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Revenue Limits: May People's Amendments Limiting Government Revenue be Allowed to Cover Multiple Subjects?

Reference:
Article XI, Section 3

Summary:
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This provision would expand the people's rights to initiate constitutional changes limiting the power of government to raise revenue by allowing amendments to cover multiple subjects. This provision is effective immediately after voter approval for amendments effective thereafter.

Sponsor:
Tax Cap Committee
215 W. MLK Blvd.
Seffner, FL 33584-0000
(386) 423-4744
  Contact: Gordon Commee, Chairperson

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): 42,945 
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): 429,428 
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
*Statewide and congressional district totals for ballot position are NOT OFFICAL until the Secretary of State determines the requisite signatures have been obtained and issues a certificate of ballot position. Once an initiative petition is certified for ballot position, total currently valid may exceed the official totals at time of certification. For status on ballot position, see Status Table below.
 
To find out the signature threshold required in each Congressional District for review and ballot position, the current number of verified signatures in each Congressional District by county, and how many Congressional Districts may have met or exceeded signature thresholds, click the link above titled "View by District by County".

Status: Passed
Approval Date:  
Undue Burden:  
Made Review:  
Attorney General: 06/17/1994 
Sent to Supreme Court:  
Supreme Court Ruling: Constitutional :  Complies with the single-subject and ballot title and summary requirements and should retain its place on the ballot.  
SC Ruling Date: 10/04/1994 
Made Ballot: 07/21/1994 
Ballot Number: 4  
Election Date: 11/08/1994 
 Votes For: 2,167,305   
 Votes Against: 1,560,635   




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