Florida Amendment 8, Duties of the Commissioner of Agriculture Amendment (1964)
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| Topic Administration of government and State executive official measures |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Florida Amendment 8 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Florida on November 3, 1964. It was approved.
A “yes” vote supported eliminating the Commissioner of Agriculture's supervision of matters relating to public lands and the Bureau of Immigration. |
A “no” vote opposed eliminating the Commissioner of Agriculture's supervision of matters relating to public lands and the Bureau of Immigration. |
Election results
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Florida Amendment 8 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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526,075 | 65.87% | ||
| No | 272,580 | 34.13% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 8 was as follows:
| “ | NO. 8—CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE IV, SECTION 26 Commissioner of Agriculture, Duties—Proposing an amendment to Article IV, Section 26 of the Florida Constitution relating to the duties of the Commissioner of Agriculture, eliminating his supervision over matters pertaining to public lands and the Bureau of Immigration. | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Constitutional changes
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Section 26. Commissioner of Agriculture; Duties; Etc. The commissioner of agriculture shall perform such duties in relation to agriculture as may be prescribed by law. He shall also have supervision of the state prison, and shall perform such other duties as may be prescribed by law. |
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, 1964, Marion County, Florida," October 26, 1964
Footnotes
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