Constitutional Amendments/Initiatives
Webpage last updated: March 03, 2025
General Information
Proposed amendments to the Florida Constitution may be made by a joint resolution of the Florida Legislature, a citizens’ initiative, a proposal from the Constitution Revision Commission, or a proposal from the Taxation and Budget Reform Commission. A proposed amendment requires at least 60% approval from voters to pass [see Florida Constitution, Article XI, Section 5(e)]. Visit Initiatives, Amendments, and Revisions Database to find currently proposed constitutional amendments or revisions.
Initiative Petitions
In Florida, the people have a right to propose amendments to the Florida Constitution through an initiative petition process. In addition to other requirements, this process requires petitions to be signed by registered Florida voters before the proposed amendment can appear on the ballot. In order to get a proposed amendment by initiative on the 2026 General Election ballot, a petition must be signed by 880,062 voters and the signatures must come from a number of electors in each of one half of the congressional districts of the state, and of the state as a whole, equal to eight percent of the votes cast in each of such districts respectively and in the state as a whole in the last preceding election in which presidential electors were chosen. Signature requirements by congressional districts can be found here.
Relevant provisions include:
- Section 3, Article XI, Florida Constitution
- Section 15.21, Florida Statutes (Initiative petitions)
- Section 100.371, Florida Statutes (Initiatives; procedures for placement on ballot)
- Section 101.161, Florida Statutes (Referenda; ballots)
- Section 106.03, Florida Statutes (Registration of political committees and electioneering communications organizations)
- Rule 1S-2.0011 (Constitutional amendment ballot position)
- Rule 1S-2.009 (Constitutional amendment by initiative petition)
- Rule 1S-2.0091 (Constitutional amendment initiative petition; submission deadline; signature verification)
Initiative Petition Handbook - PDF - (2026 Cycle in progress)
Petition Circulators
Visit the Initiatives website for information on how to circulate an initiative petition form as a volunteer, to sign a petition as a voter, or to register as a paid petition circulator or access petition forms once registered.
Attention: Registering to circulate petitions as a paid petition circulator is different from registering to collect voter registration applications as a third-party voter registration organization (3PVRO). While a person can do both activities, the person must still register separately with the State. Please note only registered voters can sign an initiative petition. To register as a 3PVRO, visit our 3PVRO webpage.
Signature Verification Cost
Each supervisor of election must set by February 2 of each even-numbered year the actual cost of signature verification of a signed initiative petition within their respective county. The political committee sponsoring an initiative to be placed on the ballot must pay the Supervisor of Elections in advance before signed petitions can be validated and verified unless an Affidavit of Undue Burden has been filed with the county.
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