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Florida Amendment 2, Additional Lake County County Judge Amendment (1965)
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| Topic State judiciary structure |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Florida Amendment 2 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Florida on November 2, 1965. It was approved.
A “yes” vote supported authorizing the legislature to provide an additional county judge in Lake County. |
A “no” vote opposed authorizing the legislature to provide an additional county judge in Lake County. |
Election results
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Florida Amendment 2 |
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357,866 | 67.61% | ||
| No | 171,458 | 32.39% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 2 was as follows:
| “ | NO. 2 CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE V, SECTION 7 BY ADDING SUBSECTIONS (2A) AND (2B) Judiciary, Lake County Judge – Proposing an amendment to Article V, Section 7 of the State Constitution by adding subjections (2A) and (2B) providing that the Legislature may provide, without referendum thereon, for one additional County Judge of Lake County. | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Constitutional changes
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Section 7. County Judges' Courts. (2A) County Judges, Lake County. The legislature may provide, without referendum thereon, for one (1) additional judge in Lake county. (2B) This amendment shall become effective only upon its approval by a majority of the electors of the state participating in the special election held November 2, 1965, and a concurrent approval of a majority of the electors of Lake county participating in the same election. |
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"
- Ocala Star-Banner, "Voting Machine Sample Ballot, Special State & County and Biennial School Elections, November 2, 1965, Marion County, Florida," October 25, 1965
Footnotes
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