Florida Amendment 1, Linked Proposed Constitutional Amendments Amendment (1958)
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| Topic Constitutional wording changes |
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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 4, 1958. It was defeated.
A “yes” vote supported allowing the legislature to link proposed constitutional amendments in an election so that all must be approved for any one to be enacted. |
A “no” vote opposed allowing the legislature to link proposed constitutional amendments in an election so that all must be approved for any one to be enacted. |
Election results
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Florida Amendment 1 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 78,923 | 27.62% | ||
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206,830 | 72.38% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 1 was as follows:
| “ | Constitutional Amendment No. 1 A proposed Amendment of Article XVII, Section I—Methods of Amending Constitution. Authorizing the Legislature to propose the revision or amendment of any portion of the Constitution and providing that when more than one proposed revised article of the Constitution is to be voted upon in the same election, any such proposed revised article may provide that it shall not become effective unless other specified proposed revised articles are likewise approved and in such case none of such proposed revised articles shall become a part of the Constitution unless others are approved. | ” |
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"
- Ocala Star-Banner, "Automatic Voting Machine Sample Ballot, General Election November4, 1958, Marion County, Florida," November 3, 1958
Footnotes
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