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No. 3 Constitutional Amendment Article V, Sections 11 and 12 (Legislative) Judiciary Proposing amendments to the State Constitution to allow judicial nominating commissions to recommend from three up to six persons to fill a court vacancy; and to restructure the Judicial Qualifications Commission and permit additional sanctions for judicial misconduct. FOR Z3. 777 votes AGAINST /�_ 995 votes No. 4 Constitutional Amendment Article VII, Section 9 (Initiative) Fee on Everglades Sugar Production Provides=that the South Florida Water Management District shall levy an Everglades Sugar Fee of one cent per pound on raw sugar grown in the Everglades Agricultural Area to raise funds to be used, consistent with statutory law, for purposes of conservation and protection of natural resources and abatement of water pollution in the Everglades. The fee is imposed for twenty-five years. FOR ,Z% K votes AGAINST 2(; 616 votes No. 5 Constitutional Amendment Article ll, Section 7 (Initiative) Responsibility for Paying Costs of Water Pollution Abatement in the Everglades The Constitution currently provides the authority for the abatement of water pollution. This proposal adds a provision to provide that those in the Everglades Agricultural Area who cause water pollution within the Everglades Protection Area or the Everglades Agricultural Area shall be primarily responsible for paying the costs of the abatement of that pollution. FOR 2. votes AGAINST votes No. 6 Constitutional Amendment Article X, Section 17 (Initiative) Everglades Trust Fund Establishes an Everglades Trust Fund to be administered by the South Florida Water Management District for purposes of conservation and protection of natural resources and abatement of water pollution in the Everglades. The Everglades Trust Fund may be funded through any source, including gifts and state or federal funds. FOR 2-1, 2,119 votes AGAINST 20 votes NOVEMBER 12, 1996 33 �1 BOOK 99 FpG� 6�3