Advisory Opinion to the Attorney General re Referenda Required for Adoption

While this Court was considering the validity of an initiative petition circulated pursuant to article XI, section 3 of the Florida Constitution,1 the Attorney General requested that we review the corresponding financial impact statement to evaluate its compliance with section 100.371 of the Florida Statutes. For the reasons that follow, we conclude that we have jurisdiction, see art. IV, § 10, art. V, § 3(b)(10), Fla. Const., but remand the statement to the Financial Impact Estimating Conference for redrafting because the statement does not meet the statutory requirements in its current form.