Florida Amendment 2, Absentee Voting for the Armed Forces Amendment (1960)

Florida Amendment 2
Election date November 8, 1960
Topic Absentee and mail voting and Military service policy
Status Approved
Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment	Origin State legislature

Florida Amendment 2 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Florida on November 8, 1960. It was approved.

A “yes” vote supported providing for original absentee registration for members of the armed forces and their families who are outside the United States.

A “no” vote opposed providing for original absentee registration for members of the armed forces and their families who are outside the United States.

Election results

Florida Amendment 2
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		572,520	84.27%
No		106,866	15.73%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Amendment 2 was as follows:

“

NO. 2 CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE VI, SECTION 2 Proposing an amendment to Article VI, Section 2 of the State Constitution to provide for original absentee registration of electors who are members of the armed forces and their spouses living outside the territorial limits of the States.

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Full Text

The full text of this measure is available here.

Constitutional changes

Section 2. Registration of Electors. The legislature, at its first session after the ratification of this constitution, shall provide by law for the registration of all the legally qualified voters in each county, and for the returns of elections; and shall also provide that after the completion, from time to time, of such registration, no person not duly registered according to law shall be allowed to vote. The legislature may provide for the registration of electors who are members of the armed forces, and their spouses, living outside the territorial limits of the state.

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

1960 Measures

• 1960 Measures
• Military service policy on the ballot
• Absentee and mail voting on the ballot
• 1960 legislative sessions

Florida

• Florida ballot measures
• Florida ballot measure laws

News and analysis

• Ballot measure lawsuits
• Ballot measure readability
• Ballot measure polls

External links

• Florida Constitution Revision Commission, "Florida's Constitutions: The Documentary History"
• The Tampa Times, "SAMPLE BALLOT," October 13, 1960