Florida Amendment 9, Civil Trials at Branch Courthouse in Dade County (1964)
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| Topic Civil trials and State judicial authority |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Florida Amendment 9 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Florida on November 3, 1964. It was approved.
A “yes” vote supported authorizing civil trials in branch courthouses in Dade County. |
A “no” vote opposed authorizing civil trials in branch courthouses in Dade County. |
Election results
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Florida Amendment 9 |
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528,235 | 67.66% | ||
| No | 252,462 | 32.34% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 9 was as follows:
| “ | NO. 9—CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE XVI Civil Trials in branch courthouses in Dade County—Proposing an amendment to Article XVI of the Florida Constitution authorizing civil trials in branch courthouses in Dade County. | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Constitutional changes
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Section __. Civil Trials in Branch Courthouses in Dade County. Civil trials may be held as provided by law in branch courthouses in any municipality within Dade county. The clerk of any court, the sheriff, and any other court officer, within said county, shall maintain such offices within such municipality, and have available such official books and records therein, as may be necessary to accomplish the purposes of this amendment, provided that the principal offices of such clerks or other officers shall not be removed from the county seat. |
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 3, 1964, Marion County, Florida," October 26, 1964
Footnotes
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