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Florida Red Light and Speed Camera Prohibition Amendment (2018)
| Florida Red Light and Speed Camera Prohibition Amendment | |
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| Election date November 6, 2018 | |
| Topic Law enforcement | |
| Status Not on the ballot | |
| Type Constitutional amendment | Origin Citizens |
Florida Red Light and Speed Camera Prohibition Amendment (#16-04) was not on the ballot in Florida as an initiated constitutional amendment on November 6, 2018.[1]
The measure would have prohibited the use of red light cameras and speed cameras to enforce traffic citations, requiring that citations be issued by law enforcement officers only.
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title was as follows:[2]
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All traffic citations must be issued without use of red light cameras or speed cameras[3] |
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Ballot summary
The ballot summary was as follows:[2]
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This amendment requires that traffic citations be issued by a law enforcement officer, without the use of red light cameras and speed cameras.[3] |
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Constitutional changes
The measure was designed to add Section 20 to Article VII of the Florida Constitution.[2]
| Section 20 of Article VII of the Florida Constitution | |||||
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| Article VII, Section 20 – Traffic Infraction Detectors
(a) Red light cameras and speed cameras shall not be used in the enforcement of Florida’s traffic laws, and all citations issued for a violation of traffic laws, must be issued by a law enforcement officer of the state of Florida, or a county or a municipality of the state.[3] | |||||
Full text
The full text for the measure can be found here.
Support
Supporters
Drivers Ready to Improve, Vote and Empower (D.R.I.V.E) sponsored this initiative.[1] They are also sponsoring another potential 2018 measure addressing tolls.
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.
2018
- The amendment was approved by the Florida Division of Elections on May 16, 2016.[1]
- Supporters needed to submit 766,200 valid signatures by February 1, 2018, in order to qualify the measure for the ballot.[1]
- On February 1, 2018, the campaign had filed zero valid signatures.
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.[4]
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.
More Florida coverage on Ballotpedia
- Elections in Florida
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- Public policy in Florida
- Endorsers in Florida
- Florida fact checks
- More...
See also
- 2018 ballot measures
- Florida 2018 ballot measures
- Laws governing the initiative process in Florida
- Law enforcement on the ballot
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Florida Division of Elections, "All traffic citations must be issued without use of red light cameras or speed cameras 16-04," accessed December 1, 2016
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Florida Division of Elections, "Constitutional Amendment Petition Form," accessed December 1, 2016
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 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 - ↑ The raw data for this study was provided by Dave Leip of Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections.
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