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Florida October General Elections Amendment (October 1890)
| Florida October General Elections Amendment | |
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| Topic Election administration and governance |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Florida October General Elections Amendment was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Florida on October 7, 1890.
A “yes” vote supported establishing general elections as the first Tuesday after the first Monday in October. |
A “no” vote opposed establishing general elections as the first Tuesday after the first Monday in October. |
Election results
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Florida October General Elections Amendment |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 0 | 0.00% | ||
| No | 0 | 0.00% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for October General Elections Amendment was as follows:
| “ | For Article III Against Article III | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Constitutional changes
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Section 9. A general election shall be held in each county in this State on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in October, A. D. 1892, and every two years thereafter for all elective State and county officers whose terms of office are about to expire or for any 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.
See also
External links
- Florida Constitution Revision Commission, "Florida's Constitutions: The Documentary History"
- The Polk County News, "NOTICE OF ELECTION.," September 12, 1890
Footnotes
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