Petition Initiatives

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

• Initiative Petition Handbook (Updated 01-2022)
  In order to get a proposed amendment by initiative on the General Election ballot, a petition must be signed by 891,589 voters and the signatures must come from at least 14 of Florida’s 27 congressional districts.  For a breakdown by congressional district, please see Appendix A: Congressional District Requirements and Appendix B: Congressional District Map. Information on currently active and former initiatives can be found on the Division’s Initiatives/Amendments/Revisions Database.

• 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: elections@volusia.org
  Phone: 386-736-5930

Petition Initiative Verification Cost = $3.62/per petition
 

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.