The legislature, however, may provide by general law passed by a two-thirds vote of each house for the exemption of records from the requirements of subsection (a) and the exemption of meetings from the requirements of subsection (b), provided that such law shall state with specificity the public necessity justifying the exemption and shall be no broader than necessary to accomplish the stated purpose of the law. (c) This section shall be self-executing. In any case in which an execution method is declared invalid, the death sentence shall remain in force until the sentence can be lawfully executed by any valid method. A sentence of death shall not be reduced on the basis that a method of execution is invalid. Methods of execution may be designated by the legislature, and a change in any method of execution may be applied retroactively. Any method of execution shall be allowed, unless prohibited by the United States Constitution. The prohibition against cruel or unusual punishment, and the prohibition against cruel and unusual punishment, shall be construed in conformity with decisions of the United States Supreme Court which interpret the prohibition against cruel and unusual punishment provided in the Eighth Amendment to the United States Constitution. The death penalty is an authorized punishment for capital crimes designated by the legislature. Excessive fines, cruel and unusual punishment, attainder, forfeiture of estate, indefinite imprisonment, and unreasonable detention of witnesses are forbidden. The indexes appearing at the beginning of each article, notes appearing at the end of various sections, and section and subsection headings are added editorially and are not to be considered as part of the constitution. Subsequent changes are indicated by notes appended to the affected sections. Sections composing the 1968 revision have no history notes. Article V, relating to the judiciary, was carried forward from the Constitution of 1885, as amended.
Senate Joint Resolution 5-2X proposed a new Article VIII, relating to local government. Senate Joint Resolution 4-2X proposed Article VI, relating to suffrage and elections.
The articles proposed in House Joint Resolution 1-2X constituted the entire revised constitution with the exception of Articles V, VI, and VIII. The Constitution of the State of Florida as revised in 1968 consisted of certain revised articles as proposed by three joint resolutions which were adopted during the special session of June 24-July 3, 1968, and ratified by the electorate on November 5, 1968, together with one article carried forward from the Constitution of 1885, as amended.
AS REVISED IN 1968 AND SUBSEQUENTLY AMENDED
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