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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 Florida Convention," New York Times, June 18, 1885, 1. "Florida's Constitution," New York Times, August 18, 1885, 11. Full Text of 1885 Constitution Archived 2013-01-28 at the Wayback Machine; Journal of the proceedings of the Constitutional Convention of the state of Florida: which convened at the Capitol, at Tallahassee, on Tuesday, June ...
Florida voted for the Republican nominee in all three presidential elections held during the Reconstruction era. [8] [9] Shortly after, white Democrats regained control of the legislature. In 1885, they created a new constitution, followed by statutes through 1889, that disfranchised most Black people and many poor whites.
A handwritten copy of the 1838 Constitution or "Form of Government for the People of Florida," signed by Convention President, Robert Raymond Reid, and Convention Secretary, Joshua Knowles resides at the State Archives of Florida. Considered "a secretary's copy" this document is the only known copy of the 1838 Constitution.
The Florida Constitution of 1885 carried a section requiring voter approval for all constitutional amendments. [2] This system remained largely unchanged until 1968, when an amendment was passed creating a system by which citizens could place amendments on the ballot using the initiative process. [ 3 ]
The Florida League of Cities also raised concerns about the potential compounding affect of the amendment, saying that the savings enjoyed by homeowners is likely to become an additional tax ...
The government of Florida is established and operated according to the Constitution of Florida and is composed of three branches of government: the executive branch consisting of the governor of Florida and the other elected and appointed constitutional officers; the legislative branch, the Florida Legislature, consisting of the Senate and House; and the judicial branch consisting of the ...
When Florida’s State Board of Education adopted new standards for teaching African American history earlier this month, a deluge of criticism quickly followed. It was largely directed at two ...