2016 Florida Amendment 1
{{Infobox referendum|name=2016 Florida Amendment 1|country=Florida|title=Rights of Electricity Consumers Regarding Solar Energy Choice.|yes=4,544,601|no=4,406,583|total=9,580,489|mapcaption=County results
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Yes
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No
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Florida Amendment 1, whose full title is Rights of Electricity Consumers Regarding Solar Energy Choice, Amendment 1, is a 2016 constitutional amendment on solar energy in the U.S. state of Florida. It is supported by Consumers for Smart Solar and opposed by Floridians for Solar Choice. The amendment has been called misleading by opponents.[http://fortune.com/2016/11/06/florida-rooftop-solar-ballot/ Florida Rooftop Solar Ballot Measure Intended to Deceive Voters, Motion Alleges] {{!}} Fortune[http://www.miamiherald.com/news/politics-government/election/article113449438.html Florida voters say no to misleading solar amendment] {{!}} Miami Herald[http://www.miamiherald.com/news/politics-government/election/article114377458.html As rooftop solar costs drop, utility attempts to raise barriers may not work] {{!}} Miami Herald
Results
Although the amendment received a majority of the vote, it failed to receive the needed 60% supermajority support to pass, receiving only 50.77% of votes cast.{{Cite news |date=2017-08-01 |title=Florida Amendment 1 — Solar Energy Subsidies and Personal Solar Use — Results: Rejected |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/elections/2016/results/florida-ballot-measure-1-solarenergy-equipment-rights |access-date=2023-05-03 |issn=0362-4331}}{{Referendum
| title = Amendment 1
| yes = 4,560,682
| yespct = 50.8
| no = 4,418,788
| nopct = 49.2
| majorityneeded = 60
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| total = 8,979,470
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| source = Florida Secretary of State{{cite web|last1=Detzner|first1=Ken|author-link1=Ken Detzner|title=Florida Department of State - Election Results|url=https://results.elections.myflorida.com/Index.asp?ElectionDate=11/8/2016&DATAMODE=|publisher=Florida Secretary of State|access-date=July 24, 2017}}
| option1 = Yes
| option2 = No
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References
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External links
- [https://dos.elections.myflorida.com/initiatives/initdetail.asp?account=64817&seqnum=1 Amendment text and history] at Florida Department of State
- [https://ballotpedia.org/Florida_Solar_Energy_Subsidies_and_Personal_Solar_Use,_Amendment_1_(2016) Amendment 1 (2016)] at Ballotpedia
Category:Proposed laws of Florida
Category:Florida ballot measures
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