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Florida Judicial Circuits Amendment (1902)
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| Topic State judicial authority and State judiciary structure |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Florida Judicial Circuits Amendment was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Florida on November 4, 1902. It was approved.
A “yes” vote supported providing for eight judicial circuits and eight circuit judges. |
A “no” vote opposed providing for eight judicial circuits and eight circuit judges. |
Election results
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5,170 | 62.30% | ||
| No | 3,129 | 37.70% | ||
Text of measure
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The full text of this measure is available here.
Constitutional changes
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Section 8. There shall be eight Circuit Judges who shall be appointed by the Governor, and confirmed by the Senate, and who shall hold their office for six years. The State shall be divided by the Legislature at its first regular session after the adoption of this section, into eight Judicial Circuits, and one Judge shall be assigned to each Circuit. Such Judge shall hold at least two terms of his Court in each county within his circuit every year, and at such times and places as shall be prescribed by law, and may hold special terms. The Governor may, in his discretion, order a temporary exchange of circuits by the respective Judges or order any Judge to hold one or more terms or part or parts of any term in any other circuit than that to which he is assigned. The Judge shall reside in the Circuit of which he is Judge. This section shall not be operative until the Legislature shall have divided this State into eight circuits, as hereinbefore provided for; and the seven Circuit Judges holding office at the time of such division shall continue to exercise jurisdiction over their several existing circuits as constituted at the time of such division, until the Judge of the additional circuit shall have qualified. The Circuit Judges holding office at the time of such division shall severally continue in office until the expiration of their then existing term of office as Judges of the circuits respectively in which, under such division, the county of his residence may be included; and a Judge for the additional circuit shall be appointed for a term equal to the unexpired term of the other Circuit Judges upon such division being made. The salary of each Circuit Judge shall be two thousand seven hundred and fifty dollars. |
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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