Florida Amendment 4, Civil Jury Trials in Pasco County Amendment (1962)
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| Topic Civil trials and State judicial authority |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Florida Amendment 4 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Florida on November 6, 1962. It was approved.
A “yes” vote supported authorizing Pasco County to hold civil jury trials in any branch courthouse within the county. |
A “no” vote opposed authorizing Pasco County to hold civil jury trials in any branch courthouse within the county. |
Election results
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Florida Amendment 4 |
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312,754 | 68.21% | ||
| No | 145,788 | 31.79% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 4 was as follows:
| “ | NO. 4 CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE XVI Proposing an amendment to Article XVI of the Constitution by adding an additional section providing that the Legislature may provide for civil jury trials to be held in any branch court house within Pasco County. | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Constitutional changes
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Section __. Civil Jury Trials in Pasco County; Location in Certain Branch Court Houses Within said County. The Legislature may, from time to time, and as the business of Pasco 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 addition to the county seat in any branch court house, within said county. 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 have available 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"
- Sarasota Herald-Tribune, "SAMPLE BALLOT," November 5, 1962
Footnotes
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