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Fla. Stat. § 15.21 (2025)

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

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

(1) The Secretary of State shall immediately submit an initiative petition to the Attorney General if the sponsor has:

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

(b) Submitted the ballot title, ballot summary, and full text of the proposed revision or amendment to the Secretary of State, who has received a financial impact statement pursuant to ss. 100.371 and 101.161; and

(c) 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 25 percent of the number of electors statewide required by s. 3, Art. XI of the State Constitution in one-half of the congressional districts of the state.

(2) If the Secretary of State has submitted an initiative petition to the Attorney General pursuant to subsection (1) but the validity of the signatures for such initiative petition has expired pursuant to s. 100.371(14)(a) before securing ballot placement, the Secretary of State must promptly notify the Attorney General. The Secretary of State may resubmit the initiative petition to the Attorney General if the initiative petition is later circulated for placement on the ballot of a subsequent general election and the criteria under subsection (1) are satisfied.

History.—s. 1, ch. 87-363; s. 1, ch. 2002-390; s. 1, ch. 2004-33; s. 1, ch. 2020-15; s. 1, ch. 2022-73; s. 2, ch. 2025-21.

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Cited in 24 cases, 1988–2020 · leading case: Advisory Opinion to the Attorney Gen. ex rel. Amendment to Bar Gov't from Treating People Differently Based on Race in Pub. Educ., 778 So. 2d 888 (Fla. 2000).

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Advisory Opinion to the Attorney Gen. ex rel. Amendment to Bar Gov't from Treating People Differently Based on Race in Pub. Educ., 778 So. 2d 888 (Fla. 2000). · cites it 8× “See § 15.21, Fla.Stat. (1999). . Section 16.061, Florida Statutes, provides, in pertinent part: The Attorney General shall, within 30 days after receipt of a proposed revision or amendment to the State Constitution by initiative petition from the Secretary of State, petition the…”

Gallivan v. Walker, 2002 UT 89 (Utah 2002). · cites it 4× “140 (2000); Fla. Stat. Ann. § 15.21 (West 2001); Idaho Code § 34-1805 (Michie 2001).”

Browning v. Florida Hometown Democracy, Inc., 29 So. 3d 1053 (Fla. 2010). · cites it 4× “; §§ 15.21(3), 16.061(1), Fla. Stat. (2007).”

Advisory Opinion to the Attorney Gen. Re 1.35% Prop. Tax Cap, Unless Voter Approved, 2 So. 3d 968 (Fla. 2009). · cites it 4× “After the petition was filed with the Secretary of State, the Secretary advised the Attorney General that the initiative petition met the registration, submission, and signature criteria set forth in section 15.21, Florida Statutes (2007). In accordance with the provisions of…”

Advisory Opinion to Attorney Gen., 818 So. 2d 491 (Fla. 2002). · cites it 2× “NOTES [1] See § 15.21, Fla. Stat. (2000). [2] See § 16.”

Advisory Opin. to Atty. Gen. Re Tax Exemp., 880 So. 2d 646 (Fla. 2004). · cites it 2× “The Secretary of State submitted the amendment to the Attorney General, pursuant to section 15.21(2), Florida Statutes (2003).”

Advisory Opinion to the Attorney Gen. re Referenda Required for Adoption, 963 So. 2d 210 (Fla. 2007). · cites it 2× “Consistent with article XI, section 3, general law, in particular section 15.21(2), Florida Statutes (2006), defines an "initiative petition” by providing that it consists of the “ballot title, substance, and text of the proposed revision or amendment.”

Advisory Opinion to the Attorney Gen. re Fairness Initiative Requiring Legislative Determination that Sales Tax Exemptions & Exclusions Serve a Pub. Purpose, 880 So. 2d 630 (Fla. 2004). · cites it 2× “The Florida Secretary of State submitted the amendment to the Florida Attorney General, pursuant to section 15.21, Florida Statutes (2003). In accordance with the provisions of article IV, section 10, Florida Constitution, and section 16.”

Advisory Opinion to the Attorney Gen. Re Referenda Required for Adoption & Amendment of Local Gov't Comprehensive Land Use Plans, 902 So. 2d 763 (Fla. 2005). · cites it 2× “Pursuant to section 15.21, Florida Statutes (2004), the Florida Secretary of State submitted the amendment to the Florida Attorney General.”

Armstrong v. Harris, 773 So. 2d 7 (Fla. 2000). “(explaining that the sponsor of an initiative petition must obtain signatures of eight percent of electors statewide in order to place the amendment on the ballot); §§ 15.21 (explaining that judicial review may be sought when the sponsor has obtained one-tenth of the signatures…”

Advisory Opinion to the Attorney Gen. re Limiting Cruel & Inhumane Confinement of Pigs During Pregnancy, 815 So. 2d 597 (Fla. 2002). · cites it 2× “Pursuant to section 15.21, Florida Statutes (2001), the Secretary of State submitted to the Attorney General an initiative petition which sought to amend the Florida Constitution to limit the cruel and'inhumane confinement of pigs during pregnancy.”

Miami-Dade Cnty. Bd. of Cnty. Commissioners v. an Accountable Miami-Dade, 208 So. 3d 724 (Fla. 3d DCA 2016). · cites it 2× “§§ 15.21, 16.061(1), Fla. Stat. (2016). The petition is placed on the statewide ballot, accompanied by the relevant financial impact statement, only after all of these requirements are met.”

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— 15.21(2) — 4 cases

Advisory Opin. to Atty. Gen. Re Tax Exemp., 880 So. 2d 646 (Fla. 2004). “The Secretary of State submitted the amendment to the Attorney General, pursuant to section 15.21(2), Florida Statutes (2003).”

Advisory Opinion to the Attorney Gen. re Referenda Required for Adoption, 963 So. 2d 210 (Fla. 2007). “Consistent with article XI, section 3, general law, in particular section 15.21(2), Florida Statutes (2006), defines an "initiative petition” by providing that it consists of the “ballot title, substance, and text of the proposed revision or amendment.”

Advisory Opinion to the Attorney Gen. re Florida Minimum Wage Amendment, 880 So. 2d 636 (Fla. 2004).

Advisory Opinion to the Attorney Gen. Re: Raising Florida's Minimum Wage (Fla. 2020).

— 15.21(3) — 1 case

Browning v. Florida Hometown Democracy, Inc., 29 So. 3d 1053 (Fla. 2010). “; §§ 15.21(3), 16.061(1), Fla. Stat. (2007).”

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