List of Florida ballot measures
This page provides a list of ballot measures that have appeared on the statewide ballot in Florida.
List of ballot measures by year
Measures are listed in reverse-chronological order, with the most recent and upcoming elections appearing first. Tables include brief summaries, relevant topics, and the election results for each measure.
2026
See also: Florida 2026 ballot measures
November 3
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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Changes to Budget Stabilization Fund Amendment | Budget stabilization funds | Increase the amount of funds that may be retained in the budget stabilization fund from 10% to 25% of net general revenue among other changes | ||
Exempt Tangible Personal Property Used for Agriculture or Agritourism from Property Taxes Amendment | Property tax exemptions; Agriculture policy | Exempt agricultural-related tangible personal property, such as farm equipment or tools, from property taxes |
2024
See also: Florida 2024 ballot measures
November 5
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
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Amendment 1 | Local government officials and elections; Public education governance; Election administration and governance | Change school board elections from nonpartisan to partisan beginning in 2026 | ![]() | 5,492,993 (55%) | 4,512,372 (45%) | |
Amendment 2 | Right to hunt and fish; Constitutional rights | Provide for a state constitutional right to hunt and fish | 6,941,307 (67%) | 3,365,987 (33%) | ||
Amendment 3 | Marijuana laws | Legalize the recreational or personal use of marijuana | ![]() | 5,950,589 (56%) | 4,693,524 (44%) | |
Amendment 4 | Abortion policy; Constitutional rights | Provide for a state constitutional right to abortion before fetal viability | ![]() | 6,070,758 (57%) | 4,548,379 (43%) | |
Amendment 5 | Property tax exemptions; Homestead tax exemptions | Provide for an annual inflation adjustment for the value of the homestead property tax exemption | 6,687,238 (66%) | 3,441,658 (34%) | ||
Amendment 6 | Campaign finance | Repeal a constitutional provision providing for public campaign financing for candidates who agree to spending limits | ![]() | 5,032,882 (50%) | 4,955,737 (50%) |
2022
See also: Florida 2022 ballot measures
November 8
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
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Amendment 1 | Property taxes; Flood infrastructure and management | Authorize the Legislature to prohibit flood resistance improvements from being taken into consideration when determining a property's assessed value for tax purposes | ![]() | 4,016,022 (57%) | 2,997,158 (43%) | |
Amendment 2 | Ballot measure process; Administrative organization | Abolish the Florida Constitution Revision Commission | ![]() | 3,744,930 (54%) | 3,206,762 (46%) | |
Amendment 3 | Homestead tax exemptions; Civil service | Authorize the Legislature to provide an additional homestead property tax exemption for certain public service workers | ![]() | 4,215,601 (59%) | 2,968,734 (41%) |
2020
See also: Florida 2020 ballot measures
November 3
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
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Amendment 1 | Citizenship voting requirements | Prohibit the state and local governments from allowing noncitizens to vote | 8,307,109 (79%) | 2,169,684 (21%) | ||
Amendment 2 | Minimum wage laws | Increase the state minimum wage to $15 by 2026 | 6,391,753 (61%) | 4,117,815 (39%) | ||
Amendment 3 | Primary election systems | Establish a top-two system for primary elections | ![]() | 5,854,468 (57%) | 4,410,768 (43%) | |
Amendment 4 | Initiative and referendum process; Ballot measure process | Require voter-approved constitutional amendments to be approved at a second general election | ![]() | 4,853,402 (48%) | 5,356,792 (52%) | |
Amendment 5 | Homestead tax exemptions; Taxes | Increases the period during which a person may transfer "Save Our Homes" benefits to a new homestead property from two years to three years | 7,484,104 (74%) | 2,562,387 (26%) | ||
Amendment 6 | Veterans policy; Homestead tax exemptions | Allows a homestead property tax discount to be transferred to the surviving spouse of a deceased veteran | 9,305,503 (90%) | 1,065,308 (10%) |
2018
See also: Florida 2018 ballot measures
November 6
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
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Amendment 1 | Homestead tax exemptions | Florida Amendment 1, the Homestead Exemption Increase Amendment, is on the ballot in Florida as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment on November 6, 2018, or at an earlier special election. | ![]() | 4,560,689 (58%) | 3,293,857 (42%) | |
Amendment 10 | Local government officials and elections; State legislative processes and sessions; Administrative organization | The Florida State and Local Government Structure Amendment is on the ballot in Florida as a commission referral on November 6, 2018. | 4,847,740 (63%) | 2,828,607 (37%) | ||
Amendment 11 | Constitutional wording changes; Railways; Criminal trials; Immigration policy | The Florida Repeal Prohibition on Aliens’ Property Ownership, Delete Obsolete Provision on High-Speed Rail, and Repeal of Criminal Statutes Effect on Prosecution Amendment is on the ballot in Florida as a commission referral on November 6, 2018. | 4,680,526 (62%) | 2,852,468 (38%) | ||
Amendment 12 | Ethics rules and commissions | The Florida Lobbying Restrictions Amendment is on the ballot in Florida as a commission referral on November 6, 2018. | 6,116,404 (79%) | 1,633,249 (21%) | ||
Amendment 13 | Gambling policy; Animal treatment laws | The Florida Ban on Wagering on Dog Races Amendment is on the ballot in Florida as a commission referral on November 6, 2018. | 5,407,543 (69%) | 2,423,126 (31%) | ||
Amendment 2 | Property taxes | Florida Amendment 2, the Permanent Cap on Nonhomestead Parcel Assessment Increases Amendment, is on the ballot in Florida as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment on November 6, 2018. | 5,162,544 (66%) | 2,601,316 (34%) | ||
Amendment 3 | Initiative and referendum process; Gambling policy | 5,676,456 (71%) | 2,266,516 (29%) | |||
Amendment 4 | Voting rights for persons with criminal convictions | Florida Amendment 4, the Voting Rights Restoration for Felons Initiative, is on the ballot in Florida as an initiated constitutional amendment on November 6, 2018. | 5,148,926 (65%) | 2,828,339 (35%) | ||
Amendment 5 | Tax and revenue administration; State legislative vote requirements | Require a two-thirds vote of each chamber of the Florida State Legislature to enact new taxes or fees or increase existing ones | 5,164,658 (66%) | 2,693,174 (34%) | ||
Amendment 6 | Criminal trials; Age limits for officials; State judicial selection; Crime victims' rights | Florida Amendment 6, the Marsy's Law Crime Victims Rights, Judicial Retirement Age, and Judicial Interpretation of Laws and Rules Amendment, is on the ballot in Florida as a commission referral on November 6, 2018. | 4,835,950 (62%) | 3,013,601 (38%) | ||
Amendment 7 | Law enforcement officers and departments; Veterans policy; Higher education governance; Higher education funding | Florida Amendment 7, the First Responder and Military Member Survivor Benefits, Supermajority Board Votes for College Fees, and State College System Amendment, is on the ballot in Florida as a commission referral on November 6, 2018. | 5,148,300 (66%) | 2,680,942 (34%) | ||
Amendment 9 | Fossil fuel energy; Business regulations; Smoking bans | The Florida Ban Offshore Oil and Gas Drilling and Ban Vaping in Enclosed Indoor Workplaces Amendment is on the ballot in Florida as a commission referral on November 6, 2018. | 5,415,308 (69%) | 2,442,410 (31%) |
2016
See also: Florida 2016 ballot measures
November 8
Type | Title | Subject | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
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Amendment 1 | Constitutional rights; Solar energy | ![]() | 4,560,682 (51%) | 4,418,788 (49%) | |
Amendment 2 | Marijuana laws | 6,518,919 (71%) | 2,621,845 (29%) | ||
Amendment 3 | Law enforcement officers and departments; Property tax exemptions | 7,495,226 (84%) | 1,451,074 (16%) | ||
Amendment 5 | Homestead tax exemptions | 6,891,472 (78%) | 1,909,963 (22%) |
August 30
Type | Title | Subject | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
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Amendment 4 | Energy conservation and efficiency; Property tax exemptions; Solar energy | 1,975,257 (73%) | 744,891 (27%) |
2014
See also: Florida 2014 ballot measures
November 4
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
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Amendment 1 | Restricted-use funds; Business taxes | Dedicate 33% of net revenue from the existing excise tax on documents to the Land Acquisition Trust Fund | 4,238,739 (75%) | 1,415,924 (25%) | ||
Amendment 2 | Marijuana laws | ![]() | 3,370,761 (58%) | 2,478,993 (42%) | ||
Amendment 3 | State judicial selection | Authorize governor to fill judicial vacancies by appointing a justice or judge from among at least three, but not more than six, candidates selected by the judicial nominating commission | ![]() | 2,576,737 (48%) | 2,802,541 (52%) |
2012
See also: Florida 2012 ballot measures
November 6
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
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Amendment 1 | Healthcare governance; Public health insurance; Private health insurance | Prohibit compulsory health insurance and permit the direct payment of health care expenses | ![]() | 3,632,315 (49%) | 3,856,608 (51%) | |
Amendment 10 | Local government finance and taxes; Property tax exemptions | Provide a tangible personal property exemption on ad valorem taxes and allow counties and municipalities to establish tangible personal property tax exemptions | ![]() | 3,432,905 (45%) | 4,113,395 (55%) | |
Amendment 11 | Homestead tax exemptions | Allow municipalities and counties to create additional homestead tax exemptions for low-income people above the age of 65 who meet certain requirements | 4,717,827 (61%) | 2,984,270 (39%) | ||
Amendment 12 | Higher education governance | Have the chair of the council of state university student body presidents replace the president of the Florida Student Association as the student member of the Board of Governors of the State University System | ![]() | 3,060,425 (42%) | 4,306,068 (58%) | |
Amendment 2 | Homestead tax exemptions; Veterans policy | Expand the availability of the homestead property tax discount for veterans injured in combat | 4,907,341 (63%) | 2,850,880 (37%) | ||
Amendment 3 | Budget stabilization funds; Balanced budget requirements; Public education funding | Increase the state's revenue limitation and require excess funds be deposited into a budget stabilization fund until the fund hits its maximum, at which time the money first be spent on public education and then additional excess funds be returned to the taxpayers | ![]() | 3,204,350 (42%) | 4,346,740 (58%) | |
Amendment 4 | Property taxes; Homestead tax exemptions | Amend the calculations for property assessments and allow for the establishment of an additional homestead tax exemption | ![]() | 3,244,138 (43%) | 4,268,467 (57%) | |
Amendment 5 | State judicial selection; State judiciary oversight | Amend the state constitution relative to the changing of court rules, require senatorial approval of state Supreme Court justice appointments, and change the process for judicial impeachments | ![]() | 2,728,008 (37%) | 4,654,167 (63%) | |
Amendment 6 | Abortion policy | Prohibit the use of public funds for abortions or health insurance that includes coverage of abortion, with exceptions | ![]() | 3,511,354 (45%) | 4,308,408 (55%) | |
Amendment 8 | Public assistance programs; Religion-related policy | Prohibit denials of governmental support on the basis of religious beliefs and allow the use of revenue from the public treasury to fund religious institutions | ![]() | 3,441,128 (45%) | 4,286,376 (55%) | |
