No initiative petitions filed in Florida for 2012 ballot

February 2, 2012

By Eric Veram

Florida: Yesterday's signature filing deadline passed without a single public petition filing or meeting the qualifications for appearing on the ballot. This essentially means that the only measures voters will get a say in this November, are those proposed by the legislature. However, those measures that did not qualify or gather enough signatures may remain in circulation for some time, with the signatures already acquired being valid for 2 years.

Currently there are 7 legislatively referred measures set to appear on the November 6, 2012 state ballot and are listed below: November 6, 2012

Typ	Titel	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 10	Provide a tangible personal property exemption on ad valorem taxes and allow counties and municipalities to establish tangible personal property tax exemptions		3,432,905 (45%)	4,113,395 (55%)
LRCA	Amendment 11	Allow municipalities and counties to create additional homestead tax exemptions for low-income people above the age of 65 who meet certain requirements	a	4,717,827 (61%)	2,984,270 (39%)
LRCA	Amendment 12	Have the chair of the council of state university student body presidents replace the president of the Florida Student Association as the student member of the Board of Governors of the State University System		3,060,425 (42%)	4,306,068 (58%)
LRCA	Amendment 1	Prohibit compulsory health insurance and permit the direct payment of health care expenses		3,632,315 (49%)	3,856,608 (51%)
LRCA	Amendment 2	Expand the availability of the homestead property tax discount for veterans injured in combat	a	4,907,341 (63%)	2,850,880 (37%)
LRCA	Amendment 3	Increase the state's revenue limitation and require excess funds be deposited into a budget stabilization fund until the fund hits its maximum, at which time the money first be spent on public education and then additional excess funds be returned to the taxpayers		3,204,350 (42%)	4,346,740 (58%)
LRCA	Amendment 4	Amend the calculations for property assessments and allow for the establishment of an additional homestead tax exemption		3,244,138 (43%)	4,268,467 (57%)
LRCA	Amendment 5	Amend the state constitution relative to the changing of court rules, require senatorial approval of state Supreme Court justice appointments, and change the process for judicial impeachments		2,728,008 (37%)	4,654,167 (63%)
LRCA	Amendment 6	Prohibit the use of public funds for abortions or health insurance that includes coverage of abortion, with exceptions		3,511,354 (45%)	4,308,408 (55%)
LRCA	Amendment 8	Prohibit denials of governmental support on the basis of religious beliefs and allow the use of revenue from the public treasury to fund religious institutions		3,441,128 (45%)	4,286,376 (55%)
LRCA	Amendment 9	Allow for a ad valorem homestead property tax exemption for surviving spouses of those killed in their work as a first responder or in the military	a	4,747,536 (62%)	2,950,083 (38%)

See also

• Laws governing the initiative process in Florida
• Florida 2012 ballot measures
• List of Florida ballot measures