Florida State School Fund Amendment (October 1894)
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Florida State School Fund Amendment was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Florida on October 2, 1894. It was approved.
A “yes” vote supported amending provisions relating to the division of the State School Fund. |
A “no” vote opposed amending provisions relating to the division of the State School Fund. |
Election results
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Florida State School Fund Amendment |
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10,126 | 52.52% | ||
| No | 9,154 | 47.48% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for State School Fund Amendment was as follows:
| “ | For Sec. 7 of Art. 12 Against Sec. 7 of Art. 12 | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Constitutional changes
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Section 7. Provision shall be made by law for the apportionment and distribution of the interest on the State School Fund and all other means provided, including the special tax, for the support and maintenance of public free schools, among the several counties of the State in proportion to the average attendance upon schools in the said counties respectively. |
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.
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Footnotes
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