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Florida Eight-Year Term Limits for School Board Members Amendment (2022)
| Florida Eight-Year Term Limits for School Board Members Amendment | |
|---|---|
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| Election date November 8, 2022 | |
| Topic Term limits | |
| Status Not on the ballot | |
| Type Constitutional amendment | Origin State legislature |
The Florida Eight-Year Term Limits for School Board Members Amendment (HJR 1461) was not on the ballot in Florida as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment on November 8, 2022.
This measure would have established eight-year term limits for school board members.[1]
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title would have been as follows:[1]
| “ | LIMITATION ON TERMS OF OFFICE FOR MEMBERS OF A DISTRICT SCHOOL BOARD.[2] | ” |
Ballot summary
The ballot summary would have been as follows:[1]
| “ | Proposes an amendment to the State Constitution to limit terms for school board members by prohibiting incumbent members who have held the office for the preceding eight years from appearing on a ballot for reelection to that office, which applies only to terms of office beginning on or after November 8, 2022.[2] | ” |
Full text
The full text can be accessed here.
Path to the ballot
- See also: Amending the Florida Constitution
To put a legislatively referred constitutional amendment before voters, a 60 percent vote is required in both the Florida State Senate and the Florida House of Representatives.
This amendment was introduced as House Joint Resolution 1461 by Rep. Sam Garrison (R) on February 26, 2021. The amendment was passed by the House on April 21, 2021, by a vote of 87-30 with two Democratic representatives and one Republican representative absent or not voting. The amendment died in committee.[1]
| Vote in the Florida House of Representatives | |||
| Requirement: Three-fifths (60 percent) vote of all members in each chamber | |||
Number of yes votes required: 72  | |||
| Yes | No | Not voting | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 87 | 30 | 3 |
| Total percent | 72.50% | 25.00% | 2.50% |
| Democrat | 11 | 29 | 2 |
| Republican | 76 | 1 | 1 |
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