Florida Payment of State Officers' Salaries Amendment (1922)
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| Topic Salaries of government officials |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Florida Payment of State Officers' Salaries Amendment was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Florida on November 7, 1922. It was approved.
A “yes” vote supported establishing that the salaries of state officers be paid monthly. |
A “no” vote opposed establishing that the salaries of state officers be paid monthly. |
Election results
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26,731 | 77.49% | ||
| No | 7,766 | 22.51% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Payment of State Officers' Salaries Amendment was as follows:
| “ | Proposed Constitutional Amendment to Section 3 of Article XVI, relating to time of the payment of Salaries of State Officers, authorizing the payment of such Salaries monthly instead of quarterly. | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Constitutional changes
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Section 3. The salary of every officer shall be payable monthly upon his own requisition. |
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 Tampa Morning Tribune, "Constitutional Amendments Holding Prime Interest in General Election Tuesday," November 4, 1922
Footnotes
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