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| 3 | 3 | | HJR 1127 2022 |
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| 10 | 10 | | F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S |
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| 12 | 12 | | House Joint Resolution 1 |
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| 13 | 13 | | A joint resolution proposing an amendment to Section 3 2 |
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| 14 | 14 | | of Article XI of the State Constitution to limit 3 |
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| 15 | 15 | | revisions or amendments of the State Constitution by 4 |
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| 16 | 16 | | citizen initiative to matters relating to procedural 5 |
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| 17 | 17 | | subjects or to the structure of the government or of 6 |
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| 18 | 18 | | the State Constitution. 7 |
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| 20 | 20 | | Be It Resolved by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 9 |
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| 22 | 22 | | That the following amendment to Section 3 of Article XI of 11 |
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| 23 | 23 | | the State Constitution is agreed to and shall be submitted to 12 |
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| 24 | 24 | | the electors of this state for approval or rejection at the next 13 |
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| 25 | 25 | | general election or at an earlier special election specifically 14 |
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| 26 | 26 | | authorized by law for that purpose: 15 |
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| 27 | 27 | | ARTICLE XI 16 |
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| 28 | 28 | | AMENDMENTS 17 |
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| 29 | 29 | | SECTION 3. Initiative.—The power to propose the revision 18 |
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| 30 | 30 | | or amendment of any portion or portions of this constitution by 19 |
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| 31 | 31 | | initiative is reserved to the people, provided that, any such 20 |
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| 32 | 32 | | revision or amendment, except for those limiting the power of 21 |
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| 33 | 33 | | government to raise revenue, shall embrace but one subject and 22 |
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| 34 | 34 | | matter directly connected therewith and shall be limited to 23 |
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| 35 | 35 | | matters relating to procedural subjects or to the structure of 24 |
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| 36 | 36 | | the government or of this constitution . It may be invoked by 25 |
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| 38 | 38 | | HJR 1127 2022 |
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| 45 | 45 | | F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S |
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| 47 | 47 | | filing with the custodia n of state records a petition containing 26 |
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| 48 | 48 | | a copy of the proposed revision or amendment, signed by a number 27 |
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| 49 | 49 | | of electors in each of one half of the congressional districts 28 |
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| 50 | 50 | | of the state, and of the state as a whole, equal to eight 29 |
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| 51 | 51 | | percent of the votes cast in each of such districts respectively 30 |
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| 52 | 52 | | and in the state as a whole in the last preceding election in 31 |
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| 53 | 53 | | which presidential electors were chosen. 32 |
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| 54 | 54 | | BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the following statement be 33 |
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| 55 | 55 | | placed on the ballot: 34 |
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| 56 | 56 | | CONSTITUTIONAL AMEND MENT 35 |
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| 57 | 57 | | ARTICLE XI, SECTION 3 36 |
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| 58 | 58 | | LIMITING SUBJECT OF CONSTITUTIONAL AMEND MENTS PROPOSED BY 37 |
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| 59 | 59 | | CITIZEN INITIATIVE T O PROCEDURAL OR STRU CTURAL MATTERS.—38 |
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| 60 | 60 | | Proposing an amendment to the State Constitution to limit 39 |
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| 61 | 61 | | revisions or amendments of the State Constitution by citizen 40 |
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| 62 | 62 | | initiative to matters relating to procedural subjects or the 41 |
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| 63 | 63 | | structure of the government or of the State Constitution. 42 |
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