Florida Amendment 4, Elimination of the Executive Cabinet Amendment (1978)

From Ballotpedia
Jump to: navigation, search
Florida Amendment 4

Flag of Florida.png

Election date

November 7, 1978

Topic
State executive official measures
Status

DefeatedDefeated

Type
Commission-referred constitutional amendment
Origin

State commission



Florida Amendment 4 was on the ballot as a commission-referred constitutional amendment in Florida on November 7, 1978. It was defeated.

A “yes” vote supported eliminating the executive cabinet and reassigning the duties of the executive cabinet.

A “no” vote opposed eliminating the executive cabinet and reassigning the duties of the executive cabinet.


Election results

Florida Amendment 4

Result Votes Percentage
Yes 540,979 25.10%

Defeated No

1,614,630 74.90%
Results are officially certified.
Source


Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Amendment 4 was as follows:

Proposing a revision of the Florida Constitution to eliminate the cabinet composed of the secretary of state, the attorney general, the comptroller, the treasurer, the commissioner of agriculture and the commissioner of education in January, 1983; and to provide, in such event, that the governor, acting jointly with at least one officer, as provided by law, shall be responsible for the investment of state funds, the management of bond debt and the acquisition and disposition of state lands; and to provide that other cabinet duties shall be transferred by law.

Full Text

The full text of this measure is available here.


Path to the ballot

The Florida Constitution Revision Commission referred the measure to the ballot.

See also


External links

Footnotes