Florida Additional Judicial Circuits Amendment (1908)
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| Topic State judiciary |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Florida Additional Judicial Circuits Amendment was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Florida on November 3, 1908. It was defeated.
A “yes” vote supported amending provisions relating to allowing for additional judicial circuits. |
A “no” vote opposed amending provisions relating to allowing for additional judicial circuits. |
Election results
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Florida Additional Judicial Circuits Amendment |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 6,150 | 47.31% | ||
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6,850 | 52.69% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Additional Judicial Circuits Amendment was as follows:
| “ | FOR Constitutional Amendment Section (35) of Article (5), Relating to Number of Circuit Courts. AGAINST Constitutional Amendment Section (35) of Article (5), Relating to Number of Circuit Courts. | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Constitutional changes
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Section 35. No courts other than herein specified shall be established in this State, except that the Legislature may provide for the creation and establishment of such additional Judicial Circuits as may from time to time become necessary, and for the appointment by the governor and confirmation by the Senate of additional Circuit Judges therefor, whose terms of office and general jurisdiction shall be the same as is herein provided for the Circuit Judges herein already provided for, and may clothe any railroad commission with judicial powers in all matters connected with the functions of their office. |
Path to the ballot
- See also: Amending the Florida Constitution
A 60% vote was required during one legislative session for the Florida State Legislature to place a constitutional amendment on the ballot. That amounted to a minimum of 51 votes in the Florida House of Representatives and 18 votes in the Florida State Senate, assuming no vacancies. Amendments did not require the governor's signature to be referred to the ballot. Amendments on the ballot required a simple majority vote in this year.
See also
External links
- Florida Constitution Revision Commission, "Florida's Constitutions: The Documentary History"
- The Pensacola Journal, "CANDIDATES TO BE VOTED FOR IN GENERAL ELECTION," October 25, 1908
Footnotes
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