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Voters will see an amendment titled ‘All Voters Vote’ on the November ballot.<\/p>\n

Under it, every candidate in a statewide or legislative race would appear on the primary ballot, regardless of party.<\/p>\n

<\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>However, Florida\u2019s Black Democrats worry special interests would use the amendment to dilute Black representation in the State Capitol.<\/p>\n<p>All Voters Vote or Amendment Three, would allow every registered voter to cast their vote in a single primary election.<\/p>\n<p>The top two vote getters, regardless of party, would then advance to the November election.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-62446 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/still0908_00009\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"113\" src=\"https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Still0908_00009-200x113.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Still0908_00009-200x113.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Still0908_00009-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Still0908_00009.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/still0908_00007\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"113\" src=\"https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Still0908_00007-200x113.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Still0908_00007-200x113.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Still0908_00007-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Still0908_00007.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/still0908_00008\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"113\" src=\"https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Still0908_00008-200x113.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Still0908_00008-200x113.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Still0908_00008-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Still0908_00008.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Florida\u2019s Black Democrats came out against the amendment, fearing it will result in fewer minorities in office.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBlack voting share in the Democratic Primary in Senator Gibson’s seat is 70 percent right now. If this were to pass, that number would drop to 43 percent,\u201d said former State Representative Sean Shaw.<\/p>\n<p>Both political parties oppose Amendment Three.<\/p>\n<p>Both spoke out against it at Florida\u2019s Supreme Court last year.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-62446 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/still0908_00006\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"113\" src=\"https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Still0908_00006-200x113.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Still0908_00006-200x113.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Still0908_00006-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Still0908_00006.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/still0908_00001\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"113\" src=\"https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Still0908_00001-200x113.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Still0908_00001-200x113.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Still0908_00001-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Still0908_00001.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/still0908_00005\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"113\" src=\"https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Still0908_00005-200x113.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Still0908_00005-200x113.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Still0908_00005-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Still0908_00005.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Democrats were quick to point out that in 2018 the top two vote getters in the race for Governor were both Republicans.<\/p>\n<p>“If this had been the law of the land in 2018, the top two vote getters for Governor were Ron Desantis and Adam Putnam,\u201d said Shaw.<\/p>\n<p>In a previous interview, All Voters Vote told us that the idea of two GOP candidates advancing to the general election ignores reality.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat is a falsehood perpetrated by both parties. And they\u2019re doing something that\u2019s very hypocritical. They\u2019re forgetting about 3.7 million voters who are nonparty affiliates who couldn\u2019t have voted in those primaries,\u201d said Glen Burhans with All Voters Vote.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-3' class='gallery galleryid-62446 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/still0908_00001\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"113\" src=\"https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Still0908_00001-200x113.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Still0908_00001-200x113.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Still0908_00001-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Still0908_00001.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/still0908_00012\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"113\" src=\"https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Still0908_00012-200x113.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Still0908_00012-200x113.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Still0908_00012-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Still0908_00012.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/still0908_00013\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"113\" src=\"https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Still0908_00013-200x113.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Still0908_00013-200x113.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Still0908_00013-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Still0908_00013.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>So far there has been little organized opposition to All Voters Vote.<\/p>\n<p>That could change, but time is running out to raise money and mount a campaign against it.<\/p>\n<p>If approved, the amendment will likely be challenged over whether the Voting Rights Act and the Fair Districting Amendment to the state constitution requires minorities have an opportunity to be elected.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Voters will see an amendment titled ‘All Voters Vote’ on the November ballot. 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