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Florida Amendment 7, General Obligation Bonds Amendment (1984)
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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 6, 1984. It was approved.
A “yes” vote supported altering rules regarding general obligation bonds issued by the state. |
A “no” vote opposed altering rules regarding general obligation bonds issued by the state. |
Election results
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Florida Amendment 7 |
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2,095,916 | 65.38% | ||
| No | 1,109,900 | 34.62% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 7 was as follows:
| “ | Proposing an amendment to the State Constitution to specify the projects for which state general obligation bonds may be issued to provide an exception to the limit imposed on the total outstanding principal of such bonds, to allow such bonds to be combined for purposes of sale, to allow state revenue bonds to be payable from rents or fees paid from state tax revenues. | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
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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State of Florida Tallahassee (capital) |
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