Florida Business Interests Deny Voters Chance to Mandate E-Verify
Published:
Tue, Apr 17th 2018 @ 6:20 pm EDT by Van Esser
Until business interests weighed in, the grassroots organization Floridians for E-Verify Now was just one vote away from placing on the 2018 ballot a state constitutional amendment that would have required the state legislature to mandate E-Verify for employers. But a coalition led by a billionaire GOP contributor waged a campaign of misinformation and outright lies that persuaded the Florida Constitutional Revision Commission to deny the measure.
Florida is unique in that every 20 years a 37-member Commission is convened to gather information on proposals to amend the state constitution. The Governor of Florida appoints 15 members, the House Speaker and Senate President each pick nine members, three members are chosen by the Chief Justice of the Florida Supreme Court and the Florida Attorney General is an automatic member. In early April of 2017, the Commission began to hold hearings on a large number of proposals.
https://www.numbersusa.com/blog/florida-business-interests-deny-voters-chance-mandate-e-verify