Amendment 9 | Veterans policy; Homestead tax exemptions; Law enforcement officers and departments | Allow for an ad valorem homestead property tax exemption for surviving spouses of those killed in their work as a first responder or in the military | 4,747,536 (62%) | 2,950,083 (38%) |
2010
See also: Florida 2010 ballot measures
November 2
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
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Amendment 1 | Campaign finance | Repeal the state constitutional provision that provides for public financing of campaigns for those running for elective statewide office who agree to campaign spending limits | ![]() | 2,587,543 (52%) | 2,342,137 (48%) | |
Amendment 2 | Homestead tax exemptions; Veterans policy | Provide for an additional homestead property tax exemption for military members who were deployed in the previous year | 3,936,526 (78%) | 1,122,053 (22%) | ||
Amendment 4 | Local government organization; Land use and development policy; Ballot measure process | Require that local governments hold a referendum to change or adopt a comprehensive land use plan | ![]() | 1,682,177 (33%) | 3,424,204 (67%) | |
Amendment 5 | Redistricting policy | Establish requirements for the drawing of legislative districts | 3,155,149 (63%) | 1,885,860 (37%) | ||
Amendment 6 | Redistricting policy | Establish requirements for congressional redistricting | 3,153,199 (63%) | 1,857,748 (37%) | ||
Amendment 8 | School class size policy | Establish limits on average number of students assigned per class to each teacher in public schools, as opposed to on actual class size | ![]() | 2,751,878 (54%) | 2,298,001 (46%) | |
Federal Budget Advisory Question | Federal government issues | Amend the federal Constitution to require that the federal budget be balanced without raising taxes | 3,524,629 (72%) | 1,377,352 (28%) |
2008
See also: Florida 2008 ballot measures
November 4
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
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Amendment 1 | Immigration policy; Constitutional wording changes; Constitutional rights | Eliminate constitutional provisions that prevent aliens ineligible for citizenship from possessing real property | ![]() | 3,564,090 (48%) | 3,871,704 (52%) | |
Amendment 2 | LGBTQ issues; Family-related policy | Establish that marriage only be recognized as a union between one man and one woman | 4,890,883 (62%) | 3,008,026 (38%) | ||
Amendment 3 | Property taxes; Energy conservation and efficiency; Property | Exempt property improvements that increase resistance to wind damage or provide renewable energy when assessing the property value | 4,351,975 (61%) | 2,839,825 (39%) | ||
Amendment 4 | Parks, land, and natural area conservation; Property taxes | Establish a property tax exemption for property that is limited by perpetual conservation protections | 4,875,162 (69%) | 2,235,969 (31%) | ||
Amendment 6 | Ports and harbors; Property taxes; Fisheries and fishing regulations | Provide for the assessment of working waterfront property based upon how it is used | 4,983,313 (71%) | 2,072,041 (29%) | ||
Amendment 8 | Local government finance and taxes; Sales taxes; Higher education funding | Allow counties, upon approval by the voters, to levy a local option sales tax to supplement community college funding | ![]() | 3,210,481 (44%) | 4,161,731 (56%) |
January 29
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
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Amendment 1 | Homestead tax exemptions; Property tax exemptions | Amend exemptions and benefits based on homestead property, provide an exemption on tangible personal property, and limit assessment increase on certain non-homestead real property | 2,667,543 (64%) | 1,495,270 (36%) |
2006
See also: Florida 2006 ballot measures
November 7
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
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Amendment 1 | Revenue allocation; Tax and revenue administration | Limit how nonrecurring general revenue may be spent and amend provisions relating to creating the state's financial outlooks and budget | 2,570,436 (60%) | 1,724,867 (40%) | ||
Amendment 3 | Ballot measure process; Initiative and referendum process; Ballot measure supermajority requirements | Require a 60% vote for voters to approve constitutional amendments | 2,600,969 (58%) | 1,900,359 (42%) | ||
Amendment 4 | Tobacco laws | Require a portion of the tobacco settlement money be used for a statewide tobacco education and prevention program | 2,786,935 (61%) | 1,787,230 (39%) | ||
Amendment 6 | Homestead tax exemptions | Increase the homestead tax exemption for low-income seniors | 3,533,101 (76%) | 1,092,128 (24%) | ||
Amendment 7 | Veterans policy; Homestead tax exemptions | Provide an ad valorem tax discount for veterans who are 65 or older, who were disabled due to a combat-related injury, and meet other specifications | 3,552,441 (78%) | 1,011,958 (22%) | ||
Amendment 8 | State legislative authority; Eminent domain policy | Prohibit the transfer of property taken through eminent domain to a private party unless approved by the Legislature | 3,047,420 (69%) | 1,365,950 (31%) |
2004
See also: Florida 2004 ballot measures
November 2
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
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Amendment 1 | Abortion policy | Authorizes the state legislature to enact a law requiring that the parents of a minor must be notified before the minor receives an abortion procedure, with exceptions that can be granted with a judicial waiver. | 4,639,635 (65%) | 2,534,910 (35%) | ||
Amendment 2 | Initiative and referendum process; Ballot measure process | Establish requirements for the submission of citizens' initiatives | 4,574,361 (68%) | 2,109,013 (32%) | ||
Amendment 3 | Tort law | Establish that claimants in medical liability suits who enter a contingent fee agreement with their attorney receive a minimum of 70% of the first $250,000.00 in damages and 90% of damages in excess of $250,000.00 | 4,583,164 (64%) | 2,622,143 (36%) | ||
Amendment 4 | Gambling policy | Allow Miami-Dade and Broward counties to hold referenda to determine if slot machines can be placed at parimutuel facilities | 3,631,261 (51%) | 3,512,181 (49%) | ||
Amendment 5 | Minimum wage laws | Provide for a state minimum wage that covers all employees covered by the federal minimum wage, start the minimum wage at $6.15 per hour, and adjust the minimum wage each year based on inflation | 5,198,514 (71%) | 2,097,151 (29%) | ||
Amendment 6 | Railways | Repeal the constitutional provisions that requires the state to develop and operate a high speed ground transportation system | 4,519,423 (64%) | 2,573,280 (36%) | ||
Amendment 7 | Tort law; Healthcare governance | Allow patients the right to review records of health care facilities' or providers' relating to adverse medical incidents | 5,849,125 (81%) | 1,358,183 (19%) | ||
Amendment 8 | Tort law; Healthcare governance | Prohibit doctors who have been found to have committed three or more incidents of medical malpractice from practicing medicine in Florida | 5,121,841 (71%) | 2,083,864 (29%) |
2002
See also: Florida 2002 ballot measures
November 5
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
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Amendment 1 | Federal government issues; Death penalty | Permit the use of the death penalty for capital crimes and establish that the Florida Constitution provides no greater protections from the death penalty than does the federal Constitution | 3,169,542 (70%) | 1,377,678 (30%) | ||
Amendment 10 | Animal treatment laws | Establish that no pregnant pig may be confined in a way that it can not turn around, with certain exceptions | 2,608,996 (55%) | 2,155,911 (45%) | ||
Amendment 11 | Higher education governance | Establish local boards of trustees to administer each state university and establish a statewide governing board to oversee the entire university system | 2,813,145 (61%) | 1,834,816 (39%) | ||
Amendment 2 | Initiative and referendum process | Require that the Legislature create a law requiring economic impact statements for constitutional amendments proposed by initiatives | 3,583,379 (78%) | 1,010,254 (22%) | ||
Amendment 3 | Local government organization; Constitutional wording changes | Allow revisions to the Miami-Dade County home rule charter, subject to approval by Miami-Dade County voters | ![]() | 1,982,160 (48%) | 2,160,512 (52%) | |
Amendment 4 | Open meetings and public information; State legislative vote requirements | Require that laws that provide for exemptions from public records or public meetings requirements must pass both houses of the Legislature by 2/3 majority | 3,474,978 (77%) | 1,059,183 (23%) | ||
Amendment 6 | Tobacco laws; Smoking bans | Prohibit the smoking of tobacco in indoor workplaces, with certain exceptions | 3,501,161 (71%) | 1,431,966 (29%) | ||
Amendment 7 | Local government finance and taxes; Homestead tax exemptions | Allow counties to exempt increases in homestead property values resulting from construction of living quarters for senior parents or grandparents | 3,206,142 (67%) | 1,557,694 (33%) | ||
Amendment 8 | Early childhood education | Require that all four-year-old children be offered the ability to attend pre-kindergarten for free | 2,868,500 (59%) | 1,974,408 (41%) | ||
Amendment 9 | School class size policy | Require the Legislature to provide funding so that class sizes do not exceed a set maximum | 2,550,201 (52%) | 2,317,671 (48%) |
2000
See also: Florida 2000 ballot measures
November 7
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
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Amendment 1 | Railways | Provide for the creation of a monorail system to link the five largest urban areas in Florida | 2,900,253 (53%) | 2,607,495 (47%) |
1998
See also: Florida 1998 ballot measures
November 3
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
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Amendment 1 | Local government finance and taxes; Property tax exemptions | Amend the requirements for receiving a historic property granted ad valorem tax exemption | 1,970,419 (54%) | 1,646,069 (46%) | ||
Amendment 10 | Property tax exemptions | Establish and expand tax exemptions for municipal and local property and remove limitations on the citizens' ability to communicate with local officials about subjects of public hearings | ![]() | 1,754,747 (50%) | 1,766,490 (50%) | |
Amendment 11 | Campaign finance; Primary election participation; Public education governance; Primary election systems | Make school board elections nonpartisan; allow candidates for governor to run in primary elections without a lieutenant governor; provide that ballot access requirements for minor party candidates cannot be greater than requirements for major party candidates; provide public campaign financing for statewide candidates who agree to campaign spending limits; and allow any voter to vote in any party's primary election if the winner will have no general election opponent | 2,239,607 (64%) | 1,253,150 (36%) | ||
Amendment 12 | Firearms policy | Give counties the option to require a criminal background check and a waiting period of three to five days before the sale of a firearm | 2,655,010 (72%) | 1,033,020 (28%) | ||
Amendment 13 | Constitutional wording changes | Make various miscellaneous and technical changes to the state constitution | 1,869,111 (55%) | 1,530,883 (45%) | ||
Amendment 2 | Constitutional wording changes; Death penalty | Preserve the death penalty as a form of punishment in Florida and align execution methods with the federal Constitution | 2,676,043 (73%) | 1,002,043 (27%) | ||
Amendment 3 | Homestead tax exemptions; Local government finance and taxes | Allow counties and municipalities to provide an additional homestead tax exemption to low-income seniors | 2,560,979 (68%) | 1,180,341 (32%) | ||
Amendment 4 | Administration of government | Allow documents filed at a county branch office to be considered officially filed | 2,540,872 (74%) | 887,999 (26%) | ||
