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Florida Pardon Powers Amendment (October 1896)
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| Topic Law enforcement and State executive official measures |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Florida Pardon Powers Amendment was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Florida on October 6, 1896. It was approved.
A “yes” vote supported amending provisions relating to pardons. |
A “no” vote opposed amending provisions relating to pardons. |
Election results
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Florida Pardon Powers Amendment |
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7,352 | 92.62% | ||
| No | 586 | 7.38% | ||
Text of measure
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Constitutional changes
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Section 12. The Governor, Secretary of State, Comptroller, Attorney General and Commissioner of Agriculture or a major part of them, of whom the Governor shall be one, may upon such conditions and with such limitations and restrictions as they may deem proper, remit fines and forfeitures, commute punishment and grant pardon after conviction, in all cases except treason and impeachment, subject to such regulations as may be prescribed by law relative to the manner of applying for pardons. |
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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Footnotes
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State of Florida Tallahassee (capital) |
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