Reference
Article II, Section 3
Summary

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Provides strict separation between legislative branch and judicial branch with respect to sentencing in all criminal cases to give sentencing judges discretion to consider certain factors before formulating appropriate sentences and provides individuals currently serving any fixed sentence or mandatory sentence a means to petition the court of original jurisdiction to obtain a resentencing hearing to allow sentencing judges discretion to consider those factors before formulating appropriate sentences.

Sponsor
Floridians for Redeemable People
Contact: Pam Cassidy, Chairperson
Post Office Box 520337

Longwood, FL 32752-
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):

220,016

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):

880,062

Statewide total currently valid:

0*

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

View by District by County

* 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: Active
Approval Date: 10/26/2022
Undue Burden: 03/23/2023
Made Review:
Attorney General:
Sent to Supreme Court:
Supreme Court Ruling:
SC Ruling Date:
Financial Impact Statement Date:
SC Approval of Financial Impact Statement:
Made Ballot:
Ballot Number: 0
Election Year: 2026