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Florida Amendment 2, Legislative Districts Amendment (1944)

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Florida Amendment 2

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Election date

November 7, 1944

Topic
Redistricting policy and State legislatures measures
Status

DefeatedDefeated

Type
Legislatively referred constitutional amendment
Origin

State legislature



Florida Amendment 2 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Florida on November 7, 1944. It was defeated.

A “yes” vote supported establishing new legislative districts and providing for reapportionment of the legislative districts.

A “no” vote opposed establishing new legislative districts and providing for reapportionment of the legislative districts.


Election results

Florida Amendment 2

Result Votes Percentage
Yes 63,304 47.51%

Defeated No

69,953 52.49%
Results are officially certified.
Source


Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Amendment 2 was as follows:

No. 2

    To amend Article VII, Section 3, providing for the Legislature in 1955 and every ten years thereafter to apportion representation in the Senate; creating the 39th, 40th and 41st State Senatorial districts; the 39th to comprise Osceola and Okeechobee counties, the 40th to comprise Broward County and the 41st to comprise Gulf and Calhoun Counties; also to apportion representation in the House of Representatives so that the five most populous counties shall have three members, the next 18 more populous counties shall have two members and the remaining counties one member each; and providing that failure of the Legislature to apportion in the years above mentioned in a regular session succeeding Legislatures may do so in regular or special sessions, and any special session for such purpose shall not be limited to twenty (20) days, or at all until reapportionment is effected, and shall be limited to that subject; and providing for special elections to elect Senators in the 39th, 40th and 41st Districts in the event of ratification of this amendment.

□ For the Amendment

□ Against the Amendment

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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