Florida Amendment 1, Election of Executive Officials Amendment (1963)
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| Topic State executive elections |
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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 5, 1963. It was approved.
A “yes” vote supported providing for the election of the Governor, Secretary of State, Attorney General, Comptroller, Treasurer, Superintendent of Public Instruction and Commissioner of Agriculture at the 1964 general election for a two-year term and then establishing that such positions be up for election in 1966, for terms of four years. |
A “no” vote opposed providing for the election of the Governor, Secretary of State, Attorney General, Comptroller, Treasurer, Superintendent of Public Instruction and Commissioner of Agriculture at the 1964 general election for a two-year term and then establishing that such positions be up for election in 1966, for terms of four years. |
Election results
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Florida Amendment 1 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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254,619 | 53.06% | ||
| No | 225,255 | 46.94% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 1 was as follows:
| “ | No. 1 ARTICLE IV, SECTIONS 2 and 20—A proposed amendment to Article IV, Section 2 and 20 of the Constitution of the State of Florida providing for the election of the Governor, Secretary of State, Attorney General, Comptroller, Treasurer, Superintendent of Public Instruction and Commissioner of Agriculture at the 1964 general election for a term of two years and thereafter commencing with the general election of 1966 for a term of four years and providing that the Governor elected at the 1964 general election shall be eligible for re-election to the office the next succeeding term. | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Constitutional changes
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Section 2. Election and Term of Governor. The governor shall be elected by the qualified electors of the state. The first election for governor under this section shall be at the general election of 1964, for a term of two (2) years and thereafter commencing with the general election of 1966, the governor shall be elected for a term of four (4) years. The term of office shall begin the first Tuesday after the first Monday in January next after this election. The governor elected at the general election of 1964 shall be eligible for re-election to said office in the general election of 1966, but the governor elected at the general election of 1966 and thereafter shall not be eligible for re-election to said office the next succeeding term. Section 20. Governor's Cabinet. The governor shall be assisted by administrative officers as follows: A secretary of state, attorney general, comptroller, treasurer, superintendent of public instruction, and commissioner of agriculture, who shall be elected at the same time as the governor, and shall hold their offices for the same term; provided, that the first election of such officers under this section shall be had at the time of voting for governor in 1964 for a term of two (2) years and thereafter commencing with the time of voting for governor in 1966, said officers shall be elected for a term of four (4) years. |
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, "Automatic Voting Ma," October 29, 1963
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