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Florida Amendment 2, Hotel Casino Gambling Initiative (1986)
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| Topic County and municipal governance and Gambling policy |
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| Type Initiated constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Florida Amendment 2 was on the ballot as an initiated constitutional amendment in Florida on November 4, 1986. It was defeated.
A “yes” vote supported allowing casino gambling in hotels with 500 rooms or more if voters in that county approve, by initiative referendum, casino gambling. |
A “no” vote opposed allowing casino gambling in hotels with 500 rooms or more if voters in that county approve, by initiative referendum, casino gambling. |
Election results
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Florida Amendment 2 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 1,036,250 | 31.65% | ||
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2,237,555 | 68.35% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 2 was as follows:
| “ | An amendment authorizing casino gambling in hotels of 500 rooms or more in counties where electors of a county have by initiative referendum approved casino gambling and the geographic boundaries for such casino gambling in their county; the legislature to enact such laws necessary to assure reasonable limitation, licensing, regulation and taxation of such casino gambling. | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
The ballot measure was an initiated constitutional amendment. Proponents collected signatures to place the initiative on the ballot.
See also
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Footnotes
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State of Florida Tallahassee (capital) |
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