Florida passes amendment

Two days after the election, it appears now that voters in Florida have approved a constitutional amendment that would allow voters in Broward and Miami-Dade counties to vote on racetrack slot machines. Although it appeared Amendment 4 was going to be defeated, absentee ballots in well-populated counties, including Broward and Miami-Date weren't counted until Wednesday morning, which pushed the totals to 3,617,613 in favor and 3,490,442 against.



Florida law mandates a recount when a vote margin is less than one half of one percent, which in this case would be about 35,000 votes. The margin as it stands now, with 99 percent of the precincts reporting, is more than 127,000. There could however be legal challenges by opponents, including Indian tribes that campaigned heavily to defeat the amendment.



The amendment would authorize a second vote in the two counties, and if that one passed, the tracks--including Pompano Park--would be eligible for slot machines

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