Florida Acupuncture Healthcare Coverage Initiative (2018)
| Florida Acupuncture Healthcare Coverage Initiative | |
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| Election date November 6, 2018 | |
| Topic Healthcare | |
| Status Not on the ballot | |
| Type Constitutional amendment | Origin Citizens |
| Voting on Healthcare |
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The Acupuncture Healthcare Coverage Initiative (#15-02) was not on the ballot in Florida as an initiated constitutional amendment on November 6, 2018.
The measure was designed to provide for basic acupuncture coverage for certain illnesses and conditions and have acupuncture treatments paid for through one's health insurance.[1][2]
Text of measure
Ballot title
The proposed title was as follows:[3]
| “ | Basic Acupuncture Benefits for Legal Residents of Florida[4] | ” |
Ballot summary
The proposed ballot summary was as follows:[3]
| “ |
Provides Legal Florida Resident Basic Acupuncture Coverage, as defined in Florida Statutes, for illnesses and/or conditions listed and have those treatments paid through insurance by defining Basic Coverage guidelines[4] |
” |
Constitutional changes
- See also: Article X, Florida Constitution
The measure was designed to add a Section 29 to Article X of the Florida Constitution.[3]
| Section 29 of Article X of the Florida Constitution | |||||
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| Acupuncture shall become a covered healthcare
benefit for any accident, supplemental or health insurance policy issued, amended, delivered, or renewed in Florida. | |||||
Support
Acupuncture for Florida led the campaign in support of this initiative for the 2016 ballot, and sponsored the 2018 version of the initiative.[1][2]
Path to the ballot
In Florida, signature requirements for qualifying an initiative for the ballot are based on the total number of votes cast during the most recent presidential election. Sponsors must collect a number equal to 8 percent of this total and in accordance with certain distribution requirements. Signatures can remain valid up to two years after the date they were signed, but they must be verified by February 1 of the targeted year, and therefore must be submitted prior to that date.
2016
- Supporters needed to collect a minimum of 683,149 valid signatures by February 1, 2016, in order to qualify the measure for the November 2016 ballot.
- By February 1, 2016, petitioners had not submitted any valid signatures, according to the secretary of state.[5]
- Supporters did not collect enough signatures by the deadline to reach the ballot.
2018
- Supporters needed to submit 766,200 valid signatures by February 1, 2018, in order to qualify the measure for the ballot.
- As of November 6, 2017, the initiative effort was listed as closed on the state division of elections website.[6]
State profile
| Demographic data for Florida | ||
|---|---|---|
| Florida | U.S. | |
| Total population: | 20,244,914 | 316,515,021 |
| Land area (sq mi): | 53,625 | 3,531,905 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White: | 76% | 73.6% |
| Black/African American: | 16.1% | 12.6% |
| Asian: | 2.6% | 5.1% |
| Native American: | 0.3% | 0.8% |
| Pacific Islander: | 0.1% | 0.2% |
| Two or more: | 2.4% | 3% |
| Hispanic/Latino: | 23.7% | 17.1% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate: | 86.9% | 86.7% |
| College graduation rate: | 27.3% | 29.8% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income: | $47,507 | $53,889 |
| Persons below poverty level: | 19.8% | 11.3% |
| Source: U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2010-2015) Click here for more information on the 2020 census and here for more on its impact on the redistricting process in Florida. **Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here. | ||
Presidential voting pattern
- See also: Presidential voting trends in Florida
Florida voted Republican in five out of the seven presidential elections between 2000 and 2024.
Pivot Counties (2016)
Ballotpedia identified 206 counties that voted for Donald Trump (R) in 2016 after voting for Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012. Collectively, Trump won these Pivot Counties by more than 580,000 votes. Of these 206 counties, four are located in Florida, accounting for 1.94 percent of the total pivot counties.[7]
Pivot Counties (2020)
In 2020, Ballotpedia re-examined the 206 Pivot Counties to view their voting patterns following that year's presidential election. Ballotpedia defined those won by Trump won as Retained Pivot Counties and those won by Joe Biden (D) as Boomerang Pivot Counties. Nationwide, there were 181 Retained Pivot Counties and 25 Boomerang Pivot Counties. Florida had three Retained Pivot Counties and one Boomerang Pivot County, accounting for 1.66 and 4.00 percent of all Retained and Boomerang Pivot Counties, respsectively.
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See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Florida Department of State, "Constitutional Amendment Petition Form," accessed February 11, 2015
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Florida Division of Elections, "Basic Acupuncture Benefits for Legal Residents of Florida 15-02," accessed December 1, 2016
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Florida Division of Elections, "Constitutional Petition Amendment Form," accessed December 1, 2016
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source. Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; name "quotedisclaimer" defined multiple times with different content - ↑ Florida Department of State, "Basic Acupuncture Benefits for Legal Residents of Florida," accessed February 3, 2016
- ↑ Florida Division of Elections, "Initiatives, Amendments, and Revisions," accessed November 6, 2017
- ↑ The raw data for this study was provided by Dave Leip of Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections.
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