Constitutional Amendments/Initiatives
Webpage last updated: July 16, 2025
General Information
Proposed amendments to the Florida Constitution may be made proposed by a legislative joint resolution, an initiative petition, or a proposal from the Constitution Revision Commission or 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), Fla. Const.]. Visit database to find currently proposed constitutional amendments, initiatives, or revisions.
Statutory references:
- Article XI, Florida Constitution
- Chapter 2025-021, Laws of Florida which amends at a minimum, the following relevant provisions:
Initiative Petitions
The initiative petition process starts with a registered political committee who acts as the petition sponsor. The petition sponsor can only sponsor one initiative petition per election cycle.
In addition to other requirements, getting a proposed initiative on the ballot requires petitions to be signed by a minimum number of registered Florida voters. For placement on the 2026 General Election ballot, an initiative petition must be signed by 880,062 voters. These signatures must come from a number of voters 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.
Petition Circulators
The petition sponsor can use circulators to collect petitions. Petition circulators must be registered with the State. Starting July 1, 2025, petition circulators must take and successfully pass an online training program prior to registering with the State. Once registered, petition circulators can circulate petitions for more than one petition sponsor. For more information about initiative petitions, visit the Initiatives website.
ATTENTION: At this time, the citizenship and residency requirements for a petition circulator are not in effect for certain petitions and certain persons. See Order on Motion for Preliminary Injunction for details [pdf].
If you are a non-Florida resident and/or a non-US citizen who wants to register as a petition circulator for any one of the petitions listed below, or if you are a member of the League of Women Voters Florida or a member of LULAC who wants to register as a petition circulator for any petition, please email initiatives@dos.fl.gov. Include your name and best contact information. We will assist you in your registration.
- Florida Decides Healthcare, Inc. - Provide Medicaid Coverage to Eligible Low-Income Adults
- FloridaRighttoCleanWater.org - Right to Clean and Healthy Waters
- Smart and Safe Florida - Adult Personal Use of Marijuana
Signature Verification Cost
Pursuant to chapter 2025-21, Laws of Florida, a Supervisor of Elections may increase, by no later than October 1, 2025, the cost of signature verification based on changes to section 100.371(14)(f), Florida Statutes. Each Supervisor of Election must set and post online the actual cost of signature verification in their respective county for petition forms received more than 60 days and those received less than 60 days before February 1 of an even-numbered year. A Supervisor may increase such cost, as necessary, annually on March 1. These costs include operating and personnel costs associated with comparing signatures, printing and all postage costs related to the verification notice required by section 100.371(14)(e), Florida Statutes, and transmitting petition forms to the division.
The petition sponsor must pay the Supervisor of Elections in advance before signed petitions can be verified unless an Affidavit of Undue Burden has been filed with the county
For questions or assistance, contact Initiatives@dos.fl.gov.
