Article XI — AMENDMENTS
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Fla. Const. art. XI, § 1 Proposal by legislature
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Amendment of a section or revision of one or more articles, or the whole, of this constitution may be proposed by joint resolution agreed to by three-fifths of the membership of each house of the legislature. The full text of the joint resolution and the vote of each member votin…
Fla. Const. art. XI, § 2 Revision commission
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(a) Within thirty days before the convening of the 2017 regular session of the legislature, and each twentieth year thereafter, there shall be established a constitution revision commission composed of the following thirty-seven members:(1) the attorney general of the state;(2) f…
Fla. Const. art. XI, § 3 Initiative
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The power to propose the revision or amendment of any portion or portions of this constitution by initiative is reserved to the people, provided that, any such revision or amendment, except for those limiting the power of government to raise revenue, shall embrace but one subject…
Fla. Const. art. XI, § 4 Constitutional convention
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(a) The power to call a convention to consider a revision of the entire constitution is reserved to the people. It may be invoked by filing with the custodian of state records a petition, containing a declaration that a constitutional convention is desired, signed by a number of …
Fla. Const. art. XI, § 5 Amendment or revision election
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(a) A proposed amendment to or revision of this constitution, or any part of it, shall be submitted to the electors at the next general election held more than ninety days after the joint resolution or report of revision commission, constitutional convention or taxation and budge…
Fla. Const. art. XI, § 6 Taxation and budget reform commission
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(a) Beginning in 2007 and each twentieth year thereafter, there shall be established a taxation and budget reform commission composed of the following members:(1) eleven members selected by the governor, none of whom shall be a member of the legislature at the time of appointment…
Fla. Const. art. XI, § 7 Tax or fee limitation
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Notwithstanding Article X, Section 12(d) of this constitution, no new State tax or fee shall be imposed on or after November 8, 1994 by any amendment to this constitution unless the proposed amendment is approved by not fewer than two-thirds of the voters voting in the election i…