Florida Amendment 2, Permit Death Penalty Amendment (1998)
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| Topic Constitutional wording changes and Death penalty |
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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 3, 1998. It was approved.
A “yes” vote supported preserving the death penalty as a form of punishment in Florida and align execution methods with the federal Constitution. |
A “no” vote opposed preserving the death penalty as a form of punishment in Florida and align execution methods with the federal Constitution. |
Election results
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Florida Amendment 2 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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2,676,043 | 72.76% | ||
| No | 1,002,043 | 27.24% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 2 was as follows:
| “ | Proposing an amendment to Section 17 of Article I of the State Constitution preserving the death penalty, and permitting any execution method unless prohibited by the Federal Constitution. Requires construction of the prohibition against cruel and/or unusual punishment to conform to United States Supreme Court interpretation of the Eighth Amendment. Prohibits reduction of a death sentence based on invalidity of execution method, and provides for continued force of sentence. Provides for retroactive applicability. | ” |
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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