The Florida Judicial Commissions Amendment, also known as Amendment 3, was a legislatively-referred constitutional amendment in Florida which was approved on the ballot on November 5, 1996.
- This amendment modified Article V of the Florida Constitution to allow the Judicial Nominating Commission to recommend six names for vacancies, and to expand authority of Judicial Qualifications Commission.[1]
Election results
| Florida Amendment 3 (1996) |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage |
 a Yes | 3,436,753 | 74.9% |
| No | 1,153,367 | 25.1% |
Election results via: Florida Division of Elections.
Text of measure
The language that appeared on the ballot:
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Proposing amendments to the State Constitution to allow judicial nominating commissions to recommend from three up to six persons to fill a court vacancy; and to restructure the Judicial Qualifications Commission and permit additional sanctions for judicial misconduct.[1]
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