Reference
Article III, Section 20
Summary

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Congressional districts or districting plans may not be drawn to favor or disfavor an incumbent or political party. Districts shall not be drawn to deny racial or language minorities the equal opportunity to participate in the political process and elect representatives of their choice. Districts must be contiguous. Unless otherwise required, districts must be compact, as equal in population as feasible, and where feasible must make use of existing city, county and geographical boundaries.

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Signatures

Statewide total needed for judicial and financial impact review (signed by 25% of voters required by s. 3, Art. XI of the State Constitution in one-half of the congressional districts):

67,683

Statewide total needed to make ballot position (signed by 8% of the voters in at least one-half of Florida's congressional districts and in the state as whole as of the last presidential election):

676,811

Statewide total currently valid:

681,562*

Congressional district totals needed for judicial and economic reviews and ballot placement, with currently valid signatures:

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* The statewide and congressional totals are the totals reported to the Division of Elections by the Supervisors of Elections and do not reflect the Secretary’s determination of the total number of verified valid signatures. Supervisors of Elections are currently correcting their records pursuant to Smart & Safe v. Byrd, No.: 2025-ca-002001 (Fla. 2d Jud. Cir.), Smart & Safe v. Byrd, No.: 2026-ca-0098 (Fla. 2d Jud. Cir.), and other requirements (e.g., voter / circulator ineligibility, inactive voter, revoked circulator, voter notice of fraud). Such corrections may not yet be reflected.

 
Status: Passed
Approval Date: 09/28/2007
Undue Burden:
Made Review: 05/02/2008
Attorney General: 05/19/2008
Sent to Supreme Court: 06/18/2008
Supreme Court Ruling: Constitutional
SC Ruling Date: 01/29/2009
Financial Impact Statement Date:
SC Approval of Financial Impact Statement:
Made Ballot: 01/22/2010
Ballot Number: 6
Election Year: 2010