Florida Petition Requirements for Initiated Constitutional Amendments Measure (2020)
| Florida Petition Requirements for Initiated Constitutional Amendments Measure | |
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| Election date November 3, 2020 | |
| Topic Direct democracy measures | |
| Status Not on the ballot | |
| Type Constitutional amendment | Origin State legislature |
The Florida Petition Requirements for Initiated Constitutional Amendments Measure, was not on the ballot in Florida as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment on November 3, 2020.[1]
The amendment would have required initiative petitioners attempting to amend the state Constitution to gather signatures in each congressional district in the state.[2]
Text of the measure
Constitutional changes
- See also: Article XI, Florida Constitution
The measure would have amended section 3 of Article XI of the state constitution. The full text of the amendment can be found here.
Path to the ballot
- See also: Amending the Florida Constitution
To put a legislatively referred constitutional amendment before voters, a three-fifths (60%) vote is required in both the Florida State Senate and the Florida House of Representatives.
This amendment was introduced as House Joint Resolution 7093 on February 19, 2020. On March 9, 2020, the state House passed HJR 7093 in a vote of 73-45, with two excused. All 73 Republicans voted in favor of it. Out of the 47 Democrats, 45 voted against it, and two did not vote.[1]
The measure did not pass in the second chamber before the legislature adjourned on March 13, 2020.
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See also
External links
- Florida Division of Elections Booklet: Proposed Constitutional Amendments 2020 General Election
- Florida House Bill 7093
Footnotes
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