| 1 | A bill to be entitled |
| 2 | An act relating to a nonbinding statewide advisory |
| 3 | referendum; requiring that a question regarding a balanced |
| 4 | federal budget be printed on the ballot and submitted to |
| 5 | the voters in the 2010 general election; providing an |
| 6 | appropriation; providing an effective date. |
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| 8 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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| 10 | Section 1. Nonbinding statewide advisory referendum.-At |
| 11 | the 2010 general election, the following question shall be |
| 12 | printed on the ballot and submitted to the voters: |
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| 14 | BALANCING THE FEDERAL BUDGET |
| 15 | A NONBINDING REFERENDUM CALLING FOR AN AMENDMENT |
| 16 | TO THE UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION |
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| 18 | In order to stop the uncontrolled growth of our |
| 19 | national debt and prevent excessive borrowing by the |
| 20 | Federal Government, which threatens jobs, robs America |
| 21 | and our children of their opportunity for success, and |
| 22 | threatens our national security, should the United |
| 23 | States Constitution be amended to require a balanced |
| 24 | federal budget? |
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| 26 | YES □ NO □ |
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| 28 | Section 2. The sum of $80,000 is appropriated from the |
| 29 | General Revenue Fund to the Department of State to provide funds |
| 30 | to the department and to the counties to offset the costs of |
| 31 | including this question on the ballot. |
| 32 | Section 3. This act shall take effect upon becoming a law. |