Florida Amendment 7, Disability Discrimination Prohibition Amendment (1974)
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Florida Amendment 7 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Florida on November 5, 1974. It was approved.
A “yes” vote supported establishing that no person shall be discriminated against on the basis of a physical disability. |
A “no” vote opposed establishing that no person shall be discriminated against on the basis of a physical disability. |
Election results
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Florida Amendment 7 |
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974,892 | 76.43% | ||
| No | 300,633 | 23.57% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 7 was as follows:
| “ | The resolution provides that no person shall be discriminated against because of a physical handicap. | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Constitutional changes
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DECLARATION OF RIGHTS Section 2. Basic Rights. All natural persons are equal before the law and have inalienable rights, among which are the right to enjoy and defend life and liberty, to pursue happiness, to be rewarded for industry, and to acquire, pos sess and protect property; except that the ownership, inheritance, disposition and possession of real property by aliens ineligible for citizenship may be regulated or prohibited by law. No person shall be deprived of any right because of race, religion or physical handicap. |
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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