Tax swap would remain on poll — for now
Hotly contested poll initiatives dealing with private school vouchers and a "tax swap" will remain on the statewide poll whether the Florida Supreme Court does not resolve the cases in relatively short order, according to the department of State.
If the high court upholds circuit court rulings tossing the proposed amendments from the November poll, the voting would just not be reported as an election aftereffect, said spokeswoman Jennifer Krell Davis. "It’s much easier to tell a voter the item is no longer on the poll than it would be to reprint the ballots," she said. "It just makes more practical sense."
The department of State has an internal deadline of Friday Sept. 5 to certify the poll, but it is not rigid, Davis said. Oral arguments in both cases are set for Sept. 8.
Mindful of the duration crunch, the Supreme Court that afternoon asked the parties to file a response by Monday regarding when the decision has to be rendered "to allow for timely poll distribution in accordance with all relevant laws."
Original post by Alex Leary