Florida Size and Terms for the Legislature Amendment (October 1890)
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| Topic State legislatures measures |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Florida Size and Terms for the Legislature Amendment was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Florida on October 7, 1890.
A “yes” vote supported amending provisions relating to the size of the state legislature and terms of office for state legislators. |
A “no” vote opposed amending provisions relating to the size of the state legislature and terms of office for state legislators. |
Election results
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Florida Size and Terms for the Legislature Amendment |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 0 | 0.00% | ||
| No | 0 | 0.00% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Size and Terms for the Legislature Amendment was as follows:
| “ | For Article II Against Article II | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Constitutional changes
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Section 2. The Legislature shall consist of not more than thirty-two members of the Senate, and of not more than sixty-eight members of the House of Representatives. The members of the House of Representatives shall be elected for terms of two years, and the members of the Senate shall be elected for terms of four years, (except as hereafter provided) the elections for members of the Senate and House of Representatives to be at the same time and places. The terms of Senators elected in 1890 shall expire on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in October, 1894, and the terms of those elected in 1892, shall expire on the same day in 1896, and thereafter all Senators shall be elected for four years. |
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 Polk County News, "NOTICE OF ELECTION.," September 12, 1890
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