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Florida Pardon Powers Amendment (October 1896)

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Florida Pardon Powers Amendment

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Election date

October 6, 1896

Topic
Law enforcement and State executive official measures
Status

ApprovedApproved

Type
Legislatively referred constitutional amendment
Origin

State legislature



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

Florida Pardon Powers Amendment

Result Votes Percentage

Approved Yes

7,352 92.62%
No 586 7.38%
Results are officially certified.
Source


Text of measure

Full Text

The full text of this measure is available here.


Constitutional changes

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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