Florida Amendment 2, Bonds for Housing Amendment (October 1980)
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| Topic Bond issues and Housing development funding |
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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 October 7, 1980. It was approved.
A “yes” vote supported allowing for the issuance of revenue bonds to fund housing. |
A “no” vote opposed allowing for the issuance of revenue bonds to fund housing. |
Election results
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Florida Amendment 2 |
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826,742 | 57.20% | ||
| No | 618,694 | 42.80% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 2 was as follows:
| “ | Proposing the creation of Section 16 of Article VII and Section 18 of Article XII of the State Constitution to authorize the issuance of revenue bonds to finance and refinance housing and related facilities in Florida, secured primarily by pledged revenues at least equal to the annual bond payments. | ” |
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.
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