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Florida Amendment 4, Director of the Budget Amendment (1946)
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| Topic Administrative organization and Budget stabilization funds |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Florida Amendment 4 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Florida on November 5, 1946. It was defeated.
A “yes” vote supported allowing, by a concurrent resolution of the State and House of Representatives, for the appointment of a director of the budget. |
A “no” vote opposed allowing, by a concurrent resolution of the State and House of Representatives, for the appointment of a director of the budget. |
Election results
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Florida Amendment 4 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 28,220 | 23.00% | ||
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94,481 | 77.00% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 4 was as follows:
| “ | (NO. 4) CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT ARTICLE XVI To amend Article XVI of the Constitution of the State of Florida, by adding an additional section providing for the appointment, by a concurrent resolution of the State and House of Representatives, of a director of the budget and to authorize the legislature to prescribe his powers, duties, qualifications and term of office. □ For the Amendment □ Against the Amendment | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Constitutional changes
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Section 34. The Legislature shall by law provide for a Director of the Budget, who shall be appointed by a concurrent resolution of the Senate and House of Representatives, and shall by law, consistent with other provisions of this Constitution, prescribe his powers and duties, provide for his qualifications and term of office, the length of which shall be wholly within the discretion of the Legislature and shall not be limited by Section 7, Article XVI of the Constitution. |
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"
- The Vero Beach Press-Journal, "SAMPLE BALLOT," November 1, 1946
Footnotes
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