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Florida Amendment 11, English as Official State Language Initiative (1988)
Florida Amendment 11 | |
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Election date |
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Topic English language policy |
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Status |
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Type Initiated constitutional amendment |
Origin |
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 |
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Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
3,457,039 | 83.87% | |||
No | 664,861 | 16.13% |
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
The following is a list of state ballot measures to designate English as an official state language:
Path to the ballot
The ballot measure was an initiated constitutional amendment. Proponents collected signatures to place the initiative on the ballot.
See also
External links
Footnotes
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State of Florida Tallahassee (capital) |
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