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Florida Amendment 11, Civil Service Systems and Boards Amendment (1956)
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| Topic Civil service |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Florida Amendment 11 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Florida on November 6, 1956. It was approved.
A “yes” vote supported allowing for the establishment of civil service systems and civil service boards for non-elected and non-appointed municipal, county, and state employees and officers. |
A “no” vote opposed allowing for the establishment of civil service systems and civil service boards for non-elected and non-appointed municipal, county, and state employees and officers. |
Election results
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Florida Amendment 11 |
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325,502 | 75.37% | ||
| No | 106,377 | 24.63% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 11 was as follows:
| “ | No. 11 CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE XVI A proposed Amendment to Article XVI of the Constitution of the State of Florida to be known as Section 34 authorizing the Legislature to establish Civil Service Systems and Civil Service Boards for Municipal, County and State Employees and Officers not elected by the people or appointed by the Governor. | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Constitutional changes
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Section 34. Civil Service Systems and Boards. The Legislature may by general, special or local laws create Civil Service Systems and Civil Service Boards for municipal, county and state employees and for municipal, county and state officers not appointed by the governor or elected by the people and the Legislature may authorize such Civil Service Boards to provide for the qualifications and method of employing such employees and officers and to prescribe the length of their terms of office or employment. |
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, "SAMPLE BALLOT GENERAL ELECTION," November 6, 1956
Footnotes
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