Florida Amendment 4, Elimination of the Executive Cabinet Amendment (1978)
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| Topic State executive official measures |
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| Type Commission-referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
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
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Florida Amendment 4 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 540,979 | 25.10% | ||
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1,614,630 | 74.90% | ||
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
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State of Florida Tallahassee (capital) |
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