2006 Florida Amendment 3

Referendum increasing required vote for constitutional amendmentsNovember 7, 2006Florida Amendment 3, 60% Majority Requirement for Constitutional Amendments Amendment (2006) https://ballotpedia.org/Florida_Amendment_3,_60%25_Majority_Requirement_for_Constitutional_Amendments_Amendment_(2006) March 21, 2026 Ballotpedia Florida Requiring Broader Public Support For Constitutional Amendments Or Revisions 2,600,969 1,900,359 2006 Florida Amendment 3 results map by county.svg County results Yes #47729E 70–80% #7D9CBB 60–70% #B6C8D9 50–60% No #DEDEBD 50–60% 2006 Florida Amendment 3 was a proposed amendment to the Constitution of Florida to increase the vote required for constitutional amendments from a simple majority to a 60% threshold. The ballot measure passed, receiving over 57% of the vote, and the backing of all but 2 of Florida's 67 counties. Following enactment of the amendment, 13 subsequent ballot measures have received 50–60% support, meaning they failed. These include 5 citizen initiated ballot measures and 8 legislatively referred ballot measures. Background Pregnant pigs In 2002, Florida voters approved Amendment 10, which prohibited confining pregnant pigs in a way which prevented them from turning around freely. While the measure had been strongly favored by the Humane Society as a way to prevent cruelty from occurring to animals, it sparked a strong backlash from the political class in Tallahassee.Perry Mitch 6 November 2024 Florida lawmakers recall what led to 60% threshold to pass constitutional amendments https://floridaphoenix.com/2024/11/06/fl-lawmakers-recall-what-led-to-60-threshold-to-pass-constitutional-amendments/ 11 December 2025 Florida Phoenix Resolution for Amendment 3 House Joint Resolution 1723 (HJR 1723) placed 2006 Florida Amendment 3 on the ballot. It was introduced on March 17, 2005, by State Rep. David Simmons. On April 26, the State House agreed to the resolution in a 86 to 30 vote, with 4 not voting,26 April 2005 Bill Number ....: HJR 1723 https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2005/1723/Vote/2005H0246_hHB17230426050246.html 11 December 2025 Florida Senate and on May 6, the State Senate agreed to it in a 37 to 3 vote, with all voting.6 May 2005 Bill Number ....: HJR 1723 https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2005/1723/Vote/2005S0030_SHB17230506050030.html 11 December 2025 Florida Senate The three opposition votes in the State Senate came from state senators Tony Hill, Les Miller, and Frederica Wilson. Contents The measure, which was decided by voters alongside the 2006 Florida elections, had the following information shown to voters for Amendment 3:November 2, 2006 Sample Ballot https://www.newspapers.com/image/781205929/ March 21, 2026 Fort Piece TribuneNo. 3 Constitutional Amendment Article XI, Section 5 Requiring Broader Public Support For Constitutional Amendments Or Revisions Proposes an amendment to Section 5 of Article XI of the State Constitution to require that any proposed amendment to or revision of the State Constitution, whether proposed by the Legislature, by initiative, or by any other method, must be approved by at least 60 percent of the voters of the state voting on the measure, rather than by a simple majority. This proposed amendment would not change the current requirement that a proposed constitutional amendment imposing a new state tax or fee be approved by at least 2/3 of the voters of the state voting in the election in which such an amendment is considered. O Yes O No Viewpoints Support State Rep. Alan Hays voted in favor of the amendment, believing that a state constitution should be a "guiding framework document that should not be changed just because of the whim of some group of people who all of a sudden they can muster up a simple majority and go with it." Hays went on to say, "I think the 60% rule is a good rule. If you’re going to change it, change it to 65%."Perry Mitch 6 November 2024 Florida lawmakers recall what led to 60% threshold to pass constitutional amendments https://floridaphoenix.com/2024/11/06/fl-lawmakers-recall-what-led-to-60-threshold-to-pass-constitutional-amendments/ 11 December 2025 Florida Phoenix Opposition State Rep. Bruce Antone voted against the amendment, and, in an interview with the Florida Phoenix in 2024, he reaffirmed his opposition, saying, "I still think it’s a bad idea. At the time, they passed that to make it more difficult because they were just trying to keep these amendments out of the Constitution, but I still think it’s a bad idea that we require 60%." Results 65 counties voted in favor, and 2 voted against. The highest level of support came from Gilchrist County, with 71.42% in favor, and the lowest came from Volusia County, with 43.96% in favor.Requiring