Florida Amendment 6, Number of Circuit Court Judges Amendment (1962)

Florida Amendment 6
Election date November 6, 1962
Topic State judiciary
Status Defeated
Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment	Origin State legislature

Florida Amendment 6 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Florida on November 6, 1962. It was defeated.

A “yes” vote supported changing the procedures for setting the number of circuit court judge.

A “no” vote opposed changing the procedures for setting the number of circuit court judge.

Election results

Florida Amendment 6
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		226,200	43.17%
No		297,757	56.83%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Amendment 6 was as follows:

“

NO. 6 CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE V, SECTION 6, SUBSECTION (2) Proposing an amendment to Article V, Section 6, subsection (2) of the Constitution relating to the number of circuit judges, making it permissive instead of mandatory for the Legislature to provide for one circuit judge in each circuit for each fifty thousand inhabitants or major fraction thereof according to the last census.

”

Full Text

The full text of this measure is available here.

Constitutional changes

	Section 6. Circuit Courts. (2) Circuit Judges. The legislature may provide for one (1) circuit judge in each circuit for each fifty thousand (50,000) inhabitants or major fraction thereof according to the last census authorized by law. In circuits having more than one (1) judge the legislature may designate the place of residence of any such additional judge or judges.

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

1962 Measures

• 1962 Measures
• State judiciary on the ballot
• 1962 legislative sessions

Florida

• Florida ballot measures
• Florida ballot measure laws

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External links

• Florida Constitution Revision Commission, "Florida's Constitutions: The Documentary History"
• Sarasota Herald-Tribune, "SAMPLE BALLOT," November 5, 1962