Florida Local and Special Laws Amendment (1928)
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| Topic County and municipal governance |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Florida Local and Special Laws Amendment was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Florida on November 6, 1928. It was approved.
A “yes” vote supported requiring publications or an election for the state legislature to pass local or special laws. |
A “no” vote opposed requiring publications or an election for the state legislature to pass local or special laws. |
Election results
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Florida Local and Special Laws Amendment |
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41,629 | 56.94% | ||
| No | 31,487 | 43.06% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Local and Special Laws Amendment was as follows:
| “ | To amend Section 21, Article III, of the Constitution of the State of Florida, relating to special and local laws, requiring that in all cases enumerated in the preceding section all laws shall be general and of uniform operation throughout the State, but in all cases not enumerate or expected in that section, the Legislature may pass special or local laws except as now or hereafter otherwise provided in the Constitution; Providing that no local or special bill shall be passed unless notice of the intention to apply therefor shall have been published in the locality where the matter or thing to be affected may be situated, which notice shall state the substance of the contemplated law, and shall be published at least thirty days prior to the introduction into the Legislature of such bill, and in the manner to be provided by law. Proof of publication to be established by affidavit of publication attached to the proposed bill when same is introduced in either branch of the Legislature, provided no publication of any local or special law shall be required when it contains a provision that it shall not become effective until approved by a majority of qualified electors voting in an election called in the territory to be affected by special or local law. | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Constitutional changes
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Section 21. In all cases enumerated in the preceding section all laws shall be general and of uniform operation throughout the State, but in all cases not enumerated or excepted in that section, the legislature may pass special or local laws except as now or hereafter otherwise provided in the Constitution; Provided, That no local or special bill shall be passed, unless notice of the intention to apply therefor shall have been published in the locality where the matter or thing to be affected may be situated, which notice shall state the substance of the contemplated law, and shall be published at least thirty days prior to the introduction into the Legislature of such bill, and in the manner to be provided by law. The evidence that such notice has been published shall be established in the legislature before such bill shall be passed by having affidavit of proof of publication attached to the proposed bill when the same is introduced in either branch of the legislature, and which such affidavit constituting proof of publication shall be entered in full upon the journals of the Senate and of the House of Representatives, which entries shall immediately follow the journal entry showing the introduction of the bill. Provided, however, no publication of any local or special law is required hereunder when such local or special law contains a provision to the effect that the same shall not become operative or effective until the same has been ratified or approved by a majority of the qualified electors participating in an election called in the territory affected by said special or local 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"
- Orlando Sunday Sentinel, "Sample of General Election Ballot," October 28, 1928
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