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Florida Amendment 1, Constitution Revision Measure (1968)
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| Topic Initiative and referendum process and State constitution ratification |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Florida Amendment 1 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Florida on November 5, 1968. It was approved.
A “yes” vote supported ratifying the Florida Constitution of 1968. |
A “no” vote opposed ratifying the Florida Constitution of 1968. |
Overview
The ballot measure adopted a revised constitution, which became known as the Florida Constitution of 1968. This revision established the initiative and referendum process in Florida, among other changes.
Election results
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Florida Amendment 1 |
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645,233 | 55.42% | ||
| No | 518,940 | 44.58% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 1 was as follows:
| “ | NO. 1 BASIC DOCUMENT Proposing a revision of the Constitution of 1885 generally described as the Basic Document embracing the subject matter of all of the Constitution except for Articles V (Judicial Department), VI (Suffrage and Elections), and VIII (Local Government), Article V (Judicial Department) to be carried over from the present Constitution in its entirety. | ” |
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.
See also
External links
- Florida Constitution Revision Commission, "Florida's Constitutions: The Documentary History"
- Ocala Star-Banner, "Automatic Voting Machine Sample Ballot, General Election, November 5, 1968, Marion County, Florida," October 25, 1968
Footnotes
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