PROPOSED METHOD OF ELECTING DELEGATES - TO CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTIONS - A CLEAR-CUT POPULAR REFERENDUM - on the EIGHTEENTH AMENDMENT - Proposed by W.H. BURWELL, Esq.

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Bibliographic microform target record for a Columbia University Libraries preservation microfilm, presenting an existing bibliographic entry and a technical film catalog with details such as film size, date filmed, image placement, and tracking number. The core text reproduces a Florida bill framework titled to provide for constitutional amendment conventions, including procedures for announcing and selecting delegates, conducting elections, registering electors, consolidating and certifying results, and directing the convention’s internal process, with enacted provisions beginning in Sections 1–6 describing election timing, eligibility, delegate selection from the state at large, and candidate declarations.

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Proposed method of electing delegates to constitutional conventions

A clear-cut popular referendum on the eighteenth amendment

Florida bill structure and enacted provisions (Sections 1-6)

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A CLEAR-CUT POPULAR
REFERENDUM
on the
EIGHTEENTH AMENDMENT
Proposed by
W.H.BURWELL,Esq.
Miami,Florida
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DADE COUNTY(Fla.)COUNCIL FOR
PROHIBITION REFORM
HERBERT U.FEIBELMAN
C.D.LEFFLER
President
Secretary
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30 | | --- | A BILL to be entitled AN ACT to provide for conventions to pass on amendments tothe Constitution of the United States which may have been pro-posed or which may hereafter be proposed by the Congress forratification by conventions in the several States;to provide forthe announcement and selection of candidates to said conven-tion and the fees to be paid by them;to provide for the methodof holding said election and the registration of electors there-in,for the consolidation,return and certification of the resultof said election;to provide for the holding of said conventionand the procedure therein and the method of certifying theresult thereof and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED,by the Legislature of the State of Florida: Section 1.Whenever the Congress of the United Statesshall propose an amendment to the Constitution of the UnitedStates and shall propose that it be ratified by conventions ofthe several States,the Governor shall,within sixty days afterlegal notice of such proposal has been submitted to him,(ex-cept that as to the proposed 21st amendment to the Constitu-tion of the United States now being submitted,within sixtydays after the passage of this act)fix by proclamation thedate of a special election to be ordered and held for the pur-pose of electing the Delegates to such convention in this State.All elections ordered under this Act shall be held within fourmonths,and not less than sixty days,from the date of saidproclamation of the Governor. Section 2.Said election shall be held under the provisionsof law now in force regulating and controlling general elec-tions in this State except so far as is inconsistent with thisAct,and the result thereof ascertained and certified in thesame manner as in the case of general elections except insofaras is inconsistent herewith. Section 3.At such special election,the registration booksof each county of the State shall be opened on the 10th day(if said 10th day be Sunday,or a holiday,then on the nextday,not a Sunday or a holiday)after said election is orderedand shall remain opend for a period of ten days for additional registration of persons qualified for registration under the lawsof this State and who are not already registered and qualifiedas electors for such special election.The qualification of allelectors at such special election shall be the same as is nowrequired by law for electors in general elections held in thisState,except insofar as said Laws are inconsistent with theprovisions of this Act. Section 4.The number of Delegates to be cho

FAQs

What does the bill authorize regarding constitutional amendments?

It provides for special conventions to pass on amendments to the U.S. Constitution that Congress proposes for ratification by conventions in the several states, including elections of delegates to such conventions.

How are delegate elections scheduled in Florida under the act?

The Governor fixes a special election date by proclamation after legal notice of the congressional proposal; elections must occur within specified timing limits after the proclamation.

What must a candidate include when filing for delegate?

A candidate submits a written declaration on forms provided by the Secretary of State, including statements affirming candidacy, qualification, and how the candidate will vote regarding ratification of the proposed amendment.

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