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RECALL of Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Member of the Cabinet, or Legislator
11-04

Reference:
Article VI, Section 8

Summary:
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This amendment to the State Constitution provides for recall of the Governor, the Lieutenant Governor, any elected member of the Cabinet, or any legislator. The recall process is initiated when a petition containing the name of the person to be recalled is delivered to the chief election officer of the state. When a sufficient number of signatures are obtained, a recall election is held to determine whether or not to recall the state official.

Sponsor:
Sons of Democracy
Post Office Box 1239
Sharpes, FL 32959-0000
(321) 759-8058
  Contact: Grey Dodge, 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): 67,683 
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): 676,811 
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Status: Withdrawn
Approval Date: 05/12/2011 
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: 2012 




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