Florida Publication of Laws and Opinions Amendment (October 1896)
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| Topic Administration of government and State judiciary |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Florida Publication of Laws and Opinions Amendment was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Florida on October 6, 1896. It was approved.
A “yes” vote supported amending provisions relating to the publication of laws and Supreme Court opinions. |
A “no” vote opposed amending provisions relating to the publication of laws and Supreme Court opinions. |
Election results
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8,870 | 93.01% | ||
| No | 667 | 6.99% | ||
Text of measure
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Constitutional changes
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Section 6. The legislature shall provide for the speedy publication and distribution of all laws it may enact. Decisions of the supreme court and all laws and judicial decisions shall be free for publication by any person. But no judgment of the supreme court shall take effect until the decision of the court in such case shall be filed with the clerk of said court. |
Path to the ballot
- See also: Amending the Florida Constitution
A 60% vote was required during one legislative session for the Florida State Legislature to place a constitutional amendment on the ballot. That amounted to a minimum of 51 votes in the Florida House of Representatives and 18 votes in the Florida State Senate, assuming no vacancies. Amendments did not require the governor's signature to be referred to the ballot. Amendments on the ballot required a simple majority vote in this year.
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Footnotes
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