Florida Intitiative Position Amendment, Question 2 (2004)
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Florida Amendment 2, also known as the Constitutional Amendments Proposed by Initiative Act, was on the November 2, 2004 election ballot in Florida as a legislatively-referred constitutional amendment, where it was approved.
- Yes: 4,574,361 (68.4%)
- No: 2,109,013 (31.6%)
Text of the proposal
The language that appeared on the ballot:
Proposing amendments to the State Constitution to require the sponsor of a constitutional amendment proposed by citizen initiative to file the initiative petition with the Secretary of State by February 1 of the year of a general election in order to have the measure submitted to the electors for approval or rejection at the following November's general election, and to require the Florida Supreme Court to render an advisory opinion addressing the validity of an initiative petition by April 1 of the year in which the amendment is to be submitted to the electors.
Lawsuit
On October 26, 2004, the lawsuit Florida Hometown Democracy v. Sue Cobb was filed as a challenge to the constitutionality of Amendment 2. The court upheld Amendment 2's constitutionality.[1]
Campaign finance
Votesmartflorida.org contributed a total of $654,808 towards passage of the proposed amendment, while Hands Off Florida No On 2 spent $11, 034 in opposition.[2]
