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Florida Amendment 9, Division of Government Powers Amendment (1962)
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| Topic Constitutional wording changes |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Florida Amendment 9 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Florida on November 6, 1962. It was approved.
A “yes” vote supported revising wording regarding the division of powers between the legislative, executive, and judicial departments. |
A “no” vote opposed revising wording regarding the division of powers between the legislative, executive, and judicial departments. |
Election results
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Florida Amendment 9 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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340,288 | 71.67% | ||
| No | 134,517 | 28.33% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 9 was as follows:
| “ | NO. 9 CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE II Proposing Revision of Article II of the Constitution of the State of Florida relating to Division of Powers between the Legislative, Executive and Judicial Departments by changing words from no person properly belonging to one of the departments” to “no person properly belonging to one of these departments,” shall exercise any powers appertaining to either of the other departments. | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Constitutional changes
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DIVISION OF POWERS The powers of the government of the State shall be divided into three departments: Legislative, Executive, and Judicial. No person properly belonging to one of these departments shall exercise any powers appertaining to either of the other departments, except in cases expressly provided by this constitution. |
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"
- Sarasota Herald-Tribune, "SAMPLE BALLOT," November 5, 1962
Footnotes
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