Florida Chief Financial Officer Duties Amendment (2020)
| Florida Chief Financial Officer Duties Amendment | |
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| Election date November 3, 2020 | |
| Topic State executive official measures | |
| Status Not on the ballot | |
| Type Constitutional amendment | Origin State legislature |
The Florida Chief Financial Officer Duties Amendment was not on the ballot in Florida as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment on November 3, 2020.
This amendment would have required the Florida Chief Financial Officer to provide information about counties and municipalities to residents annually "to allow them to compare economic and noneconomic factors of each local government."[1][2]
Text of the measure
Ballot title
The following ballot title was proposed for this constitutional amendment:[2]
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CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT DUTIES OF THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER.—Proposing an amendment to the State Constitution to require the Chief Financial Officer, as prescribed by general law, to annually provide information about counties and municipalities to residents in a manner that allows residents to compare economic and noneconomic factors of each local government.[3] |
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Constitutional changes
- See also: Article IV, Florida Constitution
The full text of the amendment is available here.
Path to the ballot
- See also: Amending the Florida Constitution
To put a legislatively referred constitutional amendment before voters, a three-fifths (60%) vote is required in both the Florida State Senate and the Florida House of Representatives.
This amendment was introduced as House Joint Resolution 7061 on February 3, 2020. The state House approved the amendment by a vote of 90-23 with seven not voting on March 4, 2020.[1]
The measure did not pass in the second chamber before the legislature adjourned on March 13, 2020.
