As expected, it looks like the Florida Supreme Court will have the final say on all three of the major education amendments on the November ballot. After telegraphing his concerns in a hearing yesterday, Leon Circuit Judge John C. Cooper ruled today that Amendment 5 is misleading and should be removed from the ballot. The state is likely to appeal.
Cooper is the same judge who ruled last week that Amendments 7 and 9 should stay on the ballot. The First District Court of Appeal forwarded the 7-and-9 appeal to the Florida Supreme Court yesterday.
The FSC returns from summer recess Monday, but it's unclear how soon it may address the amendment appeals.
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