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Florida Amendment 7, County Judges Amendment (1966)
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| Topic State judiciary structure |
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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, 1966. It was approved.
A “yes” vote supported establishing that the legislature shall determine the number of county judges in each county and their monetary jurisdiction. |
A “no” vote opposed establishing that the legislature shall determine the number of county judges in each county and their monetary jurisdiction. |
Election results
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Florida Amendment 7 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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452,974 | 68.98% | ||
| No | 203,708 | 31.02% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 7 was as follows:
| “ | NO. 7—CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE V, SECTION 7 JUDICIAL, County Judges’ Courts. Proposing an amendment to Article V, Section 7, of the State Constitution providing that the Legislature shall provide the number of County Judges in each county and the monetary jurisdiction in cases at law in County Judge’s Court; deleting the requirement that County Judges issue all licenses. | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Constitutional changes
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Section 7. County Judges’ Courts. (1) Establishment. There shall be a county judge’s court in each county. (2) County Judges. There shall be in each county a county judge or county judges in such number as the legislature shall provide who shall be elected by the qualified electors of the county at the time and places of voting for other county officers and shall hold office for four (4) years. Compensation shall be as provided by law. (3) Jurisdiction. The county judges’ courts shall have original jurisdiction in all cases at law in which the demand or value of property involved shall be as provided by the legislature; of proceedings relating to the forcible or unlawful detention of lands and tenements; and of such criminal cases as the legislature may prescribe. The county judges’ courts shall have jurisdiction of the settlement of the estate of decedents and minors, to order the sale of real estate of decedents and minors, to take probate of wills, to grant letters testamentary and of administration and guardianship, and to discharge the duties usually pertaining to courts of probate. The county judge shall have the power of committing magistrates. |
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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