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Florida Establishment of Courts Amendment (1898)
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| Topic State judiciary structure |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Florida Establishment of Courts Amendment was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Florida on November 8, 1898. It was approved.
A “yes” vote supported limiting the establishment of judicial courts. |
A “no” vote opposed limiting the establishment of judicial courts. |
Election results
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12,061 | 91.63% | ||
| No | 1,102 | 8.37% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Establishment of Courts Amendment was as follows:
| “ | For Article 5. Against Article 5. | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Constitutional changes
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Section 35. No courts other than herein specified shall be established in this State, except that the Legislature may clothe any railroad commission with judicial powers in all matters connected with the functions of their office. |
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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