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Florida's Constitution of 1885, its fifth, was drawn up by the Constitutional Convention of 1885. The convention was held from June 9, 1885 until August 3, 1885 in Tallahassee, Florida "for the purpose of reforming the " Carpetbag " Constitution of 1868", according to course literature from the University of Virginia . [ 1 ]
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One of the requirements for Florida to become a state and join the Union was that its constitution must be approved by the United States Congress.In order to fulfill that requirement, an act was passed by the Florida Territorial Council in 1838, approved by Governor Richard Keith Call, calling for the election of delegates in October 1838 to a convention to be held at St. Joseph, Florida.
The history of Florida can be traced to when the first Paleo-Indians began to inhabit the peninsula as early as 14,000 years ago. [1] They left behind artifacts and archeological remains. Florida's written history begins with the arrival of Europeans; the Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de León in 1513 made the first textual records.
Florida approved its lottery by amending the constitution in 1984. It approved slot machines in Broward and Miami-Dade County in 2004. It has disapproved casinos (outside of sovereign Seminole and Miccosukee tribal areas) three times: 1978, 1986, and 1994.
So you may have missed the latest head-shaker to come out of the Florida Legislature — a proposal to do away with Florida’s current constitution. No, I’m not kidding. If I were kidding, I ...
Between 1864 and 1874, white mobs razed more than 600 Black schools, according to Campbell F. Scribner, author of the book “A is for Arson: A History of Vandalism in American Education.”
A constitutional amendment generally modifying the Florida Constitution [110] Passed [109] 645,233 (55.42%) 518,940 (44.58%) Amendment 2 A constitutional amendment modifying the Constitution's language relating to voting rights [110] Passed [109] 625,980 (55.71%) 497,752 (44.29%) Amendment 3 A constitutional amendment relating to counties and ...