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Florida Amendment 2, Conduction of Elections Amendment (1968)
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| Topic Election administration and governance |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Florida Amendment 2 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Florida on November 5, 1968. It was approved.
A “yes” vote supported amending various provisions relating to the conduction of elections. |
A “no” vote opposed amending various provisions relating to the conduction of elections. |
Election results
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Florida Amendment 2 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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625,980 | 55.71% | ||
| No | 497,752 | 44.29% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 2 was as follows:
| “ | No. 2 REVISION OF ARTICLE VI SUFFRAGE AND ELECTIONS Proposing a revision of Article VI of the Constitution of the State of Florida relating to suffrage and elections, adding that elections shall be by secret ballot, changing the Oath to delete reference to age and residence, providing that registrations and elections in municipalities and other governmental entities may be provided by law, et cetera. | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
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"
- Ocala Star-Banner, "Automatic Voting Machine Sample Ballot, General Election, November 5, 1968, Marion County, Florida," October 25, 1968
Footnotes
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