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Florida Allow School Board Appointment of Superintendents Amendment (May 1968)
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| Topic Public education governance |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Florida Allow School Board Appointment of Superintendents Amendment was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Florida on May 7, 1968. It was approved.
A “yes” vote supported allowing school boards to appoint the superintendent of schools in each district if authorized by local law and approved by the district's voters. |
A “no” vote opposed allowing school boards to appoint the superintendent of schools in each district if authorized by local law and approved by the district's voters. |
Election results
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786,264 | 77.35% | ||
| No | 230,245 | 22.65% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Allow School Board Appointment of Superintendents Amendment was as follows:
| “ | Constitutional Amendment to Article XII, Section 2 Appointment or election of County School Superintendents – Proposing an amendment to Article XII, Section 2 of the Constitution to permit appointment by the school board of the Superintendent of Schools in each school district when provided by local law and approved by vote of the electors of the school district; that such local law may be repealed by vote of the electors only after it has been in effect for three years. | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
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"
- St. Petersburg Times, "Sample Ballots For," May 6, 1968
Footnotes
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