Florida Amendment 4, State Flag Amendment (1966)
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| Topic State flags and symbols |
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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 8, 1966. It was approved.
A “yes” vote supported establishing regulations on the appearance of the state flag. |
A “no” vote opposed establishing regulations on the appearance of the state flag. |
Election results
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Florida Amendment 4 |
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549,678 | 79.72% | ||
| No | 139,792 | 20.28% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 4 was as follows:
| “ | NO. 4—CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE XVI, SECTION 12 STATE FLAG. Proposing an amendment to Article XVI, Section 12 of the State Constitution providing that the State Flag shall conform with standard commercial sizes, prescribes proportions and description. | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Constitutional changes
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Section 12. Seal of State of Florida; State Flag. The present seal of the state shall remain the seal of the state of Florida. The state flag shall conform with standard commercial sizes and be of the following proportions and description: The seal of the state, of diameter one-half the hoist, in the center of a white ground. Red bars in width one-fifth the hoist extending from each corner toward the center, to the outer rim of the seal. |
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"
- Ocala Star-Banner, "Automatic Voting Machine Sample Ballot, General Election, November 8, 1966, Marion County, Florida," November 1, 1966
Footnotes
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