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Amend Article XI, Section 3
Summary

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Amendment to standardize the initiative process in Florida while ensuring the right of voters to revise or amend the constitution by the initiative process provided for in Article XI, Section 3(a). Establishes petition signature thresholds for judicial review, petition form layouts, requirements for paid circulators to register with the state, petition verification rules, and petition verification costs. Requires any future changes to the initiative process be approved by voters through the initiative process.

Sponsor
Let Florida Vote
Contact: Jamie C. Jodoin, Chairperson
3948 3rd Street, #26

Jacksonville Beach, FL 32250-
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:

1*

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: Active
Approval Date: 04/01/2025
Undue Burden:
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