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1865 Florida Constitutional Convention
- When
- October 1865
- Where
- Tallahassee
Delegates met in Tallahassee in October 1865 to revoke the Ordinance of Secession and draft a new constitution.
The convention produced a constitution that limited suffrage to white male citizens. This restriction failed to meet Congressional requirements for seating delegates from former Confederate states. Consequently, the document was scrapped in favor of the 1868 constitution, which expanded the franchise to all male persons.
Sources
- Constitution of Florida Wikipedia, revision of 2026-07-17
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