Senate Joint Resolution No. 2394
2 A joint resolution proposing amendments to 3 Section 10 of Article IV and Section 5 of 4 Article XI of the State Constitution; revising 5 the deadline for filing a constitutional 6 amendment proposed by initiative with the 7 Secretary of State for purposes of placing the 8 proposed amendment on the general election 9 ballot; revising the timeframe for the Supreme 10 Court to render an advisory opinion on the 11 validity of an initiative petition. 12 13 Be It Resolved by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 14 15 That the following amendments to Section 10 of Article 16 IV and Section 5 of Article XI of the State Constitution are 17 agreed to and shall be submitted to the electors of this state 18 for approval or rejection at the next general election or at 19 an earlier special election specifically authorized by law for 20 that purpose: 21 ARTICLE IV 22 EXECUTIVE 23 SECTION 10. Attorney General.--The attorney general 24 shall, as directed by general law, request the opinion of the 25 justices of the supreme court as to the validity of any 26 initiative petition circulated pursuant to Section 3 of 27 Article XI. The justices shall, subject to their rules of 28 procedure, permit interested persons to be heard on the 29 questions presented and shall render their written opinion no 30 later than April 1 of the year in which the initiative is to 31 1 CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. SJR 2394 First Engrossed1 be submitted to the voters pursuant to Section 5 of Article XI
2 expeditiously. 3 ARTICLE XI 4 AMENDMENTS 5 SECTION 5. Amendment or revision election.-- 6 (a) A proposed amendment to or revision of this 7 constitution, or any part of it, shall be submitted to the 8 electors at the next general election held more than ninety 9 days after the joint resolution, initiative petition or report 10 of revision commission, constitutional convention or taxation 11 and budget reform commission proposing it is filed with the 12 custodian of state records, unless, pursuant to law enacted by 13 the affirmative vote of three-fourths of the membership of 14 each house of the legislature and limited to a single 15 amendment or revision, it is submitted at an earlier special 16 election held more than ninety days after such filing. 17 (b) A proposed amendment or revision of this 18 constitution, or any part of it, by initiative shall be 19 submitted to the electors at the general election provided the 20 initiative petition is filed with the custodian of state 21 records no later than February 1 of the year in which the 22 general election is held. 23 (c)(b) The legislature shall provide by general law, 24 prior to the holding of an election pursuant to this section, 25 for the provision of a statement to the public regarding the 26 probable financial impact of any amendment proposed by 27 initiative pursuant to section 3. 28 (d)(c) Once in the tenth week, and once in the sixth 29 week immediately preceding the week in which the election is 30 held, the proposed amendment or revision, with notice of the 31 date of election at which it will be submitted to the 2 CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. SJR 2394 First Engrossed 1 electors, shall be published in one newspaper of general 2 circulation in each county in which a newspaper is published. 3 (e)(d) If the proposed amendment or revision is 4 approved by vote of the electors, it shall be effective as an 5 amendment to or revision of the constitution of the state on 6 the first Tuesday after the first Monday in January following 7 the election, or on such other date as may be specified in the 8 amendment or revision. 9 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the following statement be 10 placed on the ballot: 11 CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS 12 ARTICLE IV, SECTION 10 13 ARTICLE XI, SECTION 5 14 CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS PROPOSED BY 15 INITIATIVE.--Proposing amendments to the State Constitution to 16 require the sponsor of a constitutional amendment proposed by 17 citizen initiative to file the initiative petition with the 18 Secretary of State by February 1 of the year of a general 19 election in order to have the measure submitted to the 20 electors for approval or rejection at the following November's 21 general election, and to require the Florida Supreme Court to 22 render an advisory opinion addressing the validity of an 23 initiative petition by April 1 of the year in which the 24 amendment is to be submitted to the electors. 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
