Florida Amendment 12, Civil Jury Trials in Pinellas County Amendment (1956)
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| Topic Civil trials |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Florida Amendment 12 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Florida on November 6, 1956. It was approved.
A “yes” vote supported providing for civil jury trials in Pinellas County and establishing the administration of such trials. |
A “no” vote opposed providing for civil jury trials in Pinellas County and establishing the administration of such trials. |
Election results
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Florida Amendment 12 |
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286,668 | 75.70% | ||
| No | 91,998 | 24.30% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 12 was as follows:
| “ | No. 12 CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE XVI A proposed Amendment to Article XVI of the Constitution of the State of Florida to be numbered Section 4A providing that the Legislature may make provision for trial by jury of civil suits to be held in any municipality within Pinellas County having a population of more than 75,000 inhabitants; providing that the Clerk of any Court or any other court officer shall maintain such office in such municipality, keep official books and records therein and that the principal offices of such clerk and other officers shall not be removed from county seat. | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Constitutional changes
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Section 4A. Civil Jury Trials in Pinellas County; Location in Certain Municipalities Within said County. The legislature may, from time to time and as the business of Pinellas county may require, provide that trial by jury of all civil suits, properly triable by jury according to law, may be had and held in any municipality, within said county, having a population of more than seventy-five thousand (75,000) inhabitants according to the latest official census. The legislature may provide also that the clerk of any court or any other court officer, within said county, shall maintain such offices within such municipality, and keep such official books and records therein, as may be necessary to accomplish the purposes of this amendment; provided, however, that the principal offices of such clerks or other officers shall not be removed from the county seat. |
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"
- St. Petersburg Times, "SAMPLE BALLOT GENERAL ELECTION," November 6, 1956
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