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Florida Amendment 3, Publishing of Bills Amendment (1980)
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| Topic State legislatures measures |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Florida Amendment 3 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Florida on November 4, 1980. It was approved.
A “yes” vote supported establishing that publishing the title of a bill in the legislative journals serves as the first reading required by the State Constitution. |
A “no” vote opposed establishing that publishing the title of a bill in the legislative journals serves as the first reading required by the State Constitution. |
Election results
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Florida Amendment 3 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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1,763,624 | 66.88% | ||
| No | 873,211 | 33.12% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 3 was as follows:
| “ | Proposing an amendment to the State Constitution to provide that the publication of the title of a bill in the legislative journals shall serve as the first of the three readings required by the State Constitution. | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
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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