Florida Amendment 10, Justice of the Peace District Boundaries in Orange County Amendment (1966)
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Florida Amendment 10 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Florida on November 8, 1966. It was approved.
A “yes” vote supported allowing the board of county commissioners for Orange County to revise justice of the peace district boundaries in Orange County. |
A “no” vote opposed allowing the board of county commissioners for Orange County to revise justice of the peace district boundaries in Orange County. |
Election results
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Florida Amendment 10 |
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435,162 | 72.25% | ||
| No | 167,149 | 27.75% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 10 was as follows:
| “ | NO. 10—CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE TO ARTICLE V JUDICIAL, Orange County Justices of Peace Districts. Proposing an amendment to Article V of the State Constitution, authorizing the Board of County Commissioners of Orange County to revise the boundaries of any Justice of the Peace District in the county without referendum upon resolution, public hearing and published notice, providing that no existing district shall be dissolved except as otherwise provided by law. | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Constitutional changes
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Section __. Orange County; Boundaries of Justice of Peace Districts. The board of county commissioners of Orange County may at any time upon resolution, alter, change or revise the boundary of any justice of the peace district within Orange County without referendum; provided that no existing justice of the peace district shall be dissolved or otherwise eliminated except as otherwise provided by law. A public hearing shall be held on the proposed resolution with ten (10) days’ notice published in a newspaper of general circulation in the county. |
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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