Amendment 5 | Parks, land, and natural area conservation; Game and fish commissions | Create provisions for the conservation of natural resources and establish the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission | 2,630,674 (72%) | 1,007,905 (28%) | ||
Amendment 6 | Public education governance | Establish the education of children as a fundamental value of the people of Florida and require the state to provide an efficient, safe, secure, and high quality education system | 2,623,889 (71%) | 1,069,406 (29%) | ||
Amendment 7 | State judicial selection | Establish local elections to determine if circuit and county judges should be elected or appointed and provide the procedures for the decided upon systems | 2,028,165 (57%) | 1,536,523 (43%) | ||
Amendment 8 | State executive branch structure; State executive powers and duties | Amend the roles of executive officers and change what roles were included in the state cabinet | 1,950,311 (56%) | 1,562,234 (44%) | ||
Amendment 9 | Sex and gender issues; Constitutional rights | Establish that "female and male alike" are equal before the law and have inalienable rights and establish bases on which the rights cannot be denied | 2,416,324 (66%) | 1,230,683 (34%) |
1996
See also: Florida 1996 ballot measures
November 5
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
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Amendment 1 | Ballot measure supermajority requirements; Ballot measure process; Tax and revenue administration | Require a two-thirds vote of voters in an election to approve any new state tax or fee proposed through a constitutional amendment | 3,372,915 (69%) | 1,497,485 (31%) | ||
Amendment 2 | Tax and revenue administration; Constitutional wording changes; Administrative organization | Move the next meeting of the Constitution Revision Commission to 1997 and allow the Commission to review matters relating to taxation or the state budgetary process | 2,733,993 (61%) | 1,720,193 (39%) | ||
Amendment 3 | State judicial selection; State judiciary oversight | Increase the number of judicial nominees the judicial nominating commission may make up to six nominations, restructure the Judicial Qualifications Commission, and allow for additional sanctions for judicial misconduct | 3,436,753 (75%) | 1,153,367 (25%) | ||
Amendment 4 | Food and beverage taxes; Parks, land, and natural area conservation | Impose a $0.01 per pound fee on sugar grown in the Everglades Agricultural Area, with the funds being used for conservation in the Everglades | ![]() | 2,328,016 (46%) | 2,774,806 (54%) | |
Amendment 5 | Water storage; Pollution, waste, and recycling policy | Provide that those responsible for water pollution in the Everglades Protection Area and the Everglades Agricultural Area pay for the cost of the pollution's abatement | 3,397,286 (68%) | 1,594,175 (32%) | ||
Amendment 6 | Restricted-use funds; Water storage; Pollution, waste, and recycling policy | Establish an Everglades Trust Fund to fund conservation efforts and the abatement of water pollution in the Everglades | 2,825,819 (57%) | 2,108,286 (43%) |
1994
See also: Florida 1994 ballot measures
November 8
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
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Amendment 1 | State legislative processes and sessions | Establish annual 60-day regular sessions that start the first Tuesday after the first Monday in March | 2,713,189 (74%) | 955,223 (26%) | ||
Amendment 2 | Budget stabilization funds; Balanced budget requirements | Establish a formula for calculating the state's revenue limit, establish that funds above that limit be deposited into the budget stabilization fund, and provide that funds be refunded to taxpayers once the budget stabilization fund is fully funded | 2,182,411 (59%) | 1,489,268 (41%) | ||
Amendment 3 | Fisheries and fishing regulations | Prohibit the use of gill and other entangling nets and limit the size of other nets to no larger than 500 square feet in mesh area | 2,876,091 (72%) | 1,135,110 (28%) | ||
Amendment 4 | Initiative and referendum process; Tax and revenue administration | Allow initiated constitutional amendments related to limiting the power of government to raise revenue to cover multiple subjects | 2,167,305 (58%) | 1,560,635 (42%) | ||
Amendment 8 | Gambling policy | Allow for a limited number of casinos in certain counties | ![]() | 1,566,451 (38%) | 2,555,492 (62%) |
1992
See also: Florida 1992 ballot measures
November 3
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
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Amendment 1 | Election administration and governance | Allow for the suspension or delay of an election if there is a state of emergency or impending state of emergency | 3,369,434 (72%) | 1,337,289 (28%) | ||
Amendment 10 | Property taxes | Limit homestead property valuations for ad valorem tax purposes increases to a maximum of 3% per year | 2,493,761 (54%) | 2,154,752 (46%) | ||
Amendment 2 | Open meetings and public information | Allow public access to records and meetings of government entities, with certain exceptions prescribed by the legislature | 3,883,637 (83%) | 793,232 (17%) | ||
Amendment 3 | Property tax exemptions; Property taxes | Allow counties and municipalities to issue ad valorem tax exemptions on historic properties | 2,908,745 (62%) | 1,752,490 (38%) | ||
Amendment 4 | Balanced budget requirements; Revenue and spending limits; Budget stabilization funds | Change the state budget and planning processes | 3,815,563 (83%) | 796,463 (17%) | ||
Amendment 5 | Constitutional rights; Tax and revenue administration | Require that the Legislature establish a Taxpayers' Bill of Rights that establishes taxpayers' rights and responsibilities and government's responsibilities to deal fairly with taxpayers | 4,258,446 (90%) | 472,325 (10%) | ||
Amendment 6 | Local government finance and taxes | Allow counties and municipalities to levy a one-cent sales tax, if approved by local voters, for local government services | ![]() | 1,886,498 (40%) | 2,824,460 (60%) | |
Amendment 8 | Transportation taxes and fees; Business taxes; Bond issue requirements; Public education funding | Continue indefinitely the use of gross receipts taxes for constructing educational facilities of the state public education system, continue indefinitely to use some motor vehicle license taxes for constructing public schools and community colleges, and remove certain restrictions on education bond refunding | 3,089,058 (68%) | 1,461,435 (32%) | ||
Amendment 9 | Congressional term limits; State legislative term limits; Executive official term limits | Establish that those who have held the same elective office for the preceding eight years may not appear on the ballot for re-election to that office and apply the limitation to the offices of Florida Representative and Senator, Lieutenant Governor, Florida Cabinet, and U. S. Senator and Representative | 3,625,517 (77%) | 1,097,133 (23%) |
1990
See also: Florida 1990 ballot measures
November 6
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
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Amendment 1 | State legislative processes and sessions | Establish the timing of meetings of the legislature | 2,615,449 (84%) | 513,970 (16%) | ||
Amendment 2 | Firearms policy | Require a three-day waiting period between the purchase and delivery of any handgun | 2,840,912 (84%) | 522,248 (16%) | ||
Amendment 3 | Local government finance and taxes | Excuse municipalities from general laws requiring them to spend funds under certain circumstances | 2,031,557 (64%) | 1,140,745 (36%) | ||
Amendment 4 | State legislative processes and sessions; Open meetings and public information | Provide for the recording of certain legislative votes and open and noticed committee and other legislative meetings | 2,795,784 (88%) | 392,323 (12%) |
1988
See also: Florida 1988 ballot measures
November 8
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
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Amendment 1 | Local government officials and elections; Impeachment rules | Provide for the impeachment of county court judges by the Legislature | 2,840,296 (72%) | 1,085,751 (28%) | ||
Amendment 10 | Tort law | Limit non-economic damages relating to bodily injuries in any action to $100,000 and allow the maximum to be adjusted utilizing a consumer price index | ![]() | 1,837,041 (43%) | 2,394,932 (57%) | |
Amendment 11 | English language policy | Establish English as the official state language | 3,457,039 (84%) | 664,861 (16%) | ||
Amendment 2 | Crime victims' rights; Constitutional rights | Give crime victims, or in the case of a homicide, their next-of-kin, the qualified right to be informed, to be present, and to be heard at all crucial stages of criminal proceedings | 3,629,963 (90%) | 394,617 (10%) | ||
Amendment 3 | Tax and revenue administration; Water storage | Allow high water recharge land to be classified by law solely on the basis of character or use | 2,423,783 (67%) | 1,187,303 (33%) | ||
Amendment 4 | Highways and bridges; Bond issue requirements | Allow the Legislature, without approval of the voters, to issue bonds for property acquisition for roads and for constructing bridges | 2,141,987 (57%) | 1,602,965 (43%) | ||
Amendment 5 | Property tax exemptions | Extend the widow property tax exemption to widowers | 3,415,074 (85%) | 593,913 (15%) | ||
Amendment 6 | Tax and revenue administration; Administrative organization | Create the Taxation and Budget Reform Commission to review matters of taxation and the budgetary process | 2,111,320 (58%) | 1,538,470 (42%) | ||
Amendment 7 | Local government officials and elections | Increase the terms for county court judges to six years | ![]() | 1,493,839 (38%) | 2,444,181 (62%) | |
Amendment 8 | State judiciary structure; Civil trials | Allow for the creation of a civil traffic hearing officer system | 2,736,373 (70%) | 1,147,126 (30%) | ||
Amendment 9 | Administrative organization; Veterans policy | Authorize creating a Department of Veterans Affairs and a Department of Elderly Affairs | 2,723,848 (69%) | 1,225,915 (31%) |
1986
See also: Florida 1986 ballot measures
November 4
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Amendment 1 | State judicial authority; State executive powers and duties | Allow the attorney general to appoint a statewide prosecutor to try multi-circuit violations of the criminal laws | 2,168,701 (73%) | 811,122 (27%) | ||
Amendment 2 | Local government organization; Gambling policy | Allow casino gambling in hotels with 500 rooms or more if voters in that county approve, by initiative referendum, casino gambling | ![]() | 1,036,250 (32%) | 2,237,555 (68%) | |
Amendment 3 | Homestead tax exemptions; Property taxes | Establish the homestead tax exemption as $5,000 plus one-half of the assessed value over $5,000, up to $25,000 | ![]() | 1,127,438 (36%) | 2,045,473 (64%) | |
Amendment 4 | State judicial authority; Initiative and referendum process | Allow the Attorney General, as provided by law, to request the Supreme Court issue an expeditious advisory opinion on the validity of ballot initiatives and require the Supreme Court to issue such opinion | 1,988,841 (72%) | 759,691 (28%) | ||
Amendment 5 | Gambling policy | Allow the state to operate a lottery | 2,039,437 (64%) | 1,168,858 (36%) |
1984
See also: Florida 1984 ballot measures
November 6
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Amendment 1 | Homestead tax exemptions; Property tax exemptions | Extend the exemption of homesteads and personal property from forced sale to any natural person | 2,766,516 (79%) | 734,785 (21%) | ||
Amendment 2 | Corrections governance; Tax and revenue administration | Allow for the disbursement of state funds via electronic means, magnetic tape, or any other transfer medium and remove obsolete language about countersigning of warrants by the Governor | 2,467,025 (73%) | 919,675 (27%) | ||
Amendment 3 | State judicial selection | Establish that uniform rules of procedure be established by the judicial nominating commissions at each level of the court system and that proceedings of the commissions shall be open to the public | 2,720,297 (82%) | 590,960 (18%) | ||
