1998 Florida Amendment 8

1998 Florida Amendment 8

Merges cabinet offices of treasurer and comptroller into one chief financial officer; reduces cabinet membership to chief financial officer, attorney general, agriculture commissioner; secretary of state and education commissioner eliminated from elected cabinet; secretary of state duties defined by law; changes composition of state board of education from governor and cabinet to board appointed by governor; board appoints education commissioner; defines state board of administration, trustees of internal improvement trust fund, land acquisition trust fund.
Results
Choice
Votes %
Yes 1,950,311 55.52%
No 1,562,234 44.48%
Valid votes 3,512,545 100.00%
Invalid or blank votes 0 0.00%
Total votes 3,512,545 100.00%

County Results
Source: Florida Department of State[1]

Florida Amendment 8 is an amendment to the Florida state constitution that was passed on November 3, 1998. This amendment, which had first been put forth by the Florida Constitutional Revision Commission, amended articles 2, 3, 4, 8, 9, 11, and 13 of Florida's state constitution in an attempt to restructure the cabinet.[2]

  1. ^ "November 3, 1998 General Election". Florida Secretary of State. Retrieved December 30, 2022.
  2. ^ "Florida Restructuring the State Cabinet, Amendment 8 (1998)". Ballotpedia. Retrieved December 30, 2022.

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