Florida Amendment 2, Constitution Revision Commission Amendment (1996)
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| Topic Constitutional wording changes |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Florida Amendment 2 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Florida on November 5, 1996. It was approved.
A “yes” vote supported moving the next meeting of the Constitution Revision Commission to 1997 and allowing the Commission to review matters relating to taxation or the state budgetary process. |
A “no” vote opposed moving the next meeting of the Constitution Revision Commission to 1997 and allowing the Commission to review matters relating to taxation or the state budgetary process. |
Election results
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Florida Amendment 2 |
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2,733,993 | 61.38% | ||
| No | 1,720,193 | 38.62% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 2 was as follows:
| “ | Proposing an amendment to Section 2 of Article XI of the State Constitution to change from 1998 to 1997 the convening of the next Constitution Revision Commission, in conformity with the schedule previously established by the Florida Supreme Court. Removing the restriction upon the commission's authority to examine matters relating to taxation or the state budgetary process that are otherwise to be reviewed by the Taxation and Budgetary Reform Commission every ten years. | ” |
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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Footnotes
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