Florida Amendment 2, Protection Against Unlawful Searches and Seizures Amendment (1982)
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| Topic Constitutional wording changes and Law enforcement |
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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 2, 1982. It was approved.
A “yes” vote supported establishing that Florida's protection against unlawful searches and seizures aligns with the federal constitution's protections against unlawful searches and seizures. |
A “no” vote opposed establishing that Florida's protection against unlawful searches and seizures aligns with the federal constitution's protections against unlawful searches and seizures. |
Election results
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Florida Amendment 2 |
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1,440,523 | 63.48% | ||
| No | 828,571 | 36.52% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 2 was as follows:
| “ | Proposing an amendment to the State Constitution to provide that the right to be free from unreasonable searches and seizures shall be construed in conformity with the 4th Amendment to the United States Constitution and to provide that illegally seized articles or information are inadmissable if decisions of the United States Supreme Court makes such evidence inadmissable. | ” |
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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