- Article I, Section 28
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- This amendment creates a fundamental right to clean and healthy waters. The amendment may be used to sue State executive agencies for harm or threatened harm to Florida�s waters, which include aquatic ecosystems. This amendment defines terms, identifies affected constitutional provisions in Article IV governing the executive branch, provides for civil action enforcement, allows attorney�s and expert witness fees to prevailing plaintiffs, and provides equitable remedies including restoration of waters.
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Contact: |
Karl R Deigert, Chairperson
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| 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):
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222,881
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| 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): |
891,523
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| Signatures expired prior to ballot position. (Signatures are valid from date made and up until next February 1, occurring in an even-number year for the purpose of the
amendment appearing on the ballot, provided all requirements are met. Signatures do not expire once ballot position is made): |
101,796 |
| Statewide total currently valid: |
6*
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| Congressional district totals needed for judicial and economic reviews and ballot placement, with currently valid signatures: |
View by District by County
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- *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.
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- 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".
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| Approval Date: |
04/22/2022 |
| Undue Burden: |
04/22/2022 |
| Made Review: |
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| Attorney General: |
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| Sent to Supreme Court: |
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| Supreme Court Ruling: |
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| SC Ruling Date: |
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| Financial Impact Statement Date: |
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| SC Approval of Financial Impact Statement: |
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| Made Ballot: |
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| Ballot Number: |
0 |
| Election
Year: | 2026 |
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