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Florida Casino Authorization Amendment, Amendment 2 (1986)
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Florida Measure 3 (1986) was an initiated constitutional amendment on the November 4, 1986 ballot in Florida to allow casino gambling in the state. It was defeated.
Election results
| Florida Amendment 2 (1986) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
 No | 2,237,555 | 68.3% | ||
| Yes | 1,036,250 | 31.7% | ||
Election results via: Florida Department of State Division of Elections
Text of measure
The ballot description said:
| “ | An amendment authorizing casino gambling in hotels of 500 rooms or more in counties where electors of a county have by initiative referendum approved casino gambling and the geographic boundaries for such casino gambling in their county; the legislature to enact such laws necessary to assure reasonable limitation, licensing, regulation and taxation of such casino gambling. | ” |
Measure 3 was the fourth citizen-initiated proposed amendment to appear on a Florida statewide ballot.
See also
External links
- Text and vote results
- 1986 Florida election results
- Sample Ballot from Orange County Florida(p.10)
- I&R Institute ballot measure database for Florida
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