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See Which Florida Ballot Initiatives Passed In 2020

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Alachua County will be voting on various different state and local ballot initiatives for the 2020 general election.

At a statewide level, four of six charter amendments passed.

In Alachua County, six of the seven charter amendments passed, with the last one pending a recount.

The City of Gainesville's amendment initiatives all passed. Marion County also passed the sales tax referendum with 70.32% 0f the vote.

See below for more information on each ballot initiative.

Notes:




    • All results are unofficial until county-level canvassing boards certify votes later this month. The vote totals and percentages below may also shift slightly until that time.
    • Approved amendments, when known, are bolded.

Statewide

 

Yes79.30%8,291,118 total votes
No20.70%2,164,786 total votes

 

Yes60.80%6,377,444 total votes
No39.20%4,111,094 total votes

 

Yes57.01%5,840,881 total votes
No42.99%4,403,757 total votes

 

Yes47.53%4,842,690 total votes
No52.47%5,347,025 total votes

 

Yes74.49%7,468,660 total votes
No25.51%2,557,657 total votes

 

Yes89.73%9,286,643 total votes
No10.27%1,063,348 total votes


Alachua County

 

Yes78.70%106,017 total votes
No21.30%28,688 total votes

 

Yes50.07%64,462 total votes
No49.93%64,230 total votes

*The above race went to machine and manual recounts before being certified by voters.

 

Yes70.74%92,543 total votes
No29.26%38,284 total votes

 

Yes73.95%99,707 total votes
No26.05%35,124 total votes

 

Yes63.90% 84,292 total votes
No36.10% 47,614 total votes

 

Yes64.10%83,029 total votes
No35.90%46,506 total votes

 

Yes69.86%91,751 total votes
No30.14%39,589 total votes


Gainesville City Charter Amendments

 

Yes79.65%45,911 total votes
No20.35%11,727 total votes

 

Yes63.51%36,075 total votes
No36.49%20,727 total votes

 

Yes74.45%42,052 total votes
No25.55%14,432 total votes

 

Yes75.68%42,291 total votes
No24.32%13,594 total votes


Marion County

 

Yes70.32%132,489 total votes
No29.68%55,932 total votes

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