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Florida Amendment 6, Repeal of the High Speed Ground Transportation System Initiative (2004)

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Florida Amendment 6

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Election date

November 2, 2004

Topic
Transportation
Status

ApprovedApproved

Type
Initiated constitutional amendment
Origin

Citizens



Florida Amendment 6 was on the ballot as an initiated constitutional amendment in Florida on November 2, 2004. It was approved.

A “yes” vote supported repealing the constitutional provisions that requires the state to develop and operate a high speed ground transportation system.

A “no” vote opposed repealing the constitutional provisions that requires the state to develop and operate a high speed ground transportation system.


Election results

Florida Amendment 6

Result Votes Percentage

Approved Yes

4,519,423 63.72%
No 2,573,280 36.28%
Results are officially certified.
Source


Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Amendment 6 was as follows:

This amendment repeals an amendment in the Florida Constitution that requires the Legislature, the Cabinet and the Governor to proceed with the development and operation of a high speed ground transportation system by the state and/or by a private entity.

Full Text

The full text of this measure is available here.


Constitutional changes

The text of the amendment read:

Article X, Section 19, Florida Constitution, is hereby repealed in its entirety.

Path to the ballot

See also: Signature requirements for ballot measures in Florida

The ballot measure was an initiated constitutional amendment. Proponents collected signatures to place the initiative on the ballot.

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