News4JAX has been taking a look at the three proposed constitutional amendments that all Florida voters will see on their ballots for the general election.

The second of three proposed amendments to the Florida Constitution that the Florida Legislature voted to place on the ballot this November would repeal the Florida Constitution Revision Commission, a panel that meets every 20 years and has the power to propose ballot measures.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – An effort to jettison the Florida Constitution Revision Commission, which drew controversy last year as it successfully proposed a series of ballot measures, continued to move forward Monday in the state House. “It has no guardrails,” Rich Templin, a lobbyist for the Florida AFL-CIO, who said the commission failed to follow its own rules. Such rule changes would require voter approval because the commission is in the Florida Constitution. The Constitution Revision Commission was set up by voters as part of the 1968 Florida Constitution. Drake’s proposals must get through the House Judiciary Committee before having a chance to go before the full House.

News Service of FloridaTALLAHASSEE, Fla. - A proposal seeking voter approval to abolish the Florida Constitution Revision Commission is back in the House, where the effort died during the 2019 session. The measure (HJR 301) was filed by Rep. Brad Drake, R-Eucheeanna, for consideration during the 2020 legislative session, which starts Jan. 14. The 37-member Constitution Revision Commission, which meets every 20 years, became highly controversial last year as it put seven issues on the November 2018 ballot. The Senate backed abolishing the commission during the 2019 session, but the House did not go along. After the 2019 session ended in May, Gov.

Florida Department of StateTALLAHASSEE, Fla. - With little discussion, a Senate committee Tuesday launched a new attempt to abolish the Florida Constitution Revision Commission. The 37-member Constitution Revision Commission, which meets every 20 years, became highly controversial last year as it put seven issues on the November 2018 ballot. For example, the commission proposed an amendment that called for a ban on offshore oil drilling and a ban on vaping in workplaces. The Senate during the 2019 legislative approved a Brandes proposal to abolish the commission, but the proposal was not approved by the House. If both chambers pass such a proposal during the upcoming session, it would have to go on the November 2020 ballot because abolishing the commission would involve changing the Constitution.

Florida Department of StateTALLAHASSEE, Fla. - State senators next week will again consider an effort to do away with the Florida Constitution Revision Commission, a powerful panel that sparked controversy last year by linking unrelated issues in proposed constitutional amendments. During the 2019 legislative session, Brandes launched a similar effort that was approved by the Senate, but it died in the House. Similarly, the Senate approved a measure that would have prevented the commission from "bundling" multiple topics in ballot proposals. Last year's Constitution Revision Commission was mostly appointed by then-Gov. The commission placed seven amendments on the November 2018 ballot, all of which were approved by voters.