Florida Amendment 6, County Judge Bar Membership Amendment (1966)
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| Topic State judiciary |
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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, 1966. It was approved.
A “yes” vote supported authorizing the Legislature to require county judges to be members of the Florida bar. |
A “no” vote opposed authorizing the Legislature to require county judges to be members of the Florida bar. |
Election results
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Florida Amendment 6 |
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506,088 | 73.27% | ||
| No | 184,646 | 26.73% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 6 was as follows:
| “ | NO. 6—CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE V, SECTION 7, ADDING SUBSECTION (4) JUDICIAL, County Judges. Proposing an amendment to Article V, Section 7, adding Subsection (4), of the State Constitution providing that the Legislature may require County Judges to be a Member of the Florida Bar in counties by special acts subject to referendum; providing that such law shall not affect the term of office or the re-election of any County Judge holding office on the date of its enactment. | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Constitutional changes
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Section 7. County Judges’ Courts. (4) Prescribed Qualification Authorized. The legislature may require by special act, subject to approval by referendum within the county, that the county judge of any county be a member of the Florida bar; provided such law shall not affect the term of office or the re-election of any county judge holding office on the date of its enactment who is not a member of the Florida bar. |
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"
- Ocala Star-Banner, "Automatic Voting Machine Sample Ballot, General Election, November 8, 1966, Marion County, Florida," November 1, 1966
Footnotes
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