Florida Amendment 6, Terms for House of Representatives Members Amendment (1970)
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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 3, 1970. It was defeated.
A “yes” vote supported establishing the term of office for members of the House of Representatives as four years. |
A “no” vote opposed establishing the term of office for members of the House of Representatives as four years. |
Election results
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Florida Amendment 6 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 435,052 | 39.18% | ||
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675,473 | 60.82% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 6 was as follows:
| “ | NO. 6 – CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT ARTICLE III, SECTION 15(b) REPRESENTATIVES. Proposing an amendment to the State Constitution; amending Section 15(b) of Article III; providing for four year terms for members of the House of Representatives. | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Constitutional changes
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Section 15. Terms and Qualifications of Legislators. (b) Representatives. Members of the house of representatives shall be elected for terms of four years. Those from even-numbered districts in the years the numbers of which are multiples of four and those from odd-numbered districts in even-numbered years the numbers of which are not multiples of four; except, at the election next following a reapportionment, some representatives shall be elected for terms of two years when necessary to maintain staggered terms. |
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 3, 1970, Marion County, Florida," October 26, 1970
Footnotes
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