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Referenda Required for Adoption and Amendment of Local Government Budget
07-05

Reference:
ARTICLE VII LOCAL GOVERNMENT, SECTION 5 LOCAL OPTION

Summary:
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Establishes that before a local government may adopt a new budget, or amend a budget with any annual increase in revenue/spending beyond the lessor of 5% or inflation, the proposed budget or amendment shall be subject to vote of the electors of the local government by referendum, following preparation by the local budget agency, consideration by the governing body and notice. Local budget voting shall be part of the biannual election process. Provides definitions.

Sponsor:
Hurricane Insurance Creation
4953 Bacopa Lane South
#404A
Saint Petersburg, FL 33715-2619
(727) 865-0502
  Contact: John Jeffrey Lane, 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): 61,113 
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): 611,009 
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: 06/11/2007 
Undue Burden: 01/24/2007 
Made Review:  
Attorney General:  
Sent to Supreme Court:  
Supreme Court Ruling:  
SC Ruling Date:  
Made Ballot:  
Ballot Number: 0  
Election Year: 2008 




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