Florida Amendment 1, Property Possession Amendment (2008)
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| Topic Constitutional rights and Constitutional wording changes |
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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 4, 2008. It was defeated.
A “yes” vote supported eliminating constitutional provisions that prevent aliens ineligible for citizenship from possessing real property. |
A “no” vote opposed eliminating constitutional provisions that prevent aliens ineligible for citizenship from possessing real property. |
Election results
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Florida Amendment 1 |
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| Yes | 3,564,090 | 47.93% | ||
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3,871,704 | 52.07% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 1 was as follows:
| “ | Proposing an amendment to the State Constitution to delete provisions authorizing the Legislature to regulate or prohibit the ownership, inheritance, disposition, and possession of real property by aliens ineligible for citizenship. | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Constitutional changes
The text of the amendment read:
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DECLARATION OF RIGHTS SECTION 2. Basic rights. -- All natural persons, female and male alike, are equal before the law and have inalienable rights, among which are the right to enjoy and defend life and liberty, to pursue happiness, to be rewarded for industry, and to acquire, possess and protect property |
Path to the ballot
- See also: Amending the Florida Constitution
A 60% vote is required during one legislative session for the Florida State Legislature to place a constitutional amendment on the ballot. That amounts to a minimum of 51 votes in the Florida House of Representatives and 18 votes in the Florida State Senate, assuming no vacancies. Amendments do not require the governor's signature to be referred to the ballot. Amendments on the ballot must be approved by 60% of voters to pass.
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Footnotes
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