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Florida Impeachment and Succession of Officers Amendment (1898)
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| Topic Impeachment rules and State legislative processes and sessions |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Florida Impeachment and Succession of Officers Amendment was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Florida on November 8, 1898. It was approved.
A “yes” vote supported amending provisions relating to impeachment of members of the Legislature and succession of officers. |
A “no” vote opposed amending provisions relating to impeachment of members of the Legislature and succession of officers. |
Election results
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11,145 | 93.54% | ||
| No | 770 | 6.46% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Impeachment and Succession of Officers Amendment was as follows:
| “ | For Article 3. Against Article 3. | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Constitutional changes
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Section 34. Immediately upon the impeachment of any officer by the House of Representatives, he shall be disqualified from performing any of the duties of his office until acquitted by the Senate, and the Governor in such case shall at once appoint an incumbent to fill such office pending the impeachment proceedings. In case of the impeachment of the Governor the President of the Senate, or, in case of the death, resignation or inability of the President of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, shall act as Governor pending the impeachment proceedings against the Governor. |
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.
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