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Florida "Fair Wage and Benefits" Amendment (2012)

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3 External links
4 References

Not on Ballot

This measure did not or will not appear on a ballot

The Fair Wage and Benefits Amendment will not appear on the November 6, 2012 ballot in the state of Florida as an initiated constitutional amendment. If enacted this measure would have established many different gradients of prevailing minimum wages based of the federal General Schedule (GS) Standard for Each Category of Employment Field. The amendment was introduced by Fair Wage and Benefits Committee on July 21, 2009.^[1]

Path to the ballot

See also: Florida signature requirements

In order to qualify for the 2012 ballot supporters are required to collect a minimum of 676,811 valid signatures by the February 1, 2012 petition drive deadline. The petition was not submitted to the Florida Secretary of State by the deadline. ^[2]

External links

References

↑ Florida Department of State Division of Elections, "Initiatives / Amendments / Revisions," Retrieved January 5, 2012
↑ [Contacted Florida Division of Elections, February 2, 2012]

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