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Florida Amendment 7, Circuit Court Judge Terms Amendment (1988)
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| Topic Local government officials and elections |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Florida Amendment 7 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Florida on November 8, 1988. It was defeated.
A “yes” vote supported increasing the terms for county court judges to six years. |
A “no” vote opposed increasing the terms for county court judges to six years. |
Election results
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Florida Amendment 7 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 1,493,839 | 37.93% | ||
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2,444,181 | 62.07% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 7 was as follows:
| “ | Increases 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
- 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.
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Footnotes
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State of Florida Tallahassee (capital) |
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