Florida Biennial Elections for the House of Representatives Amendment (October 1890)
| Florida Biennial Elections for the House of Representatives Amendment | |
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| Topic State legislative elections and State legislatures measures |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Florida Biennial Elections for the House of Representatives Amendment was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Florida on October 7, 1890.
A “yes” vote supported providing for the biennial elections for members of the House of Representatives. |
A “no” vote opposed providing for the biennial elections for members of the House of Representatives. |
Election results
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Florida Biennial Elections for the House of Representatives Amendment |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 0 | 0.00% | ||
| No | 0 | 0.00% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Biennial Elections for the House of Representatives Amendment was as follows:
| “ | For Article I Against Article I | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Constitutional changes
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Section 3. The members of the House of Representatives shall be chosen biennially, beginning with the general election on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in October, A. D. 1892, and thereafter on the corresponding day of every second year. |
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"
- The Polk County News, "NOTICE OF ELECTION.," September 12, 1890
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