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    1                        A bill to be entitled                      
    2         An act relating to a nonbinding statewide advisory
    3         referendum; requiring that a question regarding a
    4         balanced federal budget be printed on the ballot and
    5         submitted to the voters in the 2010 general election;
    6         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 the
   11  2010 general election, the following question shall be printed
   12  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 without raising taxes?
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   26         YES □		NO □
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   28         Section 2. This act shall take effect upon becoming a law.