Florida Constitution Revision Commission Hearings 1977-1978

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Florida Constitution Revision Commission Hearings 1977-1978

Typewritten transcripts of public hearings on proposed changes to the Florida Constitution.

2 Linear feet; 4 Boxes

eng,

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SNAC Resource ID: 6637100

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Florida Constitution Revision Commission

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The 1968 Constitution contains a continuous revision clause providing for the revision of the Constitution within the first ten years after approval, and a revision every twenty years thereafter (Article XI, Section 2). The Constitution specifies a thirty-seven member commission be selected to prepare revisions. The Constitution Revision Commission was created in 1977 and its proposed revision were rejected by the electorate in November 1978. From the description of Background papers...