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Florida Amendment 3, Indebtedness for Outdoor Recreation and Conservation Amendment (1963)
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| Topic Bond issues and Environment |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Florida Amendment 3 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Florida on November 5, 1963. It was approved.
A “yes” vote supported allowing 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. |
A “no” vote opposed allowing 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. |
Election results
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Florida Amendment 3 |
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263,195 | 56.01% | ||
| No | 206,699 | 43.99% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 3 was as follows:
| “ | No. 3 ARTICLE IX—A proposed amendment to Article IX of the Constitution of the State of Florida by adding a section to be numbered by the Secretary of State providing that the Outdoor Recreational Development Council as created by the 1963 Legislature, may issue revenue bonds, revenue certificates or other evidences of indebtedness for outdoor recreation and natural resources conservation and related facilities; providing that the Legislature shall designate the revenue or tax sources to be deposited in or credited to the land acquisition trust fund for their payment and may impose certain restrictions. | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Constitutional changes
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Section __. The outdoor recreational development council, as created by the 1963 legislature, may issue revenue bonds, revenue certificates or other evidences of indebtedness to acquire lands, water areas and related resources and to construct, improve, enlarge and extend capital improvements and facilities thereon in furtherance of outdoor recreation, natural resources conservation and related facilities in this state; provided, however, the legislature with respect to such revenue bonds, revenue certificates or other evidences of indebtedness shall designate the revenue or tax sources to be deposited in or credited to the land acquisition trust fund for their repayment and may impose restrictions on their issuance, including the fixing of maximum interest rates and discounts. The land acquisition trust fund, created by the 1963 legislature for these multiple public purposes, shall continue from the date of the adoption of this amendment for a period of fifty (50) years. In the event the outdoor recreational development council shall determine to issue bonds for financing acquisition of sites for multiple purposes the state board of administration shall act as fiscal agent, and the attorney general shall handle the validation proceedings. All bonds issued under this amendment shall be sold at public sale after public advertisement upon such terms and conditions as the outdoor recreational development council shall provide and as otherwise provided by law and subject to the limitations herein imposed. |
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"
- St. Petersburg Times, "Automatic Voting Ma," October 29, 1963
Footnotes
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