Amending Constitutions
Article XI of the Florida
Constitution provides
for 5 ways to amend the
Constitution:
Article 5 of the U.S.
Constitution provides for
2 ways to amend the U.S.
Constitution:
The Florida Legislature
can propose changes
through a Joint
Resolution.
The Constitution
Revision Commission
can recommend changes.
The people have the
power to amend the
Florida Constitution
through the initiative
process.
Constitutional
conventions are another
means of recommending
changes.
The Taxation and
Budget Commission
can recommend taxation
and budgetary process
changes.
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Proposal by Congress
with a two-thirds
majority vote in both the
House and Senate.
Constitutional
convention called for by
two-thirds of the state
legislatures
(never been used).
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Florida has more ways
to amend its Constitution
than any other state.
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