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Florida Amendment to Repeal the Constitution Revision Commission (2020)
| Florida Amendment to Abolish the Constitution Revision Commission | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Election date November 3, 2020 | |
| Topic Administration of government | |
| Status Not on the ballot | |
| Type Constitutional amendment | Origin State legislature |
The Florida Amendment to Abolish the Constitution Revision Commission (SJR 362) was not on the ballot in Florida as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment on November 3, 2020.[1]
The measure failed to pass in the House before the legislature adjourned on May 3, 2019.
This measure would have abolished the Florida Constitution Revision Commission.[1]
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title would have been as follows:[2]
| “ | Abolishing the Constitution Revision Commission[3] | ” |
Ballot summary
The ballot summary would have been as follows:[2]
| “ | Proposing an amendment to the State Constitution to abolish the Constitution Revision Commission, which meets at 20-year intervals and is scheduled to next convene in 2037, as a method of submitting proposed amendments or revisions to the State Constitution to electors of the state for approval. This amendment does not affect the ability to revise or amend the State Constitution through citizen initiative, constitutional convention, the Taxation and Budget Reform Commission, or legislative joint resolution.[3] | ” |
Constitutional changes
- See also: Article XI, Florida Constitution
The measure would have repealed Section 2 of Article XI of the Florida Constitution and amended Section 5 of Article II and Section 5 of Article XI.
The full text can be accessed here.
Path to the ballot
- See also: Amending the Florida Constitution
To put a legislatively referred constitutional amendment before voters, a 60 percent vote is required in both the Florida State Senate and the Florida House of Representatives.
This amendment was introduced as Senate Joint Resolution 362 by Sen. Jeff Brandes (R-24) on January 17, 2019. On April 26, 2019, the state Senate passed SJR 362 in a vote of 35-4 with one Senator absent or not voting. To pass in the House, the amendment needed to garner 71 votes. The Florida House of Representatives is comprised of 46 Democrats and 71 Republicans. The measure failed to pass in the House before the legislature adjourned on May 3, 2019.[4]
| Vote in the Florida State Senate | |||
| Requirement: Three-fifths (60 percent) vote of all members in each chamber | |||
Number of yes votes required: 24  | |||
| Yes | No | Not voting | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 35 | 0 | 0 |
| Total percent | 87.5% | 10.0% | 2.5% |
| Democrat | 14 | 3 | 0 |
| Republican | 21 | 1 | 1 |
See also
External links
- Florida Division of Elections Booklet: Proposed Constitutional Amendments 2020 General Election
- SJR 362 overview
- SJR 362 full text
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Florida Senate, "SJR 362 text," accessed April 26, 2019
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedinitiative - ↑ 3.0 3.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Florida Senate, "SJR 74: Single-subject Limitation for Constitution Revision Commission Proposals," accessed April 26, 2019
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