Government

109. Duplication of Regulations
To avoid duplication and keep our aquaculturalists, farmers and ranchers competitive, we oppose redundant local, state or federal laws and regulations. Furthermore, we support continued attempts to amend existing laws and regulations to reduce undue and unnecessary duplication. (OVERSIGHT)

110. Economic Impact
We support legislation that requires state and local government to consider the economic impacts before initiating new programs, rules and ordinances. (OVERSIGHT)

111. Elections Process
We support amending the Constitution of the State of Florida to require run-off elections in all instances where a candidate does not receive a majority of votes cast in an election. (OVERSIGHT)

112. State Constitution
Florida Farm Bureau shall oppose all proposed amendments to the Florida Constitution unless a majority of the State Board of Directors votes to support or to take a neutral position on a specific amendment. If the State Board of Directors votes to support or take a neutral position on a Constitutional amendment, the Federation will communicate that position to the County Farm Bureaus and the membership.

We support a revision that would limit the opportunity to amend the constitution through voter referendum.

We support changes in the current ballot initiative process of amending the Florida Constitution to make the process more deliberative. (OVERSIGHT)

113. Unfunded Mandates
Farm Bureau supports legislation that will require all laws that contain mandates be funded with an adequate state or federal appropriation to cover all costs of implementation. Unfunded mandates create a financial hardship for governmental bodies, which are forced to pass these expenses on to taxpayers and property owners.

We consider a mandate unfunded, unless the regulatory agency provides the funding for implementation. (OVERSIGHT)