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“The definitive account of how term limits have reshaped contemporary Florida politics.”—Seth C. McKee, author of __Republican Ascendancy in Southern U.S. House Elections__ “If you want to know why term limits were adopted in Florida and how they have changed the legislature and lawmaking process and the balance of power between institutional actors you absolutely have to read this book.”—Aubrey Jewett, coauthor of __Politics in Florida, Third Edition__ In 1992, Florida voters approved an amendment to the state’s Constitution creating eight-year term limits for legislators—making Florida the second-largest state to implement such a law. Eight years later, sixty-eight term-limited senators and representatives were forced to retire, and the state saw the highest number of freshman legislators since the first legislative session in 1845. Proponents view term limits as part of a battle against the rising political class and argue that limits will foster a more honest and creative body with ideal “citizen” legislators. However, in this comprehensive twenty-year study, the first of its kind to examine the effects of term limits in Florida, Kathryn DePalo shows nothing could be further fr

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Author

Kathryn A. Depalo; David R. Colburn; Susan A. MacManus

Publisher

University Press of Florida

Published

2015

Language

EN

ISBN

9780813055107

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

History, Political Science, American Studies