Florida Amendment 7, Circuit Court Judge Terms Amendment (1988)

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Florida Amendment 7

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Election date

November 8, 1988

Topic
State judiciary
Status

DefeatedDefeated

Type
Legislatively referred constitutional amendment
Origin

State legislature



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

Florida Amendment 7

Result Votes Percentage
Yes 1,493,839 37.93%

Defeated No

2,444,181 62.07%
Results are officially certified.
Source


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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