Florida 2006 citizen initiatives

This table shows all initiatives in Florida for 2006. In Florida, initiative sponsors are able to submit their signatures to the Florida Secretary of State for validation on an ongoing basis. The public is able to see at any moment how many signatures each measure has.

Initiatives that appeared on the 2006 General Election ballot

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Outcome
CICA	Protecting the Public from Tobacco Hazards	Healthcare	Would mandate that the state use part of tobacco settlement money for a comprehensive public prevention plan	a

For a complete list of ballot measures on the 2006 ballot, including all legislative referrals, see Florida 2006 ballot measures

Initiatives that did not make the 2006 ballot

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Outcome
CICA	No Vote	Elections	Would ensure one vote per person	Courts Struck from Ballot
CICA	Additional Standards for Legislative and Congressional District Apportionment	Apportionment	Would dictate that districts utilize existing political and geographical boundaries; districts will preserve communities of interest; and districts can't be drawn to favor an incumbent, political party or other person	Abandoned by Sponsors
CICA	Disposition of Certain Judicial Actions	Judicial	Would require jury decision for certain verdicts	Courts Struck from Ballot
CICA	Florida Minimum Wage Amendment	Minimum wage initiatives	Would raise minimum wage to $6.15 per hour six months after enactment. Protects employees for exercising this right from employer retaliation	Courts Struck from Ballot
CICA	Equal Employment Opportunity	Equal Opportunity	Would prohibit discrimination for employment based on sex, race, national origin, religion, and age	Courts Struck from Ballot
CICA	False Representations in Documents Relating to Persons and Property	Property Rights	Would dictate that false representations of persons or properties are automatically considered negligent	Abandoned by Sponsors
CICA	Fair Tuition Amendement	Education	Would limit tuition increases at public universities to 3% per year	Abandoned by Sponsors
CICA	Legal Guardians Vote for Mentally Incompetent Adults	Healthcare	Would allow legal guardians to vote for mentally incompetent adults	Courts Struck from Ballot
CICA	Parents Vote for Children	Elections	Would allow legal guardians to vote on behalf of their children	Courts Struck from Ballot
CICA	Implementation of Apportionment and Districting Commission	Apportionment	Would create commission to oversee and decide apportionment and districting	Abandoned by Sponsors
CICA	Independent Non-Partisan Commission for District Apportionment	Apportionment	Would create an independent and nonpartisan commission to apportion legislative districts and replace the apportionment by the legislature	Courts Struck from Ballot
CICA	Sales Tax Exemption Guidelines	Taxes	Would dictate that any exemption from sales tax must serve a public purpose	Abandoned by Sponsors
CICA	Limit School Bus Ride Time	Education	Would make 2 hour one-way ride the maximum for commutes to or from Florida public schools	Courts Struck from Ballot
CICA	Judicial Elections and Duties	Judicial	Would mandate that all judicial campaign contributions be made through a nonprofit organization, and that the candidate may not know who made the contribution	Courts Struck from Ballot
CICA	Mandatory Debate Amendment	Elections	Would mandate that major candidates for public office appearing on a statewide general election ballot agree to participate in at least two televised debates with all major candidates on the ballot	Courts Struck from Ballot
CICA	Parents' Right to State-Funded School Choice Scholarship	Education	Would create state-funded scholarship for parents that wish to place their children in private school	Courts Struck from Ballot
CICA	Partial Repeal of Amendment to Reduce Class Size	Education	Would delete the requirement of state funding to reduce class size	Courts Struck from Ballot
CICA	Parents' Right to Sue for Damages, Injury, or Death	Healthcare	Would give right to sue for any negligent care which took place in the state	Courts Struck from Ballot
CICA	Prohibiting Bribery of Public Officials	Bribes	Would prohibit public officials or those running for office from taking bribes, with a minimum one year sentence for accepting or attempting to give a bribe	Courts Struck from Ballot
CICA	Require Referenda for Local Government Comprehensive Land Use Plan	Public Land	Would require vote for plan of use for public land	Courts Struck from Ballot
CICA	Restoration of Voting Rights	Suffrage on the ballot	Would revise current constitutional requirement regarding incarcerated citizens' voting rights to provide for restoration of voting rights upon completion of sentence	Courts Struck from Ballot
CICA	Retail Emergency Power Initiative	Emergency Procedure	Would require any retail establishment with 30 or more employees selling non-perishable food items to have an alternative source of power in the event of a power loss	Courts Struck from Ballot
CICA	Right to Affordable Health Insurance	Business Regulation	Would mandate that either private insurers establish a plan with premiums equal to the largest, lowest premium, private, group plan in Florida, or the state must establish a trust in 2005 to provide coverage	Courts Struck from Ballot
CICA	Right to Jobs and Business Opportunities	Business Regulation	Would establish a new cabinet entity, Florida Business and Economic Opportunity and Employment Authority	Courts Struck from Ballot
CICA	Right to Prompt Medical Service Payment	Healthcare	Would require prompt payment by third party payers to medical service providers	Courts Struck from Ballot
CICA	Right to Safe Medical Care	Healthcare	Would establish the right for any person in Florida to receive and discover unfavorable and/or malpractice data about any health care practitioner licensed in the state	Courts Struck from Ballot
CICA	Senior Citizen Homestead Property Assessment Cap	Property Taxes	Would allow the capping of the assessed value of the homestead property of Floridians 65 and older with a household income of $50,000 or less	Courts Struck from Ballot
CICA	Tax Foreclosures on Homesteads of Elderly Prohibited	Property Taxes	Would prohibit any state agency or local government from foreclosing on the homestead of any person over the age of 65 for delinquent taxes which the owner could not afford to pay	Courts Struck from Ballot
CICA	Minimum Drinking Age Amendment	Drinking Age	Would change legal drinking age to 18	Courts Struck from Ballot
CICA	Primary Enforcement of Safety Belt Law	Law Enforcement	Would require enforcement of safety belt law to same extent as other state traffic laws	Courts Struck from Ballot
CICA	Right to Jobs and Business Opportunities	Business Regulation	Would establish a new cabinet entity, Florida Business and Economic Opportunity and Employment Authority	Courts Struck from Ballot
CICA	Truth and Justice in Courts	Judicial Reform	Would eliminate legal loopholes, which allow many technicalities to overcome just decisions	Courts Struck from Ballot
CICA	Voter Control of City Taxes	Taxes	Would permit the governing body of a municipality to abolish or levy any tax if it is approved by a majority of the voters in the municipality	Courts Struck from Ballot
CICA	Legalization of Marijuana Committee	Marijuana	Would Legalize Marijuana	Courts Struck from Ballot

See also

• Florida 2006 ballot measures
• Florida 2008 ballot measures
• Petition drive deadlines in 2008
• List of Florida ballot measures

External links

• Initiatives submitted for review and comment
• National Conference of State Legislatures Ballot Information