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RECALL OF GOVERNOR, LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR, MEMBER OF THE CABINET, OR LEGISLATOR
12-01

Reference:
ARTICLE VI, SECTION 8

Summary:
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Provides for recall of Governor, Lieutenant Governor, any member of the Cabinet, or any state legislator. Specifies 180 days for supporters of the recall measure to circulate and file signed petitions with the Secretary of State. Specifies who is eligible to sign the recall petition and what percentage of electors must sign the petition. Provides for election of successor in office if recall is successful.

Sponsor:
Committee To Amend To Recall
P.O. Box 30
Minneola, FL 34755-
(352) 801-1535
  Contact: Robert Abston, 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): 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: 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: Closed
Approval Date: 05/07/2012 
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: 2020 




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