Citizen Requirement for Voting in Florida Elections
Sponsor: Florida Citizen Voters
The marker is the 60% share this measure needed to pass.
In plain English
This amendment adds a U.S. citizenship requirement to Florida's voter qualification criteria, codifying that only U.S. citizens aged 18 or older who are permanent Florida residents and registered to vote may cast ballots in state elections. The change makes citizenship an explicit constitutional standard rather than relying solely on statutory law.
Arguments for and against
Attributed claims extracted from the public record. Neither side is endorsed here.
Supporters argue that requiring citizenship for voting is a foundational principle of electoral integrity and that the measure protects the franchise for citizens while ensuring only those with a legal stake in U.S. governance participate in Florida elections.
Critics argue that the measure is largely redundant since federal law and existing Florida statutes already prohibit non-citizen voting, and that enshrining citizenship in the constitution could complicate voting access and administration without solving a documented problem.
Voter considerations
The amendment required 60% approval to pass and addresses a procedural eligibility rule; voters may consider whether constitutional codification of a statutory requirement represents a meaningful change or clarification.
Who's behind this measure?
Public positions and campaign money—not a recommendation for how to vote.
Supporting groups and campaigns
- Florida Citizen Voters (opens in a new tab)Secondary reporting
- Miami Dade Republican Party (opens in a new tab)Secondary reporting
- Citizen Voters, Inc (opens in a new tab)Secondary reporting
- Florida Citizen Voters
- Raised
- $8,298,943.55
- Spent
- $8,301,442.68
Snapshot retrieved Nov 8, 2026 · USDDonors & reporting details · Florida Citizen Voters
Totals as compiled by Ballotpedia for the most recent reports Ballotpedia processed (coverage end not stated); cash contributions $2,459,559.60, in-kind contributions $5,839,383.95, cash expenditures $2,462,058.73. Ballotpedia cites Florida Division of Elections — Campaign Finance Database (https://dos.myflorida.com/elections/candidates-committees/campaign-finance/campaign-finance-database/).
Reported donors are included in receipts, not additional money. This is not a complete donor list. Contributions do not establish influence over an outcome.
Reported across this side’s campaigns; not assigned to an individual committee. See source for the reporting window.
More donors to this side
- Morning in America (opens in a new tab) · $2,000.00Secondary reporting
Reported donors are part of receipts, not additional money. This is not a complete donor list.
Opposing groups and campaigns
- Miami Dade Democratic Party (opens in a new tab)Secondary reporting
- ACLU of Florida (opens in a new tab)Secondary reporting
- Democracy for America (opens in a new tab)Secondary reporting
More groups (1)
- League of Women Voters of Florida (opens in a new tab)Secondary reporting
- Committee to Advance Constitutional Values
- Raised
- $1,918,102.04
- Spent
- $2,014,317.13
Snapshot retrieved Nov 8, 2026 · USDDonors & reporting details · Committee to Advance Constitutional Values
Totals as compiled by Ballotpedia for the most recent reports Ballotpedia processed (coverage end not stated); cash contributions $1,448,315.33, in-kind contributions $469,786.71, cash expenditures $1,544,530.42. Ballotpedia cites Florida Division of Elections — Campaign Finance Database (https://dos.myflorida.com/elections/candidates-committees/campaign-finance/campaign-finance-database/).
Reported donors are included in receipts, not additional money. This is not a complete donor list. Contributions do not establish influence over an outcome.
Dated snapshots, not live totals. Missing amounts are not zero. Committees are shown separately.
About sources & coverage
Group positions come from the linked sources. Secondary reporting and first-party statements are distinct from official filings. Committee-wide totals may fund other measures; they are not allocations to this measure. Donor amounts are already part of receipts; neither donors nor overlapping snapshots are added together.
Groups as listed by Ballotpedia (secondary reporting), retrieved 2026-11-08: campaigns, parties, unions and organizations; elected officials and candidates omitted.
Figures compiled by Ballotpedia (secondary reporting) from Florida Division of Elections — Campaign Finance Database; retrieved 2026-11-08. Donor lists are the top donors to all committees on that side; they are not allocated to individual committees.
Official ballot summary
This amendment provides that only United States Citizens who are at least eighteen years of age, a permanent resident of Florida, and registered to vote, as provided by law, shall be qualified to vote in a Florida election.
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