Florida Amendment 9, Revision to Declaration of Rights Amendment (1998)
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| Topic Constitutional rights and Sex and gender issues |
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| Type Commission-referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Florida Amendment 9 was on the ballot as a commission-referred constitutional amendment in Florida on November 3, 1998. It was approved.
A “yes” vote supported amending the Florida Constitution's Declaration of Rights to:
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A “no” vote opposed amending the Florida Constitution's Declaration of Rights to:
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Election results
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Florida Amendment 9 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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2,416,324 | 66.25% | ||
| No | 1,230,683 | 33.75% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 9 was as follows:
| “ | Defines "natural persons," who are equal before the law and who have inalienable rights, as "female and male alike;" provides that no person shall be deprived of any right because of national origin; changes "physical handicap" to "physical disability" as a reason that people are protected from being deprived of any right. | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Constitutional changes
- See also: Article I, Florida Constitution
The ballot measure amended Section 2 of Article I of the Florida Constitution. The following underlined text was added, and the struck-through text was deleted:
SECTION 2. Basic rights.--All natural persons, female and male alike, 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, possess 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, national origin, or physical disability handicap.[1]
Path to the ballot
The Florida Constitution Revision Commission referred the measure to the ballot.
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source.
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