All Voters Vote in Primary Elections for State Legislature, Governor, and Cabinet
19-07
Status - Defeated
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- Reference
- Article VI, Section 5
- Summary
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Allows all registered voters to vote in primaries for state legislature, governor, and cabinet regardless of political party affiliation. All candidates for an office, including party nominated candidates, appear on the same primary ballot. Two highest vote getters advance to general election. If only two candidates qualify, no primary is held and winner is determined in general election. Candidate’s party affiliation may appear on ballot as provided by law. Effective January 1, 2024.
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- Sponsor
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- Contact: Glenn Burhans Jr., Chairperson
Tallahassee, FL 32302-
- Signatures
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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):
76,632 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):
766,200 Statewide total currently valid:
776,144* Congressional district totals needed for judicial and economic reviews and ballot placement, with currently valid signatures:
View by District by County * Signatures may be re-verified as invalid based on voter notices of fraud, voter ineligibility, circulator ineligibility, etc. Confirmation that the requisite number and distribution of valid signatures have been obtained has not occurred until the Secretary of State makes that determination and issues a certificate of ballot position.
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Status: Defeated
Approval Date: 03/14/2019 Undue Burden: Last Made Review: 06/26/2019 Attorney General: 06/26/2019 Sent to Supreme Court: 07/26/2019 Supreme Court Ruling: Constitutional SC Ruling Date: 03/19/2020 Financial Impact Statement Date: 08/23/2019 SC Approval of Financial Impact Statement: Made Ballot: 12/06/2019 Ballot Number: 3 Election Year: 2020