Amendment 4 | State legislative processes and sessions | Establish that legislators' speech and debate relating to their legislative duties is privileged and that they can not be questioned on it in any place other than the legislature | ![]() | 1,110,743 (33%) | 2,216,910 (67%) | |
Amendment 5 | Local government officials and elections | Allow county commissioners to be elected in the manner prescribed by law and allow boards of county commissioners to be made up of five or seven members | 2,150,510 (64%) | 1,195,654 (36%) | ||
Amendment 6 | State judicial selection | Require that a person be a member of the Florida state bar for the preceding five years to be eligible to be a county court judge and allow a person to be eligible to be appointed or elected as a county court judge in a county with a population of 40,000 or less if they are a member in good standing with the state bar | 2,529,436 (75%) | 823,219 (25%) | ||
Amendment 7 | Bond issue requirements | Alter rules regarding general obligation bonds issued by the state | 2,095,916 (65%) | 1,109,900 (35%) | ||
Amendment 8 | Public education funding; Business taxes; Bond issues | Provide for a levy on gross receipts to allow the continuation of funding of bonds for public education construction | 2,553,332 (77%) | 778,114 (23%) |
1982
See also: Florida 1982 ballot measures
November 2
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Amendment 2 | Constitutional rights | Establish that Florida's protection against unlawful searches and seizures aligns with the federal constitution's protections against unlawful searches and seizures | 1,440,523 (63%) | 828,571 (37%) | ||
Amendment 3 | Criminal trials; Civil trials; Bail policy | Provide that a person charged with a crime shall be entitled to release before trial, with exceptions | 1,412,269 (61%) | 917,092 (39%) |
1980
See also: Florida 1980 ballot measures
November 4
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Amendment 1 | Constitutional wording changes | Abolishes the Florida Constitution Revision Commission | ![]() | 1,164,824 (44%) | 1,512,682 (56%) | |
Amendment 2 | Constitutional rights | Provide for a constitutional right of privacy | 1,722,987 (61%) | 1,120,302 (39%) | ||
Amendment 3 | State legislative processes and sessions | Establish that publishing the title of a bill in the legislative journals serves as the first reading required by the State Constitution | 1,763,624 (67%) | 873,211 (33%) | ||
Amendment 4 | Bond issues; Pollution, waste, and recycling policy; Sewage and stormwater | Allow for the issuance of bonds for water facilities | 1,826,026 (67%) | 899,906 (33%) | ||
Amendment 5 | Local government finance and taxes; Bond issues; Transportation taxes and fees | Remove certain limits on the use of the "second gas tax" to finance bonds for roads | 1,498,801 (56%) | 1,195,483 (44%) |
October 7
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Amendment 1 | Property tax exemptions | Authorize an ad valorem tax exemption for a renewable energy source device and the property where it is installed | 1,042,685 (75%) | 347,766 (25%) | ||
Amendment 2 | Bond issues; Housing development funding | Allow for the issuance of revenue bonds to fund housing | 826,742 (57%) | 618,694 (43%) | ||
Amendment 3 | Local government finance and taxes; Property tax exemptions | Allow counties and municipalities, upon approval by a referendum of local voters, to grant certain ad valorem tax exemptions | 916,043 (63%) | 541,630 (37%) | ||
Amendment 4 | Property tax exemptions; Homestead tax exemptions | Allow for expanded local homestead and ad valorem tax exemptions | 1,251,096 (81%) | 289,620 (19%) | ||
Amendment 5 | Property tax exemptions; Business regulations | Allow business inventories and livestock to be classified for tax purposes or exempted from taxation | 1,003,979 (69%) | 442,386 (31%) |
March 11
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Amendment 1 | Homestead tax exemptions | Establish a homestead exemption of $25,000 from certain ad valorem school millage levies, provide procedures for the enactment of the exemption from the millage levies, and allow for ad valorem tax relief for permanent resident renters | 1,088,729 (70%) | 475,834 (30%) | ||
Amendment 2 | State judicial authority | Modify the jurisdiction of the state Supreme Court | 940,420 (67%) | 460,266 (33%) |
1978
See also: Florida 1978 ballot measures
November 7
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Amendment 1 | Constitutional wording changes | Modify Articles I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VIII, X, XI and XII of the state constitution | ![]() | 623,703 (29%) | 1,512,106 (71%) | |
Amendment 2 | Constitutional rights; Sex and gender issues | Establish that no person shall be deprived of any right on account of their sex | ![]() | 1,002,479 (43%) | 1,326,497 (57%) | |
Amendment 3 | Redistricting policy | Require single-member legislative districts and establish provisions for reapportionment of legislative and congressional districts | ![]() | 982,847 (47%) | 1,113,394 (53%) | |
Amendment 4 | State executive branch structure | Eliminate the executive cabinet and reassign the duties of the executive cabinet | ![]() | 540,979 (25%) | 1,614,630 (75%) | |
Amendment 5 | Administrative organization | Establish a five-member public service commission and establish a public counsel to represent the people before the commission | ![]() | 772,066 (36%) | 1,375,548 (64%) | |
Amendment 6 | State judicial selection | Amend the process for selecting circuit and county court judges and increase the terms of county court judges from four to six years | ![]() | 1,058,574 (49%) | 1,095,736 (51%) | |
Amendment 7 | Property tax exemptions | Amend various provisions relating to taxes, tax exemptions, and government finances | ![]() | 779,389 (36%) | 1,368,346 (64%) | |
Amendment 8 | Public education governance | Amend the appointment procedures, responsibilities, and roles of the state board of education, commissioner of education, and board of regents | ![]() | 771,282 (36%) | 1,353,626 (64%) | |
Amendment 9 | Gambling policy | Allow for gambling casinos in certain areas, with taxes on such casinos being used for free public schools and local law enforcement | ![]() | 687,460 (29%) | 1,720,275 (71%) |
1976
See also: Florida 1976 ballot measures
November 2
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Amendment 1 | Ethics rules and commissions | Establish ethics requirements and procedures for public officials and candidates | 1,765,626 (79%) | 461,940 (21%) | ||
Amendment 2 | State judicial selection | Require that there be a Supreme Court Judge from each appellate district, require that Supreme and appellate judges be re-elected every 6 years, and require that the governor make appointments to fill vacancies based on the Judicial Nomination Commission's recommendations | 1,600,944 (75%) | 527,056 (25%) | ||
Amendment 3 | Ethics rules and commissions; State judiciary oversight | Amend rules regarding functioning of the Judicial Qualifications Commission | 1,514,623 (73%) | 564,441 (27%) | ||
Amendment 4 | Property tax exemptions; Bond issue requirements | Allow for property tax exemptions, tax revenue usage, and issuance of bonds for community redevelopment | ![]() | 949,480 (46%) | 1,099,055 (54%) | |
Amendment 5 | Housing development funding; Bond issue requirements | Allow for the issuance of bonds for financing or refinancing housing and related facilities | ![]() | 974,184 (49%) | 1,023,416 (51%) | |
Amendment 6 | Administrative organization | Limit the number of full time government employees to 1% of state population and part-time employees to 10% of full time employees | ![]() | 986,727 (48%) | 1,074,822 (52%) | |
Amendment 7 | State legislative authority; State executive powers and duties | Establish procedures for legislative nullification of rules or regulations created by the executive branch | ![]() | 729,400 (38%) | 1,210,001 (62%) | |
Amendment 8 | Public employee retirement funds | Require that increases in governmental supported retirement system funds be fully funded by the governmental unit | 1,254,413 (62%) | 756,043 (38%) | ||
Amendment 9 | Parks, land, and natural area conservation | Establish a capitol and mansion commission to be in charge of the furnishing, decorating, and alteration of the capitol building complex and the governor's mansion | ![]() | 619,151 (30%) | 1,433,878 (70%) |
March 9
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Amendment 1 | Local government finance and taxes; Drinking water systems; Sewage and stormwater | Authorize local taxes for water management purposes and limit the taxes to not more than one mill | 735,174 (55%) | 600,066 (45%) |
1974
See also: Florida 1974 ballot measures
November 5
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Amendment 1 | Bond issues; Public education funding; Higher education funding | Continue the school construction program for area vocational-technical centers, community colleges, universities; extend the program to K-12 public schools; and support the program through bonds payable from the gross receipts taxes | 846,071 (65%) | 447,599 (35%) | ||
Amendment 2 | Fuel taxes; Bond issue requirements | Extend the second gas tax until January 1, 2025, amend the purposes that bonds may be issued for transportation purposes, and allow these bonds to be secured any legally available revenues | ![]() | 547,435 (44%) | 695,523 (56%) | |
Amendment 3 | Local government officials and elections | Change the name for the office of "Tax Assessor" to "Property Appraiser" | 722,889 (58%) | 534,071 (42%) | ||
Amendment 4 | Game and fish commissions | Establish procedures for the operation and appointment of members of the Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission | 859,517 (70%) | 366,965 (30%) | ||
Amendment 5 | State judiciary oversight; Ethics rules and commissions | Establish procedures and rule for the Judicial Qualifications Commission | 946,006 (78%) | 264,161 (22%) | ||
Amendment 6 | Local government organization | Allow political subdivisions to become joint owners of electrical energy generating or transmission facilities | 658,790 (56%) | 517,926 (44%) | ||
Amendment 7 | Constitutional rights | Establish that no person shall be discriminated against on the basis of a physical disability | 974,892 (76%) | 300,633 (24%) |
1972
See also: Florida 1972 ballot measures
November 7
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Amendment 2 | Parks, land, and natural area conservation; Bond issues | Allow for the issuance of bonds for outdoor recreation, natural resources conservation and related purposes | 1,284,817 (73%) | 474,514 (27%) | ||
Amendment 3 | Initiative and referendum process | Allow for single subject constitutional amendments via citizen initiative | 1,157,648 (71%) | 476,165 (29%) | ||
Amendment 4 | Public education governance; Vehicle and driver regulations | Continue the use of some motor vehicle licensing revenue for education purposes | 1,191,118 (69%) | 531,520 (31%) | ||
Amendment 5 | Constitutional wording changes | Clarify language allowing for the willing of property to a spouse if there is no minor child | 1,137,735 (67%) | 555,426 (33%) | ||
Referendum 1 | Bond issues; Parks, land, and natural area conservation | Allow for $200 million in bonds to buy environmentally endangered lands and $40 million in bonds for outdoor recreation projects | 1,256,292 (71%) | 509,679 (29%) |
March 14
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Amendment 1 | State judicial selection; State judiciary oversight; State judiciary structure | Reorganize the state trial courts into a uniform court system, provide standards for the selection and discipline of judges, and establish a court administration system | 933,221 (71%) | 390,223 (29%) | ||
Amendment 2 | Bond issues; Public economic investment policy | Allow for bonds for establishing a fund from which to make loans to students | 862,300 (66%) | 453,050 (34%) | ||
