Florida Amendment 3, Palm Beach County Clerk of Court Amendment (1965)
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| Topic County and municipal governance and State judiciary |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Florida Amendment 3 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Florida on November 2, 1965. It was approved.
A “yes” vote supported establishing that the Palm Beach County clerk of the circuit court shall also be the clerk of the criminal court of record. |
A “no” vote opposed establishing that the Palm Beach County clerk of the circuit court shall also be the clerk of the criminal court of record. |
Election results
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Florida Amendment 3 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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364,754 | 70.98% | ||
| No | 149,144 | 29.02% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 3 was as follows:
| “ | NO. 3 CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE V, SECTION 9 Judiciary, Palm Beach County Criminal Court of Record—Proposing an amendment to Article V, Section 9 of the State Constitution to provide that the Clerk of the Circuit Court in Palm Beach County shall also be and serve as the Clerk of the Palm Beach County Criminal Court of Record. | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Constitutional changes
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Section 9. Criminal Courts of Record. (10) The clerk of the circuit court in and for Palm Beach county shall also be and serve as the clerk of the Palm Beach county criminal court of record. |
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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