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Florida Amendment 2, Hillsborough County Solicitor Amendment (1958)
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| Topic State judiciary |
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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 4, 1958. It was approved.
A “yes” vote supported eliminating the Hillsborough County solicitor and transferring the duties to the State Attorney of the Thirteenth Judicial Circuit of Florida. |
A “no” vote opposed eliminating the Hillsborough County solicitor and transferring the duties to the State Attorney of the Thirteenth Judicial Circuit of Florida. |
Election results
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Florida Amendment 2 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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147,438 | 58.00% | ||
| No | 106,761 | 42.00% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 2 was as follows:
| “ | Constitutional Amendment No. 2 A proposed Amendment of Article V A proposed amendment of Article V of the Constitution of the State of Florida by adding a section thereto providing for abolishing the office of County Solicitor in Hillsborough County, transferring the duties thereof to the State Attorney of the Thirteenth Judicial Circuit, and other matters relating thereto | ” |
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.
See also
External links
- Florida Constitution Revision Commission, "Florida's Constitutions: The Documentary History"
- Ocala Star-Banner, "Automatic Voting Machine Sample Ballot, General Election November4, 1958, Marion County, Florida," November 3, 1958
Footnotes
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