Florida Amendment 1, Voting Qualifications Amendment (1970)
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| Topic Residency voting requirements and Voting age policy |
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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 3, 1970. It was defeated.
A “yes” vote supported establishing that those who are 18 and who meet residency requirements are electors of the county where they have resided for at least six months. |
A “no” vote opposed establishing that those who are 18 and who meet residency requirements are electors of the county where they have resided for at least six months. |
Election results
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Florida Amendment 1 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 501,764 | 39.95% | ||
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754,282 | 60.05% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 1 was as follows:
| “ | NO. 1 – CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT ARTICLE VI, SECTION 2 18 YEAR OLD VOTING. Proposing an amendment to Section 2 of Article VI of the Constitution providing that every citizen of the United States who is at least eighteen years of age and who has been a permanent resident for one year in the state and six months in the County, if registered as provided by law, shall be an elector of that county.[ | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Constitutional changes
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Section 2. Electors. Every citizen of the United States who is at least eighteen years of age and who has been a permanent resident for one year in the state and six months in a county, if registered as provided by law, shall be an elector of that county. Provisions may be made by law for other bona fide residents of the state who are at least eighteen years of age to vote in the election of presidential 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 3, 1970, Marion County, Florida," October 26, 1970
Footnotes
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