PUB 700584: Article X Section 1 Repeal All Existing Language and Replace by Michelle A. Laflamme
ARTICLE X: MISCELLANEOUS, Section 1. Amendments to United States Constitution.
The legislature shall not take action on any proposed amendment to the constitution of the United States unless a majority of the members thereof have been elected after the proposed amendment has been submitted for ratification.
ARTICLE X: MISCELLANEOUS, New Section.
Catchline: SECTION 1.Amendments to United States Constitution.
SECTION 1.
It is the will of the people of Florida that the ratification of any amendments to the Constitution of the United States, whether proposed by Congress or by a convention for proposing amendments, shall reflect as nearly as possible the considered opinion of the people of Florida. The people therefore instruct the Legislature to proceed with ratification of the Amendments to the Constitution of the United States as follows:
- For proposed amandments that are directed to the state legislatures for ratification, the legislature shall take such actions as it deems appropriate on each proposed amendment.
- For proposed amendments that are directed to state conventions for ratification, the Legislature shall act to cause a convention to be called and provide for the election of delegates to said convention by the electors of each county. Delegates to the convention shall meet the same qualifications as county electors, provided however that no delegate shall be a current or former state or federal legislator, a current or former member of the state or federal executive, or a current or former member of the state or federal judiciary. If multiple amendments are submitted for ratification to the state convention, the Legislature shall provide for multi-member delegations, with each memeber of a delegation pledged to, and authorized to vote on, a specific amendment, thus enabling electors of the state to unambiguously express their will regarding each proposed amendment.