2016 Florida Amendment 1

2016 Florida Amendment 1

Rights of Electricity Consumers Regarding Solar Energy Choice.
Outcome	Rejected (failed to attain 60% threshold)
Results
Choice Votes % Yes 4,544,601 50.77% No 4,406,583 49.23% Valid votes 8,951,184 93.43% Invalid or blank votes 629,305 6.57% Total votes 9,580,489 100.00%
County results Yes   60–70%   50–60% No   50–60%   60–70%

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. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

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. ^[4]

Amendment 1

Choice	Votes	%
No	4,418,788	49.2
Yes	4,560,682	50.8
Required majority	60
Total votes	8,979,470	100.00
Source: Florida Secretary of State [5]

References

1. Florida Rooftop Solar Ballot Measure Intended to Deceive Voters, Motion Alleges | Fortune
2. Florida voters say no to misleading solar amendment | Miami Herald
3. As rooftop solar costs drop, utility attempts to raise barriers may not work | Miami Herald
4. "Florida Amendment 1 — Solar Energy Subsidies and Personal Solar Use — Results: Rejected". The New York Times. August 1, 2017. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved May 3, 2023.
5. Detzner, Ken. "Florida Department of State - Election Results". Florida Secretary of State . Retrieved July 24, 2017.

External links

• Amendment text and history at Florida Department of State
• Amendment 1 (2016) at Ballotpedia