Florida Amendment 3, Local Government Expenditures Amendment (1990)
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| Topic State and local government budgets, spending, and finance |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Florida Amendment 3 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Florida on November 6, 1990. It was approved.
A “yes” vote supported excusing municipalities from general laws requiring them to spend funds under certain circumstances. |
A “no” vote opposed excusing municipalities from general laws requiring them to spend funds under certain circumstances. |
Election results
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Florida Amendment 3 |
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2,031,557 | 64.04% | ||
| No | 1,140,745 | 35.96% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 3 was as follows:
| “ | Excuses counties and municipalities from complying with general laws requiring them to spend funds unless: the law fulfills an important state interest; and it is enacted by two-thirds vote, or funding or funding sources are provided, or certain other conditions are met. Prohibits general laws that have certain negative fiscal consequences for counties and municipalities unless enacted by two-thirds vote. Exempts certain categories of laws from these requirements. | ” |
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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