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Authorizes Miami-Dade and Broward County Voters to Approve Slot Machines in Parimutuel Facilities
02-07

Reference:
Article X, Section 19

Summary:
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Authorizes Miami-Dade and Broward Counties to hold referenda on whether to authorize slot machines in existing, licensed parimutuel facilities (thoroughbred and harness racing, greyhound racing, and jai alai) that have conducted live racing or games in that county during each of the last two calendar years before effective date of this amendment. The Legislature may tax slot machine revenues, and any such taxes must supplement public education funding statewide. Requires implementing legislation.

Sponsor:
Floridians For a Level Playing Field
Post Office Box 10369
Tallahassee, FL 32302-0000
(305) 649-3000
  Contact: Wilbur E. Brewton, Chairperson
Post Office Box 10369
Tallahassee, FL 32302-2369

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): 48,869 
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): 488,722 
Statewide total currently valid: 526,718*
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: 05/28/2002 
Undue Burden:  
Made Review: 05/02/2003 
Attorney General: 05/06/2003 
Sent to Supreme Court: 05/28/2003 
Supreme Court Ruling: Constitutional  
SC Ruling Date: 05/13/2004 
Made Ballot: 07/23/2004 
Ballot Number: 4  
Election Date: 11/02/2004 
 Votes For: 3,631,261   
 Votes Against: 3,512,181   




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