Florida Restrictions on Naming of Government Programs and Property Amendment (2018)
| Florida Restrictions on Naming of Government Programs and Property Amendment | |
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| Election date November 6, 2018 | |
| Topic Government accountability | |
| Status Not on the ballot | |
| Type Commission-referral | Origin Legislative commission |
The Florida Restrictions on Naming of Government Programs and Property Amendment was not on the ballot in Florida as a commission referral on November 6, 2018.
The measure would have prohibited state and local government bodies from naming public facilities, land, or programs after a sitting member.[1]
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title was as follows:[1]
| “ | RESTRICTIONS ON NAMING OF GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS AND PROPERTY.—Prohibits governmental programs and government-owned facilities and land from being named for a sitting elected state or local official; prohibits a naming law or ordinance from containing any other subject.[2] |
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Constitutional changes
- See also: Florida Constitution
The measure would have added a new section to Article X of the Florida Constitution. The following text would have been added:[1]
Naming of governmental programs and government-owned buildings and other facilities.—
(a) The state, a local government, or any other political subdivision of the state may not name a building, a facility, a tract of land owned by the governmental entity, or a program administered by the governmental entity, after an elected state or local official if such official is a sitting member of the legislative body voting on the name of the project.
(b) A law or an ordinance which names a building, a facility, a tract of land, or a program after a former elected state or local official may not contain provisions on any other subject.[2]
Path to the ballot
Although the amendment was on the Florida Constitution Revision Commission's docket, the amendment was withdrawn before a final vote was held.[3] The Florida CRC is a 37-member commission provided for in the state constitution that reviews and proposes changes to the Florida Constitution. The CRC refers constitutional amendments directly to the ballot for a public vote, which makes the commission unique amongst the states. Florida is the only state with a commission empowered to refer constitutional amendments to the ballot. The CRC convenes every 20 years.
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Florida Constitution Revision Commission, "Proposal 6011," accessed April 20, 2018
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source. Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; name "quotedisclaimer" defined multiple times with different content - ↑ Florida Constitution Revision Commission, "Proposal 6010 Overview," accessed April 16, 2018
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