Petition Initiatives

How to place a Constitutional Amendment/Initiative or Charter Amendment on the Ballot

• Constitution of the State of Florida
  • Section 5 - Amendment of Revision Elections
  • State Division of Elections - Constitutional Amendments Information
  • Constitutional Amendment Petition Form - Example (Eff. 05-21-2014)

• Division of Election Rules
  • IS-2.009 - Constitutional Amendment by Initiative Petition
  • IS-2.0091 - Constitutional Amendment by Initiative Petition; Submission Deadline; Signature Verification

• Initiatives / Amendments / Revisions Database
  Database contains former and currently proposed constitutional amendments or revisions.

Volusia County Home Rule Charter

• Section 1302.2 - Amendment by Petition
• For the exact amount of signatures needed for a County initiative, contact our office
  Email: Records@volusia.org
  Phone: 386-736-5930

Petition Initiative Verification Cost = $0.25/per petition
Election Price List [PDF] (Rev. 01-19-2021)

Paid Petition Circulators

Pursuant to section 100.371, Florida Statutes, a paid petition circulator must register with the Department of State prior to gathering constitutional amendment by initiative petitions.

For more information, click here.