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Florida Amendment 5, Public Service Commission and Public Counsel Amendment (1978)
| Florida Amendment 5 | |
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| Topic Administration of government |
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| Type Commission-referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Florida Amendment 5 was on the ballot as a commission-referred constitutional amendment in Florida on November 7, 1978. It was defeated.
A “yes” vote supported establishing a five-member public service commission and establishing a public counsel to represent the people before the commission. |
A “no” vote opposed establishing a five-member public service commission and establishing a public counsel to represent the people before the commission. |
Election results
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Florida Amendment 5 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 772,066 | 35.95% | ||
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1,375,548 | 64.05% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 5 was as follows:
| “ | Proposing a revision of the Florida Constitution to provide for a five-member public service commission, each member to be appointed by the governor from a list of not fewer than three persons submitted by a nominating commission, and that such members shall be confirmed by the senate; and to establish a public counsel to represent the people of the state before the public service commission. | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
The Florida Constitution Revision Commission referred the measure to the ballot.
See also
External links
Footnotes
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State of Florida Tallahassee (capital) |
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