Florida Amendment 4, Sixteenth Judicial Circuit Amendment (1950)

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Florida Amendment 4

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Election date

November 7, 1950

Topic
State judiciary
Status

ApprovedApproved

Type
Legislatively referred constitutional amendment
Origin

State legislature



Florida Amendment 4 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Florida on November 7, 1950. It was approved.

A “yes” vote supported creating the Sixteenth Judicial Circuit of Florida in Monroe County.

A “no” vote opposed creating the Sixteenth Judicial Circuit of Florida in Monroe County.


Election results

Florida Amendment 4

Result Votes Percentage

Approved Yes

65,531 52.96%
No 58,216 47.04%
Results are officially certified.
Source


Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Amendment 4 was as follows:

No. 4

To amend Article V of the State Constitution by adding a Section 48 thereto creating the Sixteenth Judicial Circuit of Florida to consist of Monroe County, with certain provisions with reference to a Circuit Judge and a State Attorney for said circuit.

Full Text

The full text of this measure is available here.


Constitutional changes

Section 48. There is created a Judicial Circuit of the State of Florida, which is the Sixteenth Judicial Circuit and which shall consist of the county of Monroe and for which there shall be elected one Circuit Judge and one States' Attorney as provided by law.

The Circuit Judge from group seven in and for the Eleventh Judicial Circuit and residing in Monroe County shall be the Circuit Judge of the Sixteenth Judicial Circuit and shall continue as such Judge until the expiration of his term of office, to-wit, the first Tuesday after the first Monday in January, 1955.

The State Attorney shall be appointed by the Governor to serve until the first Tuesday after the first Monday in January 1953.

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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