Equal Opportunity Education Straw Ballot Measure | Race and ethnicity issues; Public education governance | Advise officials that there should be "equal opportunity for quality education for all children" regardless of race, creed, color, or place of residence | 1,065,393 (79%) | 289,839 (21%) | ||
Forced Busing Straw Ballot Measure | Public education governance; Race and ethnicity issues | Advise officials to prohibit forced busing and guarantee children can attend school closest to home | 1,103,856 (74%) | 386,724 (26%) | ||
School Prayer Straw Ballot Measure | Federal government issues; Religion in public schools; Religion-related policy | Advise officials to amend the U.S. Constitution to allow prayer in public schools | 1,138,621 (79%) | 296,102 (21%) |
1971
See also: Florida 1971 ballot measures
November 2
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Corporate Income Tax Amendment | Business regulations; Income taxes | Allow for an income tax on corporations | 841,433 (70%) | 355,023 (30%) |
1970
See also: Florida 1970 ballot measures
November 3
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Amendment 1 | Voting age policy; Residency voting requirements | Establish that those who are 18 and who meet residency requirements are electors of the county where they have resided for at least six months | ![]() | 501,764 (40%) | 754,282 (60%) | |
Amendment 2 | Voting age policy | ![]() | 422,450 (35%) | 799,885 (65%) | ||
Amendment 2 | Constitutional rights | Establish that 18 is the age of legal adulthood | ![]() | 422,450 (35%) | 799,885 (65%) | |
Amendment 3 | State judicial selection; State judiciary structure; State judicial authority | Amend the state constitution relating to the Judicial Department | ![]() | 503,992 (49%) | 526,328 (51%) | |
Amendment 4 | Bond issues; Pollution, waste, and recycling policy | Allow for the issuance of bonds for pollution control facilities and waste disposal facilities | 819,629 (71%) | 331,250 (29%) | ||
Amendment 5 | Public land policy | Restrict sales of state submerged lands to only when in the public interest | 680,223 (61%) | 429,917 (39%) | ||
Amendment 6 | State legislative elections | Establish the term of office for members of the House of Representatives as four years | ![]() | 435,052 (39%) | 675,473 (61%) | |
Amendment 7 | Property taxes; Public education funding | Allow school boards to levy ad valorem taxes for capital improvement purposes, if approved by local voters | ![]() | 488,442 (43%) | 650,500 (57%) |
1969
See also: Florida 1969 ballot measures
November 4
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Revenue Bonds and Tax Anticipation Certificates Amendment | Bond issues; Higher education funding | Allow for the issuance of revenue bonds or tax anticipation certificates until June 30, 1975, for higher education | 291,376 (72%) | 112,795 (28%) |
1968
See also: Florida 1968 ballot measures
November 5
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Amendment 1 | State constitution ratification; Initiative and referendum process | Ratify the Florida Constitution of 1968 | 645,233 (55%) | 518,940 (45%) | ||
Amendment 2 | Election administration and governance | Amend various provisions relating to the conduction of elections | 625,980 (56%) | 497,752 (44%) | ||
Amendment 3 | Local government officials and elections; Local government finance and taxes | Amend provisions relating to the administration of counties and cities | 625,347 (55%) | 508,962 (45%) |
May 7
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Allow School Board Appointment of Superintendents Amendment | Public education governance | Allow school boards to appoint the superintendent of schools | 786,264 (77%) | 230,245 (23%) |
1966
See also: Florida 1966 ballot measures
November 8
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Amendment 1 | State constitutional conventions | Establish that constitutional revisions adopted by convention be submitted to the electors at the next general election | 626,806 (83%) | 129,545 (17%) | ||
Amendment 10 | State judiciary structure | Allow the board of county commissioners for Orange County to revise justice of the peace district boundaries in Orange County | 435,162 (72%) | 167,149 (28%) | ||
Amendment 11 | Eminent domain policy; Jury rules | Establish that each condemnation of property jury shall be composed of twelve jurors | 527,821 (80%) | 128,345 (20%) | ||
Amendment 12 | State legislative processes and sessions | Provide for a special legislative session solely for the purpose of organization after November general elections | 496,919 (77%) | 148,939 (23%) | ||
Amendment 13 | Property tax exemptions | Exempt stock in trade, inventory, and livestock from ad valorem taxation | 481,420 (67%) | 239,508 (33%) | ||
Amendment 2 | Public education governance; Local government officials and elections | Provide for the terms of employment of appointive county superintendents of public instruction | 499,991 (68%) | 237,069 (32%) | ||
Amendment 3 | Residency voting requirements | Provide presidential voting rights for residents not yet meeting state qualifications | 515,212 (69%) | 231,088 (31%) | ||
Amendment 4 | State flags and symbols | Establish regulations on the appearance of the state flag | 549,678 (80%) | 139,792 (20%) | ||
Amendment 5 | Local government organization | Give the electorate power to provide for consolidation of municipal and county governments of Hillsborough County | 451,458 (72%) | 175,464 (28%) | ||
Amendment 6 | State judicial selection | Authorize the Legislature to require county judges to be members of the Florida bar | 506,088 (73%) | 184,646 (27%) | ||
Amendment 7 | State judiciary structure | Establish that the legislature shall determine the number of county judges in each county and their monetary jurisdiction | 452,974 (69%) | 203,708 (31%) | ||
Amendment 8 | State judiciary oversight; State judicial selection | Establish requirements for state judges, provide a procedure for the selection, discipline, retirement and removal of judges, and establish the Judicial Qualifications Commission | 533,513 (79%) | 142,863 (21%) | ||
Amendment 9 | State judiciary structure | Create separate offices for the 13th Judicial Circuit State Attorney and Hillsborough County Prosecuting Attorney Criminal Court of Record | 431,291 (71%) | 179,952 (29%) |
1965
See also: Florida 1965 ballot measures
November 2
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Amendment 1 | State judiciary structure | Prescribe the number of appellate districts within the state and the number of judges to serve each district | 394,039 (70%) | 172,633 (30%) | ||
Amendment 2 | State judiciary structure | Authorize the legislature to provide an additional county judge in Lake County | 357,866 (68%) | 171,458 (32%) | ||
Amendment 3 | State judiciary structure | Establish that the Palm Beach County clerk of the circuit court shall also be the clerk of the criminal court of record | 364,754 (71%) | 149,144 (29%) | ||
Amendment 4 | Bond issues; Highways and bridges | Allow for the issuance of up to $300,000,000 of bonds for construction and reconstruction of roads | ![]() | 275,016 (39%) | 424,434 (61%) | |
Amendment 5 | Vehicle and driver regulations | Expand the definition of “motor vehicles” for taxation purposes | 339,427 (52%) | 319,436 (48%) |
1964
See also: Florida 1964 ballot measures
November 3
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Amendment 1 | Redistricting policy | Provide for apportionment of the Florida legislature | ![]() | 345,637 (35%) | 643,832 (65%) | |
Amendment 10 | State judiciary structure | Increase the number of judicial circuits | 499,658 (62%) | 301,562 (38%) | ||
Amendment 11 | Ballot measure process; Constitutional wording changes | Provide an additional legislative method of revising or amending the constitution | 420,006 (51%) | 403,565 (49%) | ||
Amendment 12 | Fuel taxes | Extend the second gas tax until January 1, 2018 | ![]() | 246,443 (27%) | 667,114 (73%) | |
Amendment 13 | Property taxes | Establish that in Sarasota County, the first $2,000 of the assessed valuation on home and contiguous property be taxable for school purposes only | 458,981 (55%) | 379,772 (45%) | ||
Amendment 2 | Higher education governance; Local official term limits | Limit the length of the term of boards for colleges and universities to nine years | 507,225 (58%) | 374,380 (42%) | ||
Amendment 3 | Revenue allocation; Vehicle and driver regulations | Amend provisions relating to the use of revenue from motor vehicles licensing for capital outlay, debt service and other school purposes | 509,207 (58%) | 372,916 (42%) | ||
Amendment 4 | Public education funding | Authorize the principal of state school funds to be used for capital outlay for higher learning and public schools | ![]() | 363,008 (40%) | 547,231 (60%) | |
Amendment 5 | Public education governance | Allow for the appointment of the superintendent of public instruction in several counties | 507,445 (61%) | 323,203 (39%) | ||
Amendment 6 | Higher education governance | Establish that the Superintendent of Public Instruction for Taylor County be appointed by the County Board of Public Instruction | 494,480 (62%) | 303,659 (38%) | ||
Amendment 7 | Government continuity policy | Provide for the continuity of governmental operations in periods of emergency resulting from disasters caused by enemy attack | 602,980 (72%) | 236,423 (28%) | ||
Amendment 8 | Public land policy; Administrative organization | Eliminate the Commissioner of Agriculture's supervision of matters relating to public lands and the Bureau of Immigration | 526,075 (66%) | 272,580 (34%) | ||
Amendment 9 | State judicial authority; Civil trials | Authorize civil trials in branch courthouses in Dade County | 528,235 (68%) | 252,462 (32%) |
1963
See also: Florida 1963 ballot measures
November 5
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Amendment 1 | State executive elections | Provide for the election of the Governor, Secretary of State, Attorney General, Comptroller, Treasurer, Superintendent of Public Instruction and Commissioner of Agriculture at the 1964 general election for a two-year term and then establish that such positions be up for election in 1966, for terms of four years | 254,619 (53%) | 225,255 (47%) | ||
Amendment 2 | Bond issue requirements; Public education funding | Authorize the issuance of bonds for capital outlay at institutions of higher learning | 313,859 (65%) | 166,959 (35%) | ||
Amendment 3 | Tax and revenue administration; Parks, land, and natural area conservation; Bond issue requirements | Allow the Outdoor Recreational Development Council to be able to issue revenue bonds, revenue certificates or other evidences of indebtedness for outdoor recreation and natural resources conservation | 263,195 (56%) | 206,699 (44%) |
1962
See also: Florida 1962 ballot measures
November 6
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Amendment 1 | Redistricting policy | Provide for the apportionment and number of legislatures in the House of Representatives and Senate | ![]() | 306,442 (45%) | 373,259 (55%) | |
Amendment 2 | Public education governance | Provide that the Superintendent of Public Instruction to be appointed by the County Board of Public Instruction in certain counties | 341,434 (62%) | 207,534 (38%) | ||
Amendment 3 | Impeachment rules | Establish that the Speaker of the House may appoint a committee to investigate impeachable allegations | 310,267 (57%) | 234,505 (43%) | ||
Amendment 4 | State judicial authority; Civil trials | Authorize Pasco County to hold civil jury trials in any branch courthouse within the county | 312,754 (68%) | 145,788 (32%) | ||
Amendment 5 | State judiciary structure | Establish that the State Attorney of the Fourth Judicial Circuit shall be the prosecuting attorney for the Criminal Court of Record of Duval County | 292,747 (66%) | 149,012 (34%) | ||
Amendment 6 | State judiciary structure | Change the procedures for setting the number of circuit court judge | ![]() | 226,200 (43%) | 297,757 (57%) | |
Amendment 7 | Constitutional wording changes | Revise the preamble of the state constitution | 353,454 (71%) | 142,084 (29%) | ||
