Advisory Opinion to the Attorney General re: Raising Florida's Minimum Wage
The Florida Supreme Court approved the citizen initiative 'Raising Florida's Minimum Wage' for ballot placement, holding the proposal satisfies the single-subject rule and that the ballot title and summary comply with section 101.161(1). The Court also receded from Advisory Opinion re Referenda Required for Adoption, holding it lacks original jurisdiction under article V, section 3(b)(10) to review the Financial Impact Estimating Conference's financial impact statement because such a statement is not part of an initiative petition.
Key facts
- Citizens submitted a proposed constitutional amendment to raise Florida's minimum wage for ballot placement, requiring Florida Supreme Court review of the initiative petition under Article V, Section 3(b)(10).
- The Court approved the initiative for ballot placement, finding it satisfied the single-subject rule and that the ballot title and summary complied with statutory requirements.
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Why it matters
This decision reallocates review of ballot financial impact statements away from the Supreme Court, signaling that practitioners challenging an FIEC statement must now consider a trial-court declaratory judgment action… — full analysis with a trial
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