Florida County Commissioner Districts Amendment (1932)
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| Topic Local government finance and taxes and Local government officials and elections |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Florida County Commissioner Districts Amendment was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Florida on November 8, 1932. It was defeated.
A “yes” vote supported establishing county commissioner districts. |
A “no” vote opposed establishing county commissioner districts. |
Election results
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Florida County Commissioner Districts Amendment |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 52,612 | 40.13% | ||
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78,505 | 59.87% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for County Commissioner Districts Amendment was as follows:
| “ | To amend Section 5 of Article 8 of the Constitution of the State of Florida relating to County Commissioners, and providing the County Commissioners of several counties of this State shall divide their respective counties into five commissioners’ districts to be numbered respectively from one to five, inclusive, and each district shall be as nearly as possible equal in proportion to population, and thereafter there shall be in each of such districts a county commissioner, who shall be elected by the qualified electors of said county, at the time and place of voting for other county officers, and shall hold his office for four years; provided, however, that the County Commissioners elected in the general election in 1932 from the even numbered districts, shall serve for two years, and those from the odd numbered districts shall serve for four years, and thereafter the terms shall be four years. The powers, duties and compensation of such County Commissioners shall be prescribed by law. | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Constitutional changes
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Section 5. Immediately upon the ratification of this Amendment, the county commissioners of the several counties of this State shall divide their respective counties into five commissioners' districts, to be numbered respectively from one to five, inclusive, and each district shall be as nearly as possible equal in proportion to population, and thereafter there shall be in each of such districts a county commissioner, who shall be elected by the qualified electors of said county, at the time and place of voting for other county officers, and shall hold his office for four years, provided, however, that the County Commissioners elected in the general election in 1932, from the even-numbered districts shall serve for two years, and those from the odd-numbered districts shall serve for four years, and thereafter the terms shall be four years. The powers, duties and compensation of such County Commissioners shall be prescribed by law. |
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"
- The Orlando Morning Sentinel, "Here Is Sample Ballot For Nov. 8," November 1, 1932
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