15.21 Initiative petitions; s. 3, Art. XI, State Constitution. - Florida Statutes

15.21 Initiative petitions; s. 3, Art. XI, State Constitution.

The Secretary of State shall immediately submit an initiative petition to the Attorney General and to the Financial Impact Estimating Conference if the sponsor has:

   (1) Registered as a political committee pursuant to s. 106.03;

   (2) Submitted the ballot title, substance, and text of the proposed revision or amendment to the Secretary of State pursuant to ss. 100.371 and 101.161; and

   (3) Obtained a letter from the Division of Elections confirming that the sponsor has submitted to the appropriate supervisors for verification, and the supervisors have verified, forms signed and dated equal to 10 percent of the number of electors statewide and in at least one-fourth of the congressional districts required by s. 3, Art. XI of the State Constitution.

History. s. 1, ch. 87-363; s. 1, ch. 2002-390; s. 1, ch. 2004-33.