Florida November General Elections Amendment (October 1896)
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| Topic Election administration and governance |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Florida November General Elections Amendment was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Florida on October 6, 1896. It was approved.
A “yes” vote supported establishing November as the month for general elections. |
A “no” vote opposed establishing November as the month for general elections. |
Election results
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Florida November General Elections Amendment |
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8,389 | 83.61% | ||
| No | 1,645 | 16.39% | ||
Text of measure
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Constitutional changes
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Article I of amendments to the Constitution of the State of Florida is hereby amended so as to read as follows: Section 3, of Article III, of the Constitution is hereby amended so as to read as follows: Section 3. The members of the House of Representatives of the State of Florida shall be chosen biennially beginning with the general election on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November, 1898, and thereafter on the corresponding day of every second year. Article II of amendments to the Constitution of the State of Florida is hereby amended to read as follows: Section 2, of Article VII, of the Constitution is hereby amended so as to read as follows: Section 2. The Legislature shall consist of not more than thirty-two members of the Senate, and of not more than sixty-eight members of the House of Representatives. The members of the House of Representatives shall be elected for terms of two years, and the members of the Senate shall be elected for terms of four years, except as hereinafter provided. The elections for members of the House of Representatives and Senate shall be at the same time and places. The terms of office of the Senators elected in October, A. D. 1896, shall expire on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November, A. D. 1900, and the terms of those elected in November, A. D. 1898, shall expire on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November, A. D. 1902, and thereafter all Senators shall be elected for four years. Article III of amendments to the Constitution of the State of Florida shall be amended so as to read as follows: Section 9, Article XVIII, of the Constitution is hereby amended so as to read as follows: Section 9. A general election shall be held in each county in this State on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November, A. D. 1898, and every two years thereafter, for all elective State and county officers, whose terms of office are about to expire, or for any elective office that shall have become vacant. |
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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