Florida Amendment 2, Appointive County Superintendents of Public Instruction Amendment (1966)
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| Topic County and municipal governance and Education |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Florida Amendment 2 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Florida on November 8, 1966. It was approved.
A “yes” vote supported providing for the terms of employment of appointive county superintendents of public instruction. |
A “no” vote opposed providing for the terms of employment of appointive county superintendents of public instruction. |
Election results
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Florida Amendment 2 |
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499,991 | 67.84% | ||
| No | 237,069 | 32.16% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 2 was as follows:
| “ | NO. 2—CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE VIII, ADDING SECTION 6A EDUCATION, Terms and Employment of Appointive Superintendents of Public Instruction. Proposing an amendment to Article VIII, Adding Section 6A of the State Constitution providing in counties authorized to appoint a Superintendent of Public Instruction, the Superintendent shall serve at the pleasure of the Board provided that the Board may enter into a contract of employment which shall not extend beyond the Thirtieth day of June in the year in which the terms of a majority of the Members of the Board shall expire; providing that the Superintendent shall not be commissioned by the Governor, but shall be required to file bond. | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Constitutional changes
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Section 6A. In those counties authorized to appoint a superintendent of public instruction under Article XII of the state constitution the superintendent shall serve at the pleasure of the board provided that the board may enter into a contract of employment with such appointed county superintendent which contract shall not extend beyond the thirtieth day of June in the year in which the terms of a majority of the members of the board of public instruction shall expire. The county superintendent shall not be commissioned by the governor but shall be required to file with the county board of public instruction a good and sufficient bond and in such sum and upon such conditions as the legislature by law shall prescribe for elective superintendents as provided by Section 7, Article VIII of the state constitution. |
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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