Florida Amendment 6, Number of Government Employees Amendment (1976)
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| Topic Administration of government |
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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 2, 1976. It was defeated.
A “yes” vote supported limiting the number of full time government employees to 1% of state population and part-time employees to 10% of full time employees. |
A “no” vote opposed limiting the number of full time government employees to 1% of state population and part-time employees to 10% of full time employees. |
Election results
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Florida Amendment 6 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 986,727 | 47.86% | ||
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1,074,822 | 52.14% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 6 was as follows:
| “ | Proposing an amendment to the State Constitution to prohibit by July 1, 1978, and thereafter, the number of full-time salaried state employees, excluding officers elected by popular vote and persons appointed to fill such offices, from exceeding one percent of the official estimate of the state population for the preceding year; and prohibit the number of part-time state employees from exceeding ten percent of the full-time employees; but the governor, with the approval of three members of the cabinet, may be authorized by law to approve additional positions to meet emergencies for the duration of the emergency. | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Constitutional changes
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GENERAL PROVISIONS Section 8. State Employees. By July 1, 1978, and thereafter, the number of full-time salaried state employees, excluding officers elected by popular vote and persons appointed to fill such offices, shall not exceed one percent of the official estimate of the state population for the preceding year; and the number of part-time state employees shall not exceed ten percent of the full-time employees; but the governor, with the approval of three members of the cabinet, may be authorized by law to approve additional positions to meet emergencies for the duration of the emergency. |
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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