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F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P RE S E N T A T I V E S
House Joint Resolution 1
A joint resolution proposing an amendment to Section 5 2
of Article XI of the State Constitution to increase 3
the percentage of elector votes required to approve an 4
amendment to or a revision of the State Constitution 5
from 60 percent to 66.67 percent, except that the 6
repeal of an amendment or revision need only be 7
approved by the same percentage of elector votes as 8
was required at the time of passage of such amendm ent 9
or revision. 10
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Be It Resolved by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 12
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That the following amendment to Section 5 of Article XI of 14
the State Constitution is agreed to and shall be submitted to 15
the electors of this state for approval or rejecti on at the next 16
general election or at an earlier special election specifically 17
authorized by law for that purpose: 18
ARTICLE XI 19
AMENDMENTS 20
SECTION 5. Amendment or revision election. — 21
(a) A proposed amendment to or revision of this 22
constitution, or any pa rt of it, shall be submitted to the 23
electors at the next general election held more than ninety days 24
after the joint resolution or report of revision commission, 25
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constitutional convention or taxation and budget reform 26
commission proposing it is filed with the custodian of state 27
records, unless, pursuant to law enacted by the affirmative vote 28
of three-fourths of the membership of each house of the 29
legislature and limited to a single amendment or revision, it is 30
submitted at an earlier special election held m ore than ninety 31
days after such filing. 32
(b) A proposed amendment or revision of this constitution, 33
or any part of it, by initiative shall be submitted to the 34
electors at the general election provided the initiative 35
petition is filed with the custodian of state records no later 36
than February 1 of the year in which the general election is 37
held. 38
(c) The legislature shall provide by general law, prior to 39
the holding of an election pursuant to this section, for the 40
provision of a statement to the public rega rding the probable 41
financial impact of any amendment proposed by initiative 42
pursuant to section 3. 43
(d) Once in the tenth week, and once in the sixth week 44
immediately preceding the week in which the election is held, 45
the proposed amendment or revision, wi th notice of the date of 46
election at which it will be submitted to the electors, shall be 47
published in one newspaper of general circulation in each county 48
in which a newspaper is published. 49
(e) Unless otherwise specifically provided for elsewhere 50
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in this constitution, if the proposed amendment or revision is 51
approved by vote of at least sixty-six and sixty-seven 52
hundredths sixty percent of the electors voting on the measure, 53
it shall be effective as an amendment to or revision of the 54
constitution of the s tate on the first Tuesday after the first 55
Monday in January following the election, or on such other date 56
as may be specified in the amendment or revision. However, the 57
repeal of an amendment to or a revision of this constitution 58
only requires the approval by vote of at least the same percent 59
of the electors as was required at the time of passage of such 60
amendment or revision. 61
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the following statement be 62
placed on the ballot: 63
CONSTITUTIONAL AMEND MENT 64
ARTICLE XI, SECTION 5 65
REQUIRING BROADER PU BLIC SUPPORT FOR CON STITUTIONAL 66
AMENDMENTS OR REVISI ONS.—Proposing an amendment to the State 67
Constitution to increase the percentage of elector votes 68
required to approve an amendment to or a revision of the State 69
Constitution from 60 pe rcent to 66.67 percent, except that the 70
repeal of an amendment or revision need only be approved by the 71
same percentage of elector votes as was required at the time of 72
passage of such amendment or revision. 73