Amendment 8 | Constitutional wording changes | Clarify the state borders by using references to latitudes and longitudes and extend the coastal boundaries as permitted by US and international law | 354,983 (74%) | 124,030 (26%) | ||
Amendment 9 | Constitutional wording changes | Revise wording regarding the division of powers between the legislative, executive, and judicial Departments | 340,288 (72%) | 134,517 (28%) |
1960
See also: Florida 1960 ballot measures
November 8
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Amendment 1 | State judiciary structure | Amend the number and organization of the district courts of appeal and the number of judges for each district court of appeal | 519,648 (79%) | 136,106 (21%) | ||
Amendment 2 | Absentee and mail voting; Military service policy | Provide for original absentee registration for members of the armed forces and their families who are outside the United States | 572,520 (84%) | 106,866 (16%) | ||
Amendment 3 | Game and fish commissions; Administrative organization | Revise the administration of the Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission | ![]() | 229,474 (34%) | 445,945 (66%) | |
Amendment 4 | Gambling policy | Establish the allocation of excise taxes collected by the state or under its authority from the operation of pari-mutuel pools | ![]() | 296,561 (45%) | 361,389 (55%) | |
Amendment 5 | State judicial authority; Civil trials | Provide for jury trials of civil suits in certain municipalities within Volusia and Highlands Counties and revise provisions relating to the administration of the court system in counties | 425,053 (74%) | 152,702 (26%) | ||
Amendment 6 | State judicial authority; Civil trials | Allow the County of Brevard to hold civil jury trials in any branch courthouse within the county | 446,166 (76%) | 137,198 (24%) |
1959
See also: Florida 1959 ballot measures
November 3
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Amendment 1 | Redistricting policy | Amend provisions relating to the apportionment of the legislature | ![]() | 143,668 (44%) | 180,089 (56%) |
1958
See also: Florida 1958 ballot measures
November 4
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Amendment 1 | Ballot measure process | Allow the legislature to link proposed constitutional amendments in an election so that all must be approved for any one to be enacted | ![]() | 78,923 (28%) | 206,830 (72%) | |
Amendment 2 | Local government organization; State judiciary structure | Eliminate the Hillsborough County solicitor and transfer the duties to the State Attorney of the Thirteenth Judicial Circuit of Florida | 147,438 (58%) | 106,761 (42%) |
1956
See also: Florida 1956 ballot measures
November 6
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Amendment 1 | State judicial authority; Salaries of government officials; State judicial selection; State judiciary structure | Revise the state court system | 372,838 (80%) | 96,037 (20%) | ||
Amendment 10 | Local government finance and taxes | Amend provisions relating to the general fund and finances regarding county officers in Escambia County | 289,190 (76%) | 93,270 (24%) | ||
Amendment 11 | Civil service | Allow for the establishment of civil service systems and civil service boards for non-elected and non-appointed municipal, county, and state employees and officers | 325,502 (75%) | 106,377 (25%) | ||
Amendment 12 | Civil trials | Provide for civil jury trials in Pinellas County and establish the administration of such trials | 286,668 (76%) | 91,998 (24%) | ||
Amendment 2 | Local government organization | Allow for home rule in Dade County | 322,839 (70%) | 138,430 (30%) | ||
Amendment 4 | State legislative processes and sessions | Establish the procedure for calling an extra session of the state legislature | 292,772 (69%) | 132,945 (31%) | ||
Amendment 5 | Redistricting policy | Reapportion the Florida Senate and House of Representatives | ![]() | 187,662 (39%) | 288,575 (61%) | |
Amendment 6 | State judiciary structure | Provide for an additional judge for the Criminal Court of Record of Duval County | 298,185 (74%) | 107,348 (26%) | ||
Amendment 7 | Local government organization | Eliminate the Office of County Special Tax School District Trustees and transfer its duties to the County Board of Public Instruction | 311,746 (73%) | 117,488 (27%) | ||
Amendment 8 | Local government organization | Allow for the appointment of County Superintendents of Public Instruction in Duval, Sarasota, Dade, and Pinellas Counties | 282,295 (70%) | 122,897 (30%) | ||
Amendment 9 | Local government organization | Eliminate the office of County Solicitor in Dade County and transfer those duties to the State Attorney of the 11th Judicial Circuit | 279,344 (73%) | 102,999 (27%) |
1954
See also: Florida 1954 ballot measures
November 2
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Amendment 1 | Salaries of government officials; State legislative processes and sessions | Revise provisions relating to extra sessions of the legislature and the compensation of legislators | 83,868 (56%) | 64,739 (44%) | ||
Amendment 2 | Toll roads; Highways and bridges | Prohibit the use of state funds for toll roads extending into more than three counties | ![]() | 64,032 (43%) | 84,198 (57%) | |
Amendment 3 | State judiciary structure | Allow for additional county judges in counties with a population of more than 125,000 | 88,283 (62%) | 55,209 (38%) | ||
Amendment 4 | State executive powers and duties | Increase the number of days the Governor has to approve or veto bills for 10 days to 20 days | 105,251 (68%) | 49,212 (32%) | ||
Amendment 5 | Local government finance and taxes; Local government officials and elections | Establish procedures for allowing the county tax assessor to assess municipal taxes | 85,677 (59%) | 59,523 (41%) | ||
Amendment 6 | Local government officials and elections; Property taxes | Establish that the County Tax Assessor in Monroe County is to assess all property in the county for all tax districts | 74,780 (58%) | 54,210 (42%) | ||
Amendment 7 | State judiciary structure | Revise the Escambia County court system | 81,926 (61%) | 51,491 (39%) |
1952
See also: Florida 1952 ballot measures
November 4
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Amendment 1 | Fees, licenses, and charges; Public education funding; Restricted-use funds | Use money from the licensing of motor vehicles for state education capital project funds | 355,734 (64%) | 204,163 (36%) | ||
Amendment 10 | State judicial authority; State judiciary structure | Revise the Escambia County court system | ![]() | 134,628 (41%) | 194,841 (59%) | |
Amendment 11 | Restricted-use funds; Local government finance and taxes; Revenue allocation | Require that all money collected by Escambia County officers be paid into the county general fund and be used for the salaries, expenses, and compensation of officers of Escambia County | ![]() | 151,455 (46%) | 179,470 (54%) | |
Amendment 2 | State judicial authority; State judiciary structure | Increase the number of Justices on the state Supreme Court to ten and make other changes regarding the operation of the judiciary | ![]() | 103,531 (26%) | 293,474 (74%) | |
Amendment 3 | Local government organization | Allow for county home rule | ![]() | 175,117 (43%) | 232,741 (57%) | |
Amendment 4 | State judiciary structure; State judicial authority | Provide for additional Circuit Judges for the Second Judicial Circuit | ![]() | 139,655 (38%) | 225,095 (62%) | |
Amendment 5 | Redistricting policy | Create the 40th senatorial district, representing Bay and Washington Counties | ![]() | 103,672 (30%) | 242,323 (70%) | |
Amendment 6 | Redistricting policy | Create the 39th senatorial district, representing Monroe County | ![]() | 106,832 (31%) | 232,504 (69%) | |
Amendment 7 | Local government finance and taxes; Tax and revenue administration | Establish that the County Tax Assessor in Monroe County assesses the county for all tax districts | ![]() | 135,546 (41%) | 195,866 (59%) | |
Amendment 8 | State judicial authority; State judiciary structure; Administrative organization | Transfer the duties of the County Solicitor in Dade County to the State Attorney of the 11th Judicial Circuit | ![]() | 157,411 (45%) | 189,956 (55%) | |
Amendment 9 | Local government finance and taxes; Tax and revenue administration | Establish that the County Tax Assessor for Lee County assesses for all tax districts in the county | ![]() | 134,702 (42%) | 186,743 (58%) |
1950
See also: Florida 1950 ballot measures
November 7
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Amendment 1 | Juvenile criminal justice | Establish a juvenile court system | 116,313 (79%) | 30,540 (21%) | ||
Amendment 2 | Census policy; Redistricting policy | Use the federal census as the state census | 96,145 (66%) | 49,848 (34%) | ||
Amendment 3 | Administrative powers and rulemaking; State legislative processes and sessions | Require laws to be single subject, require that laws have a title, and require law revisions to be published at length | 105,053 (78%) | 28,793 (22%) | ||
Amendment 4 | State judicial authority; State judiciary structure | Create the Sixteenth Judicial Circuit of Florida in Monroe County | 65,531 (53%) | 58,216 (47%) | ||
Amendment 5 | State judicial authority; State judiciary structure | Allow for an additional county judge in counties with a population greater than 250,000 | 91,029 (68%) | 43,081 (32%) |
1948
See also: Florida 1948 ballot measures
November 2
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Amendment 1 | Restricted-use funds; Fuel taxes | Establish that all excise taxes upon gasoline or other motor fuel products be used for public highway, street, and airport purposes | ![]() | 73,184 (26%) | 211,248 (74%) | |
Amendment 10 | Local government finance and taxes; Tax and revenue administration | Establish that the County Tax Assessor for Pinellas County assesses for all tax districts in the county | 85,302 (59%) | 60,405 (41%) | ||
Amendment 11 | State judicial selection; State judiciary structure | Make the Judge of the Court of Record of Escambia County an elective office with a term of six years | 79,036 (53%) | 70,299 (47%) | ||
Amendment 2 | Bond issue requirements; Public education funding; Bond issues | Allow for the issuance of bonds for educational purposes | ![]() | 59,210 (25%) | 181,427 (75%) | |
Amendment 3 | Redistricting policy | Create the 39th and 40th senatorial districts in Monroe, Washington, and Calhoun Counties | ![]() | 65,729 (35%) | 123,595 (65%) | |
Amendment 4 | State legislative elections; Salaries of government officials | Establish qualifications for members of the legislature and set their compensation and reimbursement | 109,778 (57%) | 81,373 (43%) | ||
Amendment 5 | Constitutional wording changes; State constitutional conventions; State legislative vote requirements | Allow the legislature to revise an entire article of the state constitution at once, rather than revising it section by section, and submitting it to voters | 87,364 (52%) | 80,776 (48%) | ||
Amendment 6 | State judiciary structure | Provide for the compensation and duties of retired Justices of the state Supreme Court and Circuit Judges | 102,896 (59%) | 70,595 (41%) | ||
Amendment 7 | Tax and revenue administration | Establish that the County Tax Assessor for St. Lucie County assesses for all tax districts in the county | 87,539 (58%) | 64,617 (42%) | ||
Amendment 8 | Local government finance and taxes; Tax and revenue administration | Establish that the County Tax Assessor for Broward County assesses for all tax districts in the county | 86,519 (58%) | 63,506 (42%) | ||
Amendment 9 | Local government finance and taxes; Tax and revenue administration | Establish that the County Tax Assessor for Volusia County assesses for all tax districts in the county | 84,482 (58%) | 62,257 (42%) |
1946
See also: Florida 1946 ballot measures
November 5
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Amendment 1 | Local government organization; Administrative organization | Amend various provisions relating to the administration of government in Orange County | 43,253 (51%) | 40,746 (49%) | ||
