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The Constitution of the State of Florida as revised in 1968 consisted of certain revised articles as proposed by three joint resolutions which were adopted during the special session of June 24-July 3, 1968, and ratified by the electorate on November 5, 1968, together with one article carried forward from the Constitution of 1885, as amended.
The constitution was approved by popular vote in 1839 and served as Florida’s constitution from statehood in 1845 until Florida seceded from the Union in 1861.
The Constitution of the State of Florida is the document that establishes and describes the powers, duties, structure, and function of the government of the U.S. state of Florida, and establishes the basic law of the state.
Florida's constitution outlines its form of government, including the powers and responsibilities of state and county officials. The current constitution was framed by a constitutional revision commission and approved in 1968, but many of its provisions date back to the 19 th century.
The original manuscripts or contemporary copies of each of Florida's 19th-century constitutions, the 1812 constitution of the short-lived Republic of East Florida, and the state's 1861 Ordinance of Secession are included.
Florida's Constitutions: The Documentary History External (Florida Constitution Revision Commission) Includes the Constitutions of 1838, 1861, 1865, 1868, 1885, and 1968, with amendments.
The constitution establishes the powers and duties of The Florida Senate. The Legislative Branch, as defined in the Constitution, has exclusive lawmaking power. In a simplified version, legislators propose bills which, if passed favorably by both houses and approved by the Governor, become law.
Finding FL historical constitutions. (Photo credit: State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory) Florida's Early Constitutions from the Memory Project. Includes the 1812, 1838, 1861, 1865, 1868, and 1885 constitutions.
The Florida Constitution. The Constitution of the State of Florida as revised in 1968 consisted of certain revised articles as proposed by three joint resolutions which were adopted during the special session of June 24-July 3, 1968, and ratified by the electorate on November 5, 1968, together with one article carried forward from the ...
CONVENTION OF 1885. __________. PREAMBLE. We, the people of the State of Florida, grateful to Almighty God for our constitutional liberty, in order to secure its blessings and to form a more perfect government, insuring domestic tranquility, maintaining public order, and guaranteeing equal civil and political rights to all, do ordain and ...