Florida Amendment 2, Crime Victims Rights Amendment (1988)
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| Topic Crime victims' rights |
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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, 1988. It was approved.
A “yes” vote supported giving crime victims, or in the case of a homicide, their next-of-kin, the qualified right to be informed, to be present, and to be heard at all crucial stages of criminal proceedings. |
A “no” vote opposed giving crime victims, or in the case of a homicide, their next-of-kin, the qualified right to be informed, to be present, and to be heard at all crucial stages of criminal proceedings. |
Election results
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Florida Amendment 2 |
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3,629,963 | 90.19% | ||
| No | 394,617 | 9.81% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 2 was as follows:
| “ | Proposing an amendment to the State Constitution to grant victims of crime, and the next of kin of homicide victims, the qualified right to be informed, to be present, and to be heard at all crucial stages of criminal proceedings. | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
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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Footnotes
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