Florida Amendment 1 (2008)

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Florida Amendment 1, also known as the Property rights and illegal aliens act, is a proposed amendment to the state constitution to limit the legislature's ability to regulate the property rights of ineligible aliens. It is largely described as a clean-up measure for the Florida Constitution, deleting regressive and outdated language. It was a legislatively-referred constitutional amendment, and was therefore on the ballot for the general election in 2008 automatically. It was placed on the ballot on May 18, 2007.

Election results

Florida Amendment 1:
Votes Percentage
Yes 3,369,894 47.9%
NO 3,669,812 52.1%
Total votes 7,039,706 100%

Results according to the Florida Department of State[1]

Background

Article 1, Sec. 2 of Florida’s constitution contains regressive language that authorizes the Legislature “to regulate or prohibit the ownership, inheritance, disposition and possession of real property by aliens ineligible for citizenship.”[2] This measure was to remove that language.

Supporters

Supporters:

  • The Organization of Chinese Americans, a non-profit group and minority rights advocate[3]
  • Florida League of Women Voters[2]


Editorial Support:

  • Gainesville Sun[2]

Arguments in Favor

  • The measure would have removed an outdated and discriminitory passage from Florida's constitution.[4]

Opponents

None Yet Identified

Arguments Against

  • There is no present Florida statute prohibiting ownership of property by aliens ineligible for citizenship.[4]


See also

External links

References

  1. ↑ Florida Department of State
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Gainesville Sun: "Right an old wrong," Oct 7, 2008
  3. ↑ OCA Webpage
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 LWV of Tallahassee: "2008 State Ballot Initiatives"


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