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Florida Transportation Initiative for statewide high speed monorail, fixed guideway or magnetic levitation system.
99-05

Reference:
Article X, Section 19

Summary:
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To reduce traffic and increase travel alternatives, this amendment provides for development of a high speed monorail, fixed guideway or magnetic levitation system linking Florida's five largest urban areas and providing for access to existing air and ground transportation facilities and services by directing the state and/or state authorized private entity to implement the financing, acquisition of right-of-way, design, construction and operation of the system, with construction beginning by November 1, 2003.

Sponsor:
Floridians for 21st Century Travel Connections & Choices
Post Office Box 2805
Lakeland, FL 33806-2805
(863) 665-6252
  Contact: C. C. Dockery, Chairperson
2310 A-Z Park Road
Lakeland, FL 33801-0000

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): 43,536 
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): 435,329 
Statewide total currently valid: 493,756*
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: 08/25/1999 
Undue Burden:  
Made Review: 02/16/2000 
Attorney General: 02/16/2000 
Sent to Supreme Court:  
Supreme Court Ruling:  
SC Ruling Date:  
Made Ballot: 08/07/2000 
Ballot Number: 1  
Election Date: 11/07/2000 
 Votes For: 2,900,253   
 Votes Against: 2,607,495   




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