Amendment 2 | Local government finance and taxes; Tax and revenue administration | Establish that the County Tax Assessor for Hillsborough County assesses for all tax districts in the county except for Plant City | ![]() | 32,659 (41%) | 47,185 (59%) | |
Amendment 3 | Local government finance and taxes; Tax and revenue administration | Establish that the County Tax Assessor for Bay County assesses for all tax districts in the county | ![]() | 37,212 (46%) | 44,022 (54%) | |
Amendment 4 | Administrative organization; Budget stabilization funds | Allow, by a concurrent resolution of the State and House of Representatives, for the appointment of a director of the budget | ![]() | 28,220 (23%) | 94,481 (77%) | |
Amendment 5 | Restricted-use funds; Revenue allocation | Establish provisions relating to legislative appropriations | ![]() | 29,198 (24%) | 92,156 (76%) | |
Amendment 6 | Local government officials and elections; State judiciary structure; State judicial selection | Establish Judge of the Court of Record for Escambia County and County Solicitor for Escambia County as elective offices | ![]() | 39,804 (49%) | 41,918 (51%) |
1944
See also: Florida 1944 ballot measures
November 7
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Amendment 1 | Income taxes; Sales taxes; Property taxes | Set tax rates | 95,632 (67%) | 47,904 (33%) | ||
Amendment 10 | Local government finance and taxes; Tax and revenue administration | Establish that the County Tax Assessor for Hillsborough County assesses for all tax districts in the county | 72,376 (59%) | 49,707 (41%) | ||
Amendment 2 | State legislative authority; Redistricting policy; State legislative structure | Establish new legislative districts and provide for reapportionment of the legislative districts | ![]() | 63,304 (48%) | 69,953 (52%) | |
Amendment 3 | State judiciary structure; State judicial authority | Limit the number of Justice of Peace Districts in any county to five | 94,312 (67%) | 47,248 (33%) | ||
Amendment 4 | State judicial selection; State judiciary structure; State judicial authority | Establish state attorneys, judges of the criminal courts of record and county solicitors as elected positions | 91,276 (65%) | 48,549 (35%) | ||
Amendment 5 | Right-to-work laws; Collective bargaining | Prohibit denying or restricting a person’s right to work based on membership or non-membership in a labor union | 147,860 (55%) | 122,770 (45%) | ||
Amendment 6 | Local government organization; Administrative organization | Establish a uniform system of county and municipal government | ![]() | 69,364 (49%) | 72,186 (51%) | |
Amendment 7 | State legislative authority; State legislative elections; State judicial selection | Amend provisions relating to the terms of those appointed or elected to fill vacancies | 89,760 (67%) | 44,230 (33%) | ||
Amendment 8 | Local government officials and elections; Local government organization | Provide for five county commissioners districts in each county | 84,548 (57%) | 64,986 (43%) |
1942
See also: Florida 1942 ballot measures
November 3
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Amendment 1 | Administrative organization; Bond issues; Bond issue requirements | Create a State Board of Administration with powers relating to bonds | 80,208 (85%) | 14,322 (15%) | ||
Amendment 2 | State legislative vote requirements; Ballot measure process | Allow legislatively referred constitutional amendments to be placed on the ballot with a three-fourths vote of both houses | 47,490 (73%) | 17,189 (27%) | ||
Amendment 3 | Administrative organization; Administrative powers and rulemaking; Restricted-use funds; Fisheries and fishing regulations; Game and fish commissions; Hunting regulations | Create a commission relating to the conservation of birds, game, fur bearing animals, and fresh water fish | 49,492 (62%) | 30,948 (38%) | ||
Amendment 4 | State judicial authority; State judicial selection; State judiciary structure | Provide for the election of Circuit Judges | 50,046 (67%) | 24,879 (33%) | ||
Amendment 5 | Administrative powers and rulemaking; Game and fish commissions; Fisheries and fishing regulations | Allow a board or commission to make rules and regulations about salt water fish and products conservation | 49,083 (61%) | 30,754 (39%) | ||
Amendment 6 | State legislative authority; State legislative structure; Redistricting policy | Provide for 40 Senate districts and redistricting every ten years | ![]() | 25,509 (39%) | 39,727 (61%) | |
Amendment 7 | Local government organization; Local government officials and elections; Redistricting policy | Provide for redistricting of Dade County Commissioners Districts | 37,579 (54%) | 31,707 (46%) | ||
Amendment 8 | State judicial authority; Banking policy | Limit the amount of money that can be taken from a person's income by the courts to pay for debt obligations | ![]() | 25,713 (38%) | 41,152 (62%) | |
Amendment 9 | Business taxes; Property taxes; Property tax exemptions; Public economic investment policy | Allow for certain corporate property tax exemptions | ![]() | 19,176 (25%) | 58,773 (75%) |
1940
See also: Florida 1940 ballot measures
November 5
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
County Commissioner's Districts Amendment | Local government officials and elections; Local government organization | Allow for the creation of County Commissioner’s districts in each county | ![]() | 79,334 (46%) | 92,818 (54%) | |
Parole Commission Amendment | Parole policy; Corrections governance | Allow for the creation of a Parole Commission | 97,696 (57%) | 72,364 (43%) | ||
State Ad Valorem Property Taxes Amendment | Local government organization; Administrative organization | Prohibit state ad valorem taxes on real or personal property, except intangible personal property | 106,622 (58%) | 76,050 (42%) | ||
State Supreme Court Amendment | State judiciary structure; State judicial authority | Establish a seventh Supreme Court Justice, allow the court to act in divisions, and designate the Chief Justice as chief administrative officer | 93,340 (54%) | 78,071 (46%) | ||
Use of Parimutuel Tax Funds Amendment | Gambling policy; Revenue allocation | Allow for the equal allocation and distribution of taxes collected on parimutuel gambling | 103,177 (60%) | 67,528 (40%) | ||
Widow Tax Exemption Amendment | Property tax exemptions | Give all widows a $500 taxation exemption | 161,606 (79%) | 42,451 (21%) |
1938
See also: Florida 1938 ballot measures
November 8
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Homestead Tax Exemption Amendment | Homestead tax exemptions; Property tax exemptions | Provide for a homestead property tax exemption | 119,628 (91%) | 11,442 (9%) | ||
Laws Regarding Municipalities Amendment | Local government organization | Require state laws regarding municipalities be uniform and require publication of proposed changes to state laws regarding municipalities | 99,996 (91%) | 10,204 (9%) | ||
National Guard Amendment | State National Guard and militia | Establish a Florida National Guard | 98,616 (86%) | 16,365 (14%) | ||
Raising of Revenue for the State Amendment | Bond issues; Public education funding | Require the state to raise funds to provide for education and to pay existing indebtedness | 110,104 (88%) | 15,106 (12%) |
1936
See also: Florida 1936 ballot measures
November 3
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
City of Key West Municipal Corporation Amendment | State legislative authority; Local government organization | Allow the Legislature the power to establish, alter or abolish, a municipal corporation known as the City of Key West | 114,460 (84%) | 21,226 (16%) | ||
State Social Welfare System Amendment | Public assistance programs | Establish a state social welfare system | 197,927 (92%) | 17,149 (8%) |
1934
See also: Florida 1934 ballot measures
November 6
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Amendment 1 | State judiciary structure; State judicial authority | Provide for 15 judicial circuits and the number of judges within each | 101,086 (78%) | 27,813 (22%) | ||
Amendment 2 | Local government organization; State legislative authority | Provide for up to $5,000 in tax exemptions on homesteads | 123,484 (75%) | 40,842 (25%) | ||
Amendment 3 | Local government organization; Alcohol laws | Allow counties to prohibit the sale of alcohol within the county by vote of the county electors | 98,851 (70%) | 42,532 (30%) | ||
Amendment 4 | Criminal trials; Criminal sentencing | Provide for a grand jury in certain cases and establish certain procedures for criminal trials | 72,093 (67%) | 34,759 (33%) | ||
Amendment 5 | Local government organization; Administrative organization | Establish a uniform system of county and municipal government | 71,476 (70%) | 30,057 (30%) | ||
Amendment 6 | Business taxes; Property tax exemptions; Public economic investment policy | Provide tax exemptions to movie studios | 70,642 (62%) | 43,068 (38%) | ||
Amendment 7 | Local government organization; State legislative authority | Allow the Legislature the power to establish, alter or abolish, a municipal corporation known as the City of Jacksonville | 63,976 (66%) | 33,674 (34%) |
1932
See also: Florida 1932 ballot measures
November 8
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
County Commissioner Districts Amendment | Local government organization; Local government finance and taxes; Local government officials and elections | Establish county commissioner districts | ![]() | 52,612 (40%) | 78,505 (60%) | |
State Supreme Court Amendment | State judicial authority; State judiciary structure | Amend provisions related to the composition and organization of the state Supreme Court | ![]() | 38,445 (33%) | 78,265 (67%) |
1930
See also: Florida 1930 ballot measures
November 4
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Industrial Plant Tax Exemption Amendment | Business taxes; Public economic investment policy; Property tax exemptions | Exempt certain industrial plants from taxation for fifteen years | 40,723 (74%) | 14,342 (26%) | ||
Inheritance Tax Amendment | Income taxes; Tax and revenue administration | Allow for a state inheritance tax up to the same rate as the federal government tax rate | 47,725 (85%) | 8,380 (15%) | ||
Motor Vehicle Taxation Amendment | Transportation taxes and fees | Establish that motor vehicles shall only be subject to one tax | 53,088 (87%) | 8,033 (13%) | ||
State and Local Bonds Amendment | Bond issues; Local government finance and taxes; Bond issue requirements | Allow the state to issue bonds for certain purposes and require voter approval for counties, districts, and municipalities to issue bonds | 48,814 (87%) | 7,461 (13%) |
1928
See also: Florida 1928 ballot measures
November 6
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Classification and Administration of Municipalities Amendment | Local government organization; Administrative organization | Require general laws for the classification and administration of municipalities | ![]() | 36,194 (47%) | 40,683 (53%) | |
Compensation and Qualifications of Legislators Amendment | Salaries of government officials; State legislative elections | Establish the pay and eligibility requirements of state legislators | ![]() | 33,579 (46%) | 39,932 (54%) | |
Local and Special Laws Amendment | Ballot measure process | Require publications or an election for the state legislature to pass local or special laws | 41,629 (57%) | 31,487 (43%) | ||
School Districts and Tax Levy Amendment | Public education funding; Local government organization; Local elections and campaigns; Public education governance | Allow for counties to be divided into schools districts with three elected school trustees to run each district and allow for the levy of a district school tax | ![]() | 31,048 (42%) | 43,534 (58%) |
1926
See also: Florida 1926 ballot measures
November 2
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
County School Funds Amendment | Restricted-use funds; Local government finance and taxes; Public education funding | Define the revenue sources for the County School Fund | 26,401 (63%) | 15,662 (37%) | ||
State Supreme Court Chief Justice Amendment | State judicial selection; State judiciary structure | Provide for the selection and term of the Chief Justice of the state Supreme Court | 20,068 (63%) | 11,621 (37%) | ||
