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Florida Representation of New Counties Amendment (1900)
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| Topic Redistricting policy and State legislatures measures |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Florida Representation of New Counties Amendment was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Florida on November 6, 1900. It was approved.
A “yes” vote supported providing for representation in the legislature for new counties. |
A “no” vote opposed providing for representation in the legislature for new counties. |
Election results
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Florida Representation of New Counties Amendment |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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5,947 | 58.70% | ||
| No | 4,184 | 41.30% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Representation of New Counties Amendment was as follows:
| “ | Constitutional Amendment – Section 4, Article 7—Representation of New Counties. | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Constitutional changes
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Section 4. Where any Senatorial District is composed of two or more counties, the counties of which such district consists, shall not be entirely separated by any county, belonging to another district. Any new county that may be created, shall be entitled to one member in the House of Representatives, in excess of the limit prescribed in Section 2 of this Article until the apportionment following next thereafter, and shall be assigned when created to one of the adjoining Senatorial Districts as shall be determined by the Legislature. |
Path to the ballot
- See also: Amending the Florida Constitution
A 60% vote was required during one legislative session for the Florida State Legislature to place a constitutional amendment on the ballot. That amounted to a minimum of 51 votes in the Florida House of Representatives and 18 votes in the Florida State Senate, assuming no vacancies. Amendments did not require the governor's signature to be referred to the ballot. Amendments on the ballot required a simple majority vote in this year.
See also
External links
- Florida Constitution Revision Commission, "Florida's Constitutions: The Documentary History"
- The Florida Star, "EDUCATIONAL BALLOT.," October 19, 1900
Footnotes
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