Florida 1988 ballot measures

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Eleven statewide ballot measures were on the November 8, 1988 ballot in Florida.

• Nine of the eleven measures were approved.
• Nine of the measures were legislatively-referred constitutional amendments. Two of the measures were initiated constitutional amendments.

On the ballot

November 8

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Judiciary	Allows for county court judges to be subject to impeachment by the Legislature	a
LRCA	Amendment 2	Law enforcement	Grants crime victims the right to be informed of criminal proceedings	a
LRCA	Amendment 3	Taxes	Allows high water recharge land to be classified by law solely on the basis of character or use	a
LRCA	Amendment 4	Bond issues	Allows for issue of bonds for the acquisition of property for state roads	a
LRCA	Amendment 5	Taxes	Extends the property tax exemption for widows to widowers as well	a
LRCA	Amendment 6	Gov't Finances	Creates a Taxation and Budget Reform Commission with the power to propose statutory changes and constitutional amendments	a
LRCA	Amendment 7	State judiciary	Increases terms of county court judges from four to six years	d
LRCA	Amendment 8	State judiciary	Authorizes the Legislature to establish a hearing officer system to hear civil traffic offenses	a
LRCA	Amendment 9	Veterans	Authorizes the creation of a Department of Veterans Affairs and a Department of Elderly Affairs	a
CICA	Amendment 10	Tort	Limits the amount that can be recovered for non-economic losses in civil actions regarding bodily injuries	d
CICA	Amendment 11	English	Establishes English as the official language of Florida	a

See also

• 1988 ballot measures
• List of Florida ballot measures
• Florida signature requirements
• Laws governing the initiative process in Florida
• Procedures for qualifying an initiative in Florida

External links

• Initiatives submitted for review and comment
• 1988 Florida constitutional amendment election results
• Florida Amendments of the Election of 11-8-88
• 1988 General Election Sample Ballot (From Citrus County)