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Florida Amendment 1, Modification of the State Constitution Amendment (1978)
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| Topic Constitutional wording changes |
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| Type Commission-referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Florida Amendment 1 was on the ballot as a commission-referred constitutional amendment in Florida on November 7, 1978. It was defeated.
A “yes” vote supported modifying Articles I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VIII, X, XI and XII of the state constitution. |
A “no” vote opposed modifying Articles I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VIII, X, XI and XII of the state constitution. |
Election results
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Florida Amendment 1 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 623,703 | 29.20% | ||
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1,512,106 | 70.80% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 1 was as follows:
| “ | Proposing a revision of the Florida Constitution, generally described as the Basic Document, embracing the subject matter of Articles I (Declaration of Rights), II (General Provisions), III (Legislature), IV (Executive), V (Judiciary), VI (Suffrage and Elections), VIII (Local Government), X (Miscellaneous), XI (Amendments) and XII (Schedule), except for other revisions separately submitted for a vote on this ballot. | ” |
Path to the ballot
The Florida Constitution Revision Commission referred the measure to the ballot.
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Footnotes
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