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A Leon County judge kicked an proposed constitutional amendment off the 2012 ballot. Amendment 7 was put on the ballot by the state legislature. The Florida Education Association says it would have required taxpayer money to be spent on religious schools. But FEA�s attorney Ron Meyer says the ballot language approved by the legislature didn�t make that clear.

�If you are going to amend the constitution to require taxpayers to pay for religion and religious programs and religious institutions you should tell people that and be clear and unambiguous,� said Meyer.

FEA has won for now, but the state has plenty of options. They could appeal the judge’s decision, because of a new law they could have the Attorney General rewrite the ballot summery, or lawmakers could simply draft a new proposed constitutional amendment next session.