Florida
Capital: Tallahassee
Population: 16,396,515
Major Metropolitan Areas: Jacksonville, Miami, Ft. Lauderdale, Orlando, Sarasota, Tampa, St. Petersburg
Federal Transportation Spending: $1,810,837,000 (U.S. Census Bureau 2002)

State Ballot Process
Florida citizens may use the initiative process to amend the constitution only. No ballot measures that create new statutes are allowed. A ten-cent-per-signature fee is assessed on initiative filers. The deadline for submitting signed petitions for 2004 General Election ballot consideration is August 3, 2004.

State Election Site: http://election.dos.state.fl.us/

County & City Information
Contact your county elections office for more information: http://election.dos.state.fl.us/county/index.shtml

Ballot measure information
http://www.iandrinstitute.org/Florida.htm

Additional ballot measure information
http://www.ballot.org/states/fl.html

Initiative Year	Community/Region for initiative	Type Of Measure	Ballot Date	Result
2004	Statewide	High speed rail	11/1/2004
Description
Two lawmakers have filed bills to ask voters to confirm that want the state to build the high speed rail system connecting Florida's 5 major cities.

Initiative Year	Community/Region for initiative	Type Of Measure	Ballot Date	Result
2004	Statewide	Constitutional amendment	11/2/2004
Description
This proposed constitutional amendment would repeal a previously passed citizen initiative (ballot measure 1, in 2000) that requires the development and operation of a high-speed rail system in the state. This repeal will allow the state legislature to reevaluate the proposal.

Initiative Year	Community/Region for initiative	Type Of Measure	Ballot Date	Result
2004	Tampa	Local tax
Description
The Tampa Chamber of Commerce is considering raising the gas, property, and sales taxes and transportation impact fees, among other sources.

Initiative Year	Community/Region for initiative	Type Of Measure	Ballot Date	Result
2002	Pinellas and Hillsborough Counties	Sales tax measure
Description
A new sales tax of up to 1% to pay for mass transit, roads, and bridges. County commissioners would have to put the tax to a referendum.

Initiative Year	Community/Region for initiative	Type Of Measure	Ballot Date	Result
2002	Miami-Dade	Sales Tax Increase	11/5/2002	Passed 66% to 34%
Description
Funds raised from an increase in the sales tax will go to mass transit only. Measure will finance only new equipment and facilities. Will require creation of independent, regional transportation authority.

Initiative Year	Community/Region for initiative	Type Of Measure	Ballot Date	Result
2000	Statewide	High-speed rail proposal	11/5/2000	Passed - 53% to 47%
Description
Ballot Measure #1 is a constitutional amendment that aims to reduce traffic and increase travel alternatives. This amendment provides for development of a high speed monorail, fixed guideway or magnetic levitation system linking Florida's five largest urban areas and providing for access to existing air and ground transportation facilities and services by directing the state and/or state authorized private entity to implement the financing, acquisition of right-of-way, design, construction and operation of the system, with construction beginning by November 1, 2003.

STPP State Page: http://www.transact.org/states/default.asp?state=florida

APTA State Page (Info. on transit agencies): http://www.apta.com/links/state_local/fl.cfm