The requirement for a balanced budget does not appear as such in the Florida Constitution.
They need not be because the Florida Constitution cannot affect it.
There's not one word in that paragraph that says anything about the Florida Constitution.
Many diverse, and sometimes controversial amendments, have been proposed to the Florida Constitution over the years.
"It's designed to make it fair under the Florida Constitution."
During his single four-year term in office, a new Florida Constitution went into effect in 1968.
He said the state would explore all legal options including amending the Florida Constitution.
The privacy clause was put into the Florida Constitution after having been overwhelmingly approved by voters in 1980.
The Legislature also has the power to propose amendments to the Florida Constitution.
In 1838, he was a delegate to the state constitutional convention for the first Florida Constitution.