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Florida Amendment 5, Conservation of Natural Resources Amendment (1998)
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| Topic Environment and Game and fish commissions |
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| Type Commission-referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Florida Amendment 5 was on the ballot as a commission-referred constitutional amendment in Florida on November 3, 1998. It was approved.
A “yes” vote supported creating provisions for the conservation of natural resources and establishing the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. |
A “no” vote opposed creating provisions for the conservation of natural resources and establishing the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. |
Election results
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Florida Amendment 5 |
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2,630,674 | 72.30% | ||
| No | 1,007,905 | 27.70% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 5 was as follows:
| “ | Requires adequate provision for conservation of natural resources; creates Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, granting it the regulatory and executive powers of the Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission and the Marine Fisheries Commission; removes legislature's exclusive authority to regulate marine life and grants certain powers to new commission; authorizes bonds to continue financing acquisition and improvement of lands for conservation, outdoor recreation, and related purposes; restricts disposition of state lands designated for conservation purposes. | ” |
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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