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Florida Amendment 6, Monroe County Senatorial District Amendment (1952)
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| Topic Redistricting policy |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Florida Amendment 6 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Florida on November 4, 1952. It was defeated.
A “yes” vote supported creating the 39th senatorial district, representing Monroe County. |
A “no” vote opposed creating the 39th senatorial district, representing Monroe County. |
Election results
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Florida Amendment 6 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 106,832 | 31.48% | ||
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232,504 | 68.52% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 6 was as follows:
| “ | No. 6 CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT ARTICLE VII, SECTION 6 Proposing an amendment to Article VII by adding thereto Section 6, providing for the creation of a Senatorial District for Monroe County to be known as the Thirty-ninth (39th) Senatorial District and making provision for the election of a Senator therefrom. | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Constitutional changes
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Section 6. There is hereby created a senatorial district for Monroe county to be known as the thirty-ninth (39th) senatorial district. Nothing herein shall disturb the thirty-eight (38) existing senatorial districts, except that Monroe county shall no longer be a part of said existing districts. A special election shall be called and held in said thirty-ninth (39th) senatorial district within 75 days after the general election in 1952 to elect a senator from said district. The senator elected from the thirty-ninth (39th) district shall hold office from his election for a term ending on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November, 1956; and thereafter senators elected from said district shall hold office for terms of four years. |
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"
- Sarasota Herald-Tribune, "SAMPLE BALLOT GENERAL ELECTION," November 4, 1952
Footnotes
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