Florida Amendment 3, Pre-Trial Release Amendment (1982)
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| Topic Civil and criminal trials and Law enforcement |
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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, 1982. It was approved.
A “yes” vote supported providing that a person charged with a crime shall be entitled to release before trial, with exceptions. |
A “no” vote opposed providing that a person charged with a crime shall be entitled to release before trial, with exceptions. |
Election results
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Florida Amendment 3 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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1,412,269 | 60.63% | ||
| No | 917,092 | 39.37% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 3 was as follows:
| “ | PRETRIAL RELEASE AND DETENTION - Proposing an amendment to the State Constitution, effective January 1, 1983, to provide that a person charged with a crime or a violation of a municipal or county ordinance, other than a capital offense or an offense punishable by life imprisonment, shall be entitled to release before trial unless enumerated conditions indicate that the person should be detained. | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
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.
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Footnotes
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