Florida Amendment 6, Civil Jury Trials in Brevard County Amendment (1960)
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| Topic Civil trials and State judicial authority |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Florida Amendment 6 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Florida on November 8, 1960. It was approved.
A “yes” vote supported allowing the County of Brevard to hold civil jury trials in any branch courthouse within the county. |
A “no” vote opposed allowing the County of Brevard to hold civil jury trials in any branch courthouse within the county. |
Election results
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Florida Amendment 6 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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446,166 | 76.48% | ||
| No | 137,198 | 23.52% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 6 was as follows:
| “ | NO. 6 CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE XVI Proposing an amendment to Article XVI of the Constitution of Florida by adding thereto an additional section to be numbered by the Secretary of State authorizing the County of Brevard to hold civil jury trials in designated branch court houses within the county and further providing that all records in any civil trial conducted in any such branch court houses shall be filed in the main court house at the county seat. | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Constitutional changes
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Section __. Civil Jury Trials in Branch Court Houses in Brevard County. Civil trials by jury may be held as provided by law in designated branch court houses within Brevard County. All records of any civil trial conducted in any such branch court houses shall be filed in the main court house at 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"
- The Tampa Times, "SAMPLE BALLOT," October 13, 1960
Footnotes
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