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Florida State and Local Bonds Amendment (1930)
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| Topic Bond issue requirements and Bond issues |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Florida State and Local Bonds Amendment was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Florida on November 4, 1930. It was approved.
A “yes” vote supported allowing the state to issue bonds for certain purposes and require voter approval for counties, districts, and municipalities to issue bonds. |
A “no” vote opposed allowing the state to issue bonds for certain purposes and require voter approval for counties, districts, and municipalities to issue bonds. |
Election results
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Florida State and Local Bonds Amendment |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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48,814 | 86.74% | ||
| No | 7,461 | 13.26% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for State and Local Bonds Amendment was as follows:
| “ | To amend Section 6 of Article IX of the Constitution of the State of Florida relating to bonds and providing that the Legislature shall have power to provide for the issuance of State bonds only for the purpose of repelling invasion or suppressing insurrection, and empowering the Counties, Districts or Municipalities of the State of Florida to issue bonds only after the same shall have been approved by a majority of the votes cast in an election in which a majority of the freeholders, who are qualified electors residing in such Counties, Districts or Municipalities, shall participate in such elections to be held in a manner to be prescribed by law, except that these provisions shall not apply to refunding bonds issued exclusively for the purpose of refunding the bonds or the interest thereon of such Counties, Districts or Municipalities. | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Constitutional changes
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Section 6. The Legislature shall have power to provide for issuing State bonds only for the purpose of repelling invasion or suppressing insurrection, and the Counties, Districts or Municipalities of the State of Florida shall have power to issue bonds only after the same shall have been approved by a majority of the votes cast in an election in which a majority of the freeholders who are qualified electors residing in such Counties, Districts, or Municipalities shall participate, to be held in the manner to be prescribed by law; but the provisions of this Act shall not apply to the refunding of bonds issued exclusively for the purpose of refunding of the bonds or the interest thereon of such Counties, Districts, or Municipalities. |
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 Fort Myers Press, "Vote The Democratic Ticket --- Vote "YES" On Every Amendment," November 3, 1930
Footnotes
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