Florida Amendment 6, Circuit and County Court Judges Amendment (1978)
| Florida Amendment 6 | |
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| Topic State judiciary |
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| Type Commission-referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Florida Amendment 6 was on the ballot as a commission-referred constitutional amendment in Florida on November 7, 1978. It was defeated.
A “yes” vote supported amending the process for selecting circuit and county court judges and increase the terms of county court judges from four to six years. |
A “no” vote opposed amending the process for selecting circuit and county court judges and increase the terms of county court judges from four to six years. |
Election results
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Florida Amendment 6 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 1,058,574 | 49.14% | ||
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1,095,736 | 50.86% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 6 was as follows:
| “ | Proposing a revision of the Florida Constitution to provide that circuit and county court judges submit themselves for retention ro rejection by the electors in a general election every six years; to provide that the governor shall fill vacancies occurring by rejection or otherwise from a list of at least three names submitted by the appropriate nominating commission; and to increase the terms of county court judges from four to six years. | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
The Florida Constitution Revision Commission referred the measure to the ballot.
See also
External links
Footnotes
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