Florida Amendment 4, Qualification and Compensation of Legislators Amendment (1948)
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| Topic Salaries of government officials and State legislative elections |
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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 2, 1948. It was approved.
A “yes” vote supported establishing qualifications for members of the legislature and setting their compensation and reimbursement. |
A “no” vote opposed establishing qualifications for members of the legislature and setting their compensation and reimbursement. |
Election results
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Florida Amendment 4 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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109,778 | 57.43% | ||
| No | 81,373 | 42.57% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 4 was as follows:
| “ | NO. 4 CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT ARTICLE III, SECTION 4 A proposed amendment of Section 4 of Article III requiring members of the legislature to be duly qualified electors in their respective counties and districts for which chosen; fixing their daily compensation at Ten Dollars and daily subsistence at not more than Seven Dollars and Fifty Cents for each day of the session, and providing mileage between their respective homes and the State Capitol at not more than Seven and One-half Cents per mile for not more than four round trips in a regular session and two round trips in a special session. | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Constitutional changes
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Section 4. Legislators; Qualifications; Salaries; Etc. Senators and members of the House of Representatives shall be duly qualified electors in the respective counties and districts for which they were chosen. The pay of members of the Senate and House of Representatives shall be ten dollars a day for each day of the session; and in addition thereto they shall be paid for subsistence not more than seven dollars and fifty cents a day for each day of the session, and mileage to be paid to and from their homes to the seat of government by the nearest and most practical route at the rate of not more than seven and one-half cents per mile for not more than four round trips in any regular session nor for more than two round trips in any special or extraordinary session. |
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 Independent, "Study This Ballot -- You Vote on It Tuesday," November 1, 1948
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