Constitution of Florida

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The Constitution of Florida is the foundational legal document that establishes the structure, powers, and limitations of Florida’s state government and guarantees rights to its residents.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf legal document
state constitution
amendmentProcess Taxation and Budget Reform Commission proposal
citizen initiative
constitutional convention
legislative proposal
appliesTo State of Florida
linked to: Florida
articleIIISubject Legislature
articleIISubject General Provisions
articleISubject Declaration of Rights
articleIVSubject Executive
articleIXSubject Education
articleVIIISubject Local Government
articleVIISubject Finance and Taxation
articleVISubject Suffrage and Elections
articleVSubject Judiciary
articleXIISubject Schedule
articleXISubject Amendments
articleXSubject Miscellaneous
bindingOn Florida courts
Florida local governments
Florida state agencies
contains Declaration of Rights
amendments
articles
preamble
country United States of America
currentVersionAdopted 1968
defines limitations of Florida state government
powers of Florida state government
structure of Florida state government
establishes Florida Cabinet
Florida Legislature
Florida Supreme Court
Office of the Governor of Florida
linked to: Governor of Florida

counties in Florida
executive branch of Florida
judicial branch of Florida
legislative branch of Florida
municipalities in Florida
governs Florida state government
guarantees rights of Florida residents
hasArticle Article I
Article II
Article III
Article IV
Article IX
Article V
Article VI
Article VII
Article VIII
Article X
Article XI
Article XII
jurisdiction Florida
language English
legalStatus supreme law of Florida
modeledInPartOn Constitution of the United States
previousConstitution Florida Constitution of 1868
Florida Constitution of 1885
protectsRight access to courts
due process
equal protection
freedom of religion
freedom of speech
right to bear arms
right to privacy
requires voter approval for constitutional amendments
subjectOf Florida constitutional law
supersedes statutory law of Florida
voterApprovalThreshold 60 percent

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Florida Legislature governedByDocument Constitution of Florida
Government of Florida constitutionalBasis Constitution of Florida
Florida Statutes basedOn Florida Constitution
subject linked to: Florida statutes
linked to: Constitution of Florida
Florida Statutes distinctFrom Florida Constitution
subject linked to: Florida statutes
linked to: Constitution of Florida
Florida Supreme Court establishedBy Florida Constitution
linked to: Constitution of Florida
Florida Supreme Court constitutionalBasis Article V of the Florida Constitution
linked to: Constitution of Florida
Florida Senate constitutionalBasis Constitution of Florida
Constitution of Florida previousConstitution Florida Constitution of 1868
linked to: Constitution of Florida
Constitution of Florida previousConstitution Florida Constitution of 1885
linked to: Constitution of Florida
Governor of Florida officeCreatedBy Constitution of Florida
Lieutenant Governor of Florida legalBasis Constitution of the State of Florida
linked to: Constitution of Florida
Lieutenant Governor of Florida legalBasis Article IV of the Florida Constitution
linked to: Constitution of Florida
Lieutenant Governor of Florida officeCreatedBy Florida Constitution of 1865
linked to: Constitution of Florida
Lieutenant Governor of Florida officeRecreatedBy Florida Constitution of 1968
linked to: Constitution of Florida
Chief Financial Officer of Florida createdBy Florida Constitution of 1998 revision
linked to: Constitution of Florida
Chief Financial Officer of Florida constitutionalBasis Article IV of the Florida Constitution
linked to: Constitution of Florida
State budget of Florida legalBasis Florida Constitution
linked to: Constitution of Florida
Florida local governments legalBasis Florida Constitution
linked to: Constitution of Florida
Escambia County Board of County Commissioners legalBasis Florida Constitution
linked to: Constitution of Florida
Florida Rules of Civil Procedure basedOn Florida Constitution
linked to: Constitution of Florida
Florida courts interprets Florida Constitution
linked to: Constitution of Florida
Florida courts governingDocument Florida Constitution Article V
linked to: Constitution of Florida
Florida Rules of Criminal Procedure basedOn Florida Constitution
linked to: Constitution of Florida
Florida Rules of Appellate Procedure authorizedBy Florida Constitution
linked to: Constitution of Florida
Santa Rosa County Board of County Commissioners legalBasis Florida Constitution
linked to: Constitution of Florida
Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office legalBasis Florida Constitution
linked to: Constitution of Florida
Senate Rules (Florida Senate) legalBasis Florida Constitution
subject linked to: Senate Rules
linked to: Constitution of Florida
Attorney General of Florida constitutionalBasis Florida Constitution
linked to: Constitution of Florida
Attorney General of Florida describedBySource Florida Constitution, Article IV
linked to: Constitution of Florida
Attorney General of Florida subordinateTo Florida Constitution
linked to: Constitution of Florida
State University System of Florida follows Florida Constitution
linked to: Constitution of Florida
Article II of the Florida Constitution partOf Constitution of the State of Florida
subject linked to: Article II
linked to: Constitution of Florida
Article VI of the Florida Constitution partOf Constitution of the State of Florida
subject linked to: Article VI
linked to: Constitution of Florida
Declaration of Rights (Florida Constitution) partOf Constitution of the State of Florida
subject linked to: Declaration of Rights
linked to: Constitution of Florida
Article IV of the Florida Constitution partOf Constitution of the State of Florida
subject linked to: Article IV
linked to: Constitution of Florida
Article IX of the Florida Constitution partOf Constitution of the State of Florida
subject linked to: Article IX
linked to: Constitution of Florida
Article XII (Florida Constitution) partOf Constitution of the State of Florida
subject linked to: Article XII
linked to: Constitution of Florida
Article XII (Florida Constitution) appliesTo Florida Constitution
subject linked to: Article XII
linked to: Constitution of Florida
Article XII (Florida Constitution) isTransitionalArticleOf Florida Constitution
subject linked to: Article XII
linked to: Constitution of Florida
Article XII (Florida Constitution) isScheduleArticleOf Florida Constitution
subject linked to: Article XII
linked to: Constitution of Florida
Walton County Board of County Commissioners legalBasis Florida Constitution
linked to: Constitution of Florida
Article I of the Florida Constitution partOf Constitution of the State of Florida
subject linked to: Article I
linked to: Constitution of Florida
Article I of the Florida Constitution inspiredBy Declaration of Rights in earlier Florida constitutions
subject linked to: Article I
linked to: Constitution of Florida
Article V of the Florida Constitution partOf Constitution of the State of Florida
subject linked to: Article V
linked to: Constitution of Florida
Article X of the Florida Constitution partOf Constitution of the State of Florida
subject linked to: Article X
linked to: Constitution of Florida
Article X of the Florida Constitution isWrittenIn Florida Constitution text
subject linked to: Article X
linked to: Constitution of Florida
Article III of the Florida Constitution partOf Constitution of the State of Florida
subject linked to: Article III
linked to: Constitution of Florida
Article VII of the Florida Constitution partOf Constitution of the State of Florida
subject linked to: Article VII
linked to: Constitution of Florida
Article XI of the Florida Constitution partOf Constitution of the State of Florida
subject linked to: Article XI
linked to: Constitution of Florida
Article XI of the Florida Constitution isWrittenIn Constitution of the State of Florida (1968, as amended)
subject linked to: Article XI
linked to: Constitution of Florida