Florida Duval County Government Amendment (1924)
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Origin |
Florida Duval County Government Amendment was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Florida on November 4, 1924. It was defeated.
A “yes” vote supported allowing the Legislature to establish a local government throughout Duval County. |
A “no” vote opposed allowing the Legislature to establish a local government throughout Duval County. |
Election results
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 23,342 | 41.54% | ||
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32,850 | 58.46% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Duval County Government Amendment was as follows:
| “ | To amend Article 8 of the Constitution of the state of Florida, relative to cities and counties by adding a section thereto to be known as Section 9 of said Article 8 authoring the legislature to establish, change and abolish a local government extending throughout Duval County, in the place of all county, district and municipal governments, with their respective offices, and to prescribe jurisdiction, powers, duties and functions of all kind, and to prescribe a system of taxation; to authorize existing and future bonded indebtedness; all such to be ratified by a majority vote of the electors. | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Constitutional changes
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Section 9. The legislature shall have power to establish, change and abolish a local government extending territorially throughout Duval County in the place of all county, district, municipal and local governments, boards, bodies and officials, constitutional or statutory, legislative, executive or judicial, and shall prescribe the jurisdiction, powers, duties and functions of such government, its legislative, executive and judicial departments and its boards, bodies and officials; to divide the territory included in such government into subordinate districts, and to prescribe a just and reasonable system of taxation for such government and districts; existing and future bonded indebtedness shall be and remain definitely in area and taxable liability; a homestead in a rural area shall not be limited as if in a city or town; but no legislation under this section shall be effective until a majority of the electors in the county, who shall vote thereon at an election for the purpose, and who are qualified to vote for members of the legislature, shall vote in favor of such legislation. |
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 Fort Myers Press, "SAMPLE BALLOT," October 31, 1924
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