Constitutional Amendment

PetitionProhibiting Oil Drilling in Florida

Waters Surfrider Foundation 2010 Florida Chapter Conference

Presented by Sarah Owen Gledhill

Florida Wildlife FederationAugust 14, 2010

Overview of Presentation

• Background

• Process

• Summary

• Questions

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Background

•Spring 2009 Legislature

•HB 1219

•2010 Constitutional Amendment

•Special Session July 20-23

•2012 Initiative Petition

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Process• Step 1 - Register as a Political Committee

• Step 2 - Get Format Approval

• Step 3 - Serial Number Assignment

• Step 4 - Circulation

• Step 5 - Submit Petitions for Verification

• Step 6 - Pay for Cost of Verification

• Step 7 - Certifications of Petitions

• Step 8 - Supreme Court Review

• Step 9 - Fiscal Impact Statement

• Step 10 - Certification of Ballot PositionFlorida Wildlife Federation

Step 1Register as a Political

Committee

Save our Seas, Beaches and Shores, Inc. PO BOX 6686

Tallahassee Florida (850)656-7113

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Step 2Get Formal ApprovalGet Format Approval

• Division of Elections Department of State

•7 days upon receipt

•August 10, 2010 August 17, 2010

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BALLOT TITLE: Prohibiting oil drilling in Florida waters seaward of Florida’s mean high tide line.

BALLOT SUMMARY: Prohibiting oil drilling for exploration or extraction in and beneath Florida waters from the mean high tide line to the outermost boundaries of Florida’s territorial seas.

ARTICLE AND SECTION BEING CREATED OR AMENDED: Article II, Section 7FULL TEXT OF THE PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT:BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF FLORIDA THAT:Article II, Section 7, is hereby amended to add the following subsection: To protect the people of Florida and their environment, oil drilling for exploration or extraction is prohibited in and beneath all Florida waters between the mean high tide line and the outermost boundaries of the Florida territorial seas. This prohibition shall not apply to transportation of oil and gas products produced outside of these waters. This provision is self-executing.

Step 3

Serial Number Assignment

•Division of Elections assigned

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Step 4Circulation

• 676,811 signatures required

•Congressional District Signatures

• 67, 683 signatures obtained in at least 7 CDs for Supreme Court Review (Step 8)

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Step 5 & 6Submit Petitions for Verification

and Pay for Verification

•DE check signatures within 30 days of receipt

• 10 cents per signature paid by SOSBS

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Step 7Certification of Petitions

• ALL petitions submitted by February 1, 2012 5 p.m.

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Step 8 & 9Supreme Court Review & Fiscal

Impact Statement

• 10% of the signatures from 7 CD

• Attorney General petitions the Supreme Court

• Supreme Court renders an advisory opinion for constitutionality

• Financial Impact Estimating Conference reviews and completes analysis

• Impact Statement is placed on the ballot under the summary

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Step 10Certification of Ballot Position

•Once all signatures are verified and submitted by February 1, 2012 a certificate of ballot position is issued

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Am I in State Constitution 101?

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What does this mean for us at the local level

What we need from you?

• Talk to the Media

• Talk to your Neighbors

•Collect signatures

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WE NEED 707,000 SIGNATURES

Thank you. Sarah Owen Gledhill

northeastfwf@fwfonline.org904-347-6490

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