Use of Property by Foreigners Amendment | Constitutional rights; Land use and development policy | Revise provisions relating to the rights of foreigners to own and use property | 18,547 (58%) | 13,668 (42%) |
1924
See also: Florida 1924 ballot measures
November 4
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Apportionment of the Legislature Amendment | State legislative structure; Redistricting policy; State legislative authority | Provide for 33 senatorial districts and a system for representatives based on county population | 38,139 (73%) | 14,108 (27%) | ||
Duval County Government Amendment | State legislative authority; Local government organization | Allow the Legislature to establish a local government throughout Duval County | ![]() | 23,342 (42%) | 32,850 (58%) | |
Prohibition of Income and Inheritance Taxes Amendment | Property tax exemptions; Income taxes | Prohibit income or inheritance taxes and exempt $500 of the head of a family's personal property from taxation | 60,640 (81%) | 14,386 (19%) | ||
Special Tax School District Bonds Amendment | Bond issues; Public education funding | Allow for the creation of special tax school districts and for such districts to issue bonds of up to 20% of the assessed value of taxable property in the district | 38,036 (70%) | 16,032 (30%) | ||
Taxation and Exemptions Amendment | Property tax exemptions; Property taxes | Allow for uniform and equal taxation rates, special rates of taxation on intangible property, and certain tax exemptions | 36,971 (69%) | 16,289 (31%) |
1922
See also: Florida 1922 ballot measures
November 7
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Additional Circuit Court Judges Amendment | State judicial authority; State judiciary structure; State legislative authority | Allow the Legislature to appoint additional circuit court judges in circuits with a population over 75,000 people | 21,361 (66%) | 11,222 (34%) | ||
Creation of School Districts and Taxes Amendment | Local government organization; Public education funding; Property taxes | Allow for the creation of school districts and the levy of up to a 10 mill school tax in each school district | 31,952 (77%) | 9,804 (23%) | ||
Legislative Districts and Representatives Amendment | State legislative structure; Redistricting policy | Provide for 38 senatorial districts and a system for representatives based on county population | ![]() | 14,369 (42%) | 19,771 (58%) | |
Payment of State Officers' Salaries Amendment | Salaries of government officials | Establish that the salaries of state officers be paid monthly | 26,731 (77%) | 7,766 (23%) |
1920
See also: Florida 1920 ballot measures
November 2
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Road System Bonds Amendment | Highways and bridges; Bond issues | Allow the state to issue bonds for building and maintaining a system of good roads and bridges | ![]() | 34,504 (39%) | 54,510 (61%) |
1918
See also: Florida 1918 ballot measures
November 5
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alcohol Prohibition Amendment | Alcohol laws | Enact state prohibition on alcohol, beginning January 1, 1919 | 21,851 (62%) | 13,600 (38%) | ||
Maximum School Tax Amendment | Public education funding; Property taxes | Increase the maximum school tax to 10 mills | 21,937 (67%) | 10,723 (33%) |
1916
See also: Florida 1916 ballot measures
November 7
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Reapportionment of the Legislature Amendment | State legislative structure; State legislative authority; Redistricting policy | Provide for a Senator from each county and a system for the number of representatives for each county based on county population | ![]() | 10,258 (37%) | 17,774 (63%) | |
Voter Eligibility Amendment | Voter registration | Amend the eligibility rules for the right to vote | ![]() | 10,518 (35%) | 19,688 (65%) | |
Widows' Tax Exemption Amendment | Veterans policy; Property tax exemptions; Public assistance programs | Create a tax exemption for widows and those disabled by war or misfortune | 20,859 (62%) | 12,641 (38%) |
1914
See also: Florida 1914 ballot measures
November 3
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
County Officers Amendment | Local government officials and elections; Local government organization | Eliminate the office of county treasurer and establish the term of office for county tax assessor and collector as four years | 14,164 (68%) | 6,668 (32%) | ||
Court System Amendment | State judicial authority; State judiciary structure | Establish the state court system | 8,998 (67%) | 4,500 (33%) | ||
State Militia Officers Amendment | State National Guard and militia | Establish procedures and protocols for officers of the state militia | 10,356 (68%) | 4,798 (32%) |
1912
See also: Florida 1912 ballot measures
November 5
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Extra Judge for Duval County Amendment | State judiciary structure; State judicial authority | Provide for an extra circuit court judge in Duval County, paid for by Duval County | 18,051 (86%) | 3,057 (14%) | ||
Special Tax School District Bonds Amendment | Bond issues; Public education funding | Allow for the issuance of bonds by special tax school districts and allow for the levy of taxes to pay for those bonds. | 16,348 (80%) | 4,014 (20%) |
1910
See also: Florida 1910 ballot measures
November 8
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Escambia County Court of Record Amendment | State judiciary structure | Revise the operation of the Court of Record in Escambia County | 15,041 (53%) | 13,450 (47%) | ||
Establishment of Courts Amendment | State judicial authority; State judiciary structure | Revise the procedures for establishing new judicial circuits | 15,246 (51%) | 14,453 (49%) | ||
Prohibition of Alcohol Amendment | Alcohol laws | Enact a state prohibition on alcohol, beginning July 1, 1911 | ![]() | 24,506 (46%) | 29,271 (54%) |
1908
See also: Florida 1908 ballot measures
November 3
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Additional Judicial Circuits Amendment | State judicial authority; State judiciary structure | Amend provisions relating to allowing for additional judicial circuits | ![]() | 6,150 (47%) | 6,850 (53%) | |
Judicial Salaries Amendment | State legislative authority; Salaries of government officials; State judicial authority | Establish that the Legislature shall set judicial salaries | ![]() | 6,835 (48%) | 7,469 (52%) | |
Tax for State Educational Institutions Amendment | Higher education funding; Restricted-use funds; Property taxes; Public education funding | Provide for a 1 mill tax to support and maintain certain state educational institutions | ![]() | 6,961 (48%) | 7,477 (52%) |
1906
See also: Florida 1906 ballot measures
November 6
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Amending the State Constitution Amendment | Constitutional wording changes; State constitutional conventions | Revise the process for amending the state constitution | ![]() | 5,322 (36%) | 9,436 (64%) | |
Board of Drainage Commissioners Amendment | Parks, land, and natural area conservation; Flood infrastructure and management | Create a Board of Drainage Commissioners to manage swamps and overflowed lands | ![]() | 8,787 (37%) | 14,771 (63%) | |
Court of Record in Escambia County Amendment | State judiciary structure; State judicial authority | Establish a Court of Record in Escambia County | ![]() | 5,577 (39%) | 8,806 (61%) | |
Criminal Courts of Record Judicial Salaries Amendment | Salaries of government officials; State judiciary structure | Set the salaries of judges of Criminal Courts of Record | ![]() | 6,265 (39%) | 9,729 (61%) | |
Salaries of Judicial Officers Amendment | State judiciary structure; Salaries of government officials | Set the salaries of Supreme Court justices and Circuit Court judges | ![]() | 6,752 (38%) | 10,830 (62%) |
1904
See also: Florida 1904 ballot measures
November 8
1902
See also: Florida 1902 ballot measures
November 4
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Changes to State Supreme Court Amendment | State judiciary structure; State judicial authority | Increase the number of state Supreme Court justices and change quorum requirements for the court | 5,515 (64%) | 3,147 (36%) | ||
Judicial Circuits Amendment | State judiciary structure; State judicial authority | Provide for eight judicial circuits and eight circuit judges | 5,170 (62%) | 3,129 (38%) |
1900
See also: Florida 1900 ballot measures
November 6
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
County Commissioner Districts Amendment | Local government organization; Local government officials and elections | Provide for the creation of county commissioner districts and the election of such county commissioners | 8,243 (71%) | 3,408 (29%) | ||
Prohibition of Special Incorporation Laws Amendment | Business regulations; Local government organization | Prohibit special incorporation laws | 5,650 (58%) | 4,118 (42%) | ||
Representation of New Counties Amendment | State legislative authority; State legislative structure; Redistricting policy; Local government organization | Provide for representation in the legislature for new counties | 5,947 (59%) | 4,184 (41%) | ||
State Seal and Flag Amendment | State flags and symbols | Establish the description of the state seal and state flag | 5,088 (57%) | 3,819 (43%) |
1898
See also: Florida 1898 ballot measures
November 8
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Establishment of Courts Amendment | State judiciary | Limit the establishment of judicial courts | 12,061 (92%) | 1,102 (8%) | ||
Guaranteeing of Bonds Amendment | Bond issues | Amend provisions relating to the guaranteeing of bonds | 11,582 (90%) | 1,270 (10%) | ||
Impeachment and Succession of Officers Amendment | Impeachment rules; State legislatures measures | Amend provisions relating to impeachment of members of the Legislature and succession of officers | 11,145 (94%) | 770 (6%) |
1896
See also: Florida 1896 ballot measures
October 6
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
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Justices of the Peace Amendment | State judiciary | Amend provisions relating to the authority of Justices of the Peace | 8,327 (95%) | 459 (5%) | ||
Legislative Proceedings Amendment | State legislatures measures | Amend provisions relating to legislative proceedings | 7,786 (92%) | 688 (8%) | ||
November General Elections Amendment | Election administration and governance | Establish November as the month for general elections | 8,389 (84%) | 1,645 (16%) | ||
Pardon Powers Amendment | Law enforcement; State executive official measures | Amend provisions relating to pardons | 7,352 (93%) | 586 (7%) | ||
Publication of Laws and Opinions Amendment | State legislatures measures; State judiciary; Administration of government | Amend provisions relating to the publication of laws and Supreme Court opinions | 8,870 (93%) | 667 (7%) |
1894
See also: Florida 1894 ballot measures
October 2
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
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Criminal Trial Costs Amendment | Criminal trials | Amend provisions relating to the payment of criminal trial costs | 9,755 (54%) | 8,392 (46%) | ||
State School Fund Amendment | Education | Amend provisions relating to the division of the State School Fund | 10,126 (53%) | 9,154 (47%) | ||
Voter Eligibility Amendment | Suffrage | Amend provisions regarding voter eligibility | 11,691 (67%) | 5,664 (33%) |
1886
See also: Florida 1886 ballot measures
November 2
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
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Constitution of 1885 Ratification Question | State constitution ratification | Ratify state constitution of 1885 | 31,803 (60%) | 21,243 (40%) | ||
Local Prohibition Option Amendment | Alcohol laws | Amend provisions relating to the right for people to enact prohibition of alcohol locally | 29,831 (70%) | 12,902 (30%) |
See also
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