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Florida Amendment 11, English as Official State Language Initiative (1988)

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Florida Amendment 11

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Election date

November 8, 1988

Topic
English language policy
Status

ApprovedApproved

Type
Initiated constitutional amendment
Origin

Citizens



Florida Amendment 11 was on the ballot as an initiated constitutional amendment in Florida on November 8, 1988. It was approved.

A “yes” vote supported establishing English as the official state language.

A “no” vote opposed establishing English as the official state language.


Election results

Florida Amendment 11

Result Votes Percentage

Approved Yes

3,457,039 83.87%
No 664,861 16.13%
Results are officially certified.
Source


Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Amendment 11 was as follows:

Establishes English as the official language of the State of Florida. Enables the legislature to implement this article by appropriate legislation.

Full Text

The full text of this measure is available here.


Background

See also: History of English as official language ballot measures and laws

The following is a list of state ballot measures to designate English as an official state language:

State official language ballot measures
State Year Measure Origin Language(s) Yes No Outcome
Nebraska 1920 Amendment 3: English as Official State Language Convention English 83.63% 16.37%
Approveda
Hawaii 1978 Amendment 31: Preamble, Official Languages, and Motto Measure Convention English and Hawaiian 69.72% 30.28%
Approveda
California 1986 Proposition 63: English as Official State Language Initiative English 73.25% 26.75%
Approveda
Arizona 1988 Proposition 106: English as Official State Language Initiative English 50.50% 49.50%
Approveda
Colorado 1988 Amendment 1: English as Official State Language Initiative English 61.15% 38.85%
Approveda
Florida 1988 Amendment 11: English as Official State Language Initiative English 83.87% 16.13%
Approveda
Alabama 1990 Amendment 1: English as Official State Language Legislature English 88.52% 11.48%
Approveda
Alaska 1998 Measure 6: English as Official State Language Initiative English 68.60% 31.40%
Approveda
Utah 2000 Initiative A: English as Official State Language Initiative English 67.18% 32.82%
Approveda
Arizona 2006 Proposition 103: English as Official State Language Legislature English 74.00% 26.00%
Approveda
Missouri 2008 Amendment 1: English as Official State Language Legislature English 86.31% 13.69%
Approveda
Oklahoma 2010 State Question 751: English as Official State Language Legislature English 75.54% 24.46%
Approveda
Idaho 2026 HJR 6: English as Official State Language Amendment Legislature English TBD TBD
TBD

Path to the ballot

See also: Signature requirements for ballot measures in Florida

The ballot measure was an initiated constitutional amendment. Proponents collected signatures to place the initiative on the ballot.

See also


External links

Footnotes