTSTAMP:20260515T111512Z
URL:https://business.manateechamber.com/events/details/manatee-tiger-bay-club-luncheon-06-21-2018-21877
END:VEVENT

END:VCALENDAR