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Florida Amendment 5, State Lottery Initiative (1986)
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| Topic Gambling policy |
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| Type Initiated constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Florida Amendment 5 was on the ballot as an initiated constitutional amendment in Florida on November 4, 1986. It was approved.
A “yes” vote supported allowing the state to operate a lottery. |
A “no” vote opposed allowing the state to operate a lottery. |
Election results
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Florida Amendment 5 |
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2,039,437 | 63.57% | ||
| No | 1,168,858 | 36.43% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 5 was as follows:
| “ | The Amendment authorizes the state to operate lotteries. It provides a severance clause to retain the above provision should any subsection or subsections be held unconstitutional because of more than one subject. The schedule provides, unless changed by law, for the lotteries to be known as the Florida Education Lotteries and for the net proceeds derived to be deposited in a state trust fund, designated State Education Lotteries Trust Fund, for appropriation by the Legislature. | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
The ballot measure was an initiated constitutional amendment. Proponents collected signatures to place the initiative on the ballot.
See also
External links
Footnotes
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State of Florida Tallahassee (capital) |
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