Data Request for Local Ballot Initiatives/Referenda (Secretary Of State Florida)
| Tracking # |
03-15 |
| Multi Request | Data Request for Local Ballot Initiatives/Referenda |
| Submitted | March 5, 2024 |
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From: Jimin Han
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Florida Sunshine Law, I hereby request the following records:
I am requesting data on local ballot initiatives/referenda that took place in the state since 1972. Specifically, I need the following information to be included in the data.
1. Text of the ballot initiative/referendum
2. Local government where the election took place.
3. County where the local government is located
4. Election date
5. Result of election (votes for, votes against, pass/fail)
6. Threshold to pass (50%, two-thirds, etc)
This website from California provides a good example of the type of data I am requesting:
https://data.ca.gov/dataset/election-data/resource/67e83a65-2b55-41ec-9420-b33b666d4711
The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.
In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.
Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 10 business days.
Sincerely,
Jimin Han
From: Secretary Of State Florida
Dear Requestor:
The Florida Department of State has received your request. Your request will be processed accordingly. You will be advised regarding any possible estimate costs. Payment will be due in advance by cash, check, or money order made payable to the Florida Department of State.
Office of the General Counsel, Public Records
FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF STATE
R. A. Gray Building, Suite 100
500 South Bronough Street
Tallahassee, Florida 32399
Phone: (850)245-6507
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Florida Sunshine Law request, copied below, and originally submitted on March 6, 2024. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Secretary Of State Florida
Dear Jimin,
Thank you for contacting the Department of State. The Division of Elections provides online election results<https://results.elections.myflorida.com/> from 1978 forward. These election results include county level results on constitutional amendments. They do not include the results of local level initiatives or referendums.
The State Archives of Florida holds Series S 1258 (Election Return Canvasses, 1865-2004<http://archivescatalog.info.florida.gov/default.asp?IDCFile=/fsa/DETAILSS.IDC,SPECIFIC=505,DATABASE=SERIES,> which contains county level initiative and referendum results. The results from 1972 - 2004 are contained within approximately 39 volumes. The Archives staff has estimated 2 hours of research per volume to fulfill your request. This estimate includes the time that it takes to locate each volume, identify the appropriate pages, and then scan the appropriate pages from each volume. Because the Archives staff is limited to 90 minutes for remote research requests, we would suggest that you visit the Archives to conduct your research. The plan your visit page<https://dos.fl.gov/library-archives/archives/visit/> has details regarding in-person research; if you are not able to travel to the State Archives in Tallahassee, you may consider hiring the services of a private researcher. The attachment contains a list of researchers who requested their names be placed on a list maintained by the State Library and Archives of Florida. Please note, this list is merely an aid to our patrons and is not an endorsement of their work above the work of unlisted researchers.
It is also possible that the results for local level initiatives and referendums can be obtained by contacting the supervisor of elections<https://dos.elections.myflorida.com/supervisors/> from each county where those races took place.
State Archives staff will be happy to assist you further either by phone (850) 245-6719 or by email archives@dos.myflorida.com<mailto:archives@dos.myflorida.com>.
I hope this is helpful.
Ryan C. Ash
Deputy Director
Office of External Affairs
Florida Department of State
(850)245-6605
E-mail: Ryan.Ash@DOS.MyFlorida.com<mailto:Ryan.Ash@DOS.MyFlorida.com>
R.A. Gray Building
500 S. Bronough St, Tallahassee, Fl 32399
From: Secretary Of State Florida
Dear Jimin,
Thank you for contacting the Department of State. The Division of Elections provides online election results (https://results.elections.myflorida.com/) from 1978 forward. These election results include county level results on constitutional amendments. They do not include the results of local level initiatives or referendums.
The State Archives of Florida holds Series S 1258 (Election Return Canvasses, 1865-2004) (http://archivescatalog.info.florida.gov/default.asp?IDCFile=/fsa/DETAILSS.IDC,SPECIFIC=505,DATABASE=SERIES,) which contains county level initiative and referendum results. The results from 1972 - 2004 are contained within approximately 39 volumes. The Archives staff has estimated 2 hours of research per volume to fulfill your request. This estimate includes the time that it takes to locate each volume, identify the appropriate pages, and then scan the appropriate pages from each volume. Because the Archives staff is limited to 90 minutes for remote research requests, we would suggest that you visit the Archives to conduct your research. The plan your visit page (https://dos.fl.gov/library-archives/archives/visit/) has details regarding in-person research; if you are not able to travel to the State Archives in Tallahassee, you may consider hiring the services of a private researcher. The attachment contains a list of researchers who requested their names be placed on a list maintained by the State Library and Archives of Florida. Please note, this list is merely an aid to our patrons and is not an endorsement of their work above the work of unlisted researchers.
It is also possible that the results for local level initiatives and referendums can be obtained by contacting the supervisor of elections (https://dos.elections.myflorida.com/supervisors/) from each county where those races took place.
State Archives staff will be happy to assist you further either by phone (850) 245-6719 or by email archives@dos.myflorida.com.
I hope this is helpful.
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