Newspaper clippings, 1975-1978.

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Newspaper clippings, 1975-1978.

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This series contains newspaper clippings from 1975 to 1978 maintained by the Constitution Revision Commission. The clippings are from a variety of newspapers across the state. The clippings document the activities of the Commission and the publicity it received, as well as public opinion of the Commission.

4.75 cubic ft.

Florida State Archive

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SNAC Resource ID: 7341344

Florida State Archive

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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...