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Florida Amendment 11, Condemnation of Property Jury Amendment (1966)
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| Topic Eminent domain policy |
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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 8, 1966. It was approved.
A “yes” vote supported establishing that each condemnation of property jury shall be composed of twelve jurors. |
A “no” vote opposed establishing that each condemnation of property jury shall be composed of twelve jurors. |
Election results
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Florida Amendment 11 |
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527,821 | 80.44% | ||
| No | 128,345 | 19.56% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 11 was as follows:
| “ | NO. 11—CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE XVI, SECTION 29 CONDEMNATION OF PROPERTY JURY. Proposing an amendment to Article XVI, Section 29 of the State Constitution providing that each condemnation of property jury shall be composed of twelve jurors in a court of competent jurisdiction. | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Constitutional changes
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Section 29. Condemnation of Property; Compensation. No private property, nor right of way shall be appropriated to the use of any corporation or individual until full compensation therefor shall be first made to the owner, or first secured to him by deposit of money; which compensation, irrespective of any benefit from any improvement proposed by such corporation or individual, shall be ascertained by twelve (12) jurors in a court of competent jurisdiction, as shall be prescribed by law. |
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 8, 1966, Marion County, Florida," November 1, 1966
Footnotes
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State of Florida Tallahassee (capital) |
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