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Florida Amendment 1, State Budget and Financing Amendment (2006)
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| Topic Revenue allocation |
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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 7, 2006. It was approved.
A “yes” vote supported limiting how nonrecurring general revenue may be spent and amend provisions relating to creating the state's financial outlooks and budget. |
A “no” vote opposed limiting how nonrecurring general revenue may be spent and amend provisions relating to creating the state's financial outlooks and budget. |
Election results
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Florida Amendment 1 |
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2,570,436 | 59.84% | ||
| No | 1,724,867 | 40.16% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 1 was as follows:
| “ | Proposing amendments to the State Constitution to limit the amount of nonrecurring general revenue which may be appropriated for recurring purposes in any fiscal year to 3 percent of the total general revenue funds estimated to be available, unless otherwise approved by a three-fifths vote of the Legislature; to establish a Joint Legislative Budget Commission, which shall issue long-range financial outlooks; to provide for limited adjustments in the state budget without the concurrence of the full Legislature, as provided by general law; to reduce the number of times trust funds are automatically terminated; to require the preparation and biennial revision of a long-range state planning document; and to establish a Government Efficiency Task Force and specify its duties. | ” |
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.
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Footnotes
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