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Florida Constitution of 1885 Ratification Question (1886)

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Florida Constitution of 1885 Ratification Question

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Election date

November 2, 1886

Topic
State constitution ratification
Status

ApprovedApproved

Type
Constitutional convention referral
Origin

Constitutional convention



Florida Constitution of 1885 Ratification Question was on the ballot as a constitutional convention referral in Florida on November 2, 1886. It was approved.

A "yes" vote supported ratifying the state constitution of 1885.

A "no" vote opposed ratifying the state constitution of 1885.


Election results

Florida Constitution of 1885 Ratification Question

Result Votes Percentage

Approved Yes

31,803 59.95%
No 21,243 40.05%
Results are officially certified.
Source


Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Constitution of 1885 Ratification Question was as follows:

For the Constitution

Against the Constitution

Full Text

The full text of this measure is available here.


Path to the ballot

The 1885 constitutional convention referred the constitution to voters.

See also


External links

Footnotes