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Florida Amendment 2, 18 as the Age of Legal Adulthood Amendment (1970)
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| Topic Constitutional rights |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Florida Amendment 2 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Florida on November 3, 1970. It was defeated.
A “yes” vote supported establishing that 18 is the age of legal adulthood. |
A “no” vote opposed establishing that 18 is the age of legal adulthood. |
Election results
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Florida Amendment 2 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 422,450 | 34.56% | ||
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799,885 | 65.44% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 2 was as follows:
| “ | NO. 2 – CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT ARTICLE X, SECTION 14 18 YEAR OLD MAJORITY. Proposing an amendment to the State Constitution, adding a new Section 14 to Article X, providing that every person shall reach legal majority upon attaining the age of eighteen years, and thereafter shall have all the rights and responsibilities of an adult. | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Constitutional changes
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Section 14. Legal Majority. Every person shall reach legal majority upon attaining the age of eighteen (18) years, and thereafter shall have all the rights and responsibilities of an adult. |
Path to the ballot
- See also: Amending the Florida Constitution
A 60% vote was required during one legislative session for the Florida State Legislature to place a constitutional amendment on the ballot. That amounted to a minimum of 51 votes in the Florida House of Representatives and 18 votes in the Florida State Senate, assuming no vacancies. Amendments did not require the governor's signature to be referred to the ballot. Amendments on the ballot required a simple majority vote in this year.
See also
External links
- Florida Constitution Revision Commission, "Florida's Constitutions: The Documentary History"
- Ocala Star-Banner, "Automatic Voting Machine Sample Ballot, General Election, November 3, 1970, Marion County, Florida," October 26, 1970
Footnotes
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State of Florida Tallahassee (capital) |
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