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Florida Amendment 1, Abolish the Constitution Revision Commission Measure (1980)
| Florida Amendment 1 | |
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| Election date November 4, 1980 | |
| Topic Administration of government | |
Status Defeated | |
| Type Constitutional amendment | Origin State legislature |
Florida Amendment 1 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Florida on November 4, 1980. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported abolishing the Florida Constitution Revision Commission, a 37-member commission that meets every 20 years to propose changes to the state's constitution and refer them to the statewide ballot for voter approval or rejection. |
A "no" vote opposed abolishing the Florida Constitution Revision Commission. |
Election results
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Florida Amendment 1 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 1,164,824 | 43.50% | ||
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1,512,682 | 56.50% | ||
Aftermath
Florida Amendment 2 (2022)
In 2022, voters decided Amendment 2, which would have abolished the Constitution Revision Commission. Amendment 2 received 53.87% of the vote; however, a 60% vote was required. Therefore, Amendment 2 was defeated.
Overview
What was Amendment 1 designed to do?
- See also: Text of measure
Florida Amendment 1 of 1980 would have abolished the Florida Constitution Revision Commission.[1]
What is the Florida Constitution Revision Commission?
The Florida Constitution Revision Commission (CRC) is a 37-member commission provided for in the state constitution that convenes every 20 years to review and propose changes to the Florida Constitution.[2] The CRC refers constitutional amendments directly to the ballot for a public vote, which makes the commission unique amongst the states. Florida is the only state with a commission that can refer constitutional amendments to the ballot.[3] The CRC convenes every 20 years on the following schedule: 1977, 1997, 2017, 2037, 2057, and so on. Beyond what is required in Section 2 of Article XI of the Florida Constitution, the CRC sets its own rules and procedures.[2]
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 1 was as follows:
| “ | Abolishing Constitution Revision Commission | ” |
Ballot summary
The ballot summary for this measure was:
| “ | Proposing amendments to Section 5 of Article II and Sections 2 and 5 of Article XI of the State Constitution to abolish the Constitution Revision Commission. | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
- See also: Amending the Florida Constitution
The Florida State Legislature referred the constitutional amendment to the ballot.
See also
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Florida State Senate, "Abolishing Constitution Revision Commission (1980)," accessed May 18, 2021
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedconstitution - ↑ D'Alemberte, T. (2016). The Florida State Constitution. New York, NY: Oxford University Press.
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