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Florida Amendment 6, Retired State Court Justices and Circuit Judges Amendment (1948)
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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 2, 1948. It was approved.
A “yes” vote supported providing for the compensation and duties of retired Justices of the state Supreme Court and Circuit Judges. |
A “no” vote opposed providing for the compensation and duties of retired Justices of the state Supreme Court and Circuit Judges. |
Election results
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Florida Amendment 6 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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102,896 | 59.31% | ||
| No | 70,595 | 40.69% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 6 was as follows:
| “ | NO. 6 CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT ARTICLE V, SECTION 46 A proposed amendment of Article V by adding thereto Section 46 providing the manner in which Justices of the Supreme Court and Circuit Judges eligible to retire with compensation may retire and be qualified, upon call or assignment as therein provided, to continue to perform all of the powers and functions of their respective offices; that such Justices and Judges shall receive the same retirement compensation as if they had resigned; and providing the manner by which such Justices and Judges heretofore resigned may come under the provisions of this amendment. | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Constitutional changes
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Section 46. Justices of the Supreme Court and Judges of the Circuit Courts, eligible to retire with compensation, may instead of resigning elect to retire, in which case they shall be qualified to continue to perform all of the functions of their respective offices when called upon by the Chief Justice, if it be a Supreme Court Justice, or by the Senior Circuit Judge of his Circuit, if it be a Judge of the Circuit Court. They shall severally receive the same retirement compensation as if they had resigned. Upon assignment by the Governor to any other Circuit such retired Circuit Judge shall have the same jurisdiction and powers as other Circuit Judges. No such retired Justice or Judge shall be required to perform duties without his consent. Call to duty may be by special or general revocable order. Any Justice or Judge who may have resigned before this amendment becomes operative, may come within its terms by filing a certificate of his willingness to do so with the Clerk of the Supreme Court. |
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 Independent, "Study This Ballot -- You Vote on It Tuesday," November 1, 1948
Footnotes
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