Broader Public Support For Constitutional Amendments Or Revisions https://results.elections.myflorida.com/DetailRpt.Asp?ELECTIONDATE=11/7/2006&RACE=A03&PARTY=&DIST=&GRP=&DATAMODE= 11 December 2025 Florida Department of State The following table details the results by county: CountyYesNo#%#%Alachua43,26265.3522,93634.65Baker3,74964.682,04735.32Bay29,30264.3516,23435.65Bradford4,22263.082,47136.92Brevard102,53956.9577,50443.05Broward213,46856.88161,80343.12Calhoun1,91260.701,23839.30Charlotte32,31161.3120,39138.69Citrus28,10656.9121,28043.09Clay32,50665.6617,00434.34Collier50,39961.6831,30638.32Columbia10,45770.494,37829.51Desoto3,69560.512,41139.49Dixie3,13769.221,39530.78Duval132,67963.5376,17436.47Escambia54,67068.2425,44631.76Flagler15,05553.7912,93346.21Franklin2,31863.491,33336.51Gadsden7,71057.925,60242.08Gilchrist3,57171.421,42928.58Glades1,74963.161,02036.84Gulf2,95064.311,63735.69Hamilton1,99367.1397632.87Hardee2,41457.481,78642.52Hendry3,64670.651,51529.35Hernando30,62156.9423,15243.06Highlands16,24357.5012,00442.50Hillsborough145,37253.39126,92346.61Holmes3,10164.811,68435.19Indian River24,75661.1815,70838.82Jackson7,54163.584,32036.42Jefferson3,38760.592,20339.41Lafayette1,42969.4462930.56Lake48,42558.4234,47041.58Lee89,91061.6256,01138.38Leon48,18957.0736,25642.93Levy7,32569.113,27430.89Liberty96558.5968241.41Madison3,62866.071,86333.93Manatee52,23655.1642,45544.84Marion58,21560.8137,51139.19Martin31,62762.9218,63837.08Miami-Dade193,35054.72160,02645.28Monroe13,86760.678,98839.33Nassau13,96565.757,27434.25Okaloosa38,02370.9315,58129.07Okeechobee4,88263.782,77236.22Orange105,64352.2696,50847.74Osceola23,46656.6017,99143.40Palm Beach214,76763.36124,18136.64Pasco68,35755.4454,93344.56Pinellas124,57346.30144,47553.70Polk78,85559.4053,90440.60Putnam12,26365.306,51634.70Santa Rosa27,94068.3312,94931.67Sarasota73,51554.8560,52545.15Seminole53,51950.5552,34849.45St. Johns38,61367.7418,38532.26St. Lucie39,57761.2425,04638.76Sumter19,22666.509,68633.50Suwannee7,09868.953,19731.05Taylor3,36063.671,91736.33Union1,71565.6389834.37Volusia63,77543.9681,31656.04Wakulla5,41660.413,55039.59Walton10,36868.494,76931.51Washington4,04660.952,59239.05Total2,600,96957.781,900,35942.22 Constitutional changes The amendment changed Section 5 of Article XI of Florida's Constitution as follows: Only subsection (e) was amended. Underlined words denote language that was added.HJR 1723 https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2005/1723/BillText/er/HTML 11 December 2025 Florida SenateSECTION 5. Amendment or revision election.— (a) A proposed amendment to or revision of this constitution, or any part of it, shall be submitted to the electors at the next general election held more than ninety days after the joint resolution or report of revision commission, constitutional convention or taxation and budget reform commission proposing it is filed with the custodian of state records, unless, pursuant to law enacted by the affirmative vote of three-fourths of the membership of each house of the legislature and limited to a single amendment or revision, it is submitted at an earlier special election held more than ninety days after such filing. (b) A proposed amendment or revision of this constitution, or any part of it, by initiatives hall be submitted to the electors at the general election provided the initiative petition is filed with the custodian of state records no later than February 1 of the year in which the general election is held. (c) The legislature shall provide by general law, prior to the holding of an election pursuant to this section, for the provision of a statement to the public regarding the probable financial impact of any amendment proposed by initiative pursuant to section 3. (d) Once in the tenth week, and once in the sixth week immediately preceding the week in which the election is held, the proposed amendment or revision, with notice of the date of election at which it will be submitted to the electors, shall be published in one newspaper of general circulation in each county in which a newspaper is published. (e) Unless otherwise specifically provided for elsewhere in this constitution, if the proposed amendment or revision is approved by vote of at least sixty percent of the electors voting on the measure, it shall be effective as an amendment to or revision of the constitution of the state on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in January following the election, or on such other date as may be specified in the amendment or revision. See also List of Florida ballot measures References Notes Category:2006 in Florida Category:2006 Florida elections Category:2006 ballot measures in the United States Category:Electoral system ballot measures in the United States Category:Florida ballot measures