Florida Amendment 1, Constitutional Revisions by Convention Amendment (1966)
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Florida Amendment 1 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Florida on November 8, 1966. It was approved.
A “yes” vote supported establishing that constitutional revisions adopted by convention be submitted to the electors at the next general election. |
A “no” vote opposed establishing that constitutional revisions adopted by convention be submitted to the electors at the next general election. |
Election results
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Florida Amendment 1 |
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626,806 | 82.87% | ||
| No | 129,545 | 17.13% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 1 was as follows:
| “ | NO. 1—CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE XVII, SECTION 2 METHOD OF REVISING CONSTITUTION. Proposing an amendment to Article XVII, Section 2 of the State Constitution providing that any revision of the Constitution as adopted by convention shall be submitted to the electors at the next general election. | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Constitutional changes
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Section 2. If at any time the legislature, by a vote of two-thirds of all members of both houses shall determine that a revision of this constitution is necessary, such determination shall be entered upon their respective journals, w ith the yeas and nays thereon. Notice of said action shall be published weekly in one newspaper in every county in which a newspaper is published, for three (3) months preceding the next general election of representatives, and in those counties where no newspaper is published, notice shall be given by posting at the several polling precincts in such counties for six (6) weeks next preceding said election. The electors at said election may vote for or against the revision in question. If a majority of the electors so voting be in favor of revision, the legislature chosen at such election shall provide by law for a convention to revise the constitution and shall provide for the conduct and rules of such convention. The convention shall be held within s ix (6) months after passage of the law, providing for the convention. Delegates to the convention shall equal in number and be apportioned among the various counties as the membership of the house of representatives is apportioned. The convention upon adoption of a revised constitution shall certify a copy of it to the governor. Five (5) printed copies of the revised constitution shall be transmitted by the secretary of state to the clerk of the circuit court of each county, and five (5) to the county judge of each county. These copies shall be distributed throughout the various counties and shall be available for examination by any person desiring to examine same for a period of at least three (3) months immediately preceding the next general election. At this election the revised constitution shall be submitted to the electors of the state, for approval or rejection. If a majority of the electors voting upon the revision of the constitution shall approve same, the revised constitution shall take effect immediately upon such approval by the electors. |
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 8, 1966, Marion County, Florida," November 1, 1966
